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Evening star., 1952-11-20
jet Stream Pacific Wind.
Cut FIiqht Time 7 Hours
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

HONOLULU, Nov. 20.-A Pal
American Airways Stratocruisel
rode "jet stream" winds for $685.
nonstop miles across the Pacific
yesterday from Tokyo to Homo,
lulu in 111a hours.
Because Of the winds, non-stol
f1ights-nearly seven hours short
|er than those which stop at Wake
will become routine in early
December,
Sidney M. Serebreny, Patio Alte
(Calif.) meterologist, spent three
years in research on the jet
stream air currents. He wa'
aboard on the pace-making flight
The high speed currents flow
west-to-east across the Pacific al
certain attitudes about six months
a year. The Stratocruiser. flying
at attitudes of 10000 to 27.0O(
feet, was pushed along by tai
winds which averaged so miles
an hour and hit a peak Of 1T
miles an hour.
Mr.. Serebreny said the non.
stop service will be possible only
from November Is to April Is
the Jet stream season.
Evening star., 1952-11-20
VA Needs Architects
For Hospital Proqrom
BY the Associated Press

The Veterans Administration
announced today it urgently needs
architects and engineers for its
hospital construction, conversion
and modernization program which
it called lone of the largest in
the world"
It listed vacancies now existing
in positions for architects. esti-
Imators, structural engineers, me-
chanical engineers. electrical en-
gineers, civil engineers Sanitary !,
architectural engineers (specifica-
tions). landscape design archi-
tects. color designers, construction
Isuperintendents. project managers
and boiler and mechanical in
spectors. Yearly salaries range
from $4,205 to 5000.
Evening star., 1952-11-20
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO. Nov. 20.-Mrs. Kazuko
Higa. 80, who created some of
Japan's most sensational head
lines with a background of primi-
tive love and peril on a tiny Pa
ciflc island, arrived in Japan to-
day and said only two men-not
six-were killed because of her.
Mrs. Higa was the only woman
among 81 japanese men who were
marooned on Anatahan, a lonely
Pacific island 70 miles north of
Saipan for five years during and
after World War II. She became
the queen bee-and alleged source
of passion, love, intrigue, hatred
and murder.
Mrs. Higa arrived from Naha,
Okinawa. her birthplace, aboard
the 3,600-ton Chitose Maru. She
was met by cheering crowd of
1000. including five of her for
mer companions.
Indignant Over Stories.
The 4-foot 8-inch woman in
dignantly charged that lurid
newspaper and magazine stories
that six men were killed because
of her were misleading.
Actually" she said, "only two
died because of me. One was
shot and the other stabbed to
DEATH"
The man shot was Kikuichiro
Higa. with whom she said she
lived for three years after her
husband disappeared at sea. She
said she calls herself Mrs. Higa
from this attachment.
After Higa was killed I felt
Evening star., 1952-11-20

peared with the children. They
have not been heard from since,
the suit charges.
Attorney Henry M. Fowler. who
filed yesterdays suit in behalf
of DR.. Lowell, said Mrs. Lowell's
mother and stepfather. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dean S. Dorman, are in
North Carolina.
In his suit. DR.. Lowell seeks
custody of the three children and
asks that the early custody order
of the court be incorporated in
the present action.
The three children are Marilyn
Lowell. II; Dean Stanley Lowell,
9, and Sylvia Lowell. 4.
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Gov. Stevenson 10 Speak
|Af Service for Murray
BY the Associa.ed Press

Gov. Stevenson of Illinois will
speak at memorial services for the
late CIO president, Philip Muir
ray. at the CLOS convention at
Atlantic City December 3.
1t will be one of the first public
appearances by Gov. Stevenson
since the Democratic presidential
nominee lost to Gen. Eisenhower
in the November election.
MIR. Murray died in San Fran
cisco on November 8. The CIO
had given its support to Gov. Ste
venSon.
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Academy Elects JUN

PARIS, Nov. 20 (P.-MarshaI
Alphonse JUN was elected today
to the 40-member French Acad-
envy, founded in 1885 by Cardinal
Richelieu. He took the seat
vacated by the death of Author
Jean Tharaud.
Evening star., 1952-11-20
IA THE EVENING STAR

Washington; D. G..
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1852
Evening star., 1952-09-03

Additional Society on
PoQes B-o and Bill
Evening star., 1952-09-03

>. Smart new foII styles
come TO our town all
vrabbed nb in q brand
new store :. the TOWN
and CASUAL SHOE SHOP
the AIRSTEP welcome
sign is out for you; come
and see us!
AIRSTEP -cosuoIs, pumps,
walking shoes, dress shoes,
open backs, open toes, strop
models and wedges, too! New
foil coIors in suedes and Golf
skins!
AlRSTEP, the shoe With the
magic oiy-soIe that fairly
floots you along buoyontly,
youthfully! Losted with extra
snue-fittine heels and as fIex-
ible as your own foot!
see 80.
AlRSTEP shoes here todoy
you've seen them in your
tovorite moeozines) . the
smortest. most comfortable
shoes o-foot and the best
value in footwear today!
Evening star., 1952-09-03

Prince Chumbho president
the Tha1land Red Cross and of their household furnishing
Princess Chumbhot spending ing the earlier hours
Evening star., 1952-09-03
BogIey-Troth
lsAnnOunced

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Houck of
Warren. Ohio. announce the en-
gagement of her daughter. Miss
10 Ann Bogley. to Aviation Cadet
Frank Troth, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Troth Of Chevy Chase.
Miss Bogley is the daughter of
the late Mr.. r. Aubrey Bogley of
Chevy Chase.
The bride-elect was graduated
from Madeira School and at
tended Bryn Mawr College. Cadet
Troth studied at Montgomery
Junior College and the Univer-
sity Of New Mexico. He is now
in Radar Aviation School in Texas.
A mid winter wedding is
planned.
Evening star., 1952-09-03
International Party

An international party was
given on Saturday by Mr.. Helm
rich F. Grieder in honor of DR..
and Mrs. Jean-Pierre Lichti from
Neuchatel. Switzerland. At the
same time, farewells were extend
ed to Comdr. John Rance, US. NJ,
who will be leaving for Guam.
The host is originally from Zu-
rich, Switzerland.
Evening star., 1952-09-03
|Gernn0n-Fr0n1e
|EnqOqen7ent
Byland Photo.

The engagement Of Miss jose
|phine Elisabeth German to MIR.
Richard Crawford Frame, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas c. Frame Of
Franklin, Pa. has been announced
by her parents, DR.. and Mrs. Ar
thur c. German of Lyons. Mich.
The wedding will take place here
on September 20 in st. Johns
Chapel. of the Washington Cathe-
dral.
Miss German is an alumna Of
the University of Michigan where
she was tapped for membership in
the Senior Society, an honorary
She also attended
George Washington University
Law School.
Mr.. Frame was graduated from
the Hill School in Pottstown, Pa.
and Yale University. He has been
for some time on the staff OF the
National Committee
and will complete his law studies
at the University of Virginia this
wear.
Evening star., 1952-09-03

TOCOIOniuI
Performance

Invitations have been issued by
the Little Theater of Alexandria
to be present at the performance
of "The Beggar's Opera" in Gads-
by's Tavern. The invitations carry
out the style Of the year of 1853
in old English script and bear the
request. I'VE humbly request that
our guests be in their places at
a quarter past eight o'clock in
order to be present for the arrival
of our most distinguished guests
of honour. Col. George Washing
ton and Mistress Washington"
Col. and Mrs. Washington will
be impersonated at each perform
ance from September Is through
September 81 by two different
couples, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Pinckney and Mrs. Braxton Bragg
Conner Lille and Mr.. Ralph F.
Armfield.
Mrs. Charles E. Huntley II is
chairman of invitations and Mr..
and Mrs. Donald s. King have
turned over the upstairs den Of
their home on South Lee street
for keeping track Of acceptances.
Only members Of the Little Thea
ter of Alexandria and their friends
have been sent invitations.
Mrs. Huntley has been assisted
in the addressing of the envelopes
by Mr.. Huntley, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert L. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward r. Rawley, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert w. Paul. Mrs. Henry
Carter, Mrs. Drury Harvey Blair,
Mrs. Joseph T. Sherman. Mr..
Morris Gaddess and Mr.. Coleman
Gray.
Evening star., 1952-09-03
.Southall Photo.

The Holy Name Church was
the scene on August 8 Of the mar
riage of Miss Patsy Joan Nugent
to Mr.. Thomas Joseph Foley. The
Rev. j. Maurice King performed
the ceremony after which recep-
ton was held at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Francis Wilcox.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander NJ. Gray and
Mr.. Foley is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas F. Foley.
The couple will make their home
temporarily in Atlantic City where
Mr.. Foley is stationed with the
United States Navy.
Evening star., 1952-09-03
FIyingHonne
From Europe

Col. and Mrs. Curt c. Schiffeler
are winging their way home from
Europe where they went early in
the summer. They sailed aboard
the United States and spent some
time in Paris before motoring to
Munich, Saltzburg. Beyreuth and
Wiesbaden to attend the music
festivals.
Col. Schiffeler gave two recitals
in Saltzburg during the festival.
Following this they motored
through Germany and visited Col.
Schiffeler's family in their an
cestral home Castle Nassau. They
since have been in Paris from
where they took off yesterday.
Evening star., 1952-09-03

sibility Of overseeing the packing
of their household furnishing dur
ing the earlier hours of the day.
The Lays will leave today for
Canada where he will be on duty
in Ottawa. Commodore and Mrs.
Medland and their children who
came down from Canada the end
of the week by motor have been
staying at the Graylyn. They
will move this week into the house
at 1918 Williamsburg lane where
the Lays have been living.
Peru and Ponomo News
The meetings of the Interna-
tional Bank and Monetary Fund
have taken numbers of the leaders
in diplomatic and financial circles
to Mexico.
Peruvian Ambassador Fernandez
Berckemeyer and Panama Ambas-
sador Roberto Heurtematte were
among those leaving the end of
the week for the Mexican Capital
as delegates from their coun-
tries. Ambassador BerckemeyerI
was Joined in Mexico by Sonora
de Berckemeyer and they plan to-
return the middle of the month.
Presidents Wife Arrives
In the meantime Sonora de
Odria. wife Of the Peruvian Pres
ident, arrived in Florida last week
and came to Washington yester-
day. She is accompanied by her
son, Cesar. her secretary. Senorita
Emilia Ferrada and the presidents
laide, 1t. Aurelio Tedraza. Also
in her party is Sonora de Elguera,
wife of the Minister of Peru'sI
Postal System.
Sonora de Odria and her party
will stay at the Embassy and next
week she will go to Baltimore re-
turning to the Embassy the middle
Iof the month when the Ambas-
sador and Sonora de Berckemeyer
return. The Ambassador will goI
back to Lima the end of the
month for a short stay.
Senorito Romirez -Duque Returns
Panama Ambassador Heurte-
matte delayed his departure to
meet his son, born August %. in
George Washington University
Hospital where Sonora de Heurte-
matte and the baby are remaining
for another week or 10 days.
Financial Counselor Julio Heur-
tematte was in charge of the EN-
bassy after the Ambassadors de-
parture and he left yesterday to
join the Ambassador at the meet
lngS in Mexico.
Senorita Anita Ramirez-Duque,
who has been travelling in Europe
for the past six weeks, returned
over the week end and assumed
her duties again as Charge d d'Af-
flares. Senorita Ramirez visited
in France. Italy and Switzerland. /
Evening star., 1952-09-03
At Stone Horbor

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ellis Lam
mond are occupying their cottage
at Stone Harbor. N. j., for the
month of September. Mrs. Lam
mond is the former Miss Mar
guerite Benson Royal of Balti-
more. She and her husband re-
Gently celebrated their fifth we'd
ding anniversary.
Evening star., 1952-09-03

Miss Vera Mae Sings, daughter
of Mrs. william Eben Sings of
Wadesboro, N. c., was married on
August 30 to Mr.. Robert Charles
Bonz. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo r. Bonz Of Dubuque,
Iowa. The Church Of the Nativity
was the scene of the ceremony,
with the Rev. Thomas Joseph
Grovadent officiating. A reception
was held afterwards.
After a Canadian wedding trip,
the couple will reside In WASH
ington.
Evening star., 1952-09-03
Society News:
ThuiIund Visitors
Feted at EMBASSY
At Canadian Party, Naval Attoche
Presents His Successor to Group
Society," News:
BY Katharine IA. Brook


Prince Chumbhot, president OF
the Thailand Red Cross ano
Princess Chumbhot are spending
Ia week in Washington during
which they are staying at the
Shoreham. The Thai Ambassa-
dor and Mime. Sarasin have had
one or two very small and informal
parties for the visitors since they
ARRIVED Saturday. Yesterday they
gave a reception for them at the
Embassy.
The Ambassador and his wife
greeted their guests in the hall
at the top of the stairs in the
Embassy and presented the $50 or
200 callers to the Prince and
Princess. In the company were
Officials of the American Red
Cross and those in State Depart
|ment who have to do with
Thailand and Red Cross affairs
Members of the Embassy staff and
their wives assisted through the
reception hours and a bar was set
up in the library and the buffet
table in the dining room.
Prince and Princes Chumbhot
will leave the latter part of the
week for England and the Con-
tinent and will return to Thailand
across Europe and the Middle
East. They came here from
Toronto, Canada where they at
tended a meeting Of the Interna-
tional Red Cross.
Conodion NovoI Party
The retiring Naval Attache of
the Canadian Embassy, Commo-
|dore Horatio Nelson Lay with Mrs.
Lay gave an early evening party
yesterday to say farewell to a
group Of the friends they have
made in Washington. The party
was another of those very delight
full festivities which is a pleasant
way of saying "au revoir" and CIV
ing a welcome to newcomers in the
Capital.
Commodore and Mrs. Lay intro
duced his successor as naval at
tache, Commodore M. A. Medland
and Mrs. Medland. The party
was given in the Canadian Joint
Services Mission at 100 MaSsa-
chusetts avenue which, when the
Navy takes it over. becomes His
Majesty's Conadian Ship Niagara
of which Commodore Lay has been
in command. Commodore Med
land will succeed to that post as
we'll as chief of the Canadian Navy
Staff which also has been Commo-
dore Lays duty for the past two or
more years.
The Niagara is ir-conditioned
adding to the comfort of the
guests and the rooms were gay
with late summer blossoms all per-
sonally arranged by Mrs. Lay.
The final arrangements for the
cocktail party were made by the
hostess who also had the respon-
Evening star., 1952-09-03
Back From Rehoboth

Mr.. and Mrs. George j. Stevens,
with Miss Jeanne Stevens and Mr..
David Stevens. have returned from
q two weeks vacation at Rehoboth
Beach. Spending their vacation
with them were Mrs. James G..
Cross and Mr.. and Mrs. William
A. d'ESpard of Rockville, Md, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles c. Stevens Of
Arlington and Miss Helen r..
Craig Of Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1952-12-05
Terp Goods to Meet Tomorrow
I'm Powder Puff Encounter

The University of Maryland's 4
fourth annual all-girl football
game known as the Powder Puff
Bowl will be held at 2 pm. to.
morrow in old Byrd Stadium.
| Kappa Kappa Gamma and
Kappa Delta, campus sororities
will battle for the 1853 champion
ship.
Officials will be Tom Cosgrove
Maryland center, Ed Fullerton
Terp backfield ace and Bob Ward
last years All-American guard.
The coed game is sponsored
each year by Phi Delta Theta fra
ternity and the proceeds 60 to
charity. Profit from tomorrow's
game will be donated to the stu
dent Campus Chest.
A cup is awarded each year te
the winner, and Kappa Kappa
Gamma will be trying for it:
first victory in the series. Kappa
Delta won three years in a row
and retired the cup last December
so both sororities are fighting fol
la brand new trophy.
Both teams are captained BY
home economics majors. Jane Ca
thill, I'LL Massachusetts, avenue
IN. w.. heads the Kappa team
while Joan Obaugh Of Onancock
Va, will lead the KIDS.
Evening star., 1952-12-05
old Church of Groy's Famed EIegy
we Receivers 3 Original Windows

rather than have good time"
So the windows and other items
considered too massive for the
Mexican residence were shipped
back to Dallas and put in storage
Last summer the Stewarts Wis
tied the village church of Stoke
Poges in Buckinghamshire, Eng
land. The caretaker told them
|about the three windows, which
|he said were legally acquired be-
cause part of the church extended
over q boundary line and had te
be torn down.
The caretaker also said the
church would like to have the
windows back.
Mr.. Stewart said he and his
wife decided fright then and
there" that the windows would be
returned.
The windows and frames are SC
fragile that even the dust will not
be removed for shipment overseas
Restoration work will be left to
british experts.
Evening star., 1952-12-05
Four Arrested in 4 Raids
On Alleged BooiIegging

Police last night and early to.
day arrested three women and q
man in four separate raids or
alleged bootlegging places.
The man. John H. Glover. Il
colored. of the 700 block of Nor.
ton street NV, was arrested in 9
raid in the TOO block of Lamont
street NV. and charged with
keeping and selling whisky with.
out a license.
The women were arrested II
raids at their homes. They arr
Blanche Brown, colored, Sc, of thu
2800 block of Georgia avenue
NV. charged with keeping ane
selling whisky without a license;
Mary v. Hargrove, 26, colored. oi
the 1400 block of Ninth street
NV, charged with keeping anc
selling whisky, and Naomi Beatty
A, colored, of the unit block of
street S.W., charged with keeping
and selling whisky and with pos
|sessing untaxed whisky and num-
berS slips.
According to Capt. John B
Monroe Of the morals division
undercover men had made pur-
chases from all four Of the ar
rested.
Evening star., 1952-12-05

Federal indictment on extortior
charges stemming from the alleged
payments.
Isn't it a fact that you made
these payments to Clemente ano
May for doing nothing?" Mr.. Car
penter was asked.
Probe Ends Payment.
"Yes," the witness replied, add.
ing that payment to Clements
stopped about the time this in
vestigation started-about JUNE
of this year"
Mr.. Carpenter said he paid
Clemente an additional $500 after
a wildcat waterfront strike a yea,
ago.
II asked Mike if we could dis
charge cargo" Mr.. Carpenter said
mike said no strike had been
called by the union, so we could
operate on our own. We worked
Saturday afternoons. Sundays and
at night"
Another witness was John c
Hilly, executive vice president oi
the Security Bureau, Inc, q
watchdog agency supported by
shipping and stevedore firms.
Mr.. Hilly, a former Assistant
U, S. Attorney. said he sent ex-
FBI men onto the piers in an ef-
fort to cut down pilfering. In the
past five years. Mr.. Hilly said
225 longshoremen were fired from
their jobs and ousted from the
union for thievery.
Evening star., 1952-12-05
D. {. Player Is Leading
Contract Bridge Tourney
BY the Asseeiefed Press

MIAMI BEACH. Fla, Dec. s.
Leading the record field of 81
open contract bridge teams in the
American Contract Bridge League
tournament here were Mrs. Henry
Kemp and Tobias Stone of New
York. with Harry Karkavy OF
Miami Beach and Alvin Roth OF
Washington, D. c., with 22lz
matches.
In second place were Arthur s.
Goldsmith, Elmer I. Schwartz and
A. j. Frank. all of Cleveland,
with 20 matches, followed by j. T.
Feigus of Brooklyn, Cliff Bishop
of Detroit, Cyrus Neuman OF
Miami and Henry Sonnenblick of
New York with 10.
The final round will be played
tonight and complete the fifth of
seven national titles to be deter
mined at this nine-day meet.
Evening star., 1952-12-05

Miss Cahill was captain and
quarterback for Kappa last year
while Miss Obaugh. who also
played for KID last year, is new tc
Ithe director spot.
In addition to the game, there
will be half-time show and the
Icrowning of a Powder Puff king
and organized cheering.
The game will be played accord
ing to regular touch football rules
except the girls will have five
downs and 20 yards for q first
down.
Evening star., 1952-12-05
Sporkmun in Rome,
Plons Flight to Egypt
BY the Asseeioted Press

ROME, Dec. 5.-A round ol
conferences so busted Senator
Sparkman today that the Alabams
Democrat expected to fly on K
Egypt this afternoon without ever
la break for sightseeing.
He few in from Paris last night
and went Immediately to a recep-
ton given by United States Am.
bassador Ellsworth Bunker. To.
day he was closeted with Embassy
and Mutual Security Administra-
tion officials until noon and ther
went to lunch with them for fur.
ither talks.
Evening star., 1952-12-05
Drug Makers Back Research

INDIANAPOLIS. - American
, drug manufacturers invest more
than 500, ,000, 900 a year in re-
search aimed at finding new and
more potent disease fighting
drugs,
Evening star., 1952-12-05
BY the Associated Press

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 5.-Three
stained glass windows, fragile and
dusty with age, are being returned
to their original places in the little
English church that inspired
Thomas Gray to write his famous
"Elegy"
The windows were being Grated
for Herry E Stewart, Dallas. head
of a farm equipment firm and
wealthy collector of antiques. He
bought them 10 years ago wher
the late William Randolph Hearst
disposed of II carloads Of antique
furniture and paintings in New
York.
Mr.. Stewart and his wife bought
the windows. along with numerous
other items, for a home In Cuer.
navaca. Mexico.
However, Mr.. Stewart said to-
day, the couple found that upon
seeing the windows the first i'm
pulse of their guests was to pray
Evening star., 1952-04-21
|Kaiser-Frazer Trims
Price Of Henry JLine,
Bucking Auto Trend
By the Associated Press


DETROIT, April 21.-The first
substantial price reduction to be
announced by any auto company
IN many months became effective
today with a $100 to $168 cut in
Kaiser-Fra Henry j line.
However, the reduction does not
indicate a trend in auto prices
generally, according to automo-
tive authorities. Increases, au-
Ithorized by the Capehart amend
ment to the National Defense Act
have been the rule, and there isn't
likely to be any definite price ac-
ton by. other manufacturers until
uncertainty about steel prices has
been removed.
Competitive Adjustment Seen.
Automotive circles interpret the
K-F action in reducing Henry
prices as an effort to readjust the
competitive position between this
newest model in the Kaiser-Frazel
line and the average price of Other
somewhat larger cars in the lower.
priced field.
Rumor has had 1t that som,
K-F dealers have been protesting
that their sales problems had beer
intensified by the fact the differ
entail between the Henry model
and average Ford, Chevrolet ant