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Evening star., 1946-02-03
Miss Berkshire and
It. Petersen We'd
In MAcademyCbabel

st. Andrews Chapel at the Naval
Academy in Annapolis was the scene
OF a lovely wedding yesterday wher
Miss June Berkshire was married te
1t. q. g. Forrest S. Petersen, U. S. N.
Capt. Lash officiating. Mrs. Petersen
is the daughter Of Mr.. Stewart Berk-
shire Of Washington and her hus-
band the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.
Petersen of Gibbon, Nebr.
The bride chose a stunning satin
gown covered with ivory lace and a
tiara of tulle, pearls and orange
blossoms, and a full-length veil. Hel
flowers were Gala lilies. Mrs. C. A
Barninger, the brides sister, was he,
only attendant and she wore peri.
winkle-blue taffeta and carried vel.
low tulips.
The bridegrooms father acted az
best man and the ushers were 1t
q. g. A. A. Powell, U. S. NJ; 1t
L. U. M. Wickham and 1t. Col. c. A
Barninger, both of the Marine Corps
A reception followed the wedding
at the Officers Club on the Naval
Academy grounds.
The bride is a graduate of Holton-
Arms Junior College and 1t. Petersen
is graduate Of the academy. Afte,
a Midwestern trip, the couple will
go to Corpus Christi, Tex, where
1t. Petersen will take his flight
training.
Evening star., 1946-02-03
Dorothy Kmes
Among. Brides;
We'd officer

A lovely wedding took place in st
Dominic's Church yesterday when
Miss Dorothy Lee Kines. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Milton Kines
Of Arlington, became the bride oi
1t. Comdr. Alfred A. Fracchia, sor
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Fracchia o1
Long Island, N. Y. The Rev. VII.
liam r. Clark of Providence College,
Providence, r. l., off1ciated at the
nuptial mass. The Misses Elizabeth
and Margaret Maggie, twin nieces
Of the bride, were the soloists.
The bride, who was given ir
marriage by her father, wore 9
gown of white satin fashioned with
an off-the-shoulder yoke and 9
wide circular train. Her f1nger-tir
veil of illusion was held in place
with a cluster of orange blossoms
and she carried a cascade of white
orchids and lilacs. Her only at.
tendant, Miss Vivian Fracchia, sis.
ter of the bridegroom. wore a white
faille dress and bonnet to match anc
carried cascade of American
Beauty roses.
Mr.. Earl Shanahan Of Ions
Island was best man and the usher.
were Mr.. Anthony Trambetta anc
DR.. Eugene Ffnnegan and DR.
George Mishtowt of this city anc
DR.. Charles Kollar of Ridgewood
N. j. Following the ceremony q
wedding breakfast was held in the
South American Room of the Stat.
ler Hotel.
Mrs. Fracchia is a graduate O,
Sacred Heart Academy and the
Providence Hospital School Of
Nursing. For the past four years
she has been member of the ARMY
Corps, serving in Germany and
France. Her husband was grad.
uated from Villa Nova College and
Georgetown University School OF
Medicine. He recently returned
from active duty in the South Pa.
ciflc and Is now stationed at st
Adams, New York.
Following a brief honeymoon. the
couple will make their home In
Jackson Heights, N. Y.
Evening star., 1946-02-03

and committee chairmen, win be
Representative and Mrs. G. w.
Bishop, Representative and Mrs.
Evan Howell and Representative
Emily Taft Douglas. Mr.. Calvin
johnson, president of the society. as
sisted by Miss Bessie Kronk, chair
man of arrangements, will head the
list of hosts and hostesses.
Representative John w. Murphy,
president of the Pennsylvania So
ciety OF Washington, announces that
the society will hold its formal dance
Tuesday night in the west ballroom
of the Shoreham Hotel. Dancing
will start at 10 and continue until
/ am.
Officers of the society who will
assist at the dance are Mrs. Ray j.
Whitney, secretary treasurer; Mr..
Dean r. Clifford, Miss Mary E. Tu-
rick, Mrs. Virginia Whitney, vice
presidents, and Mrs. Elizabeth G.
Sloan, publicity director.
Additional information may be OBJ
tanned by calling Mrs. Whitney at
Glebe 1929.
Evening star., 1946-02-03
MISS Atberbolt,
Mr. H. Il. Da1Vs0n,
Are Married
MISS WAGNER.

At a double ring ceremony in St
Marys Chapel of the Washington
Cathedral yesterday, Miss Marianne
Atherholt. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Gordon Meade Atherholt of Wash
lngton, and Mr.. Howard Athalone
Dawson, jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs
Howard A. Dawson, also of Wash
|lngton. were married by the Rev.
]. Hillman Hollister.
The bride chose a stunning white
satin gown with marquisette yoke, a
lace bertha, long train and long
sleeves with lace at the cuffs. Her
|dngertip-l length veil of illusion was
held by a coronet of illusion and
orange blossoms and in her hand she
carried a white prayer book with a
white orchid.
Mrs. James K. Haskell, matron OF
honor, and Miss Martha Frances
Haynes, Miss Madeline Myers, cousin
Iof the bride: Mrs. Lawrence E
Brown and Mrs. Pascal B. Frazier
bridesmaids. all wore white marqui-
settle dresses and had old-fashioned
bouquets. Other attendants were
Mr.. John P. McGrath of Columbus
Ohio, best man, and the Messrs
Henry E. Steece, Robert L. Ettenger
Leroy H. Thayer, jr., and Shelton P
Dawson, brother of the bridegroom
Ilshers. all of Washington.
Following the wedding, a reception
was held at the home of the hride,s
Iparents.
Mr.. Dawson was attending the
University of North Carolina before
entering the Army. He recently
was discharged after two years over
seas. Mrs. Dawson attended George
Washington University. The newly
geds will make their home in Chapel
Hill, N. c., where both will complete
their schooling at the university.
Evening star., 1946-02-03

dean OF the North Carolina delega-
ton in Congress, Robert L. Dough-
ton and Mrs. Doughton, members Of
the delegation in Congress and their
wives; Undersecretary Of War and
Mrs. Kenneth G. Royal; Controller
General and Mrs. Lindsay G. War
rem and Commissioner and Mrs.
Garland S. Ferguson.
The February party of the Illinois
State Society is to be valentine
hop, held in the west ballroom of
the Shoreham Hotel this Saturday
starting at o'clock. Miss Albertina
Amizich and her two sisters, Misses
Antoinette and Lucy Ana, are in
charge of arrangements for the
dance.
Members and former members or
families of members who have re-
turned to Washington after serving
in the armed forces, are invited to
be honor guests.
Among the hosts and hostesses, in
addition to the officers of the society
Evening star., 1946-02-03

1t. William Lands Anderson, who
recently returned from Calcutta, is
spending months leave with Mrs.
Anderson, and his mother, Mrs.
Beulah Detwiler Anderson.
Capt. Goode P. Mann and Mrs.
Mann are visiting the formers par
ents, the Rev. and Mrs. Marvin w.
Mann.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Jerome Heglar
have as their guests the formers
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. A. Durham, of Mooresville,
N. C.
1t. Col. and Mrs. Clyde P. Patton
have been the guests for several
days of the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. T. Patton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Andrews have
returned from visit of several days
with friends in Maryland.
Mrs. Holcomb Rogers and her
young daughter are the guests of
relatives in Bridgeport, Conn.
Evening star., 1946-02-03
State Societies

The North Carolina Society will
entertain at the first of a series of
Sunday afternoon at homes on Feb
ruary II from to 6 pm. at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. Nor
rison, 1865 Glenbrook road NV.
Mr.. John K. Slear, president Of
the society, and Mrs. Slear will be
assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Morrison
and other members in receiving.
Special guests will include the
Kodiak mirror., 1946-11-30

To 6 Westerner like we are, there is just one thing we can't abide in customers, and that's the way they always maintain eastern apples are so much Let ter than Western apples (Even people from Kentucky think so. )
 Nurse Marion Curtis, who halls from Minnesota (to those improperly oriented customers that's in the Northwest bat it's the wrong side of the mountains to us) has just received, via par eel post, 3 bushels of apples from Ski-Hi Farms from back home apiece
 Eight dollars for the apples, 9.94 for the postage.
 Knowing our feelings on ap- ples from previous heated dis cussiOns, Nurse Curtis hied her self down with q dish full of samples. We quote from the let ter (Crunch, crunch) that came with the apples:
 "In the basket for cooking the top layer is SalOme and Gem City and the rest is Northern Spy, which has an excellent 1a- vOr.
 "The other basket (munch, munch) for eating has Mcintosh on top; then there are about 8 dozen golden russetts, then JOna- than, then the Gem City. The Gem Cltyis related tu zhe (mm, that's a juicy one) to the, we mean, Snow apple; it is real white inside but is later, hard CT apple than the Snow"
 If this item sounds ierky, it's because we actually consumed
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Kodiak mirror., 1946-11-30
KODIAK DIARY ...

1 o. c. Sweet, who was m Kodi- ak taking pictures for National ! Geographic, while in Fairbanks took pictures of various people for 8 Meet the People" feature 1 in Look magazine. The Oct l issue of the magazine containing the feature is now on local news stands.
 One Kodiakian, Cattle ranch- CT Jack MeCord" is pictured in the series. McCord. who arrived last week from Fairbanks, is now down to his ranch on Sitkalidak, butcherIng for a shipment of the beef going to Seward, and some for other outlets.
 The serles in Look asks the question, Should Alaska Become the 18th Statei
 MT. McCord's answer:
 "No. Looking at it's location, l think Alaska should be develop ed as 8 link between hemis- pheres, not Just another stats'P
Evening star., 1946-09-07
COP Candidate Quits
Prince Georges Race

The Republican party in Prince
Georges County was left with only
four candidates for the five-man
board of county commissioners in the
coming general elections as a result
of the withdrawal of w. Curtis Hop
kins, it Was announced yesterday.
Mr.. Hopkins, a former sheriff, had
filed at the last minute for the COM
missioner post after previously with
drawing as candidate for the Re-
publican State Central Committee.
Still on the Republican ticket for
commissioner are William r. Rice,
Oxon Hill; Herbert s.. Freeman,
Brandywine; Philip F. Brooks, Seat
Pleasant, and Robert j. YoSt, Colmar
Manor.
Democratic candidates for the
same Office include William A. Car
son, Riverdale, present chairman;
John n. Beall, Mount Rainier, and
D. Leonard Dyer, Accokeek, incum-
bents; and Harry McNamee, Ber-
wyn, and Norman Collins, Forest
vile.
The Republicans have no candi-
dates for clerk of the Circuit Court,
register of wills and county sur
tveyor.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Detectives Tracing
Several Good Leads
In Kemp Murder Case

Detectives investigating the week
old knife murder of James Anthony
Kemp "have several good leads"
they are still working on, Inspector
Robert j. Barrett, chief Of detec-
tives, declared today.
He denied that >the special. six
man detective squad assigned to
break the case had encountered a
blank wall" in their thus-far fruit
less investigation of the murder last
Sunday morning Of the 24-year -old
Navy veteran.
Police, however, have uncovered
neither suspects, motives, witnesses,
nor anything which can definitely
be identified as the murder weapon.
Headed by Detective Sergt. Edgar
E. Scott of the Homicide Squad. the
detective squad has been thoroughly
searching the neighborhood of the
Kemp home for the knife used in
the Staying and for persons who
might be able to supply a motive for
the crime.
A number of leads have appeared
and led nowhere since Mr.. Kemu.
father OF two. was stabbed to death
at the intersection of Thirty-sev-
enth street and Thirty seventh place
Sc. at about l am. as he was re-
turning home from an evening spent
with acquaintances in a Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc. tavern.
Every person taken into custody
for questioning has been able to
clear himself of conection with the
case.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
81 Head Of Cattle
Net S31,175 al Fair
By the Asxoeiofed Pres.

TIMONIUM, Md, Sept. 7.-Thir-
ty-seven head of Aberdeen-Angus
cattle brought their owners $31,175
at the State Fair here yesterday.
The Glen Eagle Farms, Eagle Bridge,
N. Y, contributed $4,500 of that
total, purchasing five animals.
Howard G. Davidson, Indian Town
Farm, Md, led the buying with the
purchase of seven head.
OF the cattle sold, 80 cows brought
an average of $857 a head, while four
bulls went for an average of $7l8
apiece, w. r. Harvey, jr., superin-
tendent of the auction, said.
In the AYRSHIRE show, Waumotosa
Farm, Woodbine, Md. won top
prize money with $492. Caklee
Farm, Street, Md, was second with
$474.
Boxted Confider, Suffolk punch
stallion owned by Herschel H. Allen
of Hi-Ho Farm, Phoenix. Md, took
the grand championship In its class.
The female grand championship for
Suffolk punch draft horses went to
Felixston Beatrice, mare owned by
Ralph Mattiessen, Hume, Va.
The AYRSHIRE bull championship
was captured by Stone House Sham
bles, owned by Philip Knatz of
Therapia Farms, Owings Mills, while
Maidstone Fredason, bull owned
by r. G. Pierce of Rectortown, Va,
won top honors in the AYRSHIRE
milling shorthorn division.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Two o7O-M.P.H. Speeders jailed;
Fined on Multiple Churoes

One traffic violator was sentenced
to serve 10 days in Jail and another
to serve five days in addition to
heavy fines, In Municipal Court
Judge Aubrey B. Fennel's Court
yesterday.
Alonzo E. jackson, "a, colored, of
the 400 block Of o street N. w., drew
the To-day sentence and fines total
ing $275, or another 81 days. on
charges growing out of wild chase
through downtown Washington Au-
gust 20, which police said reached
speeds Of IS to 10 miles an hour.
He was accused Of speeding, driy-
ing with no permit and passing
three red lights and four stop signs.
Detective Sergts. Howard Ogle and
Paul Clarke OF the antigambling
squad reported the pursuit began In
the 600 block Of o street NV. when
they saw Jackson's car travelling ct
high speed. and ended at the UNDER
pass on Florida avenue near New
York avenue NE.
When arrested, Jackson said he
had just had an argument at home
and was working 1t on" Sergt
Clarke reported.
william N. Connick. 10. marine
OF the 1700 block of Twenty eighth
street SEA was sentenced to serva
Evening star., 1946-09-07

five days and pay 5000 In fines or
serve an additional 40 days on
charges of speeding and having no
motorcycle operators permit.
Policeman j. X. McCarty reported
Connick was arrested Sunday on
South Capitol street near the Naval
Air Station after he reached speed
Of 10 miles an hour.
Hearing for Albert L. Gross, %,
colored, of Brentwood, Md, allegedly
the driver Of truck which collided
with two automobiles Thursday
night, seriously injuring 4-year-
old boy, was postponed to September
AZ.
Gross is charged with having no
permit, passing stop sign, leaving
after colliding and driving an unsafe
vehicle.
The accident occurred at Eighteenth
and jackson streets NE, police said.
after the truck ran through stop
sign. The injured boy Is Steven
Allen, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Allen, 408 Lincoln avenue, Takoma
Park, Md, who was taken to Chill
dren's Hospital with head injuries.
Also injured, police reported, was
Addison r. Hester, 68, Of 1925 Rhode
Island avenue NE.
Judge Fennell fixed bond at 1000
for Gross.
Evening star., 1946-09-07

The swelling public subscription
fund for the widow and four chill
dren of slain Police Pvt. Donald w.
Downs rose beyond the $4,000 mark
today as Mrs. Beulah Downs pre-
pared to begin life anew after the
burial of her husband.
Solemn rites marked the funeral
OF Policeman Downs yesterday, with
high police officials. fellow officers
and scores Of his friends and rela-
tives in attendance. More than so
policemen stood at attention as the
casket bearing his body passed the
Fourth Precinct to which Pvt.
Downs was assigned before q mo-
torist ran him down driving q wild
chase through Southwest Washing
ton last Saturday night.
Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox
baseball slugger, handed $25 to De-
tective Inspector Robert ]. Barrett
last night at Grifnth Stadium for
the Downs Fund. The Firemen's
Retirement Club added $500 to the
fund and $lo0 contributions were
made by Edward B. Eynon. jr., Sec
retary OF the Washington Nationals
Baseball Club, and the Rev. Robert
s. Lloyd. director OF Manrcsa- on
Severn, Annapolis. Md
The Touchdown Club, meanwhile
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Skeleton Discovered
Near Baltimore Nay
BE Banker S Daughter
BY The Assoeiotsd Press


BALTIMORE, Sept. THE arm
less skeleton of teen-ager found
here yesterday may be "one Of
many" listed in the Missing Per-
sons Bureau, or 1t may provide some
clue in the two-year-old mystery of
q missing school girl.
The skeleton, found by a hunter
on a wooded estate In an exclusive
residential area, was clothed in a
plaid skirt, green or blue knitted
sweater, and moccasins.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hildreth of Balti-
more said last night the general
description was that of her daugh-
ter, Jane, who disappeared Christ
mas week of 1914 while she was on
vacation from the Northampton
(Mass3 Finishing School. The girl.
II, left note, police said, saying
she was going to visit her father,
William S. Hildreth, Charlottes-
vile (Va) banker and that her
mother would never see me again."
A suburban search Of the Eastern
seaboard for the girl was fruitless.
Police searched the thicket, but
found no trace of the missing arms.
They said the girl had been dead
about 18 months.
Mr.. Hildreth was notified Of the
finding Of the skeleton and left i'm
mediately for Baltimore, James
sister, Haidee, said.
Baltimore city and county police
said that the discovery was made
by Thomas Amy while he was hunt
ing groundhogs near Charles Street
avenue on the estate of w. w. Abell,
Just over the city line.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Minister Attacks Policy
Of Macarthur in japan
By the Associoted Press

WELLESLEY, Mass, Sept. T.
The Rev. Douglas Horton, minister
of the General Council of Congre-
gational- Christian Churches, says
that Gen. MacArthur's directives
"are all negative" and have left the
japanese "bewildered.
Mr.. Horton, who returned re-
Gently from Japan, is the husband
of Mildred McAfee Horton, presi-
dent of Wellesley College and for
mer director of the WAVES.
Speaking at closing exercises OF
the first Wellesley Institute for
Foreign Students, ct which certifi-
Gates were presented to As from %
countries, he said:
What is called for is something
which may be roughly defined as the
Christian social order"
Evening star., 1946-09-07
D. {. Man Gets Is Months
In Cab Theft al Rockville

Rudolph Hill. 26, 1700 block of
Seaton street NV, was sentenced
by Judge Charles w. Woodward in
Montgomery County Circuit Court
at Rockville yesterday to serve 18
months in the Maryland House of
Correction on a charge of automo-
bile larcency.
Judge Woodward deferred sentence
in the case of Corpl. James E.
Jordan, $500 block Of Ontario road
NV, who was convicted of the
same offense.
According to Assistant States At
torney Charles w. Prettyman, the
two men stole a taxicab owned by
John w. Baylor, 154 Hickman street
Sc, March 10 on Wisconsin avenue
in Bethesda, after forcing Mr.. Bay
lor from the vehicle.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Arlington Board TO Study
Howe's Quitting Candidacy

The Arlington County Electoral
Board will meet today to consider
the withdrawal of H. H. Howe as an
independent candidate for the
county board.
Claude o. Thomas, secretary OF
the electoral board, said he had re-
ceived Mr.. Howe's candidacy papers
from Court Clerk H. Bruce Green
yesterday, accompanied by photo
stat of a letter in which Mr.. Howe
requested that his candidacy be
withdrawn.
Mr.. Thomas said the decision
would have to be made by the elec-
toral board, but added he thought IL
was common sense to permit a
candidate to quit If he wished.
Mr.. Howe, in his withdrawal
statement, said he would support
Daniel A. Dugan, another independ-
ent candidate. who has county Re-
publican support.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
|7th District 10 Name
| Robertson Successor
AT Staunton Meetinq
BY the Assoeioisd Press

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. IA 7th
District Democratic convention in
Staunton September % was called
yesterday to nominate q successor
to Representative Robertson, and
four men were mentioned immedi-
ately as possible candidates.
Mr.. Robertson was nominated by
the State Democratic Convention
here Thursday night for the unex-
pired term Of the late Senator Glass,
and the 7th District Democratic
Committee issued the call for the
congressional nominating conven-
ton.
Those advanced as possible candi-
dates included Frank S. Tavenner,
jr., OF Woodstock. Federal district
attorney for the western district of
Virginia, who now is in Tokyo as a
member of the war criminals prose-
cutting staff; c. G. Quesenbery of
Waynesboro, member of the House
of Delegates; M. j. Menefee of Luray,
secretary to Senator Byrd, and G.
Fred Switzer of Harrisonburg, chair
man Of the 7th District Democratic
Committee.
The Danyille Bee said Mr.. Taven-
ner was expected to make his an
nouncement of candidacy soon, and
friends of Mr.. Quesenbery reported
he also probably would announce
shortly.
The district committee, meeting
here, announced that delegates
would be apportioned on the basis
OF one for each so Democratic votes
cast in the last gubernatorial elec-
ton. This will mean the following
votes in the nominating convention !:
winchester, IL; Harrisonburg, %;
Buena Vista, 8; Staunton, Is; Clarke
County. 7; Frederick, 10; Shenan-
doah, 25; Page, 80; Warren, 20;
Rappahannock, Z: Rockingham, 80:
Augusta, %; Rockbridge, 10; Bath,
:; Highland, 5; Amherst, IL, and
Nelson, II.
Mr.. Robertson will speak today at
an Albemarle County Farmers
Day" program at Holkham. home of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. v. Herold.
Mr.. Robertson will speak on soil
conservation, of which he is an ar
dent advocate.
He said that he has no particular
campaign plans under consideration
at the present.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Hufchison Herd Leads
In Prince William
Butterfat Output
Special Dispafeh 10 The Stor

MANASSAS, Va. Sept. THE
herd of T. G. Hutchison, Aldie, led
the Prince William County Dairy
Herd improvement Association in
August with an average of 38.5
pounds of butterfat and GIL pounds
of milk per COW. according to the
report of John N. Neese, testing su-
pervisor. A total of 1876 cows in
20 herds in Prince William and
adjoining counties were tested dur
ing the month.
J. Carl Kincheloe's Hale Farm
herd. Nokesville, placed second with
an average production of 1862 pounds
Of butterfat and 1,039 pounds OF
milk. The herd Of Philip B. Read
ing, Nokesville, rated third with
356 pounds of butterfat and 88C
pounds OF milk, while the Glen
wood Farm herd, Catharpin; Frank
Lee Huffman, owner; was fourth
with an average production of 32s
pounds of butterfat and 1888 pounds
of milk per COW.
The highest producing COW in the
association for the month was
Della" owned by E. w. Thomp-
son, Woodbridge. Her record showed
91.7 pounds of butterfat and a pro-
duction of 936 pounds of milk test
ing 9.8 per cent. The second high
est producer was Marshall" of Mr.
Kincheloe's Hale Farm herd, whose
record was 74.3 pounds of butter
fat and 1856 pounds of milk testing
3.8 per cent.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Widows S Fund Passes $4,000
AS Policeman Downs Is Buried

announced it will stage a benefit
baseball game at Grifith Stadium at
8 pm. September Is between the
Baltimore champions of the Amer
ican Baseball Amateur Association
and the Champion Police Boys Club.
No. S.
Policemen of the city's 13 pre-
cincts, plus the harbor precinct and
the Women's Bureau. thus far have
contributed $8,552. Contributions
should be sent to Inspector Gle
ment Cox at Police Headquarters in
the Municipal Center Building and
checks should be made out to In
spector Cox.