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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-01-31
Anti-Tank Gunners
Plan New Effort 10
Blast Gas Fire Spout
By the Associe ted Pres,

ABOARD A PATROL BOAT
IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.
Jan. 31.-A three-pronged ma
neuver was planned today in an
effort to snuff out two offshore
gas wells which have been burn
ing almost a week.
An anti-tank crew. a squad of
firef1ghters and a drilling crew
more than 100 water-borne men
are engaged in the operation
10 miles from the shoreline.
about 80 miles southwest of New
Orleans.
Rifle to Arrive Today.
A 75-millimeter recoilless rifle,
an anti-tank weapon, was due
here today from Camp Polk, La,
The gun crew hopes to be able
to blast off. or at least batter.
the T-shaped valve atop one of
the burning wells. -
Once before the Army's tank
killers were called to the scene
OF the burning gassers. The ar
mor-piercing shells weakened the
T-shaped valve.
Then Myron Kinley, 54-year-
old veteran of oil and gas fire.
lighting, and his 31-year-old as
slstant. Mansel Rake, both of.
Houston. Tex, and their crew
showed a huge iron hoop over
the T and pulled the T from the
we'll casing.
Flames Turned ,Skyward. .
This allowed the flaming yas
to shoot skyward instead of
squirting out sideways from the
t. The sidewise blazes had
threatened three other gas wells
close to the burning gassers.
But when the firefghters
tackled the T on the other well.
it threatened to snap the pipe
below the waterline. officials of
the Pure Oil Co., owners of the
wells. believed that several direct
hits with the armor- penetrating
smells would weaken the pipe
sufficiently so Mr.. Kinley could
snap it off with his huge iron
loop
Then, it was hoped, explosives
could be used to create a con-
cussion and blow out the flames
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Visitors Feted

Representative and Mrs. E. C.
Gathings entertained at lunch
con yesterday in the House of
Representatives dining room at
the Capitol. The fete honored
Mrs. Gathings' brother, Mr.. Otto
Rollwage kirkpatrick, and Mrs.
kirkpatrick and Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert NimockS of Forrest City,
Ark. Others included State Rep
resentative E. c. Fleeman and
DR.. r. w. Ration of Manila. Ark.
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was news of sort, since nobody
could remember when undiS-
guised whisky was served at an
afternoon White House reception.
Mr.. Hagerty, unruff1ed. produced
a statement by Chief Usher
Howell Grimm; to wit:
1T has been the custom at the
White House to serve liquid re-
freshment to the chiefs of mis-
sion for the diplomatic corps
when they make their first call on
a new President. This is the only
time the White House serves such
refreshments at4receptions.
And, pray tell. what are liquid
refreshments?" It may be tea
and it may not. Mr.. Hagerty,
unmoved by pressure, left the in
terpretaA pn to the reader.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-01-31
Fashion Group
Luncheon

Virginia Pope, national presi-
dent of the Fashion Group, gave
an informal talk on its objec-
tives before the Washington re-
gional group at a luncheon yes
terday at the Washington Hotel.
Miss Pope is fashion editor of
the New York Times.
Elem Sakes, new director of
the local organization, announced
committee heads for the next
two years. They are Mrs. Alfred
Pasternak, program; Dorothy
Tebbetts, membership; Grace
Carter, educational; Violet Ulen,
hospitality, and Lou Stigler and
Caroline North, public relations.
Virginia Moran Plummer is
the new secretary and Thyra
Mitchell, treasurer.
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by color motion pictures made
at the Bronx Zoo, more correctly
called the New York Geological
Park.
Among other things, the audi
ence was introduced to the diff
culties of caring for three tiny
tiger cubs. They had the run
of the apartment of Mrs. Helen
Martini, wife of a zoo keeper.
They were fed with a special
baby formula and after each
bottle. had to be "burped" the
way human babies are.
Mr.. Tee-Van was introduced
by Melville Bell Grosvenor, senior
assistant editor of the National
Geographic Society. While Mr..
Tee-Van is noted primarily as
an ichthyologist, he also is
prominent as an explorer, writer,
photographer and artist. He
was president of the famed Ex-
plorers' Club in 1851 and 1852.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-01-31
Poster War
In Vienna

By Ruth Deem

Congressional Club members
yesterday got a front seat view
Of how the Viennese are carrying
on their own poster war; with
Soviet propagandists.
Copies of three typical posters
with which the Russians plaster
Austrian buildings every day in
their Hate America" campaign
were set up in the front of the
room. Then, with a few pieces of
paper slapped on" at strategic
places, the posters were trans
formed into clever anti Commu-
mist placards.
The demonstration was a fea-
ture of a talk given by DR.. VIII
son Compton. head Of the State
Departments International In
formation Administration.
DR.. Compton, who has Just re-
turned from 21.OO0-mile in
spection trip to USIS centers,
said the poster sleight-of-hand
was an example of how the Wen
nese are employing their tradi-
tional sense of humor.
However, this slap-on tech
nique is not limited to anti
Communists in this poster war;"
he said. Our posters get hit,
too"
DR.. Compton said the United
States overseas information pro-
gram lis not as good as it's most
enthusiastic supporters claim,
but it is not as bad as its prin-
cipal critics say, and it is making
steady progress"
The Voice of America is now
moving into a new phase of its
operation overseas, by taking
the offense" in the "war of
Ideas" the speaker said. It is
now setting up individual infor-
nation programs related to local
facts, local conditions and local
opportunities.
Calling it 'the most formidable
undertaking" in the short his
tory Of the foreign information
program, DR.. Compton said these
programs are initiated by our
own Missions in each country
subject to review by Washington
to assure that what we do over
seas is within the framework of
United States policy.
Reviewing what is already be-
ing done. DR.. Compton said the
U. S. I. S. motion picture service
is being used most effectively in
countries with a high degree of
illiteracy.
The administrator cited the
need, however, for more book
translations in Europe and in
Southeast Asia. In a store in
Rangoon, Burma, for example,
he said he found many Com
munist publications on display,
but only two American books,
both mediocre"
The Berlin radio service is
coming close to blanketing Ger
many including Communist con-
trolled East Germany, he re-
ported, and the two daily news
papers which U. S. /. S. is pub
fishing in Berlin and Vienna.
"are generally regarded as among
the most influential in Western
Europe"
Mrs. Lawrence Smith, new
president of the club, presided
and DR.. Compton was introduced
by Mrs. Harold H. Burton.
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and Mrs. Lansing Collins, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Funkhouser,
Mr.. and Mrs, William Knight
and Mr.. Frank Ortiz with his
f1ancee, Miss Dolores Duke.
The Egyptian Ambassador and
Mime. Rahim were also on the
list along with the Jordan Min
lister and Nine. Haikal, the Egyp-
tian First Secretary and Nine.
FL Labbane and the Military
Attache and Nine. Ghaleh.
Tydines and Kenneys Entertain
The 80 or go out-of-towners,
who have f1ocked here for the
wedding of Miss Barbara Barry
and MIR. c. Barnwell Straut, u.
this afternoon. were entertained
at cocktails yesterday by former
Senator and Mrs. Willard Tyd-
ings and former Undersecretary
of the Navy and Mrs. w. John
Kenney. For the wedding re-
ception this afternoon at the
home of Mrs. David Barry a tent
has been erected over the garden
to make room for the 400 or so
invited altogether.
At the party were Countess
Francesca Campello of Rome
and her son Count Pompeo Cam
pello, whose visit to this country
happily conceded with the we'd
ding date. The Countess, a
cousin of Mrs. Barry's, will spend
most of her time while over here
in Pittsburgh where a consider
able number of yesterdays guests
came from.
MY. Charles Oliver of Pitts
burgh, the brides uncle, was
there, and another uncle, Capt.
j. Richard Barry, who will give
her away. was there with his
wife. They came from Coronado,
Calf, for the wedding. The
brides brother-in-law and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. Landon K. Thorne,
jr., OF New York, were also
present.
On the bridegroom's side Of
the family were his mother, Mrs.
c. Barnwell Straut of New Jer-
sey, and her sister. Miss Amy Roe
OF New York. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Taylor Gherardi of New York.
cousins.
Turkish Embassy Dinner
The Turkish Ambassador and
Nine. Erkin were hosts at a din
ner last evening when their
company numbered %. Rank
ing guests were the Norwegian
Ambassador and Nine. Nor
genstierne and the Yugoslay
Ambassador and Nine. Popovic,
DR.. and Mrs. Irving Brotman
celebrated their eighth wedding
anniversary with 6 to 8 party
yesterday. The anniversary date
really fell on Monday but the
weekend timing seemed more
propitiouS.
Mrs. Gillespie Feted
Mrs. Julian Gillespie, who is
leaving next week for the West
Coast, was entertained at
luncheon yesterday by Mrs.
Francis Wozencraft. Never hav-
ing visited California, Mrs. Gil.
lespie is driving out with her son.
End 1t. Julian E. GILLESPIE.
USMC, when he heads for his
new post at Camp Pendleton,
Calf. She will stop to visit rel-
atives in Texas en- route home.
The luncheon was given at the
Kennedy Warren where the
Wozencrafts now make their
home.
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Diplomats


Norwegian Ambassador and
Mrs. Munthe de Morgenstierne
are leaving today for Palm
Beach where they will spend
several weeks vacation. They
will be near their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
John H. Colemen and their
small son, Willie. named for his
Norwegian grandfather.
Ceylonese Ambassador, Sir
Claude Corea, was the guest in
whose honor the Director of the
South East Asian division of the
State Department and Mrs.
Donald Dwight Kennedy enter
tanned at dinner last evening.
The informal party was given
at Normandy Farm.
Ambassador Corea will go to
New York Tuesday morning co
be present at the first of the
regular flights in the direct air
service to Ceylon. Following the
take off of flight 9O4 of Trans
World Airlines the Ambassador
will be the guest of honor at
luncheon of Mr.. Warren Lee
Pierson, board chairman of
TWA.
Wednesday the Ambassador
will be host at a reception from
6 to 8 o'clock to celebrate the
fifth anniversary of his coun-
try's independence. Invitations
for the reception were issued in
the name of the Ambassador
and Lady Corea but the latter
is lingering in London to be
near their sons who are in
school there. She accompanied
the Ambassador to London
where recently he was knighted
by Queen Elizabeth II. The AM
bassador returned in time for
the inaugural ceremonies last
uook
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-01-31
Abernethy Ready 10 Press
D. {. Reirocession Bill

Representative berneth by,
Democrat, of Mississippi, vet
eran member of the House Dis
trict Committee, will seek consid-
Grafton of a bill to give the
District back to Maryland any
time action impends on a
Washington home rule meas
sure.
He indicated this yesterday, as
he discussed his bill for retro
ceSsion of the government
parts of the District to Mary
land. This bill is a duplicate of
one offered earlier in the Sem
ate by Senator Smith, Democrat,
of North Carolina.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-01-31

the death of his wife, the for
mer Anna E. Baird.
Mr.. Curtis, who had served as
vice president from 1929 to 1893,
died in February Of 1886. Eight
months later Dolly Cams hus-
band died.
Mrs. Gam rode down Penn
sylvania avenue with her brother
after his inaugural and her de-
signation as his official hostess
touched off the protocol ques-
ton.
Placed Below Diplomat Wives.
Mrs. Gam had been placed
below the wives of diplomats in
social precedence and Vice Pres
ident Curtis voiced objections.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth's hus-
band, Nicholas Longworth, was
Speaker of the House at the
time.
Without rancor, Mrs. Gam
once said it apparently was
Speaker LongWorth's contention
that the Speakers wife should
precede the Vice Presidents
hostess at social gatherings. Mrs.
Gam minimized the "feud" pro-
portions of the situation. II had
neither time nor inclination to
cultivate dislikes," she said.
The diplomatic corps, through
British Ambassador Sir Esme
Howard, then dean of the corps,
settled the question, decreeing
that Mrs. Gam should indeed,
be accorded the same rank as
the wife of a Vice President of
the United States"
During the height of the dis
cussions on protocol, William
Allen White, famous Kansas
editor, editorialized: kansas
hereby tells the whole world
that there will be a real ruckus
If Washington doesn't do right
by our DOLL"
Half Sister of Curtis.
Mrs. Gam. actually a half
sister of Vice President Curtis.
was born in Topeka. Kans., the
daughter of a Union captain in
the Civil War. He married
the widowed Helene Pappan, the
mother of the Vice President.
Mrs. Gam is survived by two
nieces, Mrs. Webster Knight of
Providence, R. l., and Mrs.
Charles P. George Of Fort Worth,
Tex, and several grand-nephews
and grand-nieces.
Funeral services will be held
at 3 pm. Monday at the Hines
funeral home. 1901 Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be held
in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Supper

Lord Rochdale, British indus
trialist, will be the speaker at
a supper meeting of the YWCA's
Public Affairs Committee to be
held at $3.50 pm. tomorrow in
the YWCA. His subject will be
'Trade-Not Aid"
The supper is open to the pub
lie and reservations may be made
through the YWCA's information
desk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-01-31
Mrs. Dolly Gam, Social Leader
And G. O. P. Motriorch, Dies
Sister Of Curtis Won
Protocol Feud With
Mrs. Longworth

Mrs. Dolly Gam. sister OF the
late Vice President Curtis, his
official hostess and & matriarch
Of the Republican Party. Is dead
at 81.
| Active until the last few DAYS
when she suffered q mild attack
Of infiuenza. she was found dead
in her home yesterday BY her.
personal maid, Catherine Brill.
Mrs. Cam had lived at S5O8
Macomb street NV, with q.
friend, Mrs. Avis Martin. s
Revered through the ranks Of
the q. O.. p, Mrs. Cam carved
a niche in Washington social.
and protocol history with ner
conquest of Mrs. Alice RooSe-,
welt LongWorth over her rights
as hostess for her vice president.
brother. ~.
In her memoirs, Mrs. earn
vigorously denied the ''contro4.
versy" and called it q mirage
tempest in a teapot. zone day
/ could see It in front of me.
The next day it was gone"
'Hallooa Ended Social Feud.
Newspapers and magazines,
and apparently the principals,
wrote an end to the social feud
when they greeted each other
with "Halloo, Dolly!" and 'Halloo.
Alice" at a White House recep-
ton given by President Hoover
for the diplomatic corps.
Mrs. Gam was a rare mixture
Of socialite, an astute politi-
clan. secretary, houSekeeper,
an excellent needleworker and
an even better cook.
She was one of the first wom-
en- to obtain a license to operate
an automobile and gained per-
NIT to run her electric car IN
1915. In later years her big car
which she was driving herself
became familiar sight at the
Senate entrance on Capitol Hill.
Pursuing her ceaseless efforts
with the Republicans, she even
served on President Eisenhower's
Inaugural Reception Committee
and attended the symphony con-
cert on the Sunday preceding
the inaugural. She was seated
in the box with Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Garrett, Republican ma
tional committeeman.
Typical of her zeal and deter
mination was her comment last
May when she suffered a frac-
tured hip in fall while attend
ing a memorial service. I'm
just not going to let this get me
down" she said. Ten days later
she was up with a cane.
Republicanism Deep-Rooted.
Her Republicanism was deep
rooted. an inheritance from her
grandmother. who, on hearing
that a nephew in Indiana had
turned Democrat, telegraphed
him from Kansas: "Come to me
at once" Mrs. Gam relates the
repentant returned to Indiana
to vote Republican.
But Mrs. Gam married
Kentucky Democrat with the
comment, politics might inter
fere with. but could not prevent
the inevitable courses of court
ship" He was Edward E. Gam,
later a prominent Washington
attorney and former assistant
attorney general.
Early in their marriage, they
lived on Harvard terrace and it
was into this house that her
brother. Charles, then Senator,
came to live in 1924 following
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-01-31
Army Daughters

The Washington Chapter,
Daughters of the United States
Army. will hold a business meet
ing at IL am. Monday. followed
by a luncheon at / pm. in the
Burlington Hotel. r. B. Hood,
special FBI agent. will be the
gues speaker.
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crossed the
S tire ct near
her home.
Among the
first to reach
Mrs. Winter
was her son
Edward, a VOL
unteer men,
Der of the Al
exandria Fire
D e p a r t :
ment Rescue
S q a d. Ed
W ard dashed
from tn e
house IN hnln
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Party Tonight

Members of the District branch,
National League of American Pen
Women will honor their past
presidents with a party to be
held at 8 o'clock tonight at the
Branch Studio, 1851 Columbia
road NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-01-31
More Tv cumerus Needed

NEW YORK. When television
began experimenting with foot
ball games in 1899. only one
camera was used. Nov. at least
three are needed to cover one
gam
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-01-31
AdrenoI Gland Removal Eases
Type Of Cancer, Doctors Told

tinued after the operation. grad
ually being decreased until only
small maintenance" doses of
cortisone must be taken daily
for the rest of the patients life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-01-31
Alexandra Woman
Killed by Auto as
She Crosses Street

Mrs. Elsie L. Winter. 54, Of
7 West Del Ray avenue, Alexan-
dria, was struck and killed by
an automobile last night as she
Evening star., 1953-12-12

Small will be among the speak
ers. John w. Fincham, jr., will
be installed as president to sue
ceed w. w. Lewis.
X X \ X
Willis S. Kemper, who recently
resigned as chief of the Veterans
Administrations Home Loan
Evening star., 1953-12-12
Braces Of Lumber
Guard Garage Walls
From Cars Bumps

We have never been able to
figure out why nine out Of ten
garages are built to such COM
pact dimensions that the aver
age modern car can barely
squeeze into it.
Certainly homeowners dislike
the inconvenience Of squeezing
out OF car doors which can be
only half opened and Of having
to throttle up slowly to the rear
wall so that the garage doors
can be closed without hitting the
rear bumper. Nevertheless, these
are the facts and we have to
make the best of them.
Continued bumps against a
wood-framed' wall can only. end
with definite damage. Sooner or
later the wall studs, which are
bumped by the front end of the
car. will loosen from the floor
Sill. In turn. the wall sheathing
Will separate. weakening the es-
sential wall structure. We have
noted instances where a mans
foot slipped off the clutch and
the car plowed right through the
garage wall.
Movable chock blocks are not
a safe way in which to prevent
hitting the wall as it is possible
the tires will push them ahead
while the car creeps forward.
There are two better ways of
doing the job properly, and a
Evening star., 1953-12-12
Youth Meeting Protests
OyercroWded Schools

Overcrowding in schools with
in the area of the Northeast
Boundary Civic Association was
the principal cause for complaint
from some 400 children attend
ing youth meeting last night.
1t was held at Kelly Miller
Junior High School, Forty-ninth
street and Washington place
NE. for the purpose of expand
ing the youth group. as well as
to prevent juvenile delinquency.
The children expressed them
selves as to what they would
like to have in the community,
particularly along recreational
lines. They pointed out, in con-
nection with overcrowding at
schools, that this gives them less
opportunity to seek individual
counsel with the teachers.
Charles Norris. president of
the civic group. directed the
meeting.
Evening star., 1953-12-12

for strict enforcement of health,
safety and sanitation laws.
Mr.. Spiegel believes that the
District Commissioners already
have made a serious mistake in
assigning direction of the pro-
gram to an existing city agency
instead of creating a new de-
partment with sole responsibility
for the job," a news release of
the Washington Building Con-
greSS said today.
THE task of cleaning up big
city slums cannot be handled on
a part-time basis he was
quoted as saying. "'Oficial ne
glect and indifference are among
the root causes of SlumS, and
nothing short of an all-out, in
telligently planned attack can
cure them"
The meeting will be open to
members and men guests only,
a spokesman said. The organiza-
tion's Christmas party will be
held from 5 to 8 ON. next
Wednesday in the Mayf1ower
Hotel.
The annual Christmas Earty
of the Project Management AS
sociation will be held at 1870
pm. next Wednesday in the
Hotel 2400.
X X 4 X
The Building Owners and
Managers Association will hold
its annual Christmas party at
1890 pm. next Wednesday in
the Burlington Hotel.
X x X
The Christmas dinner dance
of the Alexandria Arlington
Fairfax Real Estate Board will
be held at $50 pm. next Sat-
urday at the Bell Haven Country
Club. Elmer R. Duncan is chair
man.
The Montgomery County Real
Estate Boards Christmas Darty
will be held from noon to 3 pm,
December %, at the Colesville
road Hot Shoppe. The Dave
Platt trio will provide entertain
ment.
X y \
The annual dinner dance of
the Prince Georges County Zeal
Estate Board will be held at $50
pm. Tuesday at the Prince
Georges Golf and Country Club.
DR.. H. c. Byrd, president of the
University of Maryland, and
State Representative Frank
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family dwellings from the
present $4,000 to $4,000 and
lengthening the term of the
loan from the present three
years to as much as 10 years.
Under the committees pro-
gram, say these reports, the
maximum home mortgage that
could be insured by the Gov
ernment would be raised from
the present SIG, 900 to $4,000.
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Housing
Continued From Page BID

\COnCluueQ from rage b-l.)
ping much below a million
units.
On the basis of preliminary
estimates, the Bureau of La.
bor Statistics says that by the
time figures for November and
December are received, the
country will have attained
production this year of about
IL million units.
With such a total, 1853
would be the third year in
which the number put under
construction was lower than
in 1850, when volume hit the
boom total of 1896, 900 units.
In 1851, the total reached l.
O91 900 and in 1852 it was
1927, 900.
Recommendations of the
Presidents Advisory Commit
tee are due to be issued and
dealt with at a press confer
ence by Housing Administrator
Cole some time next week.
AS has appeared clear all
along, the recommendations
will emphasize legislative
measures and changes accept
able to the mortgage banking
business, whose members have
a dominant position on the
23-man committee.
The most recent unofficial
reports on the committees
work indicate it will favor
allowing FILA and VA interest
rates to be raised above the
AZ per cent limit, under a
formula providing for a rela-
tionship between the return
on mortgages and the return
on Government bonds.
These reports also say the
committee favors raising the
home repair and moderniza-
ton loan limit for SINGLE
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combination Of both is just about
perfect. One idea is to spike
a heavy piece of timber, prob
ably a 2-by-8 right across the
studs at car bumper height, so
that the bump of the car will be
distributed across five or six
studs instead of being concen-
trated on two or three of them.