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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-14
Phone Official
Renamed to Post
In UGF Drive

H. Holmes Vogel, senior vice
president Of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Co.,
has been appointed vice chair
man of the 1858 United Givers
Fund campaign.
His appointment was an
nounced by John T. Barnett,
general chairman for the third
annual drive.
Mr.. Vogel will be serving his
second consecutive year as vice
chairman of the campaign that
last year raised $6,318,610 for
140 health, welfare and char
cter-building agencies in the
area. He was chairman OF
the Metropolitan Unit in the
first UGF campaign.
A native of Baltimore, Mr.
Vogel started in communica-
lions work in 1928 with the
American Telephone and Tele-
graph Co. in New York. He
held various positions with the
company in Baltimore and
West Virginia before coming
to his position here n 1852.
Mr.. Vogel is active in many
community organizations. He
is president of the Washington
Criminal Justice Association, q
member of the executive board
of the National Capital Area
Council and Boy Scouts Of
America, and a director Of the
Union Trust Co., the Better
Business Bureau and the Sal.
walton Army. He lives in thG
Westminster Apartments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-14
JiIting Preceded Death
In Stolen Plane Crash

PETERBOROUGH, England.
June IA ga United States
airman stole a Jet bomber and
crashed to his death after
drinking five pints Of beer and
being Tilted by a 16-year-old
English girl, the girl said.
After plump. red-haired
Yvonne Talbot told Of breaking
an engagement with Airman
&c Vernon (Chuck) Morgan
shortly before he died early
Friday, the United States Air
Force said its records showed
he was already married.
The 21-year-old aviation me-
chanic has a wife and Ia
year-old son in Elizabeth. Ind,
USAF headquarters in London
said. However, records of HaI :
rison County Circuit Court in
Corydon, Ind, showed the Nor
gans were divorced March 90.
In the confusion Just after a
United States Jet trainer col
hded with a British jet bomber
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-14

near Alconbury Air Base, killing
four persons, Airman Morgan
stole an obsolete B-45 Tornado
light bomber from the base. AL
though he had never flown be-
fore, he took of and few sew
eral miles before crashing.
Yvonne said they had been
to a pub together and Airman
Morgan drank five pints of
beer, "a little too much, I
thought
On the way home she broke
their six-week-old engagement
because she had decided she
was too young to marry" the
stonemason's daughter told
newsmen.
I'm certain he took the plane
in a At of temper, she said.
He was like that.
II don't think he intended to
kill himself. although he was
very moody. We parted very
friendly. l think he was crazy
about planes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-14
Businesses Urged
To Fulfill Quotas
For Tourist Fund

washington's business COM
munity was exhorted yesterday
to bear down in drive for more
funds to support the activities
Of its convention and visitors
bureau.
Campaign workers seeking
100000 for the work were told
collections to date total only so
per cent Of the goal, with
$119.400 in the till. The drive
has only two more weeks to 60.
Harry L. Merrick, general
chairman, reported that as Of
the same date last year a drive
toward 100000 had achieved
all but $4,000 of the total.
So far this year. Mr.. Merrick
added. only two Of 38 divisions
Of the bureau have attained
their quotas. These are the
hotel association with $4,000
and the public utilities group
with $l3.375.
"A large segment Of WASH
ington's business enterprises
apparently don't seem to real
ize' that the success Of this
campaign is the bread and
butter Of all Of this city's
businesses"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-14

U. S. Highway 231 with fallen
trees north of that city.
Preliminary survey reports of
crop damage caused by the
floods earlier in the week were
ready to 60 to Washington
when the new storms struck.
The additional damage to corn,
soybeans and tomatoes was ex-
pected to be heavy.
Winds clicked at 70 miles an
hour whipped a narrow path
several miles long across Ma
con County in Central Illinois
last night, smashing numerous
farm buildings. uprooting trees
and downing utility lines.
A violent wind squall, at first
believed to be a tornado, I'M
rooted buildings. uprooted trees
and hospitalized one person at
Bordentown, N. j.
Trees were uprooted, utility
lines snarled and honses dam
aged by a twister which struck
Concordia, Mo-. so miles east
of Kansas City. A small twister
also churned out Of a thunder
storm and did some damage to
a farm some is miles east Of
Tulia, Tex, yesterday.
There were reports Of high
winds, heavy rain and hail
from several communities in
the Jefferson City, Mo-, vicinity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-14
Flyer Found;
SuysHeWent
ToSeeGirI

DALLAS. Tex. June IA Up.
---Airman Donald Keeton was
picked up by police here today
after a mysterious flight from
Mississippi in q light plane
Thursday. He said II Just
wanted to Sc my girl; It was
kind Of crazy idea"
The l9-eyar-old airman. who
left q suicide note before going
aloft in the rented plane at
Gulfport. Miss. was picked UP
at his mothers home.
Il landed the plane in a
swampy field near Tyler.
There's not a scratch on it." he
said. He said he had expected
to make 1t TO Dallas, but had
run out Of gas because Of low
flying and evasive action to
escape detection.
The young airman, who
seemed well-composed, said he
left the suicide note as a ruse
to give him extra time after
leaving Gulfport. He said he
felt the search would be di-
rected out over the Gulf Of
Mexico in the expectation he
had plunged the plane into the
sea.
The object of his fight,
which set of a search over the
two States, is pretty Doris
Bowling, II, Of Dallas, his child
hood sweetheart. She said IT
feel terrible" for having twice
consented to marry young
Keeton and then changing her
mind in the belief she was too
young.
Mrs. L. c. Cantrell, police
dispatcher, said officers picked
him up when they made a rou-
tine check at the home of his
mother, Mrs. Anna Keeton, to
see whether she had heard from
him. An intensive search was
to have resumed today.
The airman was stationed at
Keesler Air Force Base near
Gulfport. Police said he would
be held for military authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-14
Ex-MentuI
Potent Finds
Hospital Job

NEW YORK, June IA (R.-
Or. Joseph Uttal. who posed as
DR.. George Wolfe in a city Job
to hide his past as a mental
patient, says he has a new job
as resident physician in a small
hospital in Manhattan.
He is looking forward hope
fully and cheerfully to starting
in his new post Monday, he
told the New York Mirror.
Meanwhile a warrant was
out for his arrest. DR.. Uttal is
accused by his housekeeper Of
stealing $45 and her savings
account book from a cash box
she kept in his Yonkers home.
DR.. Uttal was asked whether
the fact he mailed his medical
license back to the State could
bar him from future practice.
"A doctor cannot give up his
license" he said. 1T can only
be taken away by court action
Now I look hopefully and
>cheerfully to a new life"
He asked that the hospital not
be named.
DR.. Uttal became a center Of
attention recently when city
authorities learned he had OBJ
tanned a job as psychiatrist al
the Raymond Street Jail ir
Brooklyn under the name Of
Wolfe to conceal his back
ground as a mental patient.
DR.. Utah said he had beer
discharged from a mental insti-
tuition as competent, but never.
theless was unable to obtair
employment under his owr
name.
He resigned his city post
June 3, less than a month after
taking the job, protesting that
conditions in the Jail were q
disgrace to civilization.
His dual identity came tc
light during routine investiga-
ton of a traffic charge against
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-14

emergency and asked the Ma
tional Guard to help evacuate
families. At least "a families
left their homes, and 100 more
were alerted to move out. Two
of the three bridges in the city
were closed.
Lafayette, which had 80
inches Of rain yesterday morn
ing, expected a crest today of
26.2 to 26.4 feet. foot higher
than Wednesdays crest. Lo-
gansport awaited a crest Of
1875 feet.
Farther downriver. the Wa
bash was expected to crest at
81 to 31.5 feet at Montezuma
tomorrow and at 81 feet at
Terre Haute Monday. That
would be Is feet above flood
stage.
The Mississinewa was on a
new rampage at Marion, and
the west fork Of the White
River was approaching crests
at Anderson. Noblesville and
Indianapolis. The White was
expected to reach II to IT'S
feet at Anderson and 10 feet
at Indianapolis today.
A tornado struck north and
east of Charlottesville. 1t de-
molished a section Of the Life
Time Gate Corp. plant at
Smartsburg, S miles east of
Charlottesville, and blocked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-14
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Sunny,
today. Clear, low "a tonight.
Mostly sunny, high 80 tomor-
row.
Maryland-Fair tonight, low
$3.50 over the west and 6o-65
over the east. Partly cloudy
and cooler tomorrow.
Virginia-Fair tonight, low
C0-55 over the northwest and
so over the east and south.
Sunny tomorrow, high in the
80s, except in the 70s on the
coast and in the mountains.
Resort Forecast
Long Island beaches - Fair,
high rs tomorrow with a
northeast breeze.
New Jersey beaches-Over-
cast, high TOTS tomorrow.
Wind NE, 20 m.p.h.
Skyline drive-Fair tomor-
row, high rs. Visibility good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-14
Two Sailors
Asphyxioted

SAN DIEGO. Calf, June IA
R.-Two Navy sailors were
asphyxiated last night when
carbon dioxide from the fire.
smothering system Of the de-
stroyer Cogswell was released
into a closed compartment, the
Navy said.
Three other sailors were
treated for carbon ! dioxide
poisoning at the Navy Hospital.
A spokesman said they were in
satisfactory condition.
Names of the dead men were
withheld pending notification
of next of kin.
The Cogswell was berthed
alongside the destroyer tender
Dixie in San Diego Bay.
Rear Admiral Frank Fenno,
commander of the Pacific de-
steroyer-cruiser force, said the
accident occurred in the emer-
gency diesel generator room,
one deck below the main deck.
He said it appeared the five
men were accidentally locked in
the inner compartment by a
Slamming door and carbon
dioxide was released from the
f1re-smothering system. The
carbon dioxide did not escape
to other part of the ship.
Admiral Fenno said the car
bon dioxide was apparently re-
leased somehow from inside
the compartment. 1t could not
have been released from OUT
side. He said.
1.-THE five men had been play
ing cards in the emergency
diesel generator ROOM" he said.
"At routine inspection about
II pm. they were all right.
About half an hour later the
accident was discovered"
Admiral Fenno said an In
veStigation began Immediately
after the tragedy was dis
covered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-14
Verdict Hopeless,
Cohen Jury Says

LOS ANGELES, June IA (E.
"A jury trying former gambler
Mickey Cohen on a charge Of
assaulting a Federal officer was
discharged yesterday after re-
porting that 1t was hopeleSsly
deadlocked.
United States District Judge
Thurmond Clarke asked the
jurors individually If there was
any hope for a verdict. The re-
ply was negative.
Judge Clarke fixed July 81
for setting the date Of a new
trial.
Cohen was arrested after he
and Howard Chappell, head Of
the Los Angeles Federal Mar
cotics Bureau, fought March 26
in Mr.. Chappell's office. Each
accused the other Of being the
aggressor.
The trial took eight days.
The case went to the jury
Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-14
Auto PRICING
ToB Be Probed

DETROIT, June IA (R.-A
Federal Grand Jury of II
women and six men will begin
probing Wednesday into alleged
price-fi fixing by Detroit area
automobile dealers,
Edward Feeney, chief of the
Justice Departments Detroit
antitrust division, said sub
poenas were served on So new
car dealers, representing all
makes. and five associations
They were ordered to bring
their books and records.
The grand jury was impan-
cid yesterday as United States
District Judge Thomas P
Thornton carefully screened
out persons directly connected
with the automobile industry
Were going to call retail
auto dealers to testify" Mr.
Feeney said. Fright now we're
only interested in the dealers
If anyone has any information
for us we wouldn't turn them
down, but as of now we're moi
planning to call anyone from
the automotive production enc
of the business.
Judge Thornton said the in
quiry will last about three
months, with jurors meeting
two or three days a week.
Mr.. Feeney said a prime pur.
pose Of the inquiry is to checl
into whether there is any agree.
ment among car dealers to uti-
lie so-called "price-packs."
Under a pack" list prices
of cars and accessories are bal
looned and then large discount;
and trade-ins are offered as in
ducements to buyers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-14
Marie Nc Donald
Takes Pill Overdose

LAS VEGAS. New. July IA
R.-Actress Marie Mcdonald
was reported in satisfactory
condition today after an acct
dental overdose Of sleeping pills
sent her to . hospital.
Miss Mcdonald was taken by
ambulance from her hotel to a
hospital in neighboring Hen
derson last night. Her stom-
ach was pumped. A hospital
spokesman said she was ex-
pected to be released today
The spokesman said he was
told that Miss Mcdonald, in
tending to take a couple Of
aspirin tablets and a couple of
tranquilizers, swallowed half a
dozen sleeping pills in the
darkness Of her room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-14
Two U.S.. Priests Freed
From Chinese Prison

HONG KONG. June IA (P.
-Peiping radio announced the
release today Of the last two
American Catholic priests i'm
prisoned in Communist China.
The Rev. Joseph P. McCor-
mack of the Maryknoll Semi
nary, Ossining, N. Y, and the
Rev. Cyril P. Wagner of Pitts
burgh, Pa, and Chicago, were
released at Shanghai, a broad
cast heard here said.
They were freed ION the ex-
piration of their prison terms, !"
the broadcast said. The two
priests we're arrested June is,
1858, and sentenced to five
years in prison on Communist
charges of espionage.
There was no immediate in
dication when-or even if-the
two priests might leave China.
Their release leaves four
Americans known to be still in
Chinese Communist jails on
spying charges.
They are businessmen Robert
E. Mccain of AItadena, Calf. !,
and Hugh Francis Redmond
Of Yonkers, N. Y, and John
Thomas Downey. a civilian en-
ploye of the United States Army
from New Britain, Conn, and
Richard George Fecteau, also
and Army employe, from Lynn,
Mass.
A third American Catholic
priest, Bishop James Edward
Walsh of Cumberland, Md, is
still in Shanghai. He had been
held under various forms Of
house arrest and detention but
never been imprisoned as far
as is known.
Bishop Walsh long has been
reported free to leave China If
he wants to. In 1855 he told a
British newspaperwoman in
Shanghai, MY work. my post
is here. / want to stay II
I can"
Reached by telephone from
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o. %
RECENTLY ARRIVED?
Let us help you.
feel at home
in Alexandria

IF you miss the familiar scenes and
friends of your "old" neighborhood or
community, let US help you feel at home
in Alexandria. It's good place to live
, in to work in and, if we may say
SOTO bank in"
Well take pleasure in becoming your
own personal bank-giving you the
same courteous consideration that you
received from your bank back home"
We have every kind of loan service;
regular and economy checking accounts;
savings accounts on which we pay 80
interest, and many extra" services
such as drive-in windows and free park
ing at our branches.
So, give us the pleasure of making your
acquaintance. Wen do everything to
make you feel that you're "at home" in
Alexandria q. e. when you come in to any
one of the Offices of First & Citizens
Virginia's Oldest national bank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-14
Forger Back in JuiI;
Has 57-Yeur Record

CHICAGO, June IA (R.-
Joseph Langdon, 10, whose
police record goes back 81
years. was sentenced to a year
and a day in prison yesterday
for tutoring novices in. passing
100000 in counterfeit checks
and stolen money orders.
An assistant United States
attorney said Langdon sought
out promising young accom-
plices to aid in the forgery OPP
erations, which extended to the
West Coast. Langdon pleaded
guilty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-14
Methodist College
Burs SchenIey Gift

NEW YORK, June IA CR.-
Hendrix Methodist College Of
Conway. Ark. has declined a
grant-in-aid from Schenley
Wholesalers Foundation. No
reason was given.
The foundation announced
yesterday that Hendrix was
one Of 10 colleges named to re-
ceive grants-in-aid for the
1852 scholastic year. Amounts
Of the awards were not an
nounced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-14
Personnel Group
Elects Banker

Donald w. Mowbray, assis-
tant treasurer of American Sc
curity and Trust Co., has been
elected president Of the Wash
ington Personnel Association.
Vice presidents are c. Cal
vert Hines. jr., Richard D,
Early, Ernest v. Connolly and
Luther s.. Beale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-14
Officers Elected
By GEORGETOWN Group

Mrs. Santino Arnold was
elected president Of the George
town Business and Professions
Association at its meeting
Tuesday in Georgetown.
Other new officers are Paul
HICKMAN, first vice president;
Herbert R. Schwarthout, Sec
ond vice president; Henry Reu-
wer, third vice president; Stat
ford L. Jones. treasurer, and
Neal Lynch. executive secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-14
DAV Unit Elects

New officers Of the King
Clark Chapter No. 4 of the
Disabled American Veterans are
Col. Russell B. Barratt, COM
mander; John A. Connolly,
senior vice commander; Harold
Gilbard, Junior vice COM
mander; Ellen M. Kelly, treas
urer, and Albert F. Woods,
chaplain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-14
cHEMISE DRESS
IS VERY LATEST.
1924 STYLE

LOUISVILLE. Ky. (R.--
Hettie Craddock showed
up for work yesterday
wearing a chemise dress.
Her co-workers admired
her choice Of clothes.
Then Mrs. Craddock dis
closed she found the dress
in an attic trunk. It was
made in 1924.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-14


said the two priests Seemed
cheerful and looked fairly well
but a little oldish." He said
he met the two after their
release.
Asked about his own plans,
Bishop Walsh said he did not
know because he is under or
ders from his superiors.
Peiping Radio said Father
McCormack was arrested for
espionage consisting Of col
lecting Chinese political and
economic information under
the cover of being a priest.
The broadcast said Father
Wagner was arrested "for sab
otaging China's financial ordi-
nance"
The Communist Radio re-
ferred to the priests as tive
American criminals" Father
Wagner's first name was given
as Cyril although records out
side China have carried the
name as John. 4
Theil release today had beer
expected, since the Chinese
Communists have in the past
been punctual about releasing
American prisoners at the enc
of their terms.
Both priests received theil
religious training in the United
States, although Father Nc.
Cormack, IS, was born in Ire.
land.
After attending schools il
Ireland, Father Mccormack
came to the United States anc
entered the Maryknoll Sem
mary in 1918. He was ordained
to the priesthood in June, 1924
and in 1925 he left for TIT
Catholic mission at Fushun
Manchuria.
His mission was overrun b!
Japanese troops early in WorlC
War II and he was repatriateC
to the United States in August
1912.
He returned to Manchuri,
after the war but Communis
advances there forced him II
withdray to China proper. Il
1851 he moved to Shanghai
He was arrested there witt
seven other missioners in 1858
Reports at Hong Kong sa,
a brother, Edward McCormack
is living in Detroit.
Sentences Listed
Father Wagner. 81, was or
dained at Teutopolis. H., II
1884 and first went to Chin,
the following year. He is from
the Chicago province Of tn
Franciscan Fathers,
The four Americans in Chi
nese prisons are serving sen
fences ranging from is year
to life.
Peiping has charged that MI
Downey and Mr.. Fecteau wer
Central Intelligence Agenc
men captured when their plan
was shot down in 1852 Will
dropping supplies to anti-Com
munist agents during the Ko
rean War. The United State
has denied they we're attache
to the CHA and said they wer
passengers on a routine fligh
between Tokyo and Scot
when their plane disappears
They were sentenced in 1885,
Mr.. Downey to life and M,
Fecteau to 20 years.
Mr.. Mccain, who got
years, and Mr.. Redmond, VIII
was given a life sentence, wei
private businessmen in Chin
when they were arrested
1851.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-14
Wabash River Rising;
Flood Threat Ominous

cold front swept the coudbursts and ornadoes out Of
Indiana today leaving ominous food crests and debris
The Wabash River rising for the second time this
week The City Wabash expected crest today of 20 to 1913
feet. just short Of the record set Is years ago.
Mayor ]. Robert Mtten Of Wabash declared q state Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-14
Sun Size

BERQELEY, Calif.-Diameter
Of the sun is 864,100 miles. Its
average distance from the earth
Is 92.9 million miles. 1t is about
one and one-half times as dense
as the earth at water level.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-14

expected be tonight
Middle Atlantic States and New England Showers and thunder
Great Plains the Southern
Rockies Mississippi Valley
perature will be higher the Northern and Central PansAP
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-12-18
F. T. Briggs

Funeral services have been
held for Frederick T. Briggs, of
Gaithersburg. who died Deem
Der 3 at Suburban Hospital after
short illness. He was 76.
Mr.. Briggs was a retired
farmer. having owned a farm on
the Muddy Branch rd. until re.
Gently when the government
purchased the land for use as
part of the proposed Bureau of
Standards site. He then moved
to home on Middlebrook rd..
where he lived with his son, Paul,
his only surviving child. He
leaves three sisters: Mrs. James
Duvall, of Woodfield; Mrs. Mar.
shall Walker and Mrs. Charles
PhoebuS, both of Gaithersburg.
Services were held at Cart
ner's Funeral Home and burial
was in Forest Oak Cemetery.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-12-18

able example of sound local civil
defense planning"
The report placed primary
reliance on shelter, survival in
formation and warning, and
recommended that the county
construct a $9s,500 Home Shelter
Exhibit Center to display proto-
type shelters costing from 500
to several thousands.
The committee also recon-
mended that a start be made
toward providing shelters for
school children. To that end, the
report urged, funds for shelter
construction should be a part Of
next years school budget.
Grim warning of the commit
tee was although air raid warm
ing devices would alert about 70
percent of the county residents
outdoors during the day, only
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-12-18
Closed Meeting Ban
Is Asked of Council

public could be. That way,
some of the best minds in the
community are brought to
bear on the problem, too"
More public discussion of gov
ernment problems makes it easier
for officials to "selrP their pro-
grams to the public. And public
meetings, too, can be "self protec-
ton" for public officials who can
not be accused of wrong doing if
they do not meet behind closed
doors.
Granted" he said, "this policy
gives you a scrutiny that is not al
ways agreeable"
An assertion by Council Presi
dent Mrs. Stella Werner that the
press is only interested in "eon'
troversial and sensational things
and is not interested in helping
the public understand govern
ment" was denied by Virgins.
"a newspaper can find a great
deal in the community to exploit
that would be a lot more sensa
tional and controversial than news
made by this body" he said.