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Evening star., 1952-08-25
BuIbar Polio Is Fatal
To Virginia Woman

Bulbar polio has claimed the
life of another Washington area
|resident-the seventh to die OF
polio this year.
Reported yesterday was the
death of Mrs. Marjorie Ruth Am
brose, ~, Of Route 6, Box 1856.
Alexandria. Va, wife Of Robert T.
Ambrose, a railroad brakeman.
Mrs. Ambrose, who was stricken
last Tuesday. shortly after she had
returned from a vacation trip to
Florida, died Friday in Gallinger
Hospital.
A 13-month-old nephew. Tim
othy Anderson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond F. Anderson
with whom the Ambroses lived,
became i'll of polio on Wednesday
He was admitted to Children's
Hospital. Mr.. Anderson said he
has been informed the child is
doing well.
Mrs. Ambrose, a native of De-
troit, had lived in Miami most of
her life. She had been living in
this area for about a year. Dur
ing World War II she served for
18 months in the Marine Corps as
a driver and q bookkeeper.
Besides her husband, she leaves
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. v. N,
Anderson of Miami, and two
brothers, Raymond F. Anderson
of the Alexandria address and
Jack E. Anderson of Miami.
Funeral services will be held
tomorrow at lis pm. at the
Fitzgerald funeral chapel 3245
Wilson boulevard, Arlington. Bur-
ial will be in Arlington Cemetery.
Funeral services for another
polio victim, Michael Callaghan,
II. who died in Providence Hos
pital on Friday, are to be held
today at 10 am. in st. Anthony's
Catholic Church, 1880 Lawrence
street NE. Burial will be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1952-08-25

carver, a hobby he picked up rs
years ago when as a boy he whit
tied canes from tree branches dur
in 6-mile walk to school each
day in Fauquier County, Va.
Built Pews for Church.
One of the founders of st
Mary's Episcopal Church in Ar.
lington. he made every one of the
church's SO pews in 1929. Among
other things for the church, he
made the hymn boards, candle
holders on each side of the altar
five closets to hold the vestments
and coats of the choir and congre-
cation, a stand for the baptismal
font, an altar for the Sunday
school and almost every table in
the church and Sunday school.
His own home displayed his
handiwork, too. He made coffee
tables, statuettes and floor and
table lamps for his living room
In 1889. Comdr. Blackwell pre-
sented a mahogany plaque to the
Sons of the Cincinnati. He carved
the plaque bearing the insignia OF
the society.
During the last few years his
main work was on coats Of arms
for members Of his family.
Practiced in Virginia.
In 1948 he published a book
titled "Geneology of the Black
well Family"
Comdr. Blackwell was born in
Upper Faquier County. He was a
graduate of the old Bethel Military
Academy near Warrenton and the
University of Maryland Medical
School in 1890. He practiced med
Iiciue in Riverton. Va, until he was
commissioned an assistant sur
geon in the Navy in the Spanish
American War.
He served on the U. S. S. Vulcan
and Abarenda. In 1899, he was
stationed at Pago Pago, Samoa
He set up a dispensary there to
treat natives. He was said to have
been one of the last surviving wit
nesses of the signing of a treaty
between the United States and the
Samoan chieftains.
l.. Sister Survives.
! During World War I, Comdr
Blackwell was senior medical Off
Ger and commander of the hospital
ship Solace.
He was a member of several
patriotic organizations, including
the Sons of the Revolution and
the Sons of the Cincinnati. He
was a senior warden of st. Mary's
Episcopal Church for Is years.
He leaves a sister, Mrs. Eva A.
Goodman, of the home address.
Funeral services will be held at
ILLS pm. tomorrow at st. Mary's
Episcopal Church, Arlington
Burial will be in Arlington Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1952-08-25
Many Leave as Red Dean
breaches on Red China
Ry the Associuted Press

CANTERBURY. Eng, Aug. 25.-
Several persons last night walked
out on the Red Dean" of Canter-
bury Cathedral, DR.. Hewlett John
son. when he began one Of his
sermons praising Communist
China.
The Dean, apparently pretend
ing to misunderstood, said:
IF any more Of you need to
leave to catch trains or buses, do
not hesitate to do Sc"
Whereupon about 80 more per-
sons got up and left. However, a
large congregation remained to
hear the Dean praise Red China
for emancipating its women.
Evening star., 1952-08-25
Five Mexican Youths Die
After Exploring Cave

TAMPICO. Mexico. Aug. rs. [P).
Five youths who explored a
guano cave yesterday died shortly
after leaving it and their six COM
panions were reported seriously
i'll.
DR.. Isauro Ancira of the Ell
Mante Hospital said he had not
been able to diagnose the disease.
He said it seemed to be due to
breathing the dust of the cave
and that it attacked the hearts
and lungs. The youths had
entered the cave to bring out
guano collected from the bats
which frequent it.
Evening star., 1952-08-25
Oldest Irish Bishop Dies

CORK, Ireland, Aug. as. R.-
Bishop Daniel Cohalan. 95, Oldest
bishop In Ireland. died yesterday
He had been q bishop OF the
Roman Catholic Church for IS
years. During his last illness Pope
Plus granted him special permis-
Ision to celebrate mass while seat
ed
Evening star., 1952-08-25
BY the Assoeiuted Press

MUOTATHAL, Switzerland, Aug
25.-Four weary underground ex-
plorerS dumbfounded their would
be rescuers last night by walking
unheralded and unharmed out OF
the sub-Alpine 'Hell'S Hole" cav
ernS where high water had
trapped them for nine and one
half days.
The explorers-College Prof
Alfred Boegli, two 20-year -olds
and a youth 18-calmly ate sup
per, then left for their homes
Their plight had swamped this
tiny mountain hamlet with visitors
and resulted in one of Switzer-
lands most extensive rescue op-
erations. .
But new rains yesterday
brought threats of more water
rises and temporarily halted the
rescue efforts. Thus no one was
on hand when the quartet walked
from the cave and down the
slope of Silberen Mountain tc
startle q crowd gathered In q
cafe under rescue headquarters.
The explorers had been held
prisoner near here since August II
by water that rose suddenly in
Hell's Hole, Europe's largest sys-
tenn Of charted underground cav
erns. Though they had entered
the caves for only a 24-hour ex-
ploration, they quickly realized
their dangerous position and took
every measure to conquer it
themselves.
Continued Exploration.
The party'S leader, DR.. Boegli,
divided the emergency rations
they had into 21 daily portions of
400 calories for. each man. When
they started out yesterday. they
left behind in. the cavern enough
food to last them for two more
weeks on that basis.
During their imprisonment,
they carried on as though they
were conducting normal cave ex-
plorations. With typical Swiss
thoroughness, they measured the
Evening star., 1952-08-25
cared to continue his cave inves-
legations: I'm still tempted"
2 Welsh Scouts and Leader
Hooked Out of Cove Trap
BY the Assoeioied Press

ABERDALE, Wales. Aug. as (P).
Two Boy Scouts and their
injured ScoutmaSter, trapped in
a mountain limestone cave, were
dragged alive to safety today by
rescurers who hacked their way
Through a 9-foot wall of boulders.
The hard-bitten Welsh coal
miners worked through the night
to free the trio who were en-
tombed 20 hours $50 feet inside
the dank, ice-cold cavern known
as Bridge Caye.
All three were rushed to a hos
pital. A police officer said they
appeared in reasonably good con-
dition."
Only Scoutmaster Jim Case, 40,
was believed in a serious condi-
ton. His legs were crushed when
4 tons of rock gave way to cut of
the last of nine-man scouting
party exploring the cave yester-
day.
Six other Scouts in the explor-
ing party barely escaped when
the cave gave way as they were
crawling out chain-style.
2O-foot River in Cave.
Crawling on their stomachs,
rescuers chopped away with
sledge hammers and pickaxes at
the last of a nine-man scouting
the wall of rock trapping the
three. The cave, $500 feet up
"a mountain, was filled with water
holes which slowed efforts to get
to the trio.
The two youths-Max Phillips,
81. and Michael Briscombe, II
had managed to extricate their
Scoutmaster, who was first re-
ported pinned by a boulder.
A 20-foot-deep river running
through the cave forced the
Scouts to move around cautiously
In a cramped passage only two
feet high and two feet wide. They
boosted the ScoutmaSter on a
ledge when fears. arose that the
river. might rise.
The rescuers were in contact
with the Scouts most of the time.
and tiny crevice gave them an
opening to supply aid. Morphine
was rushed through the hole for
the injured man. Later hot tea
and blankets were passed through.
Reassured by Shouts.
The Scouts kept their spirits
up. bolstered by shouts of en-
couragement from the rescuers.
1--WE know you are doing your
best" the youths called back re-
peatedly to give assurance that
they still were alive.
DR.. A. J. Hudson, "a, a cave
explorer himself, shouted first aid
instructions for the two Scouts
to apply to their Scoutmaster.
The two Scouts were rescued
first. Then the injured Scout
master was brought out safely.
The rescue parties had to inch
themselves along q narrow two
foot-high passage bordering a
deep pool to reach the fallen rock.
BY the light of miner lamps they
shored up the tottering roof of
the cave with steel pit props as
they hacked at the wall of rock
and rubble.
Evening star., 1952-08-25

day at BetheS-
da Naval Medi-
cal Center. He
had been In Ill
health for sew
eral months.
He had lived
at 4747 N orth h
Twenty = sixth
street, Arling-
ton. S in ce he
i Z y ! 7 e q from
t h e N a v y In
1923.
Comdr. Black
W ell w a S q
skilled mnnA-
Evening star., 1952-08-25
Uarn uf Chunks

ADLER. RAY. We wish to sincerely thank
the many friends and relatives for their
expressions of sympathy during our re-
cent bereavement
HER CHILDREN, BEATRICE SMITH AND
ARTHUR SHEINBAuM. AND HUS-
BAND. SAM ADLER.
Evening star., 1952-08-25
|Comdr. Blackwell, 6,
Retired Navy Doctor,
Wood Carver, Dies

Comdr. Edward M. Blackwell. 86,
retired Navy doctor who was the
first Naval physician to practice
in American Samoa. died Satur-
Evening star., 1952-08-25
Course on Sewage PIonned

A short course on the operation
Of water and sewage treatment
plants will be held September 8
to 10 at the University Of Mary
land.
Evening star., 1952-08-25
1t, aarl1,nrial,:

ADA MAE. In loving memory
Of my wife, ADA MAE JOHNSTON, who
passed away five years ago today, Au-
gust 20. l947.
Day by day I miss her more
As / 60 through life alone;
She Was my souls companion.
life Joined with my own
EDGAR B. JOHNSTON.
Mc0UADE. MARTIN d. In loving re-
meulhrance Of my dear husband. MARTIN
d. MeouADE, who passed away 0tx year,
Ago today, August IS, 1046.
HIS WIFE. JEANNKT1E NeoUADG.
Evening star., 1952-08-25
I'm Mrntnrtaiit

CROSBY, ELLA G. A tribute Of love and
devotion to the memory OF our dear
mother ELLA & cRosSx eMas; yho ss ,s5s lssi US
They say time heals all sorrow
And helps US to forget,
But time SO far has only proved
How Tq1pby %Hs5 We AND piss MiEpRkn. EGpSR rs.
oILASE seoes sans & IH G.
LANEY. who departed this life five years
ago today, August %. 1947.
Although life's sun for each much set.
ThSss aTs DHvorED TRS% Hs Nee fEs Sf
Of our dear father. JOSHUA 3. FINAGIN
who passed away four years ago TO-DAY
August Is. 194S.
Her is ,s W: gns ,qs Of ms.1 care "A apd n,sSt' duty
Striving for the raEat. HIs cuunREN
aARkIs dE0KSEa II EoRar lSySs mfTGSsK TSE1s g
TO-DAY. G deRassss Rarsss sa,' g. 1sso @ TWO
Your heart was the truest in all the
Your love. the best to recall,
For no one on earth could take your
You ssii ios1ss s5s sas ssiEsss %iEf 4 arsnss III
HOWARD, ELIZABETH STEWART. II
SgnE agTH STEWART r oqE HaRp SsaE Tso
away two years aso today. August 20
1850
Angels have taken her out of our care:
Dark is her rooms and empty her chair:
Shes gone to the home SO peaceful and
fair.
Rest on dear mother, thy labor is Ger,
Thy willing hands will toll no more;
A faithful mother. both true and kind,
L better mother we could not find.
YOUR LOVING CHILDREN.
JARVIS, REV. WILLIAM ID. Sacred to tht
memory of our dearly beloved father
| grandfather and great-grandfsther. REV
| life to enter. into eternal rest sevex
years ago Today, August 26. 1913.
TEE FAMILY.
Evening star., 1952-08-25
CEMETERY LOTS.

CEMETERY LOTS.
FAMILY PLOT, eraves. in WashingtoS
Memorial Cemetery Just inside Of front
gate. Reason for selling moved % Florida.
MRS. WILLS. IA. 0101 any day exeept
Saturday. 26e
FORT LINC0LN-Four lots, vie. Of Sylvan
Lake: Blpck 10; $500. To. O4b7. --2d
Evening star., 1952-08-25

of Kenneth H. Nash Post. No.
8, American Legion. American
Legion services for departed
Comrade WILLIAM F. HENKEL
will be held Tuesday, August
20, 1852, at 8 pm. at Hunte-
mann Funeral Home, 5732 Ga.
Services by National Guard
Evening star., 1952-08-25
FUNERAL DESIGNR

FUNERAL DESIGNA
GUIDE BROS CO FLORISTS
l2l2 2 @. NV: NA. 435s
GEO. c. SHAFFER. INC.
Expressive Floral Tfihutee AoderaA,
prices. OPEN daily Sur. hQLdeys. Phone
uaShsa VOO lAsh o NV. MA, O1OA
Evening star., 1952-03-16

|ment should have been that '.ii
It's my hope circumstances may
|be such that he will be nomi-
mated at a later time for Gov
|ernor Of the Commonwealth OF
Virginia"
May Become Chairman.
The latter version would not put
the finger squarely on 1858, when
la battle Of Democratic organiza-
ton men may be in prospect for
the nomination by the party.
Other organization" men men,
ltioned as possible candidates. be-
sides Representative Stanley, are
Attorney General ]. Lindsay Al
lmond. jr., 1t. Gov. L. Preston
Collins and State Senator Charles
r. Fenwick of Arlington.
Delegate Robert Whitehead il
a probable candidate for the nom-
lination, too. He is the chief
spokesman for the "anti-organiza-
Ition" Democratic forces in the
State.
Mr.. Tuck's statement today
might take on even more sig
lnifcance should he become the
next Democratic State chairman,
succeeding q. Alvin Massenbufg
Iof Hampton. Some Democratic
leaders have said privately they
lexpect Mr.. Massenburg to step
down March a. when the State
central Committee meets here.
Evening star., 1952-03-16
Safety T oIks
Inspector MonsfieId's
Schedule for Week

Inspector Dick Mansfield, di-
rector of The Stars School Safety
program. will give his Safety
Circus" chalk talks at the follow
ing District elementary schools
this week:
Monday Woodlin, $50 am;
Woodside. liam. E
Tuesday - Four Corners, 9::3C
am; Pinecrest, II am.
Wednesday Silver Spring In
termediate, $3.50 am: Takoma
Park. Il am.
Thursday Parkside, $50 am;
East Silver Spring, II am.
Friday - Potomac. $3.50 am;
Dickerson, IL am.
Evening star., 1952-03-16

|plete" local home rule but he
argued the Senate bill does pro-
vide for q voice in local govern
|ment for the disfranchised resi-
dents Of the District.
The Senate bill provides for an
elected city council OF is mem-
|bers. elected by wards, to replace
the appointed Board Of Commis-
|sioners; for q mayor appointed
|by the President to be chief city
administrator; for an elected
school board and for an elected
voting District delegate In
the House.
The pending bill, Senator Case
said. would provide q municipal
government for Washington very
much Ike the territorial govern
|ment for Alaska which reserves to
CONGRESS the power to pass origis
NAL, amendatory or overriding
laws regardless of acts Of the
ALASKA legislators.
Evening star., 1952-03-16
Virginia magazine Feature,
Article on Fairfax County .

'The Fairfax Story by David
Lawrence is the feature article in
the March issue Of Virginia and
the Virginia County Magazine, Of
fetal publication Of the League
of Virginia Counties.
The story Is about Fairfax
County's new executive govern
|ment. and how the county is grad
|1ally making the transition from
the old executive secretary system
Mr.. Lawrence. Washington edi-
tor and writer, was vice chairman
Iof a government study commits
sion in Fairfax County which rec
commended adoption Of the county
Executive system. It was approved
lby q referendum vote in Novem-
Iber, 1850.
Evening star., 1952-03-16
Hopes Of Restoring
Burke Airport Fund
Dealt New Setback
By Don S. Worren

Hopes that the Burke airport
project could be rescued from a
House adopted move to kill any
further funds suffered a new set
back yesterday.
Chairman McCarran Of the Sen
ate subcommittee in charge of
Commerce Department appropria-
tions told reporters he believed
any further expenditures for q
second Washington airport at the
Burke (Va.) site should be
stopped cold"
The project. for which Congress
has enacted authorization and
made 81 million grant, has run
into a determined drive by Mary
land spokesmen to force the Dis.
trict to use the huge Friendship
Airport near Baltimore to supple
ment the traffic-crowded Wash.
Iington National Airport.
Sees No Need for Rush.
Senator McCarran said that de-
spite testimony that the National
Airport was nearing its traffic sat-
Iuration point, he could see no ne
cessity for rushing ahead with a
second commercial airport here.
I'm not for the Burke airport, I"
said the Democratic Senator from
Nevada.
Senator McKellar, Democrat, Of
Tennessee, chairman Of the full
Senate Appropriations Commit
lice. was reported yesterday to be
keeping IAN open mind"
The Civil Aeronautics Authority
lis expected to appeal to the
Senate Committee for restoration
lof the additional $1.4 million
Burke funds which the House
STRUCK out Of the pending supple
mental appropriation bill.
Action Scheduled Soon.
This measure is to be considered
soon but not Immediately in the
full Senate Appropriations Com
Imittee. Senate officials said yes
lterday it was likely the Mcclellan
committee would hold q hearing
on it.
Unless a positive decision is
reached on the supplemental bill,
it appeared there may be a chance
for reconsideration in House and
Senate actions on the regular
1858 fiscal year bills for the CAA.
The Senate drive to kill the
Burke airport project is being
spanked by Maryland Senators
O'Conor. Democrat, and Butler.
Republican. with the backing of
Senator Byrd. Democrat. of Vir-
ginia.
Evening star., 1952-03-16

Skippy Is q nondescript mixture
of rat terrier and spitz with whom
the aristocratic foxhounds Of the
Warrenton Hunt country wouldn't
share cold hushpuppy but he
outfoxed any detractors today.
He padded past d car parked
in the 1900 block Of Lamont
street NV, did q quick double-
take, and the next minute he was
racing In circles about the auto
barking furiously.
On the double came his young
master, Bernie Borum. 13, Of l746
Kilbourne place NV, a student
at Sacred Heart School. closely
followed by the rest Of his gang
Sam Hughes, IL; Frank Della, II.
and Edmund Sheffield, 10.
They peered at a furry creature
lurking under the car. Just a
cat" Bernie shifted and attempted
to haul Skippy away.
But the pup was dogged.
The boys looked closer. The
.'cat'' was d gray fox, Skippy went
for the Tor like d e-percenter
offered : mink But the barred
|faues ct his 0pponent caused him
To hdck up. Ekippy stood guard
while the boys STOPPED = passerby.
who called police.
They IN turn notified the Zoo
and soon up stepped bold Bert
Barker. keeper, armed with q mel
and q box with a wire top.
With 3 deft twist Of q well
trained wrist he scooped up the
fox and transferred the " pound
|2-foot animal to the box. af1xed
the whole works to the rear Of his
car and OF they went to the Zoo.
Evening star., 1952-03-16
Kefouver Talk in Frederick

FREDERICK. Md. Mar. is Up
Senator Kefauver. Democrat, oi
Tennessee, presidential candidate
win speak here April % at a JEFF
fefs0n- jackson Day dinner. Hi.
appearance IS being sponsored By
the Young Democratic Club Of
Frederick County and the county
|Women's Democratic League.
Evening star., 1952-03-16
Recreation Boards
Pace on Segregation
|0kayed by Donohue

Commissioner F. Joseph Dono-
hue yesterday said he felt the
District Recreation Board was
eliminating segregation on the
|city's Fairgrounds at a "satisfac-
tory pace"
He made the comment on his
radio program, Commissioners
Report, over Radio Station
WWDC. while discussing the cur
rent controversy involving con-
|trol of some go of the city's play
grounds.
The Interior Department has
started another effort to get con-
troll of Fairgrounds and enforce q
|non-segregation policy. The Dis
trict Recreation Beard and the
Commissioners are fighting the
effort. The Federal agency bases
its claim on a contention that the
backgrounds legally are a part Of
the Interior Departments Ma
tional Park Service.
Agrees With Chapman.
Mr.. Donohue declared, "Whilt
segregation is the big difference
between the Interior Department
and the District, I feel the Distric1
Ought to be able to solve its owr
problems rather than let the In.
terror Department do It,"
He said he agreed with interior
Secretary Chapman that public
facilities created with public fund!
should be operated for all races.
"I have faith and confidence il
1.-THE Recreation Board" MFR. Dono'
lhue said. They are moving in tn,
fright direction and at a satisfac'
tory pace"
Compliments Subcommittee.
i He pointed out that the Recre.
Iation Board has pledged itSel
Ito remove segregation on tn,
;lcity's Fairgrounds as fast as prac'
Iticable. He also pointed out tina
'lmany People felt the Recreation
Board was moving too slow. other
,ithat it was moving too fast. III
.ladded that the removal Of segre,
,lgation, which Is historic to tn,
District. can't come overnight.