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Evening star., 1960-12-13
Storm sLDELIGHTs TaE5sa u 8eg- n @sz.as
Snow Blamed in Three Area Deaths

At least three persons have
died in the snowstorm and It's
aftermath In the Washington
area.
Roberdell Bockery, 81. Of
2020 Claggett place NE, COL
lapsed and died in his back
yard early today while attempt
ing to free his car, which had
been stuck in the snow.
Police were called to the
scene when Mr.. Bockery's car
caught fire. apparently due to
sparks from the wheels spin
ming on the snow.
Homicide Detective Frank L.
Eccles said he found Mr.. Book
cry seated on the steps leading
to the basement OF his home
He said Mr.. Bockery COM
planned Of being very cold, then
got up. walked about 10 feet
and collapsed, He was pro-
nouneed dead on arrival at
District General Hospital.
A brother told police MIR,
Bockery had suffered from high
blood pressure.
Gail w. Hammer. So. a Po-
tomac Electric Power Co. en-
ploye, suffered q heart attack
and died while shoveling snow
at his home at 514 Canon road,
Colesville, Md, police said.
The body of a man was found
buried under a snowdrift In
the rear Of 1718 Seventh street
NV. early yesterday. Police
tentatively identified the mar
as James McLeoud, ~, Of the
1900 block Of Pennsylvania
avenue Sc.
y y i
Why did your car skid today?
Traffic experts invited here by
the Presidents Committee for
Trafiic Safety presented this
Evening star., 1960-12-13
STORM.
STORM
Main Roads Open,
Others Are Shut
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merchants indicated the pre-
Christmas shopping was better
than would be expected under
the current weather conditions.
A spot check Of some Gov
ernment agencies indicated few
Government workers were
showed in today. Personnel
officials reported 95 per cent
were back to work at the Pen
tagon: IS per cent at Internal
Revenue Service; 80 per cent
at the General Accounting Of
fee; 95 per cent at Agriculture;
95 per cent at Justice; IS to 80
per cent at Interior; IS to 80
per cent at the Civil Service
Commission, and 80 per cent at
the Veterans Administration.
Plan S Cancelled
Emergency Snow Plan 5 was
Cancelled at 6 pm. Yesterday.
eight hours after the 8-inch
snowfall ceased, requir: ag Gov
ernment workers to r.turn to
work today after their holiday
yesterday. Frank Twiss of the
District Traffic Department
said, however. that Plans /, 8
and 4 will remain in effect un-
til further notice. Plan de-
clares a traffic emergency, Plan
Is warns against nonessential
trips. and Plan 4 bans parking
on IS arterial highways from
midnight to 7 am.
! The cold snap broke records
for gas consumption by Gus
TONERS Of the Washington Gas
Light Co. The company re-
ported 382 million cubic feet OF
gas were used here yesterday
10 million cubic feet more thar
during the Snowstorm of mid
February. 1858. The company
expects the near-zero tempera.
lures tonight will set another
record. The Potomac Electric
Power Co. said consumption o1
electricity also was very high
Many Schools Reopen
Many schools reopened today
including District public schools
and some parochial schools
Alexandria public schools, the
University of Maryland. Amer
ian University, Catholic Uni.
, versity. Howard University
. George Washington University
Dunbarton College and George
town University.
Schools remaining closed to-
day because Of road conditions
were: Arlington County, Fair.
! fax County, Montg gom cry
) County, Prince Georges County
! Falls Church, Charles County
Evening star., 1960-12-13

National Press Club on r street
NV. Another was located in
the 900 block Of First street
NE, and a third near 1923
South Carolina avenue Sc.
The r street break affected
about half a block Of water Gus
toners. Fifteen or 20 houses
lost water service due to the
South Carolina break. and five
or six had dry faucets on First
street.
Mr.. Sizemore said workmen
were hampered by the weather
bat hoped to have service re-
stored by this evening.
Circuit Court Judge Rayner
v. Snead drove So miles from
his Rappahannock County CVa)
home to arrive on the dot for
the 10 am. opening of his
court in Leesburg yesterday.
But 1t was all in vain. The
courtroom was empty. Neither
the grand Jurors nor the Com
monwealth's Attorney made il
through the snow.
1t was the first time in &c
years that the opening of the
December term of the court
had to be postponed. official.
said. The new opening date 4
December 10.
The D. c. Transit System
asked the District to assign tor
priority to clearing snow from
its bus stops. The request was
not granted.
A company official said D. c
Transit would be happy to hire
the laborers and supervise the
job II the District would re.
imburse the company. ,Engi.
neer Commissioner Frederick j
Clarke said bus stops woulo
have no higher priority thar
other areas.
- y 4
Trash and garbage collec-
tions in Arlington were can
celed until Thursday. Harry
Doe. sanitary engineer, said
that If the cold continues they
may not be resumed until Mon
day.
Evening star., 1960-12-13

1T WAS GETTING darker,
although it was not yet, 4,
and the snowflakes we're be-
coming larger-a sign that
the mercury was going up. 1t
was weird-not a light on in
the many houses below, not
q car moving.
Snow should cause joyous
shouts of children as they
try out their sleds. But not
this snow. The wind came up
in a swirling sort Of way.
causing the flakes to circle
in flurries. And they became
smaller. Mercury going down.
Reminds me Of the storm
two years ago when the
power failed" said the Ram
bler's lnother-in-law.
Don't say that" warned
his wife.
without electricity to spin
the fan in the gas furnace,
this house would be without
heat.
How long was the snow 60
ing to last?
The Rambler went to the
telephone and called the
Weather Bureau. He was
fortunate to get through The
bureau is jammed with calls
during a storm.
Ken Norquist, the meteo-
rologist on duty, said he
never had bought the idea
that winters were more Sc
we're in the old days. He said
there was nothing In the sta
tistics of the Weather Bu-
reau to prove it-just charts
to argue about.
I'VE weren't SO big in the
old days." he said. 1--WE
weren't producing as much
heat.
Take this morning (Sun-
day.. When the snow started
to fall it was II above at
Chantilly, Va, 80 above in
Washington.
"The ground was frozen
out there; it was above freez-
ing in Washington. AS a re-
suit they had. a lot more
snow by noon. Two hundred
thousand or more heated
buildings have a way Of keep
ing a city from getting as
cold as out in the old-fash-
ioned country,
Don't ask me If this snow
Is going to last until Christ
mas. I don't know"
Evening star., 1960-12-13

Picture on Pose Al
Evening star., 1960-12-13
Belvoir INSPECTOR

1t. Col. George e. Renault
has been appointed Inspector
General at Fort Belvoir. He re-
places Col. William s. Shoe
maker.
Evening star., 1960-12-13

THIS ONE KEPT sitting
down q finer and finer snow
as the mercury dropped and
the sky became more leaden.
1t became q gloomy day de-
spite the snow-white earth.
A group Of starlings
swooped by and perched on a
leafless wild cherry tree. The
day before, the back lawn
had been one of their IA
vorite areas; now scores of
them congregated on the
tree to peck away at cut
worms. A single mocking-
bird came by and buzzed the
tree as If to attack. The
starlingS flew away. The
mockie's victory was an
empty one. There was no
food 10 night f0s. II
All was silent. Not a peep
from the dsnot a thud
from a falling flake. Not a
mark on the surface of the
road below Of q tire, or a
shoe, or a rabbit, or a.
squirrel.
Newly planted shrubs on
the hill that falls away from
the garden were carrying
loads of snow that threat
ened to break them down,
but the Rambler did not ven-
ture out to brush them off.
Evening star., 1960-12-13
The
Rambler
Is Thinking
OF Hibernotine
By GEORGE KENNEDY

Dy OEOksOG AEGNNEOx
We just get, reconciled to
the idea that winters aren't
what they used to be and
along comes a storm like
Sundays.
II that wasn't old-faSh-
ioned winter, the Rambler
has never experienced it.
He remembers reading re-
Gently something by Rachel
Carson, the former writer of
pamphlets for the Fish and
Wildlife Service, who scored
with the best-selling "The
Sea Around U.s."
As indications that
weather has not been as cold
as it was early in the CEN
tury, she cited findings of
biologists along our coasts.
Certain varieties of tiny
ShellfiSh which were not
found above Cape Hatteras
20 years ago are now found
all the way up to Cape Cod.
Similarly, varieties not found
north of Cape Cod are now
all the way up to Cape Race.
And there was the story,
read elsewhere, that this
world : warming movement
eventually viii melt the polar
ice caps and raise the surface
of the ocean until the tide
water cities such as WASH
ington, Philadelphia, New
York and Boston are flooded
to say nothing Of London
and Yokohama.
Well, you can postpone
that a bit.
All snowstorms are differ
ent, but this one had some-
thing in common with one in
Decem b er. 1858. Both
brought the first snow Of the
season and both started on a
Sunday morning. This one
started about an hour earlier.
Evening star., 1960-12-13
BY BARNARD LETTER
Star stan Writer

If you think it was rough on
the ground today, you should
have been where I was-about
500 feet up in the air and
travelling sideways most Of the
time.
It had been billed as a routine
picture-taking helicopter flight
Evening star., 1960-12-13
Three Hunters
PIucked From
Belmont Bay
BY WILLIAM REDDIG, Jr.
star stan Writer

Ss8A gs&As WNAteSA
IF 1t hadn't been low tide |
In the bay, ! think we would
have been goners." |
That's how one Of three duck |
hunters views their narrow
escape yesterday from icy Bel
mont Bay nearly a mile on the
Fairfax County shore near
Woodbridge, Va, after their
small aluminium boat capsized
in rough water.
A narrowing hour behind
them, Michael r. Bruin, 80, Of
Woodbridge. Va, principal Of
CLANCY Elementary School at
Fort Belvoir, and Sergt. 1ic
Carthel Linegar, 80, Of Fort
Belvoir. recounted the mishap
from their beds at Alexandria
Hospital, where they were taken
after being picked UP by mem
bers Of the Lorton Rescue
Squad.
The third hunter. Billy r.
Wilson, 20, also cf Woodhridge.
and manager q the wood
bridge Pharmacy, was pulled
into Q row boat about 200 yards
on shore by william Van 8. |
jackson. a. superintendent Of
Fort Belvoir schools, after he
tried to swim in.
Medical Attention
Mr.. Wilson was helped to the
Jackson home nearby and later
examined by a private physi-
clan. The other two hunters
were released after treatment
at the hospital for exposure.
The three men said they cast |
Oh on the duck k-hunting expe-
dition in the outboard motor |
boat about 10:45 am. from q
landing near Mr.. Jackson's |
house.
II knew there were a lot Of !
ducks out there" Mr.. Bruin |
said, but I'm afraid we didn't |
get a one before the water be-
came too rough. We turned
around and were heading for
shore when the boat began tax
ing water over the bow. We
bailed away, but all of a sud-
den she went straight down to
the bottom. ] thought we were
going under. too"
But the three hunters dis.
covered they were able to stand
up in the cold water, which is
shoulder deep at low tide but
over q mans head at high tide.
Mr.. Wilson began alternate
lily swimming and walked to-
ward the shore nearly . mile
away:
II guess ! did 1t as much out
of a feeling of self-preservation
as trying to get help" he says.
II made headway by pulling
my hands along under the sur
face.
by the time ! got near shore
I was delirious and just about
completely gone. I know I kept
trying to yell, but I was numb"
Mr.. jackson jumped in his
small boat, rowed out to Mr..
Wilson, pulled him in and then
rowed back to shore. There,
Mrs. Jackson helped the semi
conscious man to the house
while her husband hurried to
call the rescue squad.
Get Boat Afioat
Out in the water Mr.. Bruin
and Sergt, Linegar had been
able to drag up the boat from
the bottom, flip 1t over and set
1t floating once again. But they
found that the cold water had
frozen the motor and the oars
had fioated away. They pulled
themselves into the boat to
wait for rescue.
Capt. Earl H. Curtis, who di-
rected the rescue operation in
the Lorton squads boat. be-
Ilieves the two men would have
died II they hadn't been able
to refioat their 9h-foot boat.
Capt. Curtis left two other
squadsmen. Austin and Ralph
Beahm, in the hunters boat
while he returned to shore with
the two men. He returned later
and pulled the small aluminium
craft to shore.
Evening star., 1960-01-17

q full skirt with a frilly
blouse or q dress with a full,
billowy skirt. Full petticoats
are fine.
Shoes should be pump
style, never oxfords. There
are many attractive low
heeled shoes on the market
now.
Never wear your dresses
long, no matter what the
fashion is. Clothes should
f1t tightly about the upper
body-otherwise you have a
scarecrow look. If the neck
is long and thin, wear high
collar lines with a flower or
bow pinned at the point of
the neck hollow.
your hair should be curly
to make it fuller unless you
have a very thick crop of
hair.
Stay away from knitted
dresses and sweaters.
Most important of all
remember that a sense of
humor, a cheerful, pleasant
Evening star., 1960-01-17
WHY GROW OLD?
GoodAdvicefor Thin Gals
From q Fellow Sufferer
WHY GROW OLD?

with good advice for her "fel-
low sufferers"
They say that "Out of the
mouths of babes" words of
wisdom sometimes come. Here
Is some fine advice from the
pen of a grown-up babe"
This reader wrote the fol-
lowing: 1T takes a thin per-
son to give advice to thin
people. I have lived for 35
years with my 5 feet, 3
inches and 100 pounds. I
have lived through all kinds
of styles but I always adapted
the current style to suit my
Evening star., 1960-01-17

small frame. Most people do
not call me thin. They refer
to me as dainty" I have a
thin face, and thin arms and
legs but I make the best Of
what I have.
Here are some of the
things I have found out
through experience. A thin
person should never wear a
suit. Straight, severe lines add
nothing to her appearance.
Always wear soft materials in
pastel shades. If prints are
worn they should be Of small
design.
"A thin teen-ager can wear
Evening star., 1960-01-17
BOTH SIDES
OF THE FENCE

Question: Do your customers con-
fide in you?
eonventn the % sRorehm a and COsmeto0E Association
Evening star., 1960-01-17
YES

MRS. LUELLA BAILEY,
Duluth, MINI: Career girls
conf1de, yes. But they ask
questions and answer them
before you reply. That's the
way they seem to convey
condolences. They say, for
instance: What do you
think I should wear to that
dance? I think I'm going to
wear my pink so-and-so.
Don't you think it's attrac-
tive? I can't stand that So
and-so color, can you?' Con-
fldences are chiefly on
clothes. personal feelings and
contemplated Job changes.
Many seek advice on the lat
ter. Teen-agers seem to con-
flde mostly about dates"
Evening star., 1960-01-17

personality and a ready, sin
cere smile far outweigh any
physical defect. Forget your
shortcomings! I used to be
self-conscious about my un-
derweight but I am not any
more"
How true this is. The
important thing to remem-
Der is always to make your
size work" for you, by choos-
ing the right styles for your
figure and emphasizing your
Evening star., 1960-01-17

about personal matters. I
make it a point to change the
subject whenever a patron
gets too personal about his
private affairs. Our converse
tionS are usually directed to-
ward personalities, particular
ly names in the general news"
Evening star., 1960-01-17
NO

MISS RUTH MOYER,
Kansas City, Mo-; mo, our
salon is not a gossipy place.
Our patrons enjoy a moment
OF relaxation. and gossip is
not relaxing. We have a lot
Of discussions about fashions,
not only in hair styles, but
also in clothes, millinery and
colorS. Our patrons enjoy a
chance to get as much in
formation and as many diff
ferent viewpoints as possi-
ble."
Evening star., 1960-01-17
BY JOSEPHINE LOWMAN

Register ana tribune syndicate
The overweight woman's
thin sister has her problems,
too. Today's letter from an
underweight reader is filled
Evening star., 1960-01-17
YES

MRS. MIRIAM CORD
WELL, Salem, Greg: The
condolences usually are
brought out casually, but
sometimes they are very per-
sonal. My salon is in a uniq-
uely friendly communicative
Evening star., 1960-01-17

good features. This holds
true no matter what type
you are-short or tall, fat or
thin.
Evening star., 1960-01-17

EXurbia. We all know each
other quite well. I've known
most of them for years. We
have what you might call the
Thursday club the Friday
club and so forth-people
who have been coming at the
same time on the same day
for years"
NO
MISS EVELYN BUNGE,
Chicago, ILL.,: mo, never
Evening star., 1960-01-17
YES

MR.. RICHARD SPENCER,
Tucson, Ariz.: Yes, they con-
f1de all about their personal
problems. They seem to be
very grateful to have some
one to tell their troubles to,
although they talk not SO
much to me as to my en-
ployes. We have many new
residents in Tucson-3,000 a
month are moving in. My
salon is frequently used as an
information booth. where, for
example, people ask where
they can find a good me-
chanic, doctor, food store, etc."
Evening star., 1960-01-17

MIR. FLORIAN w. HARVEL,
Fond du Lac, Wis: mo.
They attempt to, but I dis
courage it. Condolences be-
come too personal. I like to
help people, but prefer to keep
1t on a nonpersonal level.
Being too personal would
handicap my ability to advise
well should it become neces-
sary."
Kodiak mirror., 1960-12-17

A daughter, Ethel (nl weighing 2 lbs. 8 ozs., was born on November 26 to Lila Edgar and Lomiga Salanoa, CS2, USCG.
 
 A daughter, Joette Yvonne, weighing 5 lbs. 14 ozs., was born on November 26 to Mary Jane and Edward Paul Richter RM3, USN. A son, Leo Grant Jr., weighing ? lbs. 10 ozs., was born on Decem- Der 13 to Loretta Elizabeth and Leo Grant Macy Sr., SN, USN. A son, Randall Eugene, weigh ing 8 lbs. 2 ozs., was born on Dec ember 6 to Marcedes Tomasa and Jack Randall Mccoy SKC, USN.
 
 A son, Joseph Edward, weigh Ing ' lbs. 612 ozs., was born on December 4 to Sandra Lee and Aldaine Edward Pooler Jr., HM3, USN.
 A daughter, Sandra Dee, weigh ing 2 lbs. 8 ozs., was born on Dec ember 1 to Dolores Faye and Elmer Clarence Golliver CSN, USN.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-12-17
Big Bake Sale On Saturday

Members of the Emblem Club were completing last minute pre- parations Thursday for their giant Bakery Sale, which will start at 10 am. Saturday at Kraft's Super Market and continue all day until all backery goods are sold. They ask that the people especially know the date Saturday Dec. 17th.
 Any members who have not been
Kodiak mirror., 1960-12-17

ing ' lbs. Il ozs., was born on November g to Mary Louise and Howard (n) Black AB1, USN.
 A son, Loedean Josie, weighing 9 lbs. ozs., was born on November 24 to Mamie Lee and John (n) Poole SD1, USCG.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-12-17
Naval Station
 Births

A daughter. Donita Lee, weigh ing 6 lbs. 93k ozs., was born on November 19 to Bonnie Lou and Donald Lee Whitten AD2, USN.
 
 A daughter. Colleen Rae, weigh
Kodiak mirror., 1960-12-17
Griffin Memorial Hospital Notes
 BIRTHS

A son, Gene Thomas, weighing ' lbs. 9 oZs., was born on December IS to Betty Louise and Rudolph Benjamin Lorenson, of Afognak.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-12-17

contacted Holiday the Club please bring their goods to Krafts --" and participate this Read the caieo TOT profit event This will begin them for results
Evening star., 1960-03-31
By JOSEPHINE LOWMAN

Register and Tribune Syndicate
Every woman can use,
with real profit, at least
some of the suggestions for
saving energy which the
American Heart Association
provides for housewives
who have heart trouble.
Here are some of them.
/. Incorrect work surface
heights are a source of
great fatigue. When you
stand you should be able to
do so in a comfortable, re-
laxed manner and do your
work without STOPPING or
raising your hands higher
than your elbows.
2. You should have a work
chair with a comfortable back
and a foot support. The
work surface should remain
in the same relation to your
elbows when sitting as when
standing. The work level of
the hands is most comforta-
BILE at elbow height.
3. Use long han die d
brooms and mopS.
Evening star., 1960-03-31
WHY GROW OLD?
Tips to Faint Hearts

4. Are drawers easy to pull
out?
5. Wall can openers take
least energy.
6. Store the things you
use most often on shelves
the right height so that you
neither have to stoop nor
reach.
Z. Sit whenever possible
while working in the kitchen.
8. A portable table is a
great energy saver.
9. Dusting mits save time
since you can use two hands
at once.
10. Use a step-on garbage
can.
IL. Are supplies and mate
rials stored near the point of
use? This is most important.
and is discussed in detail in
the American Heart Associa-
tion's booklet, THE Heart Of
The Home"
AS I said, this was de-
signed to help housewives
with heart trouble but all Of
Evening star., 1960-03-31
CLUB CALENDAR

search assistant to Senator
Hiram Fong, from Hawaii,
will be guest speaker.
WOman's Club of Chevy
Chase. Md.-Civics section
meeting at 2 pm. followed by
tea. Mr.. Leland S. Mccarthy,
managing director of the
Better Business Bureau of
Metropolitan Wash in g on,
will be guest speaker.
Evening star., 1960-03-31
Mrs. Wilbur Payne
Elected

Mrs. Wilbur G. Payne, ma
tional alumnae vice president
of Alpha Chi Omega, will
meet Washington area alum
nae at an 8 pm. coffee hour
April 7. to be held at the
home Of Mrs. Robert C. Ar
ledge. 4ll7 North Richmond
street, Arlington.
Mrs. Payne, who was elected
to the alumnae Office in 1857,
serves as counsellor to the
Evening star., 1960-03-31
TOMORROW
Newcomb Club of Bethesda

NewcOmb Club of Bethesda
Luncheon meeting at ll:45
am. at the home of Mrs.
Leland E. Weyer.
WOman's Club of KenSing-
.tOn-Meeting at 1890 pm.
at the home of Mrs. F.
Charles Morey, 34ll Glen
moor drive, Chevy Chase, Md.
Mr.. Kenneth Nakamura, re-
Evening star., 1960-03-31

230 Alpha Chi alumnae chap
tiers and clubs throughout the
country. The sorority is cele-
brating its diamond anniver-
sary this year.
Evening star., 1960-03-31

US could profit by its ideas.
If you would like to have the
booklet. get in touch with
your nearest American Heart
Association,
Evening star., 1960-03-31
TONIGHT
WOman's Club of Wheaton

woman S CluD OF NnedtOn
Meeting at 8:l5 pm. in
the Equitable Building in
Wheaton. Miss Priscilla
Woodward will give an illus
trated talk on her travels in
Japan and Bangkok.
EngliSh-Speaki Union
Meeting at $3.50 pm. at the
Metropolitan Club. Mr.. Ion
/, Ratiu, chairman of the
international Federation of
Free Journalists, will speak
.on Political Cartoons: a
weapon of ridicule in world
affairs"
Evening star., 1960-03-31
Shop Tonight to 9

Store Hours: Mondays, 1890
to 9; Tuesdays. Wednesdays
and Saturdays, 10 to E; Thurs.
days and Fridays, 10 to 9. Free
Parking!
Evening star., 1960-06-27
Pub Tempest SwirIs
Over Meter DRINKING

CARLISLE, England, June q
(AP).-Fourteen public houses
owned by the British Govern
ment are installing drink me-
tiers to tell car drivers when
they've had enough.
The meters test reaction
speeds. The driver drops a coin
in the meter. Then tries to stop
the coin by pressing a button
If he can stop it in less thar
IL of a second he gets the coir
back. If not, he loses the coir
and gets warning that hi;
reactions have slowed up.
The machines are approved
by Britain's Royal Society fol
prevention of accidents, though
not by some police officers.
Sidney Balance, chief con
stable Of neighboring Barrow
in-Furness, called them a men
ace. He said they will en-