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Evening star., 1948-11-14
Ralph |. Smith Rites j.
To Be Held Tomorrow

Funeral services for Ralph L.
Smith, g., an electrician, who died
unexpectedly of a heart ailment
here Friday, will be held at pm.
tomorrow at Gasch's funeral home,
Hyattsville, Md. Burial will be in
Congressional Cemetery.
Mr.. Smith, whose home was at
Herald Harbor in Anne Arundel
County, was found dead IN ms room
at 824 Fourth street NE, Where he
lived while working on the new
Braddock Light & Power co. plant
at Alexandria, Va.
A native of Washington, ne re-
ceived his education in BerWyn, Md.
From 1904 to 1920, when he lived IN
Mount Rainier, he served as en- elec-
ton official in the Chillum District.
Mr.. Smith was a member OF Loca!
g. International Brotherhood OF
Electrical Workers; the Herald Har.
Dor Volunteer Fire Department, ana
The Mount Rainier Christian
Church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Naomi Smith, and brother, wilbur
Smith of Hyattsville.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
; District Area War Dead
To Be Reburied Tomorrow

Three Washington area service
men who died in World War II will
be among seven to be reburied in
Arlington Cemetery at pm. to-
morrow.
Men from the Marine Barracks
here will compose the guard of hon.
or and music will be furnished by
the Marine Band. The Army will
supply escorts for -.ext-of-kin. Capt.
John Donovan and Maj. Albert L.
Atkinson will be the officiating
chaplains.
The three Army men, together
with their next-of-kin, are: 1t.
Cuthbert p Stearns. jr.. son of Brig.
Gen. c. P. Stearns, 1853 Fendall
avenue, Charlottesville. Va; Pvt.
Vincent A. Troiano, husband of
Louise H. Troiano, 612l Seventh
place NV, and 1t. Jack M. Waas.
son of Ethel Martiniere, 1900 H
street NV.
Evening star., 1948-11-14

!
in 1881, was an authority on tropical
medicine and the author of many
textbooks on the subject. After his
retirement he continued research
in this field.
Admiral Stitt had served in the
Naval Medical Corps for AZ years.
In 1912 he received the William
Gorgas Crawford Medal from the
Association of Military Surgeons of
the United States. The medal was
presented, according to the citation,
to distinguished scholar and an
authority of international fame on
tropical medicine. y
Born July %, 1867, in Charlotte,
I'M. c., Admiral Stitt was the son
of William Edward and Mary
Rhodes Stitt. He received the bach
elor of arts degree from the Univer-
sity of South Carolina in 1885 and
his doctors degree from the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania four years
later
He was appointed assistant sur
geon in the Navy in 1889, and was
sent two years later to Valparaiso,
Chile, where he assisted in the care
of wounded in the battles of Placilla
and Concon, during the revolution OF
that year.
Retired ip 1881.
He was appointed a surgeon IN the
Navy in 1900 and medical director,
with the rank of rear admiral, on
october is, 1917. In November, 1920,
he succeeded Admiral w. c. Brais-
ted as Surgeon General of the Navy,
which post he held until 1928.
Admiral Stitt early developed an
interest in tropical diseases while
serving in Central America with the
Nicaraguan Canal Commission in
1895. He also saw service at the
naval hospital at Cavite in the
Philippine Islands. In 1905. the
Navy sent him to the London School
of Tropical Medicine to pursue his
studies on the subject.
On his return. he was appointed
to the Naval Medical School in
Washington, where he taught until
1920. From 1916 to 1920 he was the
commanding officer of the school.
and during World War I, had
charge of the laboratory services at
various naval stations and hospitals.
Taught in Universities.
His teaching career was not con-
fined to the Navy. At one time he
was a professor in tropical medicine
at both George Washington and
Georgetown Universities, and lee
tured on the subject at the Jefferson
Medical College. He held honorary
doctors degrees from four unlver-
sites and since 194l had been a
consultant on tropical medicine to
the Secretary of War.
His published works included
practical Bacteriology." and dag
nostics and Treatment Of Tropical
Diseases" both of which ran
through many editions.
Admiral Stitt was married three
times. His first wife, Mrs. Emma
Woodruff Scott Stitt, died at Vir-
ginia Beach, Va, in 1888. In June.
1885, he married Laura Carter who,
five months later, plunged to death
from sixth floor window of their
California street apartment. On
May 3, 1887, he was married to
Mrs. James Thornton Newton, the
widow of the former commissioner
of patents, who survives him.
He was a member of the National
Board of Medical Examiners from
1915 to 1929, on which he served
as president from 1926 to 1928;
Evening star., 1948-11-14
u. 5. Colleges Report
Record Enrolment Of
2,410,000 Students

For the third successive year
the Nations colleges and universi-
ties reached a new peak in enroll
ment, 2,410,0O0, or an increase of 81
per cent over the autumn of 1947
the Office of Education reported
yesterday.
The increase in students was To-
900 over last year, despite a drop of
100000 in the number of veterans
enrolled. Veteran enrollments, down
9 per cent, showed that the peak in
the number of veterans going to
college has been passed for the first
time.
college enrolment is reaching a
stable situation" DR.. John Dale
Russell, director of the higher edu-
cation division of the Office OF
Education, said.
He explained that there were
fewer beginning students knan last
year, some 4 per cent less. 1t was
an improvement over 1947, when
the beginning students dropped ID
per cent below the previous year.
District colleges and universities
reported 36,748 students enrolled
against 36,346 signed up in 1947. OF
that number, 17,439 were veterans
as compared to 1878 in 1947.
Maryland showed an enrolment
in higher education institutions OF
81 ,010, as compared to 34,937 last
year. Virginia had 39,472 students
in college, while last year only &c.
455 enrolled.
The total enrolment figure for
1947 was 1888 900, or II per cent
more than 1916.
The number of frst-time students
in teachers colleges was $1,000 as
compared to $1,000 in 1946, a loss of
7.3 per cent. This indicates no early
Improvement in the potential sup
ply of teachers, DR.. Russell pointed
out.
Negro institutions also reported
a heavy decline in first-time STU
dents. This falls enrolment was
$4,000, whereas last year it was
% 900, down 17.4 per cent. DR.. Rus
sell said this was not as sharp a
slump as it sounded because of the
small number of students in the
Negro institutions Any change
would be reflected to a greater ex-
tent in percentage figures because OF
this, he said.
Negro colleges showed a Al per
cent decrease IN total enrolment
from last year, while junior
colleges reported a per cent de-
crease Both were caused, prob
ably, by declining veteran enroll
ment as those eligible for the
schooling under the GI Bill of
Rights either went back to work or
finished their education, DR.. Russell
said.
The 20 institutions (of the coun-
trys 1900 with the largest enroll
ments were listed by the Office of
Education as follows:
New York University, 47,647; Uni
versity of California, 43.469: City
College of New York, 28,567; Colum-
bia University. $4,000; University of
Minnesota. 27,243; University of Il
linois, 25,920; Ohio State University,
23,929: Northwestern University, 23.-
1888; University of Indiana, 23,131;
University Of Southern California,
22,740.
Also, University Of Wisconsin, o.
353; University of Michigan, 81 1,002;
Syracuse University, 1868; Uni
versity Of Texas, 1876; University
of Pittsburgh, 1885; University OF
Pennsylvania, 1854; Boston Uni
versity, 1857; Wayne University,
18,455: Temple University, 1872
and University of Washington, 49,
$50.
These 20 enrolled 20 per cent OF
all college students in the United
States. the Office of Education said
Evening star., 1948-11-14
In Mrntnriattt

BELL. WILLIAM 8. In loving memory
of my dear friend. WILLIAM S. BELL.
who eft me one year ago today November
IA. 1947.
Just a line of sweet remembrance,
Just q memory fond and true.
Just a token of love and devotion
That my heart still holds for you
HIS DEVOTED FRIEND, MRS. ANNA NJ.
HUNTER.
BUTLER; MAuDE M 1s. In. In sad uaI1nS bH1 1Dvips
ESTER Who my passed aed away e one Year ago
today, November "A, l947.
Ny heart still aches with sadness,
My eyes shed many tears;
God only knows how l miss you
At the end of one long year.
DEVOTED HUSBAND, JAMES BUTLER.
HAvENNER. ALBERT l.. In sad but
Syns Dgother HIBEr 4 sshE ssR ho
us so suddenly l3 years ago today, No
vember IA, 1885.
What would we give to clasp your hand,
Your dear, kind face to see;
To hear your, voice and see your smile
That meant so much; dear Albert. to US
yogR TER I9X5Na sNp eRofaERg H2THEs' FATHER SIS
HURLEY, JOHN THOMAS In loving
ahe2 John 81 Gu THomAs osi ff 90
parted this If. two years ago today No
A precious one from US has gone,
/ A voice we loved Is stilled;
place is vacant In our home
SON AND" AND DAuGHTEps atJe5 III s AND FAMILIES
JACKSON. HERBERT In loving men,
ory of our devoted husband and father
HERBERT JACKSON. who departed this
HE one year ago today November IA
Gone. but not forgotten.
HIS DEVOTED WIFE AND CHILDREN.
JOHNS, BENJAMIN FRANK. In memory
sESyAM1N SIs 1hSnfE FRANK I'nS Johns vho joined
| the heavenly choir one year ago today NO
vember IA. 1947
At night one year ago today,
Gods angels bore my father away
10 a land that's free from all care:
I promise you. father. I'll meet you there
DENpnER nuqIEe. DAUGHTER HATTIE l.
Yea, though he walked through the valley
Of the shadow of death
D pEVoTED g SISTER sST1i i HATTIE suTToN.
Sleep on, dear grandfather. and take your
rest,
bEvoE sysa osSSbo sSt asa svfs Bs 5sH sei, u1r
JOHNS, BENJAMIN FRANK: In mem;
SoHNs ges IS f Who Passed psssed aNsy one year age
Eeeven's anneels hear, your plea,
Felt your fingers on the gates;
Then they handed you the key.
As they lifted up the weights:
Then God whipsered: Peace be thine
| MADISON, FhEDER1Ch A. IN lOvlnt
memory Of our dear husband and father
FREDERICK A. MADISON, who passed
away six months ago today. May IA, l94s
+ A face that is ever before US.
| voice we cannot forget;
smile that lasts forever
In memory we see him yet
He had a smile for every one,
/ And heart as pure as gold:
For those who knew and loved him,
/ His memory will never grow old
LOVING WIFE, LILY, AND SONS. FRED
/ AND GEORGE.
ROBINSON, ROBERT v. In loving mem
ory of our dear husband and father
ROBERT v. ROBINSON, who departed this
life two years ago. November 49, 1946.
For memories will always stay
As years go passing by;
And there is comfort in the thought
! Our love can never die
HIS DEVOTED WIFE, LORRAINE RAD.
CLIFFE ROBINSON, AND FAMILY,
| CARL, RADCLIFFE, BARBARA, HAIR
RET AND LORRAINE.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
DR.. WinsIow Anderson,
College President, Dies
By the Associated Press

ROCHESTER, Mimi, Nov 13-
Dr.. Winslow Anderson, president of
Whitman College at Walla Walla.
Wash, died today in a Rochester
Hospital He had undergone a
major operation November by
Mayo clinic surgeons. The body will
be cremated.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
}. {. Franklin, Controller
Of Coca-CoIa Co., Dies
BY the Associated Press

ATLANTA, Nov. 13-J. Clyde
Franklin, 50, controller of the
Coca-Cola Co., died in a hospital
here last night after a short illness.
He had been with the company
more than Is years. During that
time he spent a number of years in
Wilmington, Del, and New York. He
was transferred back to Atlanta last
January.
Funeral arrangements have not
been announced
Survivors include his wife, twin
daughters, the Misses Vera and Wv
ian Franklin, two sisters and a
brother.
Evening star., 1948-11-14

yesterday at the
Naval Medical
Center, Bethes-
da, Md.
Admiral Stitt,
who was 81, was
stricken with a
cerebral hemor-
rhage July %,
19.47, at his home
at 1925 r street
N. w. and had
been at the hos
pital since.
The former
surgeon general,
who was retired
Looo,,,o 1f 80,
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Sturtevunt Rites Tomorrow

| BALTIMORE, Nov. 13 P.-Fu-
neral services will be held Monday
for Edwin M. Sturtevant, 81, gen.
eral counsel for the Consolidated
Gas, Electric Light & Power Co.,
who died yesterday after a short
| Illness.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
AdmiraIE R. SiH Dies;
Former Naval Medical
Commander Was 81

Rear Admiral Edward Rhodes
Stitt, Navy Medical Corps, retired,
who was surgeon general of the
Navy from 1920 to 1923, died late
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Widow of Governor Dies

MADISON, Wis, Nov. 13 tR.-
Mrs. Albert G. Schmedeman, 81,
widow of the former Governor of
Wisconsin and Minister to Norway
during World War I, died today.
Mr.. Schmedeman died in 1916.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Darn uf Thanka

DOUGLAS, WILLIAM The family Of the
late WILLIAM DOUGLAS wishes to ex-
press gratitude and apprecia tion for cards
our relatives neishbors and friends; the
pastors that oficiated and their kindness
during his illness and at his passing.
THE FAMILY.
TUCKER, BERTHA. The family of the
late BERTHA TUCKER gratefully acknowl-
edge kind services rendered by the min,
listers, clubs, members, neighborS and
friends during her long illness and my
bereavement.
The Valley settler., 1948-05-21

VACATION PLANS T,a doors Of the Pcl.or Sc.ool wi close for the sumner months on F,idov Of this week following pdhool picnic on that day. Ts1cl4ors making have made plans for the sumner months and many will be le aving within, the first week following the close of school. !. ny will also remain it the Valley. !. flrs. ILar1aret Co e nlans to work Tor the Fair Boord in addtt ion to getting her house m PaJ:,or on Concrete foundation. Mrs. Pc " s12ber will be leaving for c,l- orage where she will join her husband tho is working for the o'Foa'la Bus Co;s'ary. ltre. Mar Flank : Il be very busy in her home the farm vi tn garden, chickens, hous euorl and all the hundred and one things that keep Aa5l,e farm women busy during the sumner rlonths.
 llra. 7taol Lyons rlans to leave for C6rdova this next Sunday. S1rc n1J 70 'iohing, but
 9fffafsa: far a: g1an iii il 5e 5aa 4Elag it ara4 a4da 5 hone Of some friends there, while her friends make a trip to the 0tates. Hrs. Pearl Y rder says that she has plenty to keep her busy in the Valley for this sumner.
 Mrs. Barbara Smart will go ri tn her husband to California where they ri Il visit Hrs. Snart's mother in Santa .-onica. The may be out only this sumner, but they have business to attend to that nay lnop thm away Tor year.
 Mrs. Virginia Pine has been invited to SO fishing vi tn Hrs: Herbert Cahlkins dogn the Inlet as a guest, Che does not plan to do any fishinG on j1er orr2 part. Miss liary Harsh will leave for Few York via boat for Seattle. Her plans from there on are indefinite.
 Miss I-ietzi B1eck will be in the Valley during the sumner. S:o las rode no defi- mite plans for the sumner. Hiss Jen2io soa1o will leave for Seattle after school is out. Her plans from there
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-28
 Will Be First To Be Drafted

WASHINGTON, - (P) -Sel- ective Service director Lewis B. Hershey announced today that 25 year old men will be drafted first. Other age groups will be taken in order of their registra- ton, he said.
 Hershey made the announce ment after a conference with mem bers of the Senate and House armed Services committees.
 Hershey conferred for more than an hour with the members of the two committees.
 Later he told neWsmen that ap- proximately 5,000,000 men will be processed in the first six months of the program, beginning with the 25-year- odds and working down through those in the P year age brackets.
 Chairman Gurney R-SD) of the Senate Armed Services com mittee said that the system es- tablished by the selective ser vice board for the selection of draftees is flair and in accord ance with the act"
 Chairman Andrews R-NY) of the House group concurred.
 Draft headquarters estimated last night that of the 578,OOO non- veterans in the 23-to-25 group only about 10000 or 50,0OO are qualified for service. Since the army is expected to call for some 30,000 a month it appeared the bulk of inductees will come later from the younger groups.
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-28
B-29 Crashes Into
 Sea Near Arabia: One Survivor

ADEN, (P)-An American B. 29, one of three making a circuit of the globe, crashed into the sea last night after taking off from this port on the south coast of Arabia.
 One survivor-identified only as Sergeant Gustafson-was re- ported picked up by local fish erman, who brought him to shore. He now is in the RAF hospital and reported resting comfortably.
 Capt. Percy H. Kramer, public information officer at Davis-Mon- than field in Tucson, Ariz., the ships home field, issued list of the men aboard the three planes last Thursday night, which in- cluded M/Sgt. Sigyer R. Gustafa- son, Norwood, MassD.
 (Col. J. C. Selser, commandant of Davis-M -Monthan field, said two of the planes had IS men aboard and the other had 19).
 The other two planes returned to Alden.
 The crash occurred about a mile off shore.
 The three big planes left the air force base at Tucson, Arizona, six days ago on what the air force called a routine long distance training" flight. It was the first rOund-the-World attempt for B. 29s. One of the planned stops was Elmendorf field, Anchorage.
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-28
Govt. Plans To
 Develop Alaska

ANCHORAGE, (P)-An interi- or department official declared yesterday that neglect of Alaska by the federal government has ended. Q
 James P. Davis, director of territories and insular possessions made the observation in address, ing the Anchorage chamber of commerce.
 He outlined a federal program for development of the Territory through road construction, open ing of new lands to settlement, development of power, rehabili- tation of the Alaska Railroad and other projects.
 Davis said that the major part of the trunk highway system to the Territory will be hard sur faced under a S40,OOO,O0O appro- priation for Alaska roads.
 He reported also that the bur eau of reclamation is studying the Eklutna hydro-electric system with a view to developing all the power required in the Anchorage area.
 Two colonization projects are planned in Alaska, he said-one on the Kenai Peninsula, the other at Dunbar, north of Nenana.
 "These projects have not taken definite form yet" Davis added. Legislation authorizing them has been introduced in Congress"
 The government official said the program for rehabilitation of the Alaska Railroad would lead to lower operating costs and, as result -to lo,ver. f~aiaNt .~";ee-
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-28
Truman Demands Price Control To Avert Depression
By Ernest B. Vaccaro

WASHINGTON, - (P) Pres ident Truman yesterday demand ed limited price control and an ex- cess profits tax to help check the rising cost of living and avert another great depression"
 A depression, he said, would scuttle "the worlds hope for lasting peace"
 The president coupled re- iterated plea for power to hold wages in line with his price con- trol recommendation And he per sonally confronted the politically hostile 8Oth Congress with six other proposed brakes on spend ing-among them a return to cred it restrictions and standby ration ing authority.
 "The Communists, both here and abroad, are counting on our present prosperity turning into depression" the chief executive declared.
 "They do not believe that we can-or will-put brakes on high prices. They are counting on an economic collapse in this country" "
 That, he said, "Would cut the ground from under the free na- tions of Europe"
 MT. Truman addressed a joint meeting of the Senate and House on the second day of the Special Session he called in the heat of a presidential campaign year.
 But his language was far more
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The Nome nugget., 1948-07-28
NEWS IN BRIEF

DAYTON, O., - (P Picket line resistance flared today as police threw in a flying wedge to permit reopening of the strike bound Univis Lens Co.,, plant.
 Seven pickets, including one arrested in disorders, yesterday were hauled away in a police wagon.
 One non- striker was knocked down while attempting to enter the plant. He was treated at the company clinic. The dress of a woman non-striker was ripped.
 Stench bombs again scented the tense atmosphere.
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-28

SEATTLE, - (P) Robert S.. Burgess, deputy second assistant postmaster general, arrived in Se- attle this week to start a sur vey of Alaskan mail service.
 Accompanied by A. D. Law renee of Seattle, general super intendant of the 18th railway mail service division, and A. O. Will loughby, San Francisco, regional air mail supervisor, Burgess will spend a week visiting all major Alaskan cities served by air mail.
 Burgess came here from Wash ington, DC.
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-28
EDMONTON, Alberta,

EDMONTON, Alberta, (P- R. w. Martin of Summer, III. es- capped uninjured Monday when a light airplane he was piloting to Alaska crashed near High Prairie, Alta, 200 air-miles north west of here. The plane was wrecked.
 No details of the crash were available. There is no airport in the High Prairie area.
 Unconfirmed reports said Mar tin was taking the single engine aircraft from the United States to Fairbanks, Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-28

SEATTLE, (P)-An estate es- tirnated at more than $1l0,0OO was left by William Hinckley Pursons, 84, Seattle banker and early Alaskan businessman, pro- bate proceedings disclosed today.
 Mrs. Allen B. Engle, a daugh- ter, and William Budd Parsons, a son, are to share in the estate.
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-28
JUNEAU, (P)-Two federal of

JUNEAU, (P)-Two federal of ficials have ascended rugged Mt. Tamgass on Annette Island in search of evidence as to the prob able cause of the crash of a Pan NAmerican DC-4 last Oct. 26 with a loss of IS lives.
 The two are Fred B. Powell, examiner for the civil aeronautics board, and postal inspector Rob- ert Clifton.
 Reports here said they had re- covered additional United States mail.
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-28

MADRID, - (H) The govern ment ordered into circulation to- day the first Spanish coin to car ry the likeness of GeneralissimO Franco. It is one peseta and is worth about 10 cents. It is in scribed, Francisco Franco, Au- dillo of Spain by the Grace of God, 1947."
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-28
Internation'l News At A Glance
UNDATED INTERNATIONAL
 By the Associated Press


 The Russians were reported by German newspapers today to be increasing substantially the fighter plane strength near Berlin.
 The dispatches said also that large Soviet summary army man. euvers are taking place in the Russian zone province of Thur ingia. Great 62-ton Josef Stalin III tanks, perhaps the heaviest in the world, are taking part.
 The US. too is inceasing it's air power in Germany.
 BERLIN
 Inside blockaded Berlin, the con- fused Germans had two police chiefs. The city government fired Paul Markgraf as "undemocratic, un-German and uncooperative." " The Russians ordered that his anti-communist successor, Johan- neS Stumm, be dismissed.
 Markgraf, schooled in Con- munist lore after surrendering at Stalingrad, has fired several hun dred Berlin policemen and been accused of conniving with the Russians in the kidnapping of over 5000 Germans.
 American and British actions blocked rail traffic into and from the Russian zone of Germany in retaliation for the land blockade the Russians imposed a month ago on Berlin. A Netherlands govern ment spokesman expressed regret.
 LONDON
 The Western Powers decided
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The Nome nugget., 1948-07-28
FIRE DEPT. CALLED FOR OVER HEATED STOVE

. The fire department was called out at 200 p. m. today to North D Street. An overloaded stove and flue was the cause for the alarm. No damage.