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Milford chronicle., 1961-04-28
FLYING POPULATION

FAIRBANKS. Alaska (AP)--Air
minded Alaskans fly a great deal
and figures might seem to show
that every person here flew south
to Seattle once last year and re-
turned.
Pan American World Airways
reports its Boeing 707 intercontin-
entail jets carried $4,000 passengers
to and from Seattle the first year.
Population of the Fairbanks area
is only about 10000.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-28
Milford Church of the Nuzarsns
Rev. Ernest Rbodss
SllNDAY AppII an

Kew. Ernesf kno0sS
SUNDAY, APRIL 30
Attend Church - Families that
pray together. stay together.
Know ye that the Lord He fs
God; it is He that hath made us,
and not we ourselves; we are His
people, and the sheep OF His past
ure.
9:45 a. m. Sunday school-Class-
es for all age groups. Charles
Bradley, superintendent.
11:00 a. m. Morning worship SER
vice. Enter into His gates with
thanksgiving, and into His courts
with praise; be thankful unto Him
and bless His name. Rev. Rhodes
will bring the message.
7:3O--NYPS, a program espec-
tally for the young people. All ages
$500 D. m.-Evangelistic Service.
Rev. Rhodes, the pastor, an enthas-
iastic preacher on Gods Holy
Word, will bring us the message.
For the Lord is good, His mercy
Is everlasting; and His truth en-
dureth to all generations.
Wednesday: 7:45 D. m.-Prayer
Meeting-Come and worship in
fellowship with Our Lord. Class
meeting afterwards.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-28
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LARGE SCALE HOBBY

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)-Insur-
ance man Herbert c. Behnke takes
large-scale approach to his hob
by of model raiIroading.
Behnke has built 150-pound, As
inch long scale model of an 1868
style locomotive. 1t will pull four
grown men. sl@.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-28
ON THE SPOT

BALTIMORE (AP)-Members of
four different clubs of fire bluffs
in Baltimore City, Baltimore Coun-
ty and Washington, d. c., turned
out for a regional meeting.
Just as everyone settled down
to enjoy a movie of a storage tank
fire in Kansas City. a real fire
alarm sounded in Baltimore. All
hands scampered away to help
serve coffee & cakes TO the profess
ional firefighters at the scene.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-28
Siloom a. M. Z. Church
SLAUGHTER NECK
Rev. ]. w., Wholen. Poster

SUNDAY. APRIL 30
1000 a. m. Sunday School. Mr..
Lawrence Young. superintendent.
1900 a. m. Morning Worship.
Sermon by pastor.
Come and worship with us.
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ST. Paul Methodist Church
Rev. William vi. Gee. Pastor
SUNDAY. APRIL 30
$3.50 a. m. Sunday School. Mrs.
Edna Clarke, superintendent; Miss
Phyllis A Mitchell, chairman, Com
mission on Education.
10:3O a. m. Morning Worship.
Sermon
p. m. Methodist Youth Fellow
ship. Mrs. Novella L. Shockley.
Z D. m, Monday. Commission on
Finance. Miss Emma G.. Woodson,
chairman; Mrs. Erma G. Reese.
vice chairman.
s D. m, Monday, Senior Choir
rehearsal. Mrs. Helen A. Mitchell.
mer, organist.
Z p. m. Wednesday. Mid-week
prayer and study. The public is
invited.
3:15 p. M, Friday. Junior Choir
rehearsal. Mrs. Helen A. Mitchell.
uIrector.
Friday
Boy Scout Troop No. 2f2 meet
ing. Kenneth d. Fountain, scout
master; Roland Holmes. assistant
scoutmaster; Charles Jenkins. as
sistant scoutmaster.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-28
BELIEFS

in he unity Godhead Of
substance eternity the Father the Son. and the
Holy Ghost
That Christ did truly rise again from the dead and took
body, ascended there steh until
He shall return judge all at the last day.
The Holy Scriptures verbally inspired
things necessary salvation.
That accounted righteous before God only the
Christ by faith
by works.
Amy Desiring Further Information About The
EVANGELICAL METHODIST CHURCH. write
BOX #6, MILFORD CHRONICLE or
REV. DONALD. MCKNIGHT. Street, MoryIund
42s1
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-28
chrisfiun Science Society
srunch of The First Church Of Christ
Scientist in Bosson, Mass.

The Christian Science Society of
Milford meets at 301 South Walnut
Street. The subject of the Lesson
Sermon for Sunday, April 30. 1861.
is Everlasting Punishment" The
Sunday service and Sunday School
are at IL am. The Wednesday
evening meeting. which includes
testimonies Of Christian Science
healing, is at s o'clock.
The Society maintains a Reading
Room which is open every Monday
and Wednesday from 2 to 4 pm.
and before and after every service.
The Bible and all authorized
Christian Science literature may be
read, borrowed or purchased.
All are cordially invited to at
tend our services and TO use our
Reading Room.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-28
MN
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Rev. j. G.. RImmer

SUNDAY. APRIL 30
Sunday School at 9:45 a. m. Sun
day School superintendent, Hubert
Passwaters.
Morning Worship at 10:45 a. m
Message by the pastor.
Youth Service at p. m. Various
leaders.
Evening Worship at 1880 D. m.
Message by the pastor.
Mid-week service on Wednesday
at 1880 p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-28
81. Bernudesfe's Cufholic Church
Dixon c Libsssy Streets H0rrinsfoa
Rev. John a. coniean. Poster
SUNDAY. APRIL 80

SUNDAY, APRIL 80
One of the ObIate Fathers will
offer Mass on Sunday morning at
$3.50. Confessions will be heard be-
fore the Mass.
Confraternity classes of religion
will be held on Sunday evening at
700 for the high school students.
For all the younger children in the
parish there will be classes on
Tuesday afternoon at 3:45.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-28
THE EVANGELICAL
METHODIST CHURCH
HISTORICAL STATEMENT

1896 city Memphis, Tennessee. small
group preachers laymen together for consultation
with the growing aposacy OF
the church For there had been great need in America
people loved God fellowship together
positive preaching of the Bible
wi an evangelical emphasis waiting be-
prayer they definitely led organize the
EVANGELICAL METHODIST CHURCH This church is found
upon Twenty-Five of Religion forth by
John Wesley both belief and practice and the nspa
authenticity of the Bible.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-28
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FELTON, Methodist chcrgs
Rev. Hugh II. Johnson

SUNDAY, APRIL 30
aANsHlps CHURCH
$3.50 a. m. Worship Service.
10:30 a. m, Sunday School.
ELroN CHURCH
9:45 a. m, Sunday School.
1880 a. M. Worship Service.
VIOLA CHURCH
1000 q. m, Sunday School.
1000 d. m. Worship Service
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MiIlviIle Methodist Church
Rev. Melvin c. Whsoslsy. ST.. Poster
SUNDAY, APRIL 30
1000 a. m, Bible School. Mr.
Harry Dale, General Superintend.
ent
11:00 a. m. Morning worship
sermon, Music. Mrs. Millie Banks
0rganist.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-28
Bethel a m. :. Church
Rev. ]. W.. Beavers. Poster

SUNDAY. APRIL 30
1900 m. Morning Worship.
1:30 p. m. Sunday School.
$50 p. M. Allen Christian En-
deavor League.
500 p. m. One hour service.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-28
PURPOSE

Evangelical Methodist Church in belief and practice
nfalble genuine church of
Christ its ability seek and the lost spread Scrpur
by the Lord Jesus Christ the Word of God
sole rules regulations of
Evangelical Methodist Church.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-28
CHURCH PROPERTY RIGHTS

All churches shall be entitled hold and enjoy
properties without right reversion
Evangelical Methodist Church. its trustees
hereafter created
other officers Local churches need only remain in associ
Evangelical Methodist Church only long
they themselves desire to
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-28
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WhifesviIIe chorgs
Thomas j. Yanta

SUNDAY, APRIL 30
Bethany CHURCH
1000 a. M, Church School Mr..
III. w. Lingo. Superintendent.
BETHESDA CHURCH
1880 p. m, Church School. Mrs.
Ruth Smith, Superintendent.
2:30 D. m, Divine Worship. Pas
tor.
LINE CHURCH
10000 a. m, Church School Mr..
Harold White. superintendent
M
Church of God OF Prophecy
MarshGli Street.
Rev. Morton p. Price Pusfos
SUNDAY, APRIL 30
1000 a. m. Sunday School, James
Boone, Superintendent.
1900 a. m. Preaching by the Pas
tor.
700 D. m. Young Peoples Ser
vice.
1880 D. m. Evangelistic Service.
1880 p. m. Wednesday, Prayer
and Testimony
The Public is cordially invited to
attend these Services.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-28
M. Enon Bopfiss Church
D.. n nn...us.n naaA.

Rev. D. a. Downing, PossoT
SUNDAY, APRIL 30
10:30 a. m, Sunday school.
1880 a. m. and $500 D. m, Wor-
ship Service.
$3.50 p. m, BYPU and BPU.
Wednesday evening, $500 to $3.50,
choir rehearsal.
Thursday, 500 to 900 D. m,
prayer Praise.
Join the Church Crusade with as
TOR Church Attendance. God is our
Strength.
Episcopui Diocese OF Delaware
SUNDAY, APRIL 30
Sunday services at Delaware Re
sort Churches:
st. Martins, Bethany Beach: 8
and 10:30 q. M.
All Saints Church, Rehoboth
Beach: s, $3.50 and II .. m.
Arizona tribune., 1961-07-07
MORE FREEDOM
RIDERS JAILED

JACKSON, Miss. = Twenty
more integration-testing Free
dom Riders arrived in Jackson
yesterday by train. Nine min
utes later, they we're en- route
to the police station.
The group of Negro and white
riders, Ia of them from Calf
ornia, we're arrested in the
depot's white waiting room. Most
had taken seats.
Police Capt. ]. L. Ray ordered
them to move out of the station.
Marian A. Kendell of San Lean
dro. Calif., the groups spokes-
man answered, 1--WE can't"
Police charged them with
breath of the peace. Their ar
rest boosted the number of trav-
elers taken into custody here
since May "a to l64.
The riders came to Jackson
from New Orleans where detec-
tives watched the group closely
as they had boarded their train
without incident.
Before embarking for Jackson,
Miss Kendell told newsmen she
was making the trip because
when it's all boiled down, the
way humanity treats humanity
down here is a little sickening."
Riders included Frank John
son, 20, of Tucson, a Negro stu
dent at the University of Arizona.
Arizona tribune., 1961-07-07

Kermit eagle, executive Sec
retary of the VIM. H. Patterson
Lodge ATT, Improved Benevolent
and Protective Order Elks Of
the World, was elected for
second term as president of the
Pacific States Association.
Mr.. eagle longtime member
of the organization was unani-
mously reelected for the second
consecutive time at the regional
convention held last week in San
Francisco.
MIR. eagle, an active civic and
church worker is the treasurer
of Tanner AME Chapel.
He has held various lodge Off
ces and served as exalted ruler
for several terms. He announced
that next years Pacific States
Association regional convention
will be held in Salt Lake City,
Utah.
Arizona tribune., 1961-07-07
NEA ADOPTS
INTEGRATION POLICY

ATLANTIC CITY--The Ma
tional Education Association has
adopted the strongest stand it
has ever taken in support of in
tegrated schools.
After 2 hours 9 minutes of
wordy but nonviolent debate, the
representative assembly pledged
continued support of the u. S.
Supreme Court decision on school
desegregation.
This is the first time that the
NEA, in it's annual policy state
ments, has even mentioned the
supreme court decision of 1854.
Arizona tribune., 1961-07-07
KENNEDY WITHDRAWS
REEVES NOMINATION

WASHINGTON - President
Kennedy plans to withdraw his
nomination of Frank D. Reeves,
whose tax affairs have come un-
der congressional scrutiny, to be
a member of the District of Col
umbia Commission.
The White House said Kennedy
was acting at the request of
Reeves, who would have been the
boards first Negro member.
Arizona tribune., 1961-07-07

SUMMERTIME IS
POLIO TTME--GET
YOUR SALK VACCINE
TODAY-BE SAFE
Evening star., 1961-05-26
Queen Juliunu
Bestows Honor on
District LAWYER

Queen Juliana of the Neither
lands has made Abba P.
Schwartz an officer of the
Order of Orange-Nassau in
recognition of distinguished
service in assisting the resettle-
'ment Of refugees and Dutch
migrants.
The Queen received Mr..
Schwartz, a District lawyer, for
a 45-minute audience yesterday.
1--WE had more Of a personal
chat" the Associated Press
quoted Mr.. Schwartz as saying
He added that he had delivered
"a message to the Queen from
Eleanor Roosevelt.
Mr.. Schwartz, 45, assisted
the Netherlands in resettling
Dutch expelled from Indonesia,
in housing developments in
Australia for the resettled per-
sons and in obtaining financing
for a new agricultural settle
ment. Holambra, in Brazil.
A partner in the firm Of
Lands, Cohen, Rubin &
Schwartz here, the lawyer is
coauthor of Refugees and
Reparations," and was a men,
ber Of the United States dele
cation to the Intergovernmental
Committee for European Mi
grafton. He is a graduate of
Georgetown and Harvard Uni
versities.
Evening star., 1961-05-26
Matter Of Aging
Seen as WeIfure's
New Frontier

The matter Of aging may be
"the New Frontier of the well
fare field" a top Health, Ed
ucation and Welfare depart
ment official believes.
Speaking at an annual meet
ing of the Health and Welfare
Council at the Statler Hotel
yesterday, James M. Quigley,
assistant secretary of the de-
partment, called the problem
of aging one which has never
been faced and successfully
coped with before"
The reason for this, he said,
is that an increased life ex-
|pectancy has resulted in more
older people today than ever
before in history, and the same
will be true in the years ahead.
Half the people who have
lived to the age of IS, since the
time of Christ, are alive today,
he said.
This presents a challenge
that only people who have
studied the problem can real
ize."
Mr.. Quigley said 704 recon-
mendationS have come out of
the recent White House Con-
ference on Aging. Forty per
cent of proposals can be i'm
plemented only if action is
taken on the Federal level, he
said.
Evening star., 1961-05-26
LOST

CARD CASE, blue plastic, n. Y, drivers
lie, ETC.; vic. G. W. o. Call DI.
CAT, large, gray and white, male. in
vic. Of 4th and Brandywine SITS. Sc.
Reward II found, please call WO.
4-3031. day; 10. 1-369e' ewes. or
ENGAGEMENT RING, white gold;
Freedmen's Hospital emergency en-
trance; great sentimental value; re-
ward. TU. 2-S70S.
GOLD NAVY WINGS, miniature, at
the Virginian; sentimental value; re-
ward. Write P. o. Box 202, La
GOLD PIN. open work, mermaid, pearl
face emerald body. ruby earrings on
pin, rubies around sleeves vic. air.
port, bet. west, parking lot and ne.
ss's5t Nay s5. FE. $1,000. 0OO I'm
MANILA FOLDER, containing a sum
OF money, National Bank Of Bethesda,
chevy Chase envelope. Bethesda area,
May 23 Call PEGGY SAUER, OIL.
$4,000. Ext. 2S4S; ewes, OIL. 6-6026.
PUG PUPPY, tan, with curly tai,
short hair, wearing collar with name
44ss sSVc Chain hni Bridge I'd, Mclean, May Nay
%: ample reward. Call Wo 6-4020.
gold ring, single diamond setting,
on jewelry counter, 1st fir. Wood
ward g. Lothrop, May 10, please call
HO. 2-1744. Sentimental value to
owner Reward offered.
WALLET, lady's, green; vicinity Of
Kresge'S in Bladensburg, Md, on
Thurs. Mail cards and keep money
to 3571 Deane ave-, Hyattsville, Md,
or call 277-O55s.
WALLET, red, vic A&P, Chillum rd.; ;
contains important papers, charge
plate, ETC.; reward. LA. o-9270.
WATCH, mans, on extension band,
May %; vic. 18th and Pa ave. NV;
reward. OIL. 6-7455 or RE. 7-344l,
Ext. z
Evening star., 1961-05-26
Murray Affirms
Stond Against S.
Parking Tickets

Police Chief Robert v. Muir
ray today reaffirmed his stand
against raising collateral on
parking tickets from SO to $5.
But Chief Murray said he would
go along with a thorough re-
vision of collateral on moving
violations which would raise
the amount on a number of Of
fenseS.
The Police Department today
was preparing to send its rec
concentrations on collateral re-
visions to a committee of Mu-
nicipal Court judges headed by
Judge John J. Malloy.
"Too many people would go
to court to contest cases If the
collateral were IS and too many
policemen would have to go to
court and be taken off the
street." Chief Murray said.
II think SO is enough for
overtime parking, period" he
added.
The chief said, "I go along
with the judges on raising COL
lateral in moving accidents in
volving personal injury, prop
erty damage and reckless driv-
ing"
He said he thinks that the
public feels that police use
parking fines as a revenue
raising scheme. and emphasized
that the ticket revenue does
not go to his department but
to the Districts general funds.
Evening star., 1961-05-26
Temple ShoIom Plans
Festival of the Arts

Temple Shalom congrega-
ton will present a Festival of
the Arts at $3.50 Monday in
Ring Hall of the Washington
Hebrew Congregation.
The program will include an
exhibition by congregation
members Of paintings, crafts,
ceramics and handiwork. The
evening also will include music
and dramatic readings.
Evening star., 1961-05-26
Phone Firms
FuVored for
Space Radio
By the Associated Press


The Federal Communica-
tons Commission has called a
conference here June 5 to lay
the groundwork for a CONNER
cial satellite communications
system to be. owned at least
initially by American COM
panies in the international
communication common car
rier field.
The commission said the
closed-door meeting will sex
plore plans and procedures
looking toward the early estab-
lishment of an operable COM
mercial communications Satel-
lite system"
The commission said it had
decided that some form of
joint venture by the interna-
tional common carriers is clear
ly indicated as best serving the
public interest"
The commission rejected pro-
posalS by the General Electric
Co. that the venture include
equipment manufacturing COM
panieS and possibly the public
along with the common car
rierS.
The commission decision was
a victory for American Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co. and
International Telephone and
Telegraph Corp.
General Electric's subsidiary,
Communication Satellites, Inc,
announced only yesterday that
nearly a dozen major COM
panies representing both COM
munications and equipment
manufacturing, had started
talks on a possible joint COM
munications satellite venture.
Evening star., 1961-05-26
Actions Criticized

So far, Gen. Chang has been
managing to stay on top of
the three factions. His success
is attributed to his own COM
Evening star., 1961-05-26
Hearing Delayed
.On Condemning
Home of Sousu

The District Board Of Con-
demnation of Insanitary Build
ings has postponed condemna-
tion hearings on the row house
where John Philip Sousa, the
bandmaster, lived and wrote.
Col. william E. Santelmann,
former director of the Marine
Band, said today he asked for
and received a delay in the
hearings until June 7. The
hearing had been scheduled for
yesterday.
Col. Santelmann said he
hopes to present plans then
for the renovation of the brick
home as a memorial to the
musician.
The brick home is at 3l8 In
dependence avenue Sc. MIR.
Sousa bought it in the early
1900s and lived there with his
wife and children until just
before World War I, when he
bought an estate at Sands
Point, Long Island.
After the Board Of Condem-
nation said the home must be
repaired or demolished, Rep
resentative Kearns, Republican
Of Pennsylvania, filed a bill to
preserve the building. Heirs of
the composer and the Sousa
Memorial Committee, of which
Col. Santelmann is an official,
are working to raise reStora-
tion funds.
Evening star., 1961-05-26
Air Guard General
Killed in Jet Crush

HARRISBURG, Pa, May 26
(AP). - Investigators today
sought the cause of a jet air.
plane crash which killed Brig.
Gen. Barnie B. McEntire, jr.,
43, chief of staff of the South
Carolina Air National Guard.
The F-104 jet fighter d;ved
onto an uninhabited island in
the Susquehanna River yester-
day within sight Of crowds on
Harrisburg'S South Bridge. Gen.
McEntire, of Columbia, S. c.,
had just taken off when his
plane plunged into the island.
Evening star., 1961-05-26
Geneva Delegates Split
On Laos Truce Orders

Pathet Lao is refusing to ad-
NIT them to the territory II
holds.
Malcolm Macdonald, acting
head of the British delegation
and Georgi Pushkin, his So
Wet counterpart, met yesterday
for two hours as cochairmen
of the 14-nation conference
here. They reached no agree
ment and asked London anc
Moscow what to do next. Nc
further meetings were sched-
uled.
p Conference in Recess
Britain and the United States
want to send firm, detailed
instructions to the international
control commission providing
for on-the-spot checks of re-
ported cease fire violations. The
Soviet Union says such instruc-
tions are needless and the CON-
mission can operate under the
mandate given 1t by the 1854
conference on Indo- China.
The conference was in recess
apparently until next week
The general feeling is that II
will mark time until President
Kennedy and Soviet Premier
Khrushchey meet in Geneva
The hope is that they will re.
solve the impaSSe created by
the Communist demand fol
vetoes over the truce commits.
sion and the supervision o.
future Laotian neutrality, anC
the Western insistence that tn
majority principle prevail.
Meanwhile. the United State,
delegation, which entered the
conference only on the condi.
ton that a cease fire prevailed
was preparing a detailed report
on the continued Laotian fight:
ing. American officials sale
they want to impress other
delegations with the need fol-
air-tight truce controls.
Evening star., 1961-05-26

GENEVA, May 26 (AP).-
Russia and the West were di-
vided today on whether to send
the truce commission in Laos
new instructions to help it stop
the continuing clashes between
forces Of the pro-Western royal
government and the pro-Com-
munist Pathet Lao rebels.
The Observation-Disclosures
commission, which certified
two weeks ago that a cease fire
existed and thus got the Cen
eva conference started, sent
word from Laos that fighting
was still going on and asked
for fresh orders. The commits
sion said both sides have COM
planned of violations and added
that the tangled jungles in Laos
make policing Of the truce diff
ficult.
No Front Observers
The commission so far has
shown no sign of putting mill
tary observers into the 'front.'
line areas. 1t is believed the
Evening star., 1961-05-26
FOUND

DOG, boxer, brown female: vic. River
I'd, in Potomac, Md. JU. 5-51S3, 5
am. to 8 pm.
MALTESE CAT, male, brown stud COL
lar; vic. Silver Spring. JU. 5-51S3,
5 am. to 8 pm.
PUPPY. cocker. male; vic. North Cap
itol and Hamilton sts. ia. 9-5415.
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blvd, Md. MONT. CO. ANIMAL
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pm.
Published Daily and Sunday
ut 225 virginia Ave. Sc.
Second Class Postage
at Washington, d. C.
Evening star., 1961-05-26
Joe Walker Makes q Speech
After Setting X-l5 Record

EDWARDS AIR FORCE
BASE, Calf, May 26 (AP).-
Technical delays had begun to
bother test pilot Joe Walker.
Then, finally, on his seventh
flight in the Kills, he flew the
rocket plane to a winged
flight record of 1870 miles an
hour.
'"I almost had phobia about
it." Mr.. Walker, 40, told his
wife later.
Mrs. Grace Walker said her
husband was referring to long
periods of waiting in the cock
pit of the stubby-winged craft,
sometimes only to have the
flight called off at the last
moment.
But the test came off as
planned yesterday. The new
speed mark is 296 miles an
hour faster than an Kills flight
last April 81 by Air Force Maj.
Bob White.
Only Two Faster
Only aStronauts Maj. Yuri
Gagarin and Comdr. Alan
Shepard have Travelled at
greater speeds.
How does a man celebrate q
record like pilot Walkers?
For him the answer was
simple. After. a brief stopover
at home, he addressed mems
group in one of the Lutheran
churches at nearby Lancaster.
Mr.. Walker, a trustee in the
Community Methodist Church
of Lancaster, had promised a
friend earlier that he'd be on
hand for last nights session at
the Lutheran Church. Later
on he drove 40 miles back to
Edwards for another meeting.
The reason? Fellow Test Pilot
Mel Cough, a good friend, was
the principal speaker.
The Kills was dropped from
a B-52 mother ship at $4,000
feet yesterday. For 73 seconds
the pilot held the throttle wide
open.
GIided Back to Base
His peak speed-nearly a mile
. second-came during a steep
climb at 10000 feet. Then he
switched off the engine and
coasted to 10000 feet before !
nosing over and gliding back
TO base.
BY comparison, Mai. Gagarin
hit 1900 miles an hour during
his orbit around the earth April
II. Comdr. Shepard sped 5,1O0
miles an hour during his u.s.
mile rocket climb May 5.
But unlike the aStronauts,
the X-15 pilot was in full con-
troll of his craft. Ultimately,
the Kills is expected to reach
an altitude of 100 miles and
speeds up to 1000 miles an
hour.
Mr.. Walker, a veteran Of
fighter pilot service with the
18th Air Force in World War
II, earned the Distinguished
Flying Cross during his wartime
service in Europe. He now
works for the National Aero
nautics and Space Administra-
ton. He is a native of Wash
ington, Pa, and has three
young sons.