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Evening star., 1949-06-19

, party Col. and Mrs. Clinton Har-
rold and 1t. Col. and Mrk. Phillir
| Draper, IT,. gave together Fridas
at ths Harrold4' nsw home In Belle
] Haven.
The Diapers are leaving In Al.
gust for London where Col. Drap-
er's TO be our assistant military
attaci1e. And Col. Harold 4
brother and sister -in-law, Hris
Gen. and Mrs. Thomas l. Haf-
rold. and the latter's mother. Mrs
Phillip Draper. ST. have Just got
ten back from Heidelberg They'll
be here another week. then &c
down TO Fort Knox. KY. where
Gen. Harold will be assistant
commandant.
Among the guests At the party
were 1t. Gen. and Mrs. Thomas
Larkin. Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Her
man Feldman. Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Sumner Waite. Brig Gen, and
Mrs. Vernon Pritchard. Col, and
; MIks bAIltFi kutitys WI bisA "s' .
A. j. Biddle. Col. and Mrs. NJ
II. Marcus. Col. and Mrs. Rob.
ert Hollis. Col. and Mrs. Douglas
Cordiner. Mr.. and Mira. Charles
Muradian. Mrs. John Ure. Mrs
HarroIds mother. who is here
from Pitman, N. j.. for . visit
and her two daughters. Miss Lo-
raine IRE and Mrs. r.. r. Lodge.
The Harrolds' three Sons are ex-
pected home shortly. Sherman, .
first elassnan at West Point, u
due here the latter part OF thu
week for q months visit. Tommy
second cisssrnan. comes home
around july 8. and Arthur. who
been attending the prep school al
Stewart Field. N, r.. will be hers
for a vacation in August oefors
entering sullivsns Prep Schoo
In September.
Evening star., 1949-06-19
By Betty Beole

be Mr.. and Mrs. John Walker.
Their daughter Jilliand will be
one of the younger bridesmaids.
Mrs. Walker is the former Lady
Margaret Drummond, q cousin OF
Miles.
jefferson CafIery knows as well
as any American what RESPONSE
bilities for entertaining are placed
upon an Ambassador. The latter
must not only invite the good will
of foreigners abroad. but he must
also remember the visiting Amer
leans. The Cafferys have figured
out that during their almost five
years in Paris they received In
the Embassy an average of $4,000
people q year! There must have
been times when they wanted TO
relax instead, have a quiet eve
ming at home. But an envoy can
rarely put his feet up because his
hand Is always outstretched.
Before sailing for Europe
Wednesday aboard the s. s. WASH
ington the Capitals inimitable
(Continued on Page D-3, Col. S.
Evening star., 1949-06-19
Miss Fechte|er Bows;
Fete for Miss T artiere
ey.Morearet Hart Comfy
Society Editor

The 1s4s June detsitants yeason
is over. It vas hropsht to .
charming climsx ,yesterdays.xith
two lovely young sii4s making
their bows. Although all too brief
to please some OF the younger
crowd, the gayety ran high and
memories Of happy times will long
be cherished.
Vice Admiral and Mrs. William
Morrow Fechteler invited many
friends in the Navy as well as IN
resident society to a garden party
yesterday for their daughter. Miss
Joan Stevens Fechteler. but the
weather changed all this.
The debutante. her mother and
great aunt, Mrs. Henry Latrobe
Roosevelt, received in the Fech-
teler's spacious quarters at 2300
e street, while q string orchestra
played on the porch overlooking
the garden. The grounds were
once the site of the Naval Hospital.
Miss Fechteler made her curtsy
in q profusion Of flowers. The
many bouquets sent to her were
arranged Informally about the
drawing room and in the other
rooms spring flowers filled silver
vases and bowls.
The bud was a pretty picture In
her gown of white organdy over
shell pink taffeta. Full-skirted
with an off -the-shoulder neckline,
delicate val lace formed pattern
on the bodice and over the hipline.
She wore long white kid gloves
and carried an old fashioned
bouquet of pink, white and blue
flowers. Mrs. Fechteler was clad
In toast lace and her corsage was
of Rothschild lilies.
Although the party was mainly
Evening star., 1949-06-19
Many in Service Set
plan Vacation I rips
By Bstty Murphy

From now till the early par'
Of September. Rear Admira
Charles wellborn viii Be keeping
bachelor quarters at the Nava
Receiving Station across the rivei
| In Anacostia. For the past year
and q half he and his family
have been living In Vice Ad-
miral and Mrs. John Mccreat
house In Foxhall village. But
now the Mccreas have returned
to Washington and Admiral Well
born's family has left for Europe
Gerry wellborn. who goes u
Smith. and Marilyn Wellborn and
Nancy Hamilton. who graduated
this month from Madeira. were
among the IL Washington girl
scouts who sailed for England
Wednesday on the s. 8. Washing
ton to begin a two-month inter-
national camping trip.
The three hold scholarships OF
"camperships" awarded by the
International Organization oi
Girl Scouts. MRS. Wellborn II
one Of the scout leaders accom-
panying the girls on the trip.
Meantime. the welcome mat
has been rolled out for the Nc
Creas. who were stationed tn
Washington before they went to
Pearl Harbor q year and . hall
ago. The admiral takes ovei
the duties tomorrow OF director
of the staff OF the Personnel Pol
icy Board Of the National NIL
itary Establishment.
Three members Of the famii,
returning from Germany and twt
others leaving for England
seemed q very good excuse for ths
Evening star., 1949-06-19

for Admiral and Mrs. Fechteler's
friends. the debutante had assist
ing her Miss Betty Webb Norman
who came, from Cleveland Miss.
for the occasion. and Miss Peggy
Ann Anderson and Miss Mary
Sandel Louchheim of Washington
Godmothers Assist
Two very special guests. who
were assisting Mrs. Fechteler were
the debutante's godmothers. Mrs
Leonard B. Austin. and Mrs. Ho-
race D. Clarke. Another was Mrs,
Walter c. Calhoun, wife Of Capt,
Calhoun, who Is the deb's god
father.
Mrs. Louis Denfeld, wife Of the
Chief of Naval Operations. took
her turn at the tea table and
others who assisted were Mrs
Victor c. Barringer, jr.: Mrs
Robert B. Carney. Mrs. Arthur C.
Miles, Mrs. Smith Hempstone,
MISs " "ullaIl Ds SAldIlulC1 ullO
Mrs. william T. Clement. Also
Mrs. John p. Whitney, Mrs. c.
Turner Joy and Mrs. Edward A,
Solomons.
After the debut was over. some
Of Admiral and Mrs. Fechteler' s
friends remained for a buffet sup
per. Included among them We're
the out-of-town guests at the
debut. Rear Admiral and Mrs
Clarke, Rear Admiral and Mrs
Austin of Bucks County. Pa. Mr.
and Mrs. Robert I. Hicks Of Gaze
novia. N. Y. and Capt. and Mrs
william Ludlow. jr.. of Eastern
Shore. Md.
Like all Navy daughters. Miss
Fechteler has attended school ir
numerous places where her father
fContin,led IN Page Do. Col. A.
Evening star., 1949-08-24
Husband, Brother Share
Maroaret MitcheII's Estate
By the Assoeiofsd Press

BY the AsSociofeo rfesS
ATLANTA, Aug. 24.-Margaret
Mitchell, author of "Gone With
the Wind" left the bulk of her
estate to her husband. John
Marsh, and an only brother,
Stephen Mitchell.
The will. written in longhand
and dated November 81. l948.
left three -fourths of her estate to
her husband and one-fourth to
her brother. both of Atlanta.
The author died last week OF
injuries received when struck
down by a speeding automobile
driven by an off-duty taxi driver.
Hugh D. Gravitt. 20. Gravitt was
indicted yesterday on charges OF
involuntary fnanslaughter.
The will was probated yester-
day at the Fulton County ordi-
nary's Office.
Miss Mitchell specified that the
estate left to Mr.. Marsh should
amount to at least 100000. II
it was less than that sum. the will
read, other bequests were to be
trimmed until the amount was
realized.
The authors secretary. Miss
Eugenia Baugh, was left $4,000.
Executors were directed to pay up
an annuity which Miss Mitchell
Evening star., 1949-08-24
Texas Posse on Trail
OF Suspected Killer ol
Farmer and His Wife
ey the Assoeiotsd Press

BRIDGEPORT, Tex. Aug. a.
An armed posse today poked
through dense woods southwest
of here in quest Of a man accused
of attacking a farmers wife
earlier this month and now sus-
pected Of having killed both the
woman and her husband.
Night slowed the search and
Wise County Sheriff Ray Mobiles
said. ITS like looking for a
needle in a haystack."
j. E. Mash, about IS, was found
in a field outside his home yes
terday, a bullet wound through
the neck and another through the
chest. His wife, 40. was found in
the back yard. shot four times
through the chest.
Suspect Former Officer.
Charges were being prepared
against w. I. Arwine. SO. former
Bridgeport law enforcement Of
ficer. A charge that he criminal
|ly attacked Mrs. Mash was fled
in Justice of the Peace. c. M
Quissenberry's court in Decatur
county seat of Wise County
August 6.
Morris Thomas. a member OF
the posse. said last night. che
thought the hunted man would
seek refuge at some ones house"
Hes too hearty an eater to GO
without food all night Mr.
Thomas said.
As the search started yesterday
Earl Whitten. member of the
posse, said a neighbor of the slain
couple told him he saw the fugi-
tive carrying a pistol and two
sticks of dynamite.
Will "Gas" Him If Necessary.
Sheriff Mobiles said there were
two abandoned mine shafts in the
search area.
II can't imagine what he want
ed with that dynamite unless he
was planning to 60 into one OF
those shafts and barricade him
SELF" the sheriff said. He might
figure he could try to blow us all
up If he went in after him. If he
tried to do that we'd just gas
him"
Another member Of the posse
said the man returned to his home
some time between l and 2 pm.
and then disappeared.
Evening star., 1949-08-24
Woman Sues for Injuries
lin DIPLOMATS Car Accident

! A $40, 1000 damage suit. involv-
ing the First Secretary Of the
Bolivian Embassy. was on file In
District Court today.
| Through Attorney Alton s.
Bradford. Mrs. Bessie E. Beard
80. of 900 North Wayne street
Arlington, yesterday sued for q
declaratory judgment against the
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co..
which, she said, had underwritten
liability insurance for the diplo-
mat, Enrique Julio Kempf, 20.
Mrs. Beard, formerly q hostess
at the Army and Navy Country
Club, told the court she was
passenger in Mr.. Kempff's auto
mobile when it passed stop sign
at New Hampshire avenue and
r street NV. and collided with
another car on April Is.
Mr.. Kempff. the suit asserts, In
formed her the insurance COM
pany would handle all claims. She
says she. suffered a broken leg.
But the company, Mrs. Beard told
the court, said at first it would
not pay any claims on Mr..
Kempff's behalf because he "had
diplomatic immunity" Later. she
asserted. the company reversed
its stand and declared her claim
would "be treated as any other
claim" but has made no offer
of settlement.
Evening star., 1949-08-24
was buying for Miss Baush at her

was buying for Miss Baugh at her
death.
Other small bequests were
made to, numerous nieces and
nephews and Bessie Jordan, Miss
Mitchell's maid.
She made two bequests to insti-
tutions-$1 900 to the Margaret
Mitchell library in Fayetteville,
Ga, and $1,000 to the Atlanta
Historical Society.
All rights to her novel. do
mestic and foreign, were left to
her husband, as were all papers
and written matter of all kinds.
Evening star., 1949-08-24
YOUNG Democrats to Meet

The Young Democrats Of the
District will nominate their rep
resentatives for the national Or
ganization at meeting at 8 pm.
tomorrow IN the Unitarian
Church, Sixteenth and Harvard
streets NV.
Evening star., 1949-08-24

Willow trees will flourish In al
most any type of soil provided
they have sufficient moisture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
coward. Now Joe was

everyone walk all over you. including Tony"
She bit her lip to hold back tears, then said,
We've gone over this same thing for weeks
and won't stand for it any more. If you
don't straighten this out with Tony then you
and are going to have showdown"
Nov, look, baby -"
Il mean it. Every day you 60 out I'm
scared, afraid you won't come back, trapped
down in those rocks somewhere. It isn't worth
it. T. If we were getting ahead, buying more
boats and purse seiner - all those things
you and Tony talked about-then it wouldn't
be so bad. There would be something to look
forward to- But this way, you taking all the
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49,
yeah. You watch where you're moving.
This place is dangerous
Tony helped me get in the diving suit. He
slipped the big helmet over my head, twisted
it into place, but left the forward port open
then the diving phone in the helmet. They
were working all right. We were probably
the only abalone divers on the coast using
helmet phones.
Tony said, Don't waste more than half
an hour. If you don't find shell in that time
we'll move farther down."
He closed the forward port of the helmet
and screwed it down. began breathing COM
pressed air right away. regulated the ex-
haust valve, then stepped over the bulwarks
and onto the steel diving ladder. Tony
watched me with glum expression, but when
he caught my eyes he smiled and made the
okay sign with his fingers. I went down the
ladder and under water.
There was weighted line hanging to the
bottom, so slid down that, adjusting pres
sure in the suit with the descent, until few
minutes later l was standing amongst the
black rocks down in the sand. looked up
and could see the keel of the boat directly
overhead All around me were rocks, some
small and others the size of bungalows.
walked across the sand to the nearest of the
large rocks and examined it for abalone.
HERE were few dozen large reds clamped
to the rock, 50 called Tony on the phone and
told him to send down the sacks. A lead
weight came down toward my head and on
the attached line were the sacks. I took
steel bar from my belt, jammed it under an
abalone, pried it loose and placed it in sack.
Then l went on to the next.
Abalone are not well known in most Sec
tons of the country, except those that come
from Mexico, as the California variety is not
allowed to be shipped from the state. On the
Pacific Coast, though. it's quite delicacy.
It's mollusk that looks something like a
large clam, but only with half shell. The
open side of the shell is filed with large
muscle that clamps and holds it to a rock.
That muscle when sliced and pounded and
cooked fast is quite treat. The inside of the
shell is lined with mother of pearl, which is
used for inlay work and sometimes for max
ing buttons. Under the law we can take only
shells that measure minimum of eight
inches. Also, in commercial diving, we can't
take shell in water less than twenty feet deep.
Quite often we're lucky to find them at any
Continued on page "a
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walked out to the end of the wharf and
looked down. Benny, our hired helper, had
the diving boat just under the lip of the wharf.
l went down the ladder and jumped aboard
and listened to the engine. Benny said it was
okay. He was good man with engines.
Ichecked the equipment aboard, made sure
that everything was in its proper place and,
especially, that the diving compressor was in
good shape. l felt the small boat rock and
looked around as Tony dropped into the aft
cockpit and dumped some gear on the deck.
Even in the dark could see that he had a
hangover He looked forward at me, growled
We moved away from the wharf and started
out through the fishing fleet toward the bay.
Benny was at the tiller, guiding us around
the big purse seiners, and Tony was slunped
in the cockpit pulling at cigarette. l went
back and sat next to him. Tony was power
fully built man, not quite my size, but strong
as bull. He had curly black hair, dark eyes
and an olive complexion that had never given
him any trouble on shore leave.
He had also been man who laughed easily
and thoroughly enjoyed life, but not any
more. Now he was bitter and temperamental
and seemed to be sore all the time.
When l looked at his bloodshot eyes he
snarled. Il been out all night having good
time and it's none of your business. Don't
start telling me how to live"
I'm not telling you anything"
IL KNOW what you're thinking. l know
what Dotty thinks about me, too. She won't
even speak to me any more. passed her on
the street yesterday and she just walked right
on Bly, Who does she think she is?''
my wife. And that's enough of that"
He glanced at me from the corners of his
eyes and then shrugged. He got to his feet
and walked forward to stand in the bow look
ing down at the wood slicing through the
water. watched him and felt a cold chill go
up my SPINE For just second could feel
the way Tony was feeling, nerve gone, afraid
to dive again, plans shot and whole life up
set and being afraid to talk about it or even
mention it to anyone because then he would
have to admit he was through.
We went out by the canneries and passed
Pacific Grove and then rounded Point Pinos
into the open sea. False dawn was in the sky
and then it began really getting light as we
passed Carmel Bay and came abeam of Point
Lobos. Benny held southerly course down
the coast and sat there and watched the
calm sea. 1t was good day for diving.
looked forward at Tony, still in the bow,
and thought of what Dotty had had to say.
1t hurt to realize that actually she was right.
1t was not easy for her having all our plans
suddenly explode. regardless of the cause.
We had talked and schemed and dreamed too
long.
It was too much to expect her to sit back
and simply wait.
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chances and Tony spending the money Il
won't stand for it any more I'm get
job myself" :.
shook my head. you never have to work
married to me. That's final"
She said quietly, mot with me, Joe. If
you won't do it, will"
But, look, have to give Tony chance"
you've given him chances, week after
week, and you're still doing all the diving.
Think of giving us chance"
There was no use arguing with her. In that
mood, when her mind was made up about
something, it was impossible to sway Dotty.
She might even defy me and get job that
day. wondered what would do then. Leave
her? The thought gave me the chills, but,
still, man has to run his own house or wind
up whipped dog. got 50 mad turned on
my heel and walked out of the house.
TRIED to think of the problem while driving
the little coupe through the dark streets
toward the wharf and got nowhere with it.
Tony and owed a lot to each other. We had
been Navy divers during the war and pulled
each other out of lot of jams. Then, after
the war, we had bought boat and all the
necessary equipment and gone in for abalone
diving out of Monterey. That's not bad
paying proposition. You can't get in much
diving, about ten or eleven days out of each
month, as the water has to be just right, but
with abalone selling at six dollars dozen in
the shell you don't have to dive too many
days. We had been doing fine.
Of course, we had big ideas. We were going
to save our money, hire more diving crews
and, eventually, buy a big purse seiner, which
is where the real money is in the fishing game.
And for couple of years it looked like that's
the way things we're going to turn out. We
worked hard, we put our money away, and
our goal was getting closer all the time.
Then Tony began to change. He started
drinking in the honkytonk bars along Alva-
RADIO Street, he went over to Salinas lot with
bunch of wild characters to get in the China
mems games and practically every week end
he blew wad of dough up in San Francisco.
Tony wasn't married, 50 he began chasing
around lot, too. 1t didn't take him long to
run through the money he had saved and start
borrowing from me.
That hurt, because it would take all the
two of us had saved to swing the ideas we had
in mind, and Tony was cleaned. But then
began to see the reason for his change. We
were supposed to take turns going down in the
diving rig, but every once in a while Tony
would complain of headache and beg off.
Those headaches got closer and closer. Finally
Twas doing all the diving. There was nothing
said and it was accepted between us. Tony
had lost his nerve.
parked the car in lot and walked along
Fisherman's Wharf, thinking about Tony.
tried to put my finger on exactly when
Tony's nerve had gone. No single dive had
accounted for it. Any diver who stays at the
trade long enough is bound to run into dam
gerous situations under water. Tony had had
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1t hurt to realize that actually she was right.
1t was not easy for her having all our plans
suddenly explode. regardless of the cause.
We had talked and schemed and dreamed too
long.
It was too much to expect her to sit back
and simply wait.
SHE had been patient enough while Tony
was throwing his money away. Now she
wanted me to do something about it, at least
to protect ourselves. tried not to think of it,
but could think of nothing else.
Just north of the mouth of the Big Sur
River took the tiller from Benny and turned
the bow in toward shore. Benny went for
ward and swung the lead. When he called out
Five fathoms" cut the throttle back and
turned the boat around pointing out to sea.
Then Benny took the tiller and Tony dropped
intothe cockpit to help me with the diving rig.
He looked over the side and said, II know
this place. Plenty of big rocks down there
and couple of drop-offs. Watch your STEP"
"You know me-
Evening star., 1949-03-25
Two Police Charged
With False Statement

Police Chief Robert j. Barrett
today announced suspension OF
two second precinct policemen on
charges of failing to make a
proper record of property taken
from prisoners and making q false
statement to a superior officer.
The suspended officers are Pvts,
Robert L. Carter, IS, and James
D. Williams, 81, both colored.
They have been on the force eight
years, assigned to the second pre-
cinct.
The men were suspended yes
terday by Capt. Clyde N. Strange
commanding officer of the second
precinct.
According to Maj. Barrett, the
officers arrested two shoplifter
suspects at Seventh and o streets
NV. on Tuesday, as the latter
were attempting to sell a pressure
cooker they were reported to have
taken from a hardware shop in
Arlington.
In making q report of the ar
rest the officers turned in only the
carton which had contained the
pressure cooker, Maj. Barrett de-
clared. He said the cooker later
was discovered IN an automobile
belonging to one of the policemen.
Inspector william j. Cunning
ham is investigating possible trial
board action, Maj. Barrett added.
Evening star., 1949-03-25

mission. giving Mrs. Rogers as
one of his references.
She was not one of my sponsors
in getting a commission any more
than any one else" he declared.
Every one had to give several
references, and she was one of
mine"
The other references were Sen
ator Vandenberg, Republican, Of
Michigan and Warren Austin. then
a Senator and now United States
delegate to the United Nations.
Mail Threats Reported.
Aside from her involvement in
the Latta- Lawrence action, 1t was
reported today that police are
guarding the home of Mrs. Rogers,
who has revealed she has been
threatened with death in series
of letters.
She said yesterday the first
threat was received around VAL
entine's Day and that there was
no connection between the letters
and the Latta-Iawrence lawsuit.
Mrs. Rogers did not reveal the
nature of the threats or their
source, but said the letters have
been continuing and that authori-
ties are working on the case.
The Congress member had
spoken previously of threats on
her life. At one time, she said
she was poisoned at a luncheon Of
the Women's National Press Club
here.
Evening star., 1949-03-25

Continuation OF the District S
child day care centers for another
year was recommended today by
the Abernethy subcommittee Of
the House District Committee, but
it directed that the cost to the
city be limited to $4,000. The
District appropriated 100000 for
the centers for the current year
ending June 80.
The day care center bill, as
introduced recently by Repre-
sentative Klein, Democrat. of New
York, is to be rewritten so as to
specifically state that continu-
alton of the centers is not to be
for more than the one additional
year and to provide that the cost
to the District shall not exceed
S50,000. The Klein bill would
have made the day care center
program permanent.
There now are six centers with
an enrolment of 27l children, one
more than the rated capacity.
There are So children on the wait
ing list.
For the period between July l
and February of this year, fees
paid by parents toward the total
cost amounted to $20,414.
The subcommittee ordered q
favorable report on a bill by Rep
resentative Miller, Republican, Of