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DR.. W. c. MeIoy Dies;
Long a Surgeon Here

Or. william Carey Meloy, 50.
q resident OF Washington since
childhood. and q surgeon here
since 1882, died Friday after q
long illness at his home, 2440
Foxhall road NV.
DR.. Meloy was brought to
Washington by his parents. DR..
and Mrs. Hugh B. Meloy. Of
1901 Rittenhouse street NV,
rs q small child. He attended
schools here and at the Uni
versity Of Maryland.
In 1928, he was graduated
from the George Washington
University Medical School. He
lnterned at Mount Alto Veter-
ans Hospital here. and served
RESIDENCES in various hospitals.
He received his Master Of Sci
ence degree in 1892 from the
University Of Pennsylvania.
Entering private practice In
1892, DR.. Meloy maintained Of
fees during his entire career
at 2019 r street NV. He was
chief Of plastic surgery services
ct the Washington Hospital
Center and at George Washing
ton University Hospital, and
served as a consultant In plas-
tic surgery at several other area
hospitals. including the Walter
Reed Army Hospital.
During World War II, he was
on active duty as a Navy lieu
tenant commander In Marine
Corps hospitals in the South
Pacific.
He was q member Of the Dis
trict of Columbia Medical So
ciety, the American Medical
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in Washington with his sister.
Mrs. jeanette Dudley, Of 1923
Claiming street NE.
Besides his wife and sister,
he leaves q daughter. Mrs.
Nancy Lee Taylor. of Baltimore;
two brothers, Edward e. Glib
bon, Of 1704 N. Quincy street.
Arlington, and Robert H. Glib
bon, Of Ill Springbrook drive,
Silver Spring; and two other
sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Hunder,
of CLOS Eastern avenue NE,
and Mrs. Gertrude Young, of
1909 Kenway street, Silver
Spring.
Funeral services will be at 2
pm. Monday at the Vincent
Funeral Home, 2525 Bladens-
burg road NE. Burial will be
in Fort Lincoln cemetery.
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sistant librarian and became
head Of its library In 1854
She previously served in the
Bureau of Insular Affairs of
the War Departments Bureau
of Education In the Philippine
Islands and in the Farm Credit
Administration Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Since leaving Brookings, Mrs.
Mclean had Travelled widely.
visiting Europe and South
America.
Her husband, James s. Nc
Lean, died in 1910. The couples
son was killed during q World
War II air mission.
Mrs. Mclean leaves q
brother, Sidney Rogers Of st
Paul.
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7. J. Walsh, ST.
DAVENPORT. Iowa. Mar. l6

DAVENPORT. Iowa. Mar. l6
(AP) Thomas ]. Walsh, ST..
n. whose construction COM
pany was one Of the largest in
the world, died today at Naples,
Fla, where he was spending the
winter.
He repeatedly had suffered q
cerebral hemorrhage Friday.
Mr.. Walsh was chairman of
the board Of Walsh Construc-
ton Co.. which has been In busi-
ness IS years. II built railroads,
dams and tunnels throughout
the world.
Although its headquarters
was here, the company had Of.
fices in New York, Chicago and
San Francisco.
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Association. the Washington
Academy Of Surgery. the Hip
pocrates Galen Society OF
Washington, the Founders
Group Of the American Board
of Plastic Surgery. and was q
fellow In both the American
College Of Surgeons and the In
ternational College Of Sur
geons. He was also q member
of the Chevy Chase Club and
the Metropolitan Club.
Besides his parents. he leaves
his wife, Mrs. Adrienne Mann
Maloy. of the home address;
a daughter, Mrs. Roger Martin,
Of Lyons. N. Y; and q STEP
son, DR.. Michael M. Duffy, who
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NEW YORK CITY.-The
hazards Of premature sue
cess in writing came in for
discussion last week by the
winners Of the book industry's
$1,000 prizes for last year.
Not, 1t might be added quickly,
that the problem applied to
any Of the current winners.
Leon Edel. whose Henry
James biography (Volumes 2
and 81 won the non-fiction
prize. said, in reply to a ques-
ton, that he was concerned
about the author of d first
novel who receives too much
praise, too much advert. ing
and all the things that go
with It: Invitations to lee
ture, television appearances.
autographing parties. moving
picture invitations, etc. In
most cases, Mr.. Edel. who is
in close touch with the
younger writing element
through his classes In mod
ern literature at New York
University, used as an exam
pie o first novel which &C
tually shows only promise.
I'VE should Just say to the
writer" he declared, that
this Is o fine beginning, now
60 and devote your energies
to trying to write an even
better one next time"
Winners Views
Mr.. EdePs books on Henry
James are published by Lip
pincott and he is established
commercially as well as ar
tistically. ]. F. Powers, who
won the current prize for his
novel. "Morte DURHAM" has
had success as a short-story
writer and was less disposed
to worry about the danger Of
being too rich. william Stat
ford, author of Travelling
Through the Dark" said the
problem simply didn't exist
for poets. Everybody knows
poetry doesn't pay.
The Messrs. Powers, Edel
and Stafford received their
$1,000 checks in the thick
gold opulence Of the new
Americana Hotel. Their COM
ments came in remarks at
the ceremony and at a press
conference which preceded it.
Mr.. Stafford brought to
his listeners a quality which
he attributed to the judges
who gave hill the prize:
"Winsome enthusiasm" He
is 40 and q teacher Of Eng
lish literature and compost
ton at Lewis and Clark Col
lege in Portland. Greg. His
e-winning poems, pub
lished by Harper g. Row,
were obviously Of quality and
also could be understood
quite easily. For a long time
merit and intelligibility have
tired different paths in
poetry. OF Mr.. Stafford the
critics had written there is
no designed obscurity" and
"a simplicity Thoreau would
have admired" The author
seemed TO feel that simplicity
needed no explanation and
declined to be drawn into
any discussion Of the science
Of his verse.
Mr.. Powers book "Morte
durham" was published by
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The annual Newbery and
Caldecott Medals are to chill
dren's books what the Pulit-
ger Prizes are to adult liter
ature. Awarded by the
American Library Association,
the medals are the highest
honor given to creators Of
children's books.
The 1868 Newbery Medal
for the most distinguished
contribution TO American lit
erature for children In 1862
goes to a book which is fam
tasy verging toward science
fiction. A WRINKLE IN TIME
by Madeleine L'Engle. pub
lished by FarTar. Straus g.
Cudahy. is a story which is
imaginative, exciting, and
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AURORA. H.. Mar. 10 a)ap) i.
= DR.. Theodore Pierson Ste
phens. 81, president emeritus OF
Aurora College, died Friday
after a long illness. DR.. Stephens,
q native Of Brooklyn, was Au-
rora College president from 1888
TO 1862.
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With RECORD to q
Card Of Thanks

Very often q cord Of ihanks
In The SioF meets q need
which con hardly be solved In
any other woY. Not only is
u q gracious expression. Of
arutIsvdo 10 those who hove
sent Horul tributes but also
eovfsOVsly acknowledges The
services ond kindnesses' Of
The. mahy ~ whom O psnonol
note Of thunks eonnos well be
mailed or whose names and
addresses ore not known.
Insertion Of q cord Of Thanks
moy be aHunood BY telephone
10 The StaE, U. $4,000.
The Evening and SUnd0y StuT
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COOPER. PHILLIP I. suddenly. on
ban Hospital. PHfLLfP L. COOPER,
beloved son Of Wexford and Bessie
Edward, Melvin, Alfred. Wexford, r.;
Van, Norman and Ralph 3. Cooper.
Also survived By two sisters-in-lAw.
five aunts, one uncle and other rela-
tives; Notice Of funeral later. serv-
ices by snowden.
CUMBERLAND. AGNES COMBS. On
EETieSAgs I March rs .,,, 1898, AGNES
aye. Hyattsville, Nd, beloved wife
Of LAURENCE Z. cumberland and
and John H, Cumberland, She also
survived BY four grandchildren.
P Rsss Homes %sy SsO ai aasSA' . Ss
HyattsVille, Nd, on Sunday. March
~, from Pm. until 8 pm, sery-
i sopai ch ss RinfHE ssy. MiRSr EDi oa
tsrmsnt. Fort nncoin csmsteTy. IN
lieu Of flowers, expressions Of
sympathy may be sent TO 81. Mat
Va News Episcopal Church HSatt'yyillis'
DIXON. WILLIAM N. On Saturday,
March March 10; 1898, At NJ The District
DIXON Of a. r st. ne, beloved
husband Of ines Dixon and devoted
father OF Mable /. Coleman. Also
surviving are one sister, Bell Dixon;
one brother, the Rev. Frank Dixon
one grandchild. other relatives and
friends. Remains resting at the
30l6 18th st. ne. Notice Of funeral
later.
DoENALLy, RUTH T; On EhuEsesy.
NA 1EiS Il 4s 1921 R0 sgEh Ave. D9 Ss
Fitshnah poninaliy ''g and mother 81
nally; Eight ErandehiidIsn Slso
cail az the Bethesda Chevy Chase
Funeral Home Of Robert A. Pum-
phley. Bethesda, Nd. where services
win be held on Monday. March IS,
cem ~ noon Intsrmsnt ParEiisyTn
DoRsETT. JAMES WADE. On thurs
Day March Il, 1858, JAMES WADE
loved husband Of Blanche Il. Doisett,
father Of James Wade, tr.. and
Thomas Healey Dorsstt Services will
pe held on Monday, March ID, at
Old oeorgetown pike, Mclean, Va,
mortal Park.
FEARING. CARRIE LEE. On Monday.
March n. 1868, ct Los AngeIes.
Calf, CARRIE LEE FEARING. BE-
loved wife Of the late Mai. Charles
u; Fearing and devoted mother 81
col, Arthur Il. . rearing aai l. Also soc sd ~:
yiyinR are. other relatives and many /,
friends. After l pm. sunday friends
are invited 10 call ct the Mcguire
Funeral Home, 1920 9th 81. NV.
Funeral from Fort Myer Chapel,
Fort Myer. Arlington, Va, az Ill
am. Monday, March Is. Inter-
ment Arlington National Cemetery.
FLEMING, JOHN A. On Thursday.
March Il. 1858, Ct casuaity Hos.
Pital' JOHN a. FLEMING Of 800
Ruth g. Flemin9. brother Of Miss
Mary x. Fleming Of HagerstoWn,
Nd, and cousin OF Walter W, Fiem-
ing OF Yonkers. N. Y. Friends may
can At the Lee Fulral Home, An
81. and Mass. ave. o.e., until 1913
pm. Monday. March IS. Funeral
service will be held at 81. Mark's
episcopal Church, Sd and A SITS. Sc.
~ 4 pm. Interment Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery. II
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BOOK AWARD WINNERS
Should Writers Get Rich Quick?

Doubleday and was widely
but not universally admired.
1t deals with the blows dealt
by fate to a Catholic priest
who had succeeded in max
ing himself known nationally
as a preacher. The author
felt Henry James had said
best what he wanted to say
on the writer's task: "a. to
guess the unseen from the
seen, to trace the implica-
tons of things, to Judge the
whole piece by the pattern,
the condition Of feeling life
in general 20 completely
that you are well on your
way to knowing any partic-
ular corner Of it."
This" said Mr.. Powers,
"is the writer's power and
glcry."
Mr.. Edel, before whom one
quotes Henry James with
trepidation since he Is the
authority without equal, said
he feels that the core Of
James work is In the idea of
the American confronting the
world, q situation which has
even more validity now than
in James own time.
Apt Analogy
From the purely literary
standpoint, he was very happy
that President Kennedy
cited James in his memorial
statement on William Faulk-
ner. THE analogy sc e m e d
particularly apt" he said,
"since Faulkner's work forms
a kind Of comedie humane
of the South in the way
James IL novels and 100
stories formed q creative body
of work which explained a
whole society. In addition, Of
course. James enlarged the
novel by showing US that
what is important In life is
the relationships between
people"
The main speech at the
ceremony was given by Rob-
ert Oppenheimer. director Of
the Institute for Advanced
Study at Princeton, N. J. His
address, while nicely phrased
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is currently serving as q cap
tain In the Army.
Memorial services will be held
at 3 pm. Monday at the
chapel at Arlington cemetery.
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AnuRtltnD

GOLDsTEN. FRANK. There win be
memory on FRANK s0OLDSTEIN.
husband OF Sarah ooldstein,. father
Loeb, az the ohev sholom Cemetery,
3237 18th pl, S,e.,, March ~, 1888,
in A. p'm' Relatives os.i hS disn0'
GREENFIELD, ROBERT. There will be
an unwilling IN the memory OF
ROBERT GREENFIELD on Sunday,
March "a, 1868, at 10 noon. at the
Beth 9holom Cemetery, 9th ave.
and N st., Capitol Heights Nd.
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Garna nf ThankH

SI ne iats mrs XSN coRA y. B r5R1si &
gratefully acknowledge the many
acts Of kindness during her Illness
and expressions Of sympathy on her
passing. THE FAMILY.
HARRIS, EsTELLE W. The family
Of the late ESTELLE W. HARRIS
wishes 70 thank the Rev. Ernest
Gibbs Of the Rock Greek Baptist
81 I tSs st. ni PHILIPS saPs s chuTs SHe
the Rev, Pryor Of the Alexandria
Memorial Church, the nurses unit
Of the Rock Greek Baptist Church.
Mrs. Mary Daniels and other friends
pressions In the, time Of our sad
ness. We would like to give q
very special thanks 10 all for the
many cards, telegrams, flowers, food
and the use Of their ears. but most
everyone for their prayers, words Of
encouragement and for their SYM
pathetic understanding ct . time
Of need and sadness.
THE FAMILY OF THE LATE MRS.
ESTELLE W. HARRIS.
NICKENs, J. THEODORE, sr. The
family Of the late J. THEODORE
NICkENs, srs gratefully aeknowl-
edge the expressions Of sympathy.
floral tributes and many acts Of
kindness In our recent bereavement.
THE FAMILY.
POWELL. FLORENCE L, The family
wishes TO express their deepest ap-
probation nnI for cards nT sslesTadns Ley:
received during their recent bereave-
ment. THE FAMILY. IL
RICHARDSON, DAVID Z. The family
Of the late DAVID Z. RICHARDSON
wishes 70 express their sincere
thanks and deep appreciation TO
the messages Of condolences, cards,
kilograms, gifts. floral tributes, use
Of 1ars and contributions during
theiE recent bereavement. We would
like 70 thank each one personally.
MRS: EVELYN B. RICHARDSON
AND FAMILY.
THOMAS, RENA r., AND CARROLL,
RICHARD b. The father and sister
OF the late MRS. RENA r. THOMAS
and Mr.. RICHARD B. CARROLL
wish to express their sincere appTe-
tives for their kindness and sym
patty, cards, flowers and other acts
during the illness and passing of
thanks e the Rev; I REank an,s Jack JACK;
the John Steward ard, Msthodist Church.
the Rev. qobsy 2; Myers Of the
Brooks Methodist Church and Mrs.
FATHER, Mr.. WILLIAM CAR
ROLL; SISTER. MRS. SADIE
THOMPSON. NORMAN D. The fam
LIZ q the late NORMAN ?:
relatives, friends and neighbors for
their kindness and sympathy shown
IN the recent sudden passing Of
their loved one. Special thanks
extended 70 safeway Trails. Inc,
P eS Their H RD0ys' %s96sT: aS O.
1923 Of BRIT. District Child well
fare Division, Credit Bureau OF
d. c., law office Of Robert NJ. Booth,
tr.: National Publishing Co., Press
mems Union. Local ~; members Of
the U. s. Navy Band and the Roberts
MRS. ELIZABETH w. THOMPSON
AND CHILDREN.
TURNER, MARTHA B. The family Of
wishes TO acknowledge the thought-
fulness, floral tributes kind remem.
brances and many expressions OF
sympathy bestowed upon US during
our bereavement.
HER CHILDREN, PAULINE STE
PHENSs MILDRED ASHTON AND
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MARY. On Thursday,
osnsrsl Hospital NARY al AND Risss5Ss
Of $40 L 81. n.W,. beloved mother
Of Helen Jones. Valecia Anderson
and Rosemary Brandon. Also surviv-
ing are 10 grandchildren, one niece.
Dunn; other relatives and friends.
Remains resting at the John r.
Rhines Co, Funeral Home, 3015 18th
St. ne. (ample parking facilitiesl.
where friends may call after 4 pm.
Tuesday, March 10. Funeral services
Wednesday, March 20. at 12 noon
at the Bible Way Church, 1130 New
Jersey ave. NV, Bishop Smallwood
z. williams officiating. Interment
Carver Memorial Park. 1919
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DRathH

ANDERSON. HELEN MARY. On
Thursday. March IA, 1903, ct the
George Washington University Hos
NARY ANDERSON Of is05 North
Rhodes St. Arlington, Va. beloved
s Sits Of Of L1hn ann H Ands Il Ro,;Ss s
Mass, and Mrs. Walter ]. Deiss OF
Milton, Mass. Friends may call
at the Ives Funeral Home. 2S47
Wilson blvd, Arlington. Va. after
2 pm. Friday, March IS, where
there will be Q recitation OF the
s pm. Requiem mass viii Be-
celebrated at ST. Charles Cath
Ollie Church, 1904 North WASH
ington blvd, Arlington, Va, on
Monday, March IS, at o am. In
terment Arlington National Gene
terry. IL
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BURwELL, CORA v, The family Of
the late MRS, CORA y. BURWELL
gratefully acknowledge the mans
acts OF kindness during her Illness
and expressions Of sympathy on her
passing. THE FAMILY.
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TURNER, MARTHA b. The family Of
the late MARTHA B, TURNER
fulness, floral tributes, kind remem-
brances and many expressions Of
sympathy bestowed upon US during
our bereavement.
HER CHILDREN, PAULINE STE
PHENS, MILDRED ASHTON AND
BENNIE TURNER.
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NTCKENs, J. THEODORE, 81. The
N sa9ilE q shs late ts,:,,, THs ea0o
edge the expressions of sympathy.
floral tributes and many acts OF
kindness In our recent bereavement.
THE FAMILY.
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POWELL, FLORENCE L. The family
wishes TO express their deepest APP
probation for cards, kilograms, let
ters, flowers and all kind deeds
received during their recent bereave-
ment. THE FAMILY. IL
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dsy. March "a. 1868. james WADE
loved husband Of Blanche Il. Dofsett, 4,
Fso$s, a.a. sn Dor. Tsds ssrIc:. a a
be held on Monday, March IS, at
the 81. Johns Episcopal Church. 21I0
Old Georgetown pike, Mclean, Va,
At II am: Intermsnt National Me-
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FORMULA if.
Continued

C0ftt1Gued
fits the driver like sock and does every
thing from holding the beast together to
carrying the fuel and water The answer
to the problem seems to be in starting
another, carefully regulated, class, and let
ting Formula Juniors keep their expensive
place in the sun.
The day of the Presidents Cup was
cloudy and drivers in the later races
worried about the probability of dan
ger0uS wet track. The rain held off, though,
and the Formula Junior event shaped up
with Chuck Dietrich, Charlie Hayes and
Pierre Mon as the names to be watched.
Way back off the post sat Dave Rohlader
in 1947 Cooper Mark Nv, the first prOduc-
ton model John Cooper ever built, and
probably the best competition car in the
country. R0hlader'S machine, classified
as Formula Three" was powered by a
one cylinder motorcycle engine; Charlie
Hayes Elva by essentially the same en-
CINE that pushes little English Ford
AngliaS modified from As to 100 h.p.l
Jack Lyle'S Cooper was out of this race
from the beginning with transmission
trouble, but that wasn't unusual in the
fragile Formula Junior class. He drove a
Fiat sedan in another event
AS track, Marlboro's a pretty good
place to learn, the drivers say. It's not so
fast, but it's very tricky with its IL turns.
"It's bloody good for learning" says
Charlie, the natty president of Hayes Auto
mobiles. At Marlboro, he said, an aver
age time might be 81 or So mph, com
pared with 122 at ReimS; and the 45-min-
ute race limit at Marlboro makes it a
sprint: you can't win if you have pit stop.
The daintineSs of the cars makes for
an awful lot of luck in winning. With all the
dr0p0uts, the third or fourth sloweSt car
in the field has good chance of winning.
The best drivers win at the slOwest pos
sible speed.
Sure enough, barreling into the hair
pin 400 yards from the start, Pierre Mon
and two other cars piled up. Total damage:
well over 5000 and lot of hard words
from Pierre. One ofthe cars transmissions
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The hydrOfOil is important not merely because
it's new and exciting. 1t can, as Mr. ZeckendOrf
points out, provide access to new sections which
have no direct railroad connections, no superhigh-
ways, but which are luckily on some river which
leads to downtown. Elsewhere, it will take some of
the traffic off creaking railroads and jammed turn
pixies at comparatively low costs.
You could, for instance, build whole feet of
crack hydrOfOils and move an awful lot of people
over many miles Of waterway for less money than
it would cost to run just few more miles of
$3-milhOn-a-mile exPressway across the expensive
splitleveldOm Of place like central Long Island in
New York.
Invent for an eye-Opening ride in hydrOfOil the
other day, skimming along New YOrk's Hudson
River in American HydrOfoil Lines ABGEOss.
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asked Ira E. DOwd, President of American
HydrOfOi Lines, about the future of his boat.
although the AIbGROss is just model TT Of
committing hydrOfOils, he said, were starting
regular service between Port Washington, L. l., and
East 18th Street in Manhattan this SUMNER at about
SITS each way for the 25-mile trip. We're building
five more 4-passenger boats"
But DOwd is looking further ahead.
by 1865 we expect to have thirty-6ve a.
passenger boats running, and we're planning to
have big 2OOPassenger hydrOfOil in the water by
then, too
Other companies are enthusiastically pushing
ahead with plans for committing hydrOfOils, too.
In Seattle Northwest HydrOfol Lines is building
vessel, the HydrotOa Ship VicGOr0, to operate be-
tween Seattle and Victoria BIC. This $75O,OOO all
aluminium "fOi'' Is to be the first of feet of Is
passenger, 7OfOOters which, powered by twin 1000
hP General Electric gas turbines will whOOsh along
over the Puget Sound chop at Omph. They make
the 75-mile Seattle-VctOra passage in an hour and
half compared to four hours for the conventional
ships now making the run.
It's hard to tell exactly when the conductor will
start punching tickets on the Victoria but accord
ing to William ]. Niedemair, President of North
west HydrOfOil, she's about IS per cent completed
and should be ready for her sea trials next January.
Niedemair also told me that he has applied for
approval to operate couple Of his hydrOfOils as
ner-island ferries in Hawaii starting in late 1864
On Long Island COmmutabOat, Inc, is another
American company interested in hydrOfOils. Their
boats are made by AquaviOn eOMiSVsd on poUs -
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Sitting at its dock, the 34-foOt AIbGTOss looked
like stubby motOrbOat upon which someone had
mounted the big.windOwed body of bus Sticking
out Of its tanks near the bow and stern were odd
looking constructions Of fat metal - the foils -
whose neither parts disappeared into the murky
water Of the Hudson.
Aboard, the inside looked exactly like bus -
it even smeled like bus. It's propelled by small
l8O-hp Diesel engine.
~FyiSsg" above hbe waves
dock greasy yellow waves tossed us about and when
we headed toward mid-stream, spray slapped at the
windows. But suddenly, as when a car leaves a
section Of old, rough road for a section Of super
highway, we were gliding along smoothly. We had
within the space of 200 yards So picked up speed
enough - about ID mph II for the ALbGTOss to
get up of the belly Of its hull and rise few feet
above the waves to "Ay" in the water on its fOils.
That's the principle Of these craft. They use
little wings hydrOfOils - to fly in the water the
same way an airplane uses big wings = airfOils s.
to lift itself and fly through the less solid air. Since
water is 300 times denser than air. the wings needed
to lift and support a hydrOfOil boat can be far
smaller than those Of an aircraft
Its trick of aging" with its hull clear Of
the water renders the hydrOfOl almost free of
interference by waves and therefore allows smooth,
safe running in heavy seas. 1t also makes for
greater speed and economy. There is less friction
for the hydrOfoil to overcome. Pushing small
streamlined fOils through the water takes much
less power and fuel than samming boats big hull
through discOuragingly solid waves.