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Evening star., 1951-08-08
George A. Lingebach,
Sheet Metal Worker

George A. Lingebach, SO, life
long District resident, died Mon
day at his home, 31o1 K street
Sc. Mr.. Lingebach had been III
for about a year.
Mr.. Lingebach was a sheet
metal worker and had been in
business here about IS years. He
retired IL years ago.
He. was a member of the Holy
Name Society of st. Francis
Xavier Church, Twenty-eighth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
Sc.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Joseph
inc c. Lingebach, he is survived
by three sons. George F. of Wood.
acres, Md; j. Stanley of near
Rockville, Md, and j. Carleton OF
Cheverly, Md; daughter, Mrs
Grace Eloise Donnella of 33C
Twentieth street NE: two
brothers, William and F. H. Linge-
bach. both of Washington, and
seven grandchildren.
Requiem mass will be at 10 am
tomorrow at st. Francis Xavier
Church. Burial will be in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1951-08-08
Mrs. Winifred Linkins,
Wife Of Real Estate Man

Mrs. Winifred Holton Linkins
wife of Luther w. Linkins, a real
estate man here, died yesterday al
George Washington University
Hospital.
Mrs. Linkins, who lived at 1920
Oliver street NV. was a gradu-
ate of Wittenberg College, Spring
field. Ohio, where she resided un-
til coming to Washington in 1918
She was a member OF Alpha X
Delta sorority, the Chevy Chase
Women's Club. and st. Paul's Lu-
theran Church.
Besides her husband she is sur
vived by a son, Corpl. Richard L
LinkinS, of Battery D, 380th AAA
Battalion. Camp Edwards, Mass;
a daughter, Mrs. Robert r. Kaem-
merer. of Syracuse, N. Y, and one
granddaughter.
Funeral. services and burial will
be private Burial will be tomor-
row in Gienwood Cemetery. The
family requests that instead OF
flowers contributions be made tc
the Washington Heart Associa-
ltion.
Evening star., 1951-08-08
Australian Toys
Sent to Children
In Flood Area

The Junior Red Cross, both
here and abroad, is doing it's part
to help the Midwest flood victims
A 200-pound parcel of toys fol
children in the food area arrived
in Washington from members OF
the Australian Junior Red Cross
the Australian Embassy an
nounced. Included are stuffed
koala bears and other toys of an
Australian character.
At Kansas City, Kans., the
American Junior group has been
active since the flood waters hit
They have assisted in the regis
tration of relief applicants in
wrapping and distributing sand
wiches, running moving picture
shows for other children, acting
as messengers and in other serv-
ices.
Today Washington's portion of
the food relief campaign reached
$26, ,542.58. The area hopes to
raise $68,400 as it's portion of a
$5 million national fund. Dona-
tions are being accepted at the
District Red Cross Chapter, 1903
E street NV.
Evening star., 1951-08-08
DR.. James H. Walton,
Arlington Physician

DR.. James H. Walton. Ct. who
practiced medicine in Arlington
County for SO years, died yester-
day of a heart attack at his home
50O1 North Thirtieth street.
Born and raised in Mclean
Fairfax County. Va, he attended
public schools there. He attended
the College of William and Mary
and received his medical degree
from the Baltimore College OF
Medicine-now the University OF
Maryland-in 1908.
After serving his internship in
a Richmond hospital, DR.. Walton
began his practice in Dinwiddie
County, Va. Before World War /,
however, he came to Arlington.
He served in the Army Medical
Corps during World War II.
For many years DR.. Walton's
office was in Cherrydale. but at
the time of his death it was at
1904 Lee highway. He was a
member of the senior staff at
Arlington Hospital.
DR.. Walton owned a large dairy
farm in Loudoun County, Va, and
spent most of his spare time there.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Edith M. Walton of the home
address; a son, Nelson H.. and a
daughter. Mrs. Virginia o. Byrnes,
both of Arlington; a sister and a
brother.
Evening star., 1951-08-08
IAnti-Red Drive Set
To Enroll $4,000

The Crusade for Freedom will
open a campaign September 4 to
enroll 250,000 District area resi-
dents in the anti Communist
movement.
Efforts will also be made to
raise $4,000, it was announced by
Hubert T. Bisselle, who has been
named general chairman for the
District for the 1851 Crusade for
Freedom.
Plans for the campaign were
announced yesterday by Mr.. Bis
Iselle, vice president of the Riggs
National Bank, at a luncheon at
the Burlington Hotek
Washington sponsors and COM
mittee members are Clarance
Arata, Bruce Baird, E. C. Baltz.
Daniel w. Bell, L. E. Brueninger,
c. B. Burrus, Morris Cafritz,
David A. Colladay, F. Joseph
IDonohue, Dial Elkins, Robert W
Fleming, Leo Goodwin, Thomas j.
Groom, Frank j. Luchs, Edgar
Morris. John A. Reilly, James
Rotto, H. L. Rust, Philip M. Tai
bott and Lotion S. Wesley. Wash
ington headquarters have been
opened in the LaSalle Building.
1923 Connecticut avenue NV.
Evening star., 1951-08-08
DrafhB
WALKER. sHIpLEY BENSON.

WALKER, SHIPLEY BENSON. On Tues
day; .Ausust 2, 1851, sHIPLEY BENSON
WALKER Of Mitchellyille,. Nd. beloved
oqs1sFd ot M1s q Mase Ethel weksr father
Carolyn NJ. Walker, Benson O.. Jonathan
T. and Martin Edward Walker Friends
may call at the Lee Funeral Home. 4th
will Be held on Friday. August 10, at ii
am. Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery.
WALTON, DIR. JAMES H. On Tuesday.
August z, 1851. at his residence. 5Q0I
Both St; north Arlington, Va. Dr. JAMES
NJ. Walton and father of Nelson H. WAL
ton and Mrs, Virginia O. Byrnes. Friends
may call at the Ives Funeral Home, 2S47
Wilson blvd. Arlington. Va, where fu-
gust 10, at pm. lnterment private. 8
WEAVER, WILLIE MAE. On Wednesday,
August 8, 1851, WILLIE MAE WEAVER
O. s24 G St. ne; beloved friend Of Robert
othy Thomas and Mrs. Leila cotton. No
tice of funeral later. ARRANGEMENTS by
the Taylor Funeral Service, 1925 l1th
st. NV.
wEEMs, AGNES v. Suddenly, on Sunday,
daJs q YAK AasEs e hSF WEEs RfsasRSe wife t9ss Il
the late Henry H. Weems, mother Of
William r: Weems and Daisy W. Selden,
sister Of Mrs; Martha VaughIt of Newark,
j., and Mrs Lucy Dunn of Rockville.
Md. She also leaves five grandchildren
three ereat-grandchildren one daughter-
in7law and one son-in-law. Friends may
st. NV. after 10 am. Wednesday, August
8. Funeral from the above funeral
: home on Thursday, August O., at II a. m,
ment in ounce Orchard, Md. 81
WHELAN. FRANKLIN A.. JR. On Tues
University Hospital, FRANKI1N A.
MaELLhAN, aELhl Jr. beloved son Of the late
q Mrs & J. Aa wiam AGe whslaa Msan and arosnsr Mrs
Stephen A. SeIby. Notice Of 1faAeral
later.
wHITACRE, BENJAMIN B.. On wednes-
aay; se!n,aM1S AaEnst 192I IraE e. New YORK City,
Amos H. Whitacre. of Washington d. C.
Remains resting at the S. H. Hines Co.
Funeral Home 1901 18th st, nv, after
p.1a, pm; ThnTsday h1nTs Services at the above
: II noon. Interment Chestnut Grove
Cemetery, Herndon. Va. 0
WILKINS, SALLIE. On Sunday, August
8. 1851, SAILIE WILKINS of 1888 N. j.
ave. nv. adopted mother Of Mrs. Isa-
Shelton, Of New Rochelle, N Y. She also
is survived bs three adopted grandchil-
dren, Emanuel and Ruth Atkinson and
& Schey Funeral Home, 424 r st. NV,
after 4 p.m.- Wednesday, where funeral
services will be held Thursday. August 8.
at 1880 PM, Rev White oficiating. In
terment Woodlawn Cemetery. g.
WILMETH, GEORGE M. On Tuesday,
August z, 1854, GEORGE M WILMETH
beloved husband Of Ethel &. ,Wilmeth and
father. OF George c., charles F.. Edward
L, and John W. Wilmeth, Mr.. Wilmetii
rests at the Warner r. Pumphrey Fu-
Spring. Md, where services will be held
/ on Friday. August 10, at 2 pm. Inter-
ment Columbia Gardens Cemetery, Airing
Evening star., 1951-08-08
Mrs. Lowell {. Adcock
Funeral Rites Today

Mrs. Lowell c. Adcock. wife o1
the assistant to the freight traffic
manager of the Southern Railway
died Sunday in Doctors Hospita,
after a long illness.
Funeral services were to be al
u pm. today at the S. H. Hines
funeral home, 2901 Fourteenth
street NV. Burial was to be ir
Arlington Cemetery.
Mrs. Adcock, a native of Car
Isle, Pa. had been a resident o1
Washington since 1912, when hel
husband was name to his present
position. She was a graduate o1
Gettysburg PaD College and was
"a niece of the late DR.. Samue,
H. Hefelbower, one-time president
of the college.
Evening star., 1951-08-08
ChorIes IA. Lunkford ,
81, on Eastern Shore
BY the A.seeieted Pres.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. Aug. 8
P).-Charles M. Lankford, father
of Virginia Commissioner of Fish
cries Charles M. Lankford, jr., died
early yesterday at his home in
Franktown, Eastern Shore. He was
81 years old.
The elder Mr.. Lankford had
served as sheriff and deputy sheriff
of Northampton County for about
40 years before his retirement. He
was a native of Somerset County,
Md, but had resided in Virginia
since young man.
Funeral services were to be held
at 3 pm. today in Franktown
Methodist Church.
Evening star., 1951-08-08
viii Wynne, Nat Pitcher in '94;
Rode Bike Down Capitol Steps

William Avera (Will) Wynne,
|82. as versatile a pitcher as ever
put on a Washington Nationals
uniform, is dead in Raleigh. N. c.
Put on uniform was about all
he ever did for the Mats, but he
gained the honor of being North
Carolina's first major Lacquer.
That was back in 1894, when he
came up long enough to pitch
(and lose) one game. Next year
he was released, but not before
cutting up some touches on a
bicycle around Washington.
Six years earlier Mr.. Wynne had
won the national trick bicycling
championship. Mixing baseball
with cycling. he gave trick exhibi-
tions.
Washington offered a real chal-
lenge. First he rode a bicycle
Evening star., 1951-08-08
Harry Irvine, Actor
lin Ecclesiastical Roles
By the Assoeiated Press

NYACK, N. Y, Aug. 8.-Harry
Irvine, a veteran actor known Of
ficially as "the Bishop of Broad
way" because of the many
ecclesiastical roles he played, dice
at his home here yesterday.
He played a priest in Anthony
and Cleopatra" in 1949, a bishop
in Anne of the Thousand Days
a clergyman in arsenic and Ole
Lace" and the archbishop o1
Canterbury in Murder in the
Cathedral" among various other
clerical roles. a-
Mr.. Irvine was born in Vellore
British India, attended Oxforc
and came to the United States ir
1915. He operated a summer
theater in Maine for 12 years,
Evening star., 1951-08-08
hcGrath Urges Inquiry
In Defense Plant Fires
BY the Assoeioted Press

OLYMPIA, Wash, Aug. 8.-At-
torney General McGrath yester-
day urged thorough investigation
of numerous" fires and explo-
sions at defense plants.
The Attorney General told the
National Association of Attorneys
General:
when an enemy is ready to
strike. he probably will have
enough agents throughout your
various States to be a grave
danger"
Mr.. McGrath called on local
law enforcement officials to in
vestigate all accidents that slow
down the Nations defense effort
to see if subversive activities are
involved.
He said thus far no definite
pattern of sabotage has been es-
tablished, but explosions and fires
in defense plants and railroad
wrecks have been too numerous. "
Evening star., 1951-08-08
Unity Of Korea Is Aim
Of U. s., Diplomat Told

President Truman today as
sured Korean Ambassador You
Chan Yang that unification of all
Korea is the ultimate aim of the
United States and the United Ma
tionS, the Ambassador said after a
call at the White House.
DR.. Yang told reporters that
unification is a political question
which is ruled out of current
cease-f1re talks in Korea, however,
and will have to be taken up later.
The Ambassador said he had
sought to clarity with the Presi-
dent whether this Government
would be willing to leave Korea
divided at or near the 38th Paral-
lei. He appeared satisfied with
the assurances he received and
said he felt sure his government
would accept the temporary ne
cessity of ceaSe-flre dividing line
pending political discussions to
follow the armistice talks.
Evening star., 1951-08-08
Mrs. Anne Mcdonald:
|CIubwoman Led Drive
For Arlington Hospital

Mrs. Anne S. Mcdonald, 50, for
mer active Arlington County club
woman, died yesterday at George
town University Hospital after a
long illness. She lived at 1881
North Upton street.
Until partially paralyzed about
l2la years ago, Mrs. Mcdonald was
a leader in county women's groups.
She was the wife of w. r. Nc
Donald, Weather Bureau official.
A native Of Georgia, Mrs. Nc
Donald had lived in the Wash
Iington area since 1889.
Mrs. Mcdonald was president
of the Woman's Club OF Ashton
Heights in 1946 and 1947. During
World War II she was head of
the women's division for the sale
Iof defense bonds in Arlington.
She was member of the Political
Study Club in the District and
Arlington County Women's Re-
publican Club, and was on the ad-
Ivisory board of the Arlington
IYMCA.
Mrs. Mcdonald was associated
with the group that organized the
campaign for Arlington Hospital
and was on the committee that
selected the hospital site.
Besides her husband she is sur
vived by son. Vernon r. Nc
Donald. New Orleans; a daughter
Mrs. James L. Martin, jackson,
Miss; her father, John T. Smith,
OF Macon, Ga, and two brothers,
three sisters and three grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services will be held at
III am. tomorrow at the S. H.
Hines funeral home, 290l Four
teenth street NV. Burial will be
private at Columbia Gardens
Cemetery
The family requests that in lieu
OF flowers, contributions be made
to the Arlington Hospital build
ing fund.
Evening star., 1951-08-08

down the Capitol steps. Then he
eyed higher vistas and with the
aid of teammates sfnuggled his
bike to the top of the Washington
Monument. But guards inter-
rupted this monumental descent.
During his college days. when
eligibility rules were even laxer
than now he pitched for Wake
Forest one afternoon and beat
Trinity (now Duke University
The following day he pitched for
Trinity and beat Vermont Univer-
Isity.
Mr.. Wynne's feats included
establishment of the first tele-
phone system and first radio sta
tion. in Raleigh.
Survivors include a sister. Miss
Louise Wynne of 5827 Livingston
road, Oxoa Hill. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow at Raleigh.
Evening star., 1951-08-08
Rep. Gillette Funeral
Set for Friday

Funeral services for Representa-
tive Wilson D. Gillette, Republi-
can, of Pennsylvania, who died
yesterday will be held at pm.
Friday ar the First Methodist
Church, 7owanda, Pa. Burial will
be in Oak Hill Cemetery there.
Mr.. Gillette, who was II, died at
his home N Towanda after a long
illness. A member of Congress
since 194l he had been away from
the capital for about a year be-
cause of Ill health.
Before Speaker Rayburn ad-
journed the House yesterday out
of respect to Mr.. Gillette, he
named the following IL members
from Pennsylvania to represent
the House at the funeral:
Republican Representatives
Simpson Fenton, Graham. Gavin
Mcconnell and Dague. and Demo-
cratic Representatives Walter
Eberhartcr. Kelley, Morgan. Flood
and O'Neill.
Representative Simpson, dean
of the Pennsylvania Republican
delegation. led members of Con-
gress yesterday in paying tribute
to Mr.. Gillette.
Evening star., 1951-08-08
j. Frank Honeywell,
Author Of Boys Books
By the Assoeiaiad Press

SAN PEDRO, Calf, Aug. 81
Frank Honeywell, "a, who wrote
fiction thrillers for boys before hi.
retirement several years ago, dice
Monday night.
One of his series was the "Ovel
There" books written after Worlc
War l. His last five books were
"The Radio Boys" series.
Mr.. Honeywell often recalled
with amusement how he wrote one
series for girls. He said an au.
thoress, working on some campfir,
girl stories. died and he was called
on to carry out the project. HI
said he wrote the series under the
Ipen name Stella M. Francis" s
combination of the names of hi.
wife and t~s daughters.
Born in Pontiac, ILL.,, he worked
as a newspaperman in Chicago
from 1905 to 1886, with the City
Press Association, Chicago Daily
Journal and Chicago Daily Times
Evening star., 1951-08-08
|Dr. Louis Knott Koontz,
Historian and Teacher,
Dies in California

DR.. Louis Knott Koontz, 81, ma
tionally known historian and a
frequent visitor to Washington
died yesterday at a Veterans Ad-
ministration Hospital in Los An
Igeles.
DR.. Koontz, a native of Shep-
herdstown. w. Va. had been q
member of the faculty at the Uni
versity of California in Los An
geles since 1922. He spent many
of his summers in Washington
doing research at the Library oil
Congress. +s
DR.. Koontz entered Washington
and Lee University at the age o1
IA and received his A. B. degree
in 1908. He was an instructor OF
history and English at Frederick
/ City College, Frederick, Md. (nov
merged with Hood College, for 8
year and was named president Of
the college at the age. of 10.
M. A. Degree at Johns Hopkins.
From 1914 to 1916 he was his
tory professor and later acting
president at Davis and Elkins
College. Elkins, w. Va. He re-
ceived his M. A. degree from
Johns Hopkins University in 1914
and his Ph.D. in 1920.
During World War I, he served
with the Army in the Philippines
in educational work. At one time
he was member Of the editorial
staff of the San Francisco Chron-
icle.
DR.. Koontz spent many sum-
mers as visiting professors at
Eastern colleges including West
Virginia University, the College
of William and Mary, and Shep-
herd College. Shepherdstown,
w. Va.
Authority on Colonial History.
DR.. Koontz was an authority on
American Colonial history. He was
the author of THE Virginia From
tier, l754-1763" and a number OF
history brochures. He wrote a
biography of Gov. Robert Din
widdie of Virginia and recently had
completed editing THE Dinwiddie
Papers"
He was member of the eaAmeri-
can Historical Association, the
Southern Historical Association
the Jefferson County Historical So
ciety, Phi Beta Kappa, and a num-
Der of professional fraternities. He
also was a Mason and a Knight
Templar.
DR.. Koontz is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Ruth Bell Koontz of
Los Angeles; a sister, Mrs. Mark
K. Sontag of Washington, and an
uncle, DR.. j. o. Knott, 3611 Four
teenth street NV, a retired min
lister and religious writer.
DR.. Philip Gordon Scott, pastor
of Westmoreland Congregational
Church here. will accompany
friends of DR.. Koontz to Shep-
herdstown Saturday. where serv-
ices will be held.
Evening star., 1951-08-08
Nunzio A. 5. BoyeIIo,
Long Resident Here

Nunzio A. S. Bovello, 65, long
associated with the wholesale
produce business here, died yes
terday in George Washington Uni
versity Hospital after a four-week
illness.
Mr.. Bovello, who lived at 1920
Geranium street NV, had been
a Washington resident for the last
half century. He was a brother of
John B. Bovello, noted band leader
here, who died in 1886.
Born in Cefalu, Italy, Mr..
Bovello came to America with his
parents in 1894. After residing in
Baltimore for six years., the Bo-
lvellos moved to Washington.
In 1910, Mr.. Bovello became
associated with the Di Giorgio
Fruit Corp. here and, from 1917
Ito 1924. managed the Baltimore
firms Washington branch. He left
the firm to set up his own busi-
ness, the Columbia Fruit and
Candy Co., which he operated un-
til about 1884.
Mr.. Bovelle was in charge of the
shipping department for the Inter-
national Business Machine Co.
here for about nine years. At the
time of his death, he was a book
keeper for the James Callas &
Bros. produce merchants here.
He was a member of Roma
Lodge.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Rosina
Bovello, he is survived by three
sons, Angelo A, Joseph j. and Eu-
gene j.. all of the home address;
a sister, Mrs. Marie C. Sponaughle,
Iof 4019 Kansas avenue NV, four
brothers. Salvatore, Charles j.,
Anthony P. and Vincent P, all of
the District. and three grand
children.
Prayers will be offered at $50
am. Friday in Chambers funeral
home, l400 Chaplin street NV
Mass will be in the Nativity Cath
lolic Church at 9 am. Burial will be
in st. Mary's Cemetery.
Evening star., 1951-08-08
Frederick J. Wheeler,
Retired Concert SINGER
BY the Asseeiated Press

YONKERS, N. Y. Aug. 8.-Fred-
erick j. Wheeler. 70. retired light
opera and concert singer, died here
yesterday.
Born in Boonville, N. Y, Mr..
Wheeler was one of the first sing
ers to make recordings for Thomas
Edison back in the days when a
phonograph record was a cylinder
and you listened to them with ear
phones.
In addition to many roles in the
comic operas of Gilbert and Sulli-
van. Mr.. Wheeler was a soloist with
Victor Herbert's and Walter DAM
roSch'S orchestraS.
After a stage career lasting IS
years, he retired in 1880.
Evening star., 1951-08-08
Morrison and Saud's S Son
Confer on Middle East
By the Associoied Press

LONDON. Aug. 8:-Britain be.
gan "let's-tick-together" talks to.
day with an Arab nation closely
bound to the United States, ir
the hope of coping with the ris.
ing tensions Of the Middle East.
The Emir Feisal. foreign minis.
ter of Saudi Arabia and seconc
son of King Ibn Saud, spent more
than an hour with Foreign Secre.
'tary Herbert Morrison discussins
political, strategic and economic
problems of the restless Arat
world.
Feisal's meeting with Mr.. Nor.
rlson was the first of a series
which, the British hope, may help
to stabilize relations between the
Arab world and the West.
Evening star., 1951-08-08
Freedmen S Nurses School,
Wins Accreditafion

Freedmen's Hospital School OF
Nursing has been given national
accreditotion as result of a re-
cent survey by the collegiate
Board o. Review of the National
Nursing Accrediting Service.
The rating places the school on
the approved list of nursing
schools that have met standards
Iof curriculum and performance
required py the NNAS, Charles E
Burbridge. hospital superintend-
dent, announced.
Freedmen's Nursing School has
a faculty. of IL and a student body
averaging 1O5 selected from the
top brackets of accredited high
schools
Evening star., 1951-08-08
Stephen EarIY's Condition
Is Slightly Improved

Slight improvement was re-
ported today in the condition of
Stephen Early, 81, former White
House press secretary and later
deputy secretary Of defense, who
was stricken with a heart attack
yesterday.
At George Washington Hospital
where Mr.. Early was placed in an
oxygen tent after he collapsed
In his Office at the Standard Pull
man Co. at 1925 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV, the following bulletin
was issued this morning.
"Mr Early spent a restful night
and his condition is improved"
He lives at 7704 Morningside
drive NV.
Evening star., 1951-08-08
Judson W. Chapman, 81
South CuroIino Editor
By The Assoeiofed Press

GREENVILLE, S. c., Aug. B.
Judson William Chapman, 81,
executive editor of the Greenville
News and Piedmont, died in hos
pital here yesterday of a heart at
tack.
A prominent Southern, news
paper editor, Mr.. Chapman began
his career for the Piedmont in
1911, rising to the position of vice
president of the Greenville News
Piedmont Co. The company pub
fishes both local daily newspapers
and operates radio station WFBC.
Evening star., 1951-08-08
626 in Summer School
AT William and Muy
Special Dispoteh 10 The stor

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Aug. 8.
"A total of 626 students are en-
rolled in the 1851 summer session
of the College of William and
Mary, according to recently re-
leased official figures. OF this
number, So are candidates for
graduation on August. II.
Dean o. S. Colclough, of the
George Washington University
Law School, will be the principal
speaker at the commencement ex-
erciSeS.