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Evening star., 1957-12-05
Champion Steer
Sold to Godfrey
For $50 q Pound

CHICAGO. Dec. 5 (R.-Mrs.
Sue Secondino's grand cham
pion steer. Honeymoon, was
sold today for $40 a pound-a
record for the international
live stock exposition.
The steer was purchased by
Arthur Godfrey and the auc-
tioning was televised on his
CHS program.
The l9-year-old Mrs. Secon-
dino heard the record $50 bid
with mixed emotions. She
smiled and raised a hand to her
eyes.
Mrs. Secondino. a trim bru-
nette who lives at New Goshen,
Ind. said she and her husband,
Peter. 80. plan to use the money
to buy a farm.
The champion white-faced
Hereford weighed 1000 pounds
on his latest trip to the scales.
That would mean Mrs. Secon-
dino will collect $4,000 for her
prize animal.
The previous second price for
a steer at the exposition was
established last year when PS
Troubador. a shorthorn shown
by Pennsylvania State Univer-
sity. brought s20.50 a pound
for q total Of 0.367.50.
Evening star., 1957-12-05
Group Maps PIuns
To Allocate Funds
Collected by UGF

The 9i-member budget COM
mittee Of the Health and We'll
fare Council OF the National
Capital Area has begun Sc
ries Of 10 tours to agencies
to help plan ALLEGATION Of
United Givers Fund dollars
among 81 local agencies and
their branches.
Approximately $4 million Of
the total raised by UGF is ex-
pected to go to these agencies.
The drive has reported almost
S6.3 million TO date. and hopes
TO reach at least s6.6 million Of
the 81 goal.
Labor leaders, teachers. busi-
.nessmen, housewives and Gov
'ernment workers all serve on
the budget committee. On
Tuesday, IL members visited
the Bethesda Chevy Chase
branch OF the YWCA. the So
cial Service League in Rock
vile, and the Christ Child
Home for Convalescent Chill
dren near Rockville.
Volunteer General Chairman
Patterson II. French. who
heads the committee. has di-
vided II into seven working
groups, which will hold five
meetings each in January with
representatives from the agen-
cies. ALLEGATIONS will be made
around the end OF January.
Evening star., 1957-12-05

ditions "at the time and not
on predictions. Furthermore
he said. he must consider only
conditions in the city. not in
the suburbs. Mr.. Keneipp said
that after criticism last year
of possibly premature Govern
ment dismissals. his Office and
the Interagency Advisory Group
decided that this year he would
use frightened standards" in
asking for dismissals.
Didn't Warrant Earlier Move
Mr.. Keneipp said it was also
agreed in meetings last spring
that the early dismissal request
would be made II possible by
noon. Yesterday. he said. con-
ditions at that time did not
warrant such action.
Since the snow emergency
plan was developed four years
ago, Plan (limited streets)
has been invoked eight times.
Plan 2 Government dismissal
has been invoked six times and
Plan 3 "a general warning) has
been called 10 times.
Yesterday was the latest hour
for the dismissal request. The
Ave previous times It was made
at. respectively. noon. 1853
am, 2:50 pm. 1923 am. and
2:06 pm. Yesterday 1t was
$40 pm.
A major consideration each
time the plan is invoked. Mr..
Keneipp said. is the great cost
TO the Federal and District
Governments in lost manhours.
Need More Transportation
He said a major stumbling
block TO the plans effective
ness is the difiiculty Of getting
additional buses and streetcars
into the downtown area TO han.
die the early crowds trying 10
get home.
He said 1t is impossible for
the transportation companies
TO send more than a few extra
vehicles downtown because their
of duty drivers are scattered
and cannot be reassembled in
time.
Even so. Mr.. Keneipp said,
1t has been thought that buses
can be jammed fuller, some
people can form impromptu car
pools and everyone can get a
head start on leaving the CEN
tral area.
The traffic director said he
did not believe yesterdays ex-
perience would result In any
change In the snow emergency
plans. He said every one since
the FIRST In November. 1853. has
been criticized"
Evening star., 1957-12-05
.KENEIPP

Continued From First Page
Group. q division Of the Civil
Service Commission. which
transmits the early dismissal
request to Government agencies,
For is minutes. he said. tied
up telephone lines prevented
him from reaching either head
quarters. At $40 pm, he
called the White House and
spoke to Joseph Winslow, an
aide who maintains liaison with
the csc. Mr.. Winslow said he
would get the message through.
Mr. Keneipp's staff then be-
gan notifying police. public
transportation companies. press
and radio. Congress. auto clubs
and other organizations.
IF I had known what condi-
tions would be later In the
day" Mr.. Keneipp said. would
have requested the Govern
ment dismissal earlier. But
the forecasts kept saying the
snow would end soon.'
Cites 3 'BOttIenecks
Mr.. Keneipp said there were
three main causes for the traf.
flc Jams that developed late In
the afternoon. He said many
cars we're not equipped with
snow tires or chains. many
did not have enough gas ano
many cars left parked at curb'
after the 4 pm. deadline re-
duced street capacity.
He emphasized that by law HI
must base Plan / on street con.
Evening star., 1957-12-05
NEW CAR CADETS OVERLOAD
BATTERIES, STRAND MOTORISTS

Hundreds Of motorists stranded In 'conked-
out" during yesterdays storm not because they
were stuck in but because many Of todays auto
mobiles are overloaded with gadgets. A
spokesman for the District ONCE Of the American
Automobile Association said that hundreds" OF
the $500 calls to which the AAA responded during the
storm a result Of dead batteries
And they blocked traffic terribly" the Official added
an some cases much critically than the stuck
in because they still in the middle Of the
street when they went dead"
The batteries quit, the AAA explained because they
couldn't take the strain of tunedon headlights elaborate
heaters cigarette lighters. both and forward
defrosters. automatic windows ETC.. while the
idlng in long lines Of traffic.
The battery discharging when the car is dling the
ofical explained "and all these present-day gadsets
don't help bit in a traffic Jam"
Evening star., 1957-12-05

we're brought to q standstill by
the traffic Jam.
Another tractor-trailer jack.
knitted on Piscataway road
Estate road 223) and blocked
traffic between Clinton and
Piscataway during the night
Prince Georges police got the
report at l:l3 am.
Montgomery County. Md
All main roads were open but
hazardous. Several rural roads
in the upper county were
blocked by drifts, These in
cluded Travilah road near Tur-
key Foot road. Shady Grove
road and Route ll8 which
passes beside the new Atomic
Energy Commission headQuar-
ters.
Arlington County, Va.--Traf-
iic moving slowly-but moving
on all main arteries which
had been sanded or scraped
during the night. Stalled cars
which blocked Arlington boule-
ward and Lee highway during
last nights rush hour had been
towed to the side.
Spout Run parkway and
George Washington Memorial
parkway above Memorial
Bridge were open but had
packed-down covering Of snow
Most trafiic was using Lee
highway from Glebe road into
the city rather than the two
parkways.
Fairfax County--Many back
roads blocked by drifts or
stalled cars from last night but
all major highways were open
today with traffic movine
slowly. Shirley highway was
open, with conditions helped
by early flow Of traffic.
Alexandria-All streets were
open.
Evening star., 1957-12-05
Storm Injuries
Reach 1OOHere

Washington area hospitals
treated about 100 persons
yesterday and last night for
injuries resulting from the
storm.
Falls on icy pavements and
traffic accidents caused most
Of the injuries.
In the District alone. about
rs accidents were reported to
police. triple the number Of a
normal day. Many more COL
lisions. mostly minor, did not
show up on police records
Thekla Stephan, SO, of S3o3
Fourteenth street NV. broke
both her wrists when she fell
on the sidewalk at Thirteenth
and E streets NV.
Police Pvt. James Salt. 81,
of 59l1 Longfellow street NV.
was struck on the head by
a snow-laden tree branch as
he was directing traffic at
Eighteenth street and Mas
sachusetts avenue NV. He
was admitted with head in
jurieS to Emergency Hospital
Jean Carpenter, 26. Of 6212
Georgia avenue NV. was
struck by q truck and seriously
injured at Georgia avenue and
Rittenhouse street NV. The
truck driver cold police he
could not see the woman be-
cause of snow covering most
of his windshield.
Trafflc was tied up for 90
minutes on Key Bridge about
g pm. when a car skidoed,
struck light pole and knocked
out part Of the bridge railing.
The driver. Gerrick Lightowler,
SO. of 20l2 North Daniel street.
Arlington. was charged with
failing to give full time and
attention.
James Kenneth Weakley, 6S.
of 9ll6 Glenridge road. Silver
Spring. died at the wheel OF
his car, apparently of a heart
attack. at New Hampshire ave-
nue. near Swami street NV.
Evening star., 1957-12-05
Storm Strands Many
Commuters Downtown

couldn't make It home or out
Of town tonight"
Hobbies Of the Harrington,
Raleigh. willard. Statler and
Hamilton Hotels were packed
with people. milling about
waiting for the snow to SUBJ
side or trying to get rooms.
A man pleaded with q room
clerk at the Raleigh. I'm very
sorry" she told him. but you're
in the same boat with q hun
dred others here tonight. There
Just isn't any more space"
At the Harrington. a clerk
remarked: Looks like we have
more guests without baggage
tonight than with"
A restaurant manager said [:
I'VE have about the same num-
Der Of customers tonight. But
many Of them are new. And
some Of our regulars are
missing"
Many Go TO "Ys"
Among the refugees sought
were the WMCA. which took in
from 30 to 40 extra" and the
YWCA. which had about rs
more guests than usual"
Although some OF the
stranded may have slept in
their Offices all night. few II
any remained in Federal
buildings.
Il don't know that it's against
the rules" said A. r. McCollum
OF the General Services Admin
istration control center. but
I've never heard Of 1t being
done as long as I've been in
the service"
BY midnight downtown was
virtually deserted. Those who
could make 1t were home; those
who couldn't we're housed In
hotels.
Evening star., 1957-12-05
TELEPHONE CALLS
ABOUT WEATHER
q TIMES AVERAGE

Washingtonians burned
up the telephone wires yes
terday seeking weather in
formation.
The Chesapeake and Po-
tomac Telephone Co. re-
ported 2l0.740 calls to its
weather number. WE.
6-l2l2. The day before the
number Of calls was 75.975.
The average for q Decem-
ber day is 50,868.
Evening star., 1957-12-05
District Areo Digs Out
After ll-Inch Snowfall

Echo Heights. and portions Of
Southern Maryland. Northern
Virginia and Prince Georges
Counties.
Virginia Electric and Power
Co. reported little damage but
great difhculty in getting to
the scattered trouble spots.
With us. it wasn't so much
a question Of blows to equip
ment. but how to get there TO
repair what did go wrong" said
Henry P. Noble, jr. vEPCO
district superintendent.
I'VE had a couple Of men
leave our heaouarters at 907
West Glebe road. Alexandria.
about noon for the Chain
Bridge area, where some lines
were down. 1t took them until
about 5 O'Clock to make it
and we had to get police help
to get there in that short a
time"
Tree Limbs Fall
He said snow-laden tree limbs
dropped on power lines in the
OccoQuan-Lorton area. in Bryn
Mawr Park. in the Homewood
subdivision of Fairfax Park, and
around Chain Bridge.
Longest interruption to serv-
ice was 5 hours. "a minutes in
Fairfax Park. Mr.. Noble said.
Around 100 homes were with
out power an hour and 81 min
utes in Bryn Mawr Park. In
other sections. from 3 to 10
homes in clusters were deprived
OF electricity for shorter
period. he added.
A by-product Of the storm
was the difficulty telephone
users had yesterday afternoon.
AS the snow deepened workers
began calling their homes.
The result was an overload.
ing Of the telephone company S
dial system. There were de-
lays in some cases of several
minutes while callers awaited
dial tones. Sometimes. even
the long wait was unavailing.
The service was normal as soon
as the heavy load ceased,
There were a half a dozen
minor fires in the District.
Electric light poles were set
aflre by snapped power lines at
706 p street NV. 1900 Gera-
mum street NV. and Eleventh
and N streets NV.
An overloaded electric power
transmitter behind the Food
Lane at Seven Corners in Fair
fax County exploded last night.
Fire departments put out the
fire without difficulty.
General Situation
This was the area situation:
Prince Georges County -
Traffic backed up some four
miles at two different locations
on u. S. Route / because Of icy
surfaces.
Movement In the southbound
lanes Of the highway was COM
pletely halted for about three
hours. Traffic. mostly trucks.
was backed up in double coll
limns unable TO continue from
Laurel to the State Police bar
racks at Waterloo.
South Of Laurel. traffic backed
up for about 3 miles in the
northbound lane Of Route l by
tractor-trailers that had either
iackknifed across the highway
or stalled while trying to pass
on iced hills.
Police estimated some 200
trucks and many more autos
Evening star., 1957-12-05

Downtown Washington last
night was q jumbled mass Of
stalled traffic and stranded
people in a Snowstorm that
took the city by surprise.
Commuters rushed from
Offices from one to three hours
ahead OF regularly scheduled
quitting times. only TO queue
UP in block long lines at bus
stops or inch their way along
slush-swamped streets.
At National Airport. Grey
hound and railways bus de-
pots. and at Union Station. out
bound travellers found them
selves waiting for planes. buses.
and trains that failed TO arrive
or depart.
Hundreds in both categories
the commuters and those
headed out Of the Metropolitan
Area-tired Of fighting the
weather and its side-effects
and moved into hotels. taverns.
and restaurants.
Stores Close Early
Few Of the stranded headed
for stores. And few stores
stayed open. Three major
ones-Hecht's. LansbuTgh's and
Kann's-were slated TO remain
open until Q pm. for the
Christmas rush. but closed
early when customers failed 10
show.
Hotels we're iammed through
out the downtown section. The
night manager of the Hotel
Ambassador reported: I'VE
kept 8 or 10 of our own en-
ployes down here. and have
around so guests who stayed
because Of bad weather"
At the Annapolis. an assist
ant manager said from 80 to
100 are staying here who
Evening star., 1957-12-05
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snow. What happened was
that the center of a low-pres-
sure system. which appeared
to be headed north OF the area,
instead moved TO the south.
Instead OF moving on out to
sea as expected. the storm
center headed northeast and
hung over the area most OF
the day.
The Ill inches measured al
National Airport was a frac-
ton less than the fall OF Palm
Sunday in March, 1912
Actually about 3 inches Of that
amount melted. But in some
areas drifts piled well above
q foot.
U. s. Workers Out Early
BY 3 pm. yesterday It was
evident the snow was going &c
cause a traffic mess and Mr.
Keneipp put into effect snow
emergency Plans / and 2. This
allowed Government employees
TO leave an hour early and
subjected motorists to penal
ties for stalling or parking or
SO main streets.
Police moved about 100 cars
parked on the main streets "a
side streets and had about 2S
more to move today. None OF
the cars was impounded OF
tagged.
District schools did not close
yesterday and were open again
today. But closed today were
those in Prince Georges. Mont
gomery. Calvert and Charles
Counties in Maryland. and
Fairfax and Arlington Counties
in Virginia. Also shut down
was the University Of Mary
land and University of Vir-
ginia Center. Alexandra
schools were open.
Hills Are Sanded
Despite Herculean efforts or
the part Of snow fighters
streets were slick this morning
Mr.. xanten spent the entire
night directing more than $50
sanding. plowing and sailing
units. They got most OF the
hills In shape. but could not
cover many Of the fiat sun
faces.
The American Automobile
Association had one Of its bus
Ter mornings as calls poured
in from motorists stalled by
dead batteries and other
causes. Twenty-six agents were
answering the calls, Seventy
trucks were assisting those In
distress.
Yesterday the AAA answered
2.400 inquiries and requests for
aid. Most Of the motorists had
slipped of the shoulders OF
roads or lost traction on hills,
Mr.. Keneipp said he found q
large number OF homewarc
bound motorists surprisingly
ran out Of gas. They added tC
the general confusion. Others
we're not prepared with chain;
or snow tires and clogged trafflC
with their spinning wheels.
Power Lines Down
II was a busy night for public
utilities. The Potomac Electric
Power Co, did very well unit
about 0 pm, when the weight
Of snow on lines and trees broke
several wires. Power was cut of
for varied periods In Bethesda
Chevy Chase, Kenwood. Gler
Evening star., 1957-12-05
African Exports Climb

CAPE TOWN.-South Africa
sold goods worth Si03 ,446 $50
to the United States in 1856, an
increase Of SIC million over the
year before.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-22
Y eteran's Widows
Entitled To Pay

Figures published this week by
the Veterans Administration show
that less than half of widows of
veterans who died Of service con-
nected causes before January g.
1857 have applied for the new in
creased compensation payments.
A new law went into effect on
the first day Of this year author
izing greater compensation pay
ments to widows of men who died
before January l. 1857 of causes
attributed to service in the armed
forces. Payments are increased to
a minimum Of $1,000 monthly.
the rate moving upward with
rank and years Of service Of the
deceased veteran and all differ
enceS between wartime and peace
time rates have been removed
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-22
Former FormviIIe Principal
en-. Bussinger Named Loudon County
School Superintendent; Leaves July

Clarence Michael BuSsinger, for
mer Farmville High School prin-
cipal and current superintendent
Of Amelia and NottoWay county
schools Tuesday was named Lou
don county school superintendent.
The 54-year -old Charlottesville
native will succeed O. L. Emrick
who will retire July l after 40
years of service. BuSSinger'S APP
pointment is effective July /.
when his term as Amelia and Not
toWay superintendent expires.
At Loudon his salary and trav-
Ell expenses will be $500 a year
Both Amelia and Nottoway
county boards have requested sep
aration of their schools into single
county districts. No action on a
successor for BusSinger is expect
ed to be taken until the state
board of education rules on the
division. BuSsinger expects such a
decision TO be made at the board S
March % meeting
BuSSinger has served as superin-
tS-de-t of tie combined -G4oo.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-22
j. B. Wall, Jr- Elected President
CIT ALLEGATIONS Or Dip Into Reserve
Fund Issue Faces Netu Chest Officers

April "a Mrs. L. E. Andrews was
appointed chairman Of the nom
mating committee
Action is also to be taken at
the April meeting on ALLEGATIONS
to the Il-member agencies for the
rest of the year With the drive
falling short of its $4,000 goal,
the Community Chest board is fac
ed with either dipping into its re-
serve fund to make up the differ
ence between the amount on hand
and the amount allocated to the
agencies, Or cutting back its allo-
cations
The new campaign chairman is
to decide if member agencies will
present their annual reports and
appeals for funds at an open
meeting next fall. just before the
drive opens. Consensus of the
board was that such a meeting
would be a good thing.
III the 1856 drive, money was
raised for Farmyille Public Libra
ny. Farmville Memorial Recreation
Association Southside Community
Hospital, Hospital Auxiliary, Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts. r. r. Notion
Recreation Association, Farmville
Reading Room, Children's Home
Society. United Fund and Saliva
t.G- A.Iay.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-22
Southside Hospital
Accredited BY Joint
Hospital Commission

Joseph H. James, administrator
Of Southside Community Hospital
announced today that the hospit-
al had received official notice
from the Joint Commission on
Accreditation Of Hospitals to the
effect that the local hospital is
fully accredited for the next
three years, or until further no
tice.
The Accreditation Commission
is Joint commission sponsored by
the American College Of Physici-
ans. American College of Sur
geons, American Hospital Associa-
ton, American Medical Associa-
ton. and the Canadian Medical
Association.
The Commission has the re-
sponsibility Of inspecting and re-
viewing the procedures and re-
cords of hospitals in the United
States and Canada to determine
their acceptability. Their objective
is 70 improve the medical service
Of the hospitals in the two c0un-
tries.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-22
FarmyiIIe AIethodists
Plan for Week of
Evangelism Services

n
tdf1ilNlHe >letlloalsl c-lucn y ~
have q week u eNaneeIistIc en-
phasls March "a 70 29 SUNDAY,
th KeN. CAafles l., Wlnlfee' o.
Blackstone VIII De the guest
preacher III a sanctuary service
at p nj.
Monaay aho u2soay hlsif -
lay persons VIII WISH pioSpet'ANe
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-22

district for six years. From 1897
to 1851 he was principal of the
Wytheville High School, following
a three-year term ais Farmville
principal and two years as prin-
cipal Of Abingdon High School He
taught IN WITH county schools for
II years before he became a plin-
cipal
BuSSingcr served as president of
District /, Virginia Education AS
ISOLATION. and as executive secre-
tary- treasurer of the State De
partment Of Secondary School
Principals.
He graduated from the College
of William and Mary IN 1882, took
additional work at the University
of Virginia, and received a masters
degree from Columbia University
in 194l.
Bussinger is married to the for
mer Elizabeth Womack. OF Char
lotte county, and is a member OF
the Methodist Church and a life
member of the National Educa-
tlo- dissertation. 4
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-22
Choir To Present
Concert Saturday

The Department. Of Music Of
Longwood College will present a
Spring Concert on Saturday,
March %, at eight p. m, in Jar
man Hall. The concert will be the
last event in the Founders Day
celebration: and, although it will
be primarily in honor of the Wis
iting alumnae, the public is invit-
ed to attend.
A feature Of the concert will be
the performance Of five sacred
compositions by the choir, each
conducted by a music major.
These will be "Lo My Shepherd S
Hand Divine, by Haydn, conduct
ed by Rosalyn Epps Lamb Of
God conducted by Ann Hart;
"Kylie. Mass VID", by Lott,
conducted by Elaine Weddle; Ave
Maria, by Luz2i, conducted by
Gay Allen: and Cherubim Song.
by Tschaikevsky. conducted by Ell
sic Wells.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-22
Drive Chairman Reports Red Cross
Fund Effort One-Fourth Toward Goal

Prince Edwards Red Cross drive
needs a blood tr9psfusion-
The month-long campaign with
a goal OF $4,125, has reached
slightly past the Is per cent mark
with the month IS per cent gone.
w H. Burford, drive chairman,
reported Thursday that donations
to date totalled about Sl.250 OF
the total $1,000 came from the
special gifts division
Throughout this area, donations
to the Red Cross are behind last
years totals, a Red Cross repre-
sentative said last week. Locally,
church and hospital drives arc
cutting into the Red Cross.
Burford is relying upon the rec