Evening star., 1948-06-20
Admiral Andrews Dies at 50;
Commanded Fight on U-Boots
Served Tours Of Duty
Here as Naval Aide
At White House

Vice Admiral Adolphus Andrews.
USN, retired. who served three
Presidents as naval aide, and COM
manded the Eastern Sea Frontier
when Nazi submarines brought the
war to American coastal waters
died yesterday at 50 in the Naval
Hospital at Houston, Tex.
Funeral services will be held in
Dallas, but definite arrangements
have not been completed.
Admiral Andrews served many
tours of duty in Washington, in
cluding White House assignments
under Presidents Theodore Roose-
welt. Harding and Coolidge, although
most Of his a years in the NAVY
were devoted to sea duty and foreign
posts.
Perhaps his most challenging task
was to organize defense against the
German submarines which took ad-
vantage of Americas unpreparedness
in the early years of World War II
to launch an all-out attack on ship
ping on this side Of the Atlantic.
Awarded D. S. M.
For his work as chief of the critical
Eastern Sea Frontier from January,
1912, to November, 1943, he was
awarded the Distinguished Service
Medal. Later he served as head of
the Nays manpower survey board
and as a member of the Pearl Har-
Dor court of inquiry. After his
permanent retirement in June, 1945,
he was appointed Red Cross Com
missioner for the Pacific area and
remained on this duty almost a year
Known to his friends for his
energy and enterprise. the admiral
developed business interests in his
native Texas, and since his retire.
ment from active service he had
been president of wholesale
grocery in Dallas. He owned an Of
flee building there and also headed
the Andrews Investment Co.
The admiral is survived by his
wife, the former Bernice w. Plat
ter Of Denison, Tex; two children,
Mrs. Frances A. Dillingham; of
Honolulu, and Adolphus Andrews,
jr., of Fort Worth; and three grand
children. Frances Elizabeth, Gaylord
and Benjamin Dillingham;
Attended Geneva Farley.
Admiral Andrews was a member
of the American delegation at the
Geneva preparatory cc:'1'-- on
the limitation of ;I.llai;.c;lis III
1926 and 1927. a work later undone
by the aggressive aims of Germany,
Italy and Japan.
Early in his career he was sent
to the White House for a tour of
duty as aide to President Theodore
Roosevelt. He later served as COM
mander OF the presidential yacht
to judge the full impact of the Rus
sian action.
One highly placed Western Allied
official said it seemed like natural
thing" for the Russians to guard
their zone against a damaging flood
Of currency. 1t was pointed out the
western powers also have forbidden
the importation of reichmarks into
their zones.
I'VE are inclined to believe the new
restrictions will be lifted in a few
days. At least we hope so,' the
official said
Some reports said crews Of clerks
were busy in the Soviet zone stamp
ing reichmarks with a special dis
tinguishing mark. The purpose might
be to make them the only legal cur
rency in Eastern Germany, and thus
counteract chances of the zone being
flooded with old western zone money.
Reports circulated without con-
irmation that Berlhl's currency may
be revised soon. ,...-- F..
A German source reported that the
Russians already had prepared a
new money for their zone and that
stocks of it were stored here.
The Soviet-controlled German
news agency said American planes
had flown in a supply Of the new
West German deutsche marks ready
for distribution.
American officials refused to COM
ment on suggestions that the West
German money might be put in use
in the western sectors of the city If
the Russians attempted to introduce
their own currency in this four
power city.
| Thousands of Berliners were
frightened that their old marks
would soon be declared valueless,
too. Thousands rushed on buying
spree trying to get rid Of surplus
marks. Prices zoomed.
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