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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-09

Doris and Mildred Bell, daugh-
ters of Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Bell,
East Fourth street, returned home
last Thursday from four-day
visit in Washington, d. c. with
their brother, Edward Bell.
Harold Beggs, one of the Port
]. Clinton Tank company survivors,
returned to his Camp Perry home
Monday after undergoing treat
ment in Grille General hospital, in
Cleveland, for the past two weeks.
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Norman Armstrong, Maple street
and his brother, Thurman, Gyp-
sum have returned from Miami,
Florida, where they spent the win
ter months.
White House Drive-In now open
seven days weekly, 6 a. IN. to 2
a. m. SIT
H. d. Karshner and Richard
Garmhausen, of Karshner's jewelry
store, attended the Ohio Watch
Makers convention in the Hotel
Secor, Toledo, Sunday.
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Mrs. Ray Bryant and children,
Jill and David, of Cleveland, We're
guests of Mrs. Bryant's brother
and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Snyder, over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur J. Herbert
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Hunsche
spent Monday at the Sportsman's
show in Cleveland.
Adults are invited to see and
hear the film and talk on cancer at
the Catawba school, April Is, at
8 p. m. Sit
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Charles 1nnis, Jackson, Ohio,
came Saturday for his wife, Or.
Elizabeth Innis, who attended to
the practice of DR.. II. o. Beeman
and DR.. Harriet Howes. last week,
while they attended medical con-
vention in Cincinnati. Spending the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. A. Cowgirl, Mr.. and Mrs.
Innis returned home Sunday.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Park, of
Winter Harbor, Maine, came Fri
day TO spend a week in Port Clin-
ton. They are guests in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Broker. Mr..
and Mrs. Park came to Ohio to
visit their friend, John Lantz, of
Ada, who is a patient in a Lima
hospital. He is a Bell Telephone
company manager and was injured
during the recent storm.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-09

Mrs. Ray Lambert and three
children and Mrs. John Lay re-
turned home Friday from Madeira
Beach, Florida, where they spent
the winter. The trip, a rough one,
was made by air.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-09

Adults are invited TO see and
hear the film and talk on cancer at
the Catawba school, April Is, at
9 p. m. Sit
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-09

White House Drive-In now open
seven days weekly, 6 a. m. to
a. m. Sit
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-09

Child Study Club rummage sale
in City Hall basement, April 7,
9, ., 900 a. m. to 500 p. IN.
Sit
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-09

Fred Yensen and grandson, Dave
Finefrock attended the Sports
mans Show in Cleveland last
Thursday.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-09

Antiques for sale at Mrs. Isaac
Bodi's, 12113 Madison street, sec
ond apartment. 7-tf
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-09

White House Drive-In now open
seven days weekly, 6 a. IN. to 2
a. m. Silt
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-09

Norman Armstrong, Maple street
and his brother, Thurman, Gyp-
sum have returned from Miami,
Florida, where they spent the win
ter months.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-09

Adults are invited to see and
hear the film and talk on cancer at
the Catawba school, April Is, at
8 p. m. Sit
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-09

II. d. Karshner and Richard
Garmhausen, Of Karshner's jeweIry
store, attended the Ohio Watch
Makers convention in the Hotel
Secor, Toledo, Sunday.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur J. Herbert
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Hunsche
spent Monday at the Sportsman's
show i'm Cleveland.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-09

Mrs. Ray Bryant and children,
Jill and David, of Cleveland, We're
guests of Mrs. Bryant's brother
and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Snyder, over the weekend.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-09

Grenell College, Iowa, spent the
spring holidays with his pare
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mar
quiss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivy Renolds of
Holly Springs and daughter,
Martha Jean of Gulf Park Col
lege, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Lee Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Rene Cazaubon
had as recent dinner guests DR..
and Mrs. Frank Elliott and house
guests. Mr.. and Mrs. N. Wood
of Indiana, DR.. and Mrs. Eric
Lindholm. Mr.. and Mrs. A. b.
Austin and daughter and Mrs.
Austin's mother, Mrs. Weir, and
Eldon Cazaubon.
Mr.: and Mrs. A. p. Moran and
Miss Marion Hing attended the
ice carnival in New Orleans dur
ing the weekend.
Mrs, Alwyn Smith entertain
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-09

hit by a car as she alighted from
a bus on Highway 80 near the
school.
Misses Lorna Doone Hughes OF
Laurel, Nancy Tucker of Prince
ton, N. j., Mary Catherine Smith
of Chattanooga, Tenn, and Kitty
Blair of Roanoke, Va, students
of Randolph Macon were recent
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James r.
Leavell.
Adah chapter. o. E. s., cele-
brated its 39th birthday Friday
evening with ceremonies at the
Masonic Temple. Three charter
members, Mrs. Daisy VanCourt,
Mrs. Edith Armstrong and Miss
Josephine Friar, were present.
Mrs. Ruth Mullin presided and
Mrs. Elizabeth Ryan Byrd of
Columbus, Ga, conducted the in
itiation rites as her sister, Mrs.
Ryan Gilmore, was the
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-09
News From Ocean Springs -.
Woman Club Has Scheduled Annual
Flower Show For Thursday, April %

Mrs. James Bridges, chairman
Of the Better Homes and Gardens
department of the Woman's Club.
mas announced that the annual
flower show will be held Thurs
day. April %, in the Town Hall.
The public is urged to exhibit
flowers.
Weekend guests of Mrs. Gladys
Ramsay and her mother, Mrs.
:. H.. Ruble, were A. Farley of
Moss Point, Nj. and Mrs. Cecil
Guyton of Pascagoula, Jack
iahman of Keesler Field, Frank
V. Vasile, Lydia Ann Bosworth,
Pat Kehoe, Bobby Howell, Geo.
bryce Slatvich, B. c. Sale, Jr.,
Narilyn Kreeger, Rodney Thorn
oson, Dick and Gene Howell of
New Orleans.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-09

The Iris Fender Girls auxi-
liary of the Baptist church met
with Mrs. Eleanor Steelman.
Present were Berdine Spiers,
Beth Kackie, jamie Ruth Spiers,
Anise Hopkins, Joan McGrew,
Shirley Broome and Barbara Ann
Steelman.
Miss Janette Carsen of M. S.
c. w. who has been with her
mother, Mrs. Erica Carson, for
the spring holidays, has return
ed to Columbus.
Mrs. Frank Schmidt had as
her guest for the weekend her
sister, Miss Louise Richard of
Baton Rouge.
Weekend guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Champ Gay were Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Gay and children of
Lucedale, Mrs. Gays mother,
Mrs. John Heiss of Gulfport, and
MIR. ana Mrs. ID. j. Gay OF Tampa,
Fla.
The infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Orwin Scharr was
christened Roberta Elinor follow
ing the evening service Sunday,
Miss Roberta Tiff of Park Ridge,
Ill, was the sponsor and the Rev.
Hugh McRaney, pastor of the
Ocean Springs Methodist church,
offieiated, assisted by the Rev. O..
H. Scott of Seashore district.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Moslev
and Mrs. Morris Heath of New
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-09

ing Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Leav-
ell at "Doonegate' en- route from
Hollywood to New York. Miss
Turner PLAYED in the smash hit
State Of the Union on Broad
way and has just completed the
movie version.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Byrd, nee
Elizabeth Ryan, of Columbus,
Ga, are visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred j. Ryan.
Mrs. Ameii Graneitz and son
attended the ice carnival in New
Orleans over the weekend.
Mr., and Mrs. L. L. DeVoe had
as guests Nh. and Mrs. E. Young
man ana Mr.. and Mrs. A. Eben-
house of Chicago.
Col Ashton and Miss Fife of
Kenora, Ontario, Canada, were
guests last week of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ellis Handy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Marquiss of
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-09

only candidate Guest speaker
was Mrs. Josie Rankin, past wor-
thy grand matron Of Gulfport.
Past matrons and past patrons
were honored by Mrs Mullin
with old fashioned bouquets,
boutonnieres and small gavels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Gage and
Mrs. William HoskinS of Chicago
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Marquis on Fort Bayou. Mrs.
Gage win be remembered as
Miss Elizabeth Davidson who at
tended school here.
Miss Barbara Grace of New
Orleans is visiting Miss Ann Jo-
achim.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles MARQUES
motored to Palm Beach, Fla, to
spend the weekend with her
sister, Mrs. Doubleday, of New
York and Palm Beach.
Miss Maidel Turner is visit
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-09
CLASS MEETS

The Tigapa Bible Class of Gals
vary Baptist church will hold its
monthly business and social meet
ing Friday, today. at 7:30 p. M,
at the home of Mrs. w. ]. Dts
worth, 3l3 Lafayette street, in
stead of on Tuesday night as
was previously scheduled. s
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-09
pAscAGoULA CHRONICLE STAR and MOSS POINT ADVERTISER

Orleans spent the weekend a
the Mosely cottage here.
Miss Roberta Tiff of Parl
Ridge, III, is the house guest o
Mr.. and Mrs. Orwin Scharr. Mis-
Tiff and Mrs. Scharr were col
lege roommates.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alwyn Smith
has as weekend guests DR.. anC
Mrs. Alfred Smith and theii
mother, Mrs. Smith, Of New Or
leans, and the latter will remair
for a few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron c.. Agre.
gard, nee Muriel Snyder, an
nounce the birth of a son at the
Biloxi Hospital, March 80.
Attending the NJ. Y. F. sub
district meeting in Biloxi Mon
day were the Rev. and Mrs. Hugh
McRaney, Mr.. and Mrs. Moore.
Ethel Young, Virginia Forde
Trixie Mullin, fedora Mckinney
Carol Ann Snyder, Bernell Var
Court, Shirley Sanders, Helen
Ray Hutchinson, Clarence Ham
ilton, Jr., Milton Webb and Larry
Byrd.
Attending the Federated Chur-
CHI Women's meeting in Biloxi
Monday were Misses Ann and
Cora Patterson, Mesdames r. c.
Crysell, B. McGinty, Chester
Snyder, j. c. Elliott, j. u. Scharr,
j, c. Wright, Chris Beuhler and
c. d. Todtenbier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Westbrook
who have been guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Voivedich have re-
turned to their home in Chicago,
Allen Steelman left Monday
for Clark college, Newton, to
study for the ministry. Mrs. Steel
man and children will join him
later.
Charles Broome of New Or
leans was a visitor here Sunday.
Sarah Margaret, infant daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Ross,
nee Dot Noel, was christened
Sunday morning at st. Alphon-
sus Catholic church with Miss
Betty Noel and Clyde Ross as
sponsors.
Mrs. D.. G.. Mcbride entertained
the Cynthia Gottsche circle of
the Baptist church with Mrs.
Richard Steelman in charge of
the program, assisted by Mrs.
William Case.
Mrs. Allen Steelman enter
tanned the Norah Bradford circle
of the Baptist church with Mrs.
w. R. Storie and Mrs. Mary Price
conducting the program.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Carr Of
Baton Rouge visited DR.. and
Mrs. William Richard Sunday.
Mrs. c. M. Carr is visiting
relatives in Mt. Pleasant, Tex.
Plans for a picnic were made
at a meeting of the cub scouts
at the home of the den mother,
Mrs. judith Girot. Bobby Catchot
was welcomed as a new member.
The Hawk patrol had charge
of opening ceremonies at the
meeting Of the Boy Scouts and
w. T. Broome led in the ritual.
The Fox patrol closed the meet
ing.
Mrs. Ambrose Fayard and
daughter, Monica, have left for
Chippewa Falls, Wis, to spend
several weeks.
Mrs. Harry Lee presided at the
Woman's Club Thursday in the
absence of the president, Mrs.
Snyder. Following a brief
business session, Mrs. Francesca
Spencer spoke on different dia-
lects and introduced Mrs. Frank
Schmidt and Mrs. C. D. Todten-
bier who gave monologues in IL
lustration.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Thompson
spent the weekend in New Or
leans.
Robbie Frances Cockerham,
of Mrs. Wilhelmina
Cockerham of the Ocean Springs
school faculty, received slight in
Friday night when she was
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-09

ed the Homemakers Club at her
home Monday with Mrs. Kath-
crime Smith as co-hostess. A social
hour was enjoyed by II members
and one guest.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-09

Washington - AP - Govern
ment estimates indicate that the
US. food supply is sufficient to,
provide 3,400 calories per capita
at the retail level. =
Evening star., 1948-11-07

I'd taken our living room for granted, with its
aged rug and artless color scheme, until Kathryn
grew up to her first formal dress. But hfteenyear
old girl looks things with fresh, seeing eyes And
when Dax, my husband, and took really good look
at the room we live in most we decided kathryn's
6fteen-year-old eyes saw righs. The room was more
homey than homelike.
The old rug i'm the living room deserved pension.
Kathryn offered to help buy new one with money
she earned detasseling last summer. Naturally,
Dax and wouldn't let her But we figured out what
we could afford to invest in a nice new rug and then
went to see our friend, Harold Swan, who
furniture store here in Kearney.
Evening star., 1948-11-07

We chose Floor-Plan Rug from Alexander Smith
one of those wonderful broadloom rugs, ready-made
in room Sizes Ours is g 13'6"-$ll9.50 or $3.50
down and the balance monthly, if we wanted terms.
Mr. Swan told me that Clara Dudley, Alexander Smiths
color.scheme consutant, would work out decorating
plan just for US. He gave me her Workshop Question
naire filled it out that very day and mailed it to her.
Evening star., 1948-11-07

You can make over
your Living Room
with a new rug and plan
..thanks to Alexander Smith
Mrs. Bernard Daxon of Kearney, Nebraska tells how the
Daxons made an old room neu-wih Alexander Smith Rug
and decorating plan from Clara Dudley,
your coorscheme consuhant at Alexander Smith, .
Evening star., 1948-07-06

mine. He said he was not picketing
but "just watching
They won't work today" he said.
President Truman has the author
ity under the new draft act to seize
and operate the mines if there is
interference with the flow OF ma
tional defense procurement. Indi-
cations are, however, that seizure
power will not be used at present.
Stockpiles Believed High.
Steei company spokesman are re-
luctant to discuss the size of their
coal stockpiles which are believed to
be high. Carnegie Illinois Steel
Corp, largest United States steel
subsidiary, mas an estimated 30-day
supply or 100000 tons in its Clarion,
Pa. stockpile.
Carnegie-Illinois banked the equiv
alent of four or five blast furnaces
during the vacation because of a
shortage of beehive coke. Shenango
and Youngstown Steel also curtailed
operations
Any prolonged stoppage affecting
steel production would have dras-
tic effect on the Nations economy,
hitting all steel-using industries.
Evening star., 1948-07-06

ington and was a member of the
Chevy Chase and the Army and
Navy Clubs.
Awarded Navy Cross.
After World War I he was award
ed the Navy Cross and substantial
COMPENSATION through special act
of Congress for his work in the
signal section.
From the time of his graduation
from the Naval Academy in 1906 he
had shown himself man marked
for advancement. He was on the
round -the-world cruise of the Great
White Fleet in President Theodore
Roosevelts administration. He
served on the armored cruisers OF
the Asiatic station. He was on the
staff of Rear Admiral Charles E.
Vreeland in the Atlantic Fleet and
was a flag lieutenant to Admiral
Henry T. Mayo commander in chief
of the Atlantic Fleet in 1857.
Was Destroyer Commander.
In the between-war period he had
both deck and diplomtic experience.
He fitted out the destroyer Southard
and took command of her when she
was commissioned in 1919. He later
commanded the destroyers Cole and
Mason in Greenland and Labra dor
waters. Part of this cruising was in
connection with the Armys around
the-World flight. He served as ex-
ecutive officer on the battleShips
Florida and Pennsylvania and was
a member of the United States
Naval Mission to Brazil
He went back to sea to command
a division of destroyers in the battle
force, taught at the academy and
commanded the Pennsylvania, then
the flagship of the fleet. In 1887
and 1888 he was naval attache at
the American Embassy in London.
In 1899 he was made rear admiral
and given command of Battle Divi-
sion l of the United States Fleet.
Born in Fredonia, N. Y.
Admiral Wilson was born at
Fredonia. N. Y, on December 81,
1883. After graduating from Anna
polls he married Miss Eunice West
colt of Chestertown, Md. They had
three children.
His only son. 1t. Russell Wilson
jr.. a graduate of Annapolis was
killed in a plane crash on July 81,
1945, in Florida. His two daughters,
Mrs. Robert H. Rice, and Mrs.
Thomas D. Cunningham, are mar
ried to naval officers. Mrs. Wilson
aslo survives him. The Wilson
home is at l07 Hesketh street, Chevy
Chase, Md.
Funeral services will be held in
the chapel at the Naval Academy
at Annapolis, the time to be an
nounced later.
Evening star., 1948-07-06
Berlin
Continued From First Page)

Allies have liaison officers attached
there.
Police in the Soviet sector stepped
up their campaign against Germans
possessing the new Western
Duetsche marks which are illegal in
Russian occupied areas. News
papers said the police were making
checks at public gatherings aid
especially at black market hang
outs.
The pinch Of the Russian block
ade in the Soviet occupation zone it
self began to show. The British
licensed newspaper Telegraf said a
shortage of insulin had developed in
Russian territory.
Seek New 4-Power Talks.
Meanwhile, the Russians implied
that they are using the blockade as
a weapon to bring about new four
power talks on Germany.
A hint of Soviet eagerness for such
talks was contained last night in
the Russian licensed newspaper
Nacht Express. 1t said:
The Western powers must again
take up the conversations on Ger
many where they left them at Pots
dam. If that happens with success
Evening star., 1948-07-06
Document
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LIE Figaro, which claimed to have
a copy of the Soviet order, one
source said: Il cannot vouch for
that particular communique, but
every thing in 1t is true
/ The communique which LIE Figaro
said was issued to German Com
munists in Berlin by the secretary
general of the party there, ordered
the "disorganization" of electrical
power and other essential services.
The newspapers account was
written by Roger Massip, chief OF
the foreign service of Figaro.
The Radical Socialist paper
L'Aurore carried about the same
information and said its story came
from London sources.
Eight Parts in Statement.
The statement which appeared
in Figaro was broken down into
eight parts.
l. Disorganization Of electricity
and other essentials"
2. Demonstrations in all sectors
calling for unified government and
a unified monetary system.
3. Communist demonstrators will
be attacked by police and "it must
be assumed that there will be
numerous dead and wounded"
4. When this situation has been
created" Soviet troops will occupy
the entire city of Berlin, plus the
suburbs. Soviet forces will order
the Western Allies into limited ter
ritory where their safety can be
guaranteed.
S. A state of general public CT
sis" will be declared at mass meet
ing of workers and provisional
government set up "by our Son.
'dereinsatz-truppen."
6. This will take place only in
case of aggravated tension between
the U. S. S. r. and the Western
Powers.
Detailed Orders to Follow.
7. All decisions shall be referred
beforehand to the Central Commit
tee of the party. Detailed orders
will be released later.
8. The present document shall be
destroyed as soon as special officers
and delegates of the Central Com
mittee have taken due note of the
information they need.
A diplomatic source said that
I'VE have been aware for a long
time that demonstrations have been
called for"
Asked If he thought the orders
came from Moscow, he replied,
that's obvious"
Evening star., 1948-07-06
European
Continued From First Page.)

Washington today especially for this
meeting. He brought with him to
Mr.. Lovett's Office Canadian Am
bassador Hume Wrong, and Minis
ter Thomas A. Stone.
They also went in the back way,
avoiding reporters waiting in the
lobby.
The presence of the Canadians in
the security discussion was viewed
as possible recognition of the
strategic Importance of Canada S
Arctic region in the European Sc
curity picture.
The State Department went to
great lengths to maintain secrecy
both as to the contents of the note
to the Russian government and as
to details of the talk with Western
envoys. Before the talks began
press officers at the embassies con-
cerned said they had been told by
the state Department to say moth
ing about the talk. even including
the time for which it was scheduled.
The Western diplomats conferred
in Mr.. Lovett's Office until shortly
before l pm. A statement was
promised later.
The five European nations repre-
sented are members of western
organization formed to coordinate
economic and political as well as
military problems common to all Of
them
Talks Today Are Preliminary.
Today's meeting was described as
largely preliminary" to the extent
that the immediate problem before
the diplomats is to figure out how
to proceed in tackling the two
great political and military issues
which now confront the Western
powers.
A foreign diplomat said these
two issues are:
In the political field, how to go
about obtaining an alliance or some
other form of military support by
the United States for the Western
European bloc.
In the military field, determine
ton of the kind and extent Of
American arms and equipment
which may be needed to provide
reasonably adequate defenses against
any possible Russian attack.
Evening star., 1948-07-06
Admiral Wilson Dies;
Deputy Commander
OF Fleet Under Kinq

Vice Admiral Russell Wilson, for
mer deputy commander in chief Of
the United States Fleet, died early
today in the Naval Hospital at Be-
thesda. He was "a.
Admiral Wilson organized the
code and signal section Of the Navy
in World War I and was credited
with several inventions in the field
of secret communications. He also
served with the sixth battle squad
ron of the grand feet in European
waters in 1918.
He was made superintendent OF
the Naval Academy at Annapolis in
January. 1941. When Admiral Ern-
est j. King was made commander
in chief, United States Fleet, after
the japanese struck Pearl Harbor in
December, he brought Admiral Will
son to headquarters as his Chief OF
Staff.
Was at Dumbarton Oaks.
In September, 1912, Admiral Will
son was made deputy commander
in chief. In January, 1943, he was
retired for physical disability but
was assigned to active duty as a
member of the Joint Strategic Sur
vey Committee of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff.
He was a member of the American
delegation at the Dumbarton Oaks
Conference in the fall Of 1914 that
did spadework on the formation OF
the United Nations. He was mill
tary adviser to the San Francisco
conference in 1945, at which the
United Nations was set up. In Feb
ruary, 1916, he was retired from
active duty. He later became asso-
ciate editor of United States News
and World Report.
A tall, trim, erect man, Admiral
Wilson was known as one OF the
best looking officers in the Navy.
He lived for long time in Wash
Evening star., 1948-07-06

Mrs. Andree Francois, As, of 1911
R street NV, wife of a United Ma
tions Food and Agriculture Organi-
zation attache, died yesterday at
Beebe Hospital, Lewes, Del, of burns
received from an explosion on
July 4.
The explosion occurred in cot
tage at Rehoboth Beach, where Mrs.
Francois and her family were
spending the holiday week end. They
mad just rented the cottage.
Rehoboth police said Mrs. Francois
was being shown how to light a gas
heater by the cottage owner, Del
bert Moore. 46, when the explosion
occurred. Mr.. Moore is in critical
condition at the hospital.
Mrs. Francois husband, Tony
Francois, 48, has been senior
forestry officer in the Food and