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Evening star., 1953-01-25
Martha |ngham, 1O4,
Friend Of Presidents

Mrs. Martha c. Ingham, 104-
year-old Capital resident who
knew Presidents Harding and
Coolidge. died Thursday in her
residence at 1907 Twenty-second
street NV.
Mrs. Ingham. who was born
in Cornwall, Ontario, on August
18, 1848, outlived her husband,
William j. F. Ingham, by nearly
so years. Mr.. Ingham owned a
clothing business in Cambridge,
Mass, and the couple lived there
a quarter of century.
She came to Washington in
1900. An uncle, Jacob H. Gal
linger, was a Senator from New
Hampshire almost 100 years ago,
and Mrs. Ingham became the
friend of Presidents Harding and
Coolidge and other prominent
political figures.
She was the mother. of the
late George William Ingham,
who was appointed by Presi-
dent Taft as insurance commits
sloner for the District.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ing
ham were held yesterday at
Chambers funeral home. Burial
was in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1953-01-25
SeapIane Helps Yacht
Sinking Off Yucatan
By the Assoeiated Press

MERIDA, Yucatan, Mexico,
Jan. 24.-Military officials re-
ported a Cuban seaplane reached
the sinking United States Yacht
Bonita tonight and gave tenn
porary assistance.
The information came from
the chief of the naval base in
the Isla Mujeres in a radio re-
port to officials here.
A United States vessels also
was reported nearby and speed
ing to the aid of the 48-foot
Bonita, adrift in rough seas off
the Yucatan peninsula.
Earlier a Cuban search plane
picked up distress call from
the Bonita. She reported she
was out Of fuel, adrift and leak
ing in two places. One crew
member was said to be critically
i'll. The number aboard was not
announced.
Evening star., 1953-01-25
Eugenio J. cheyaIler, IA,
Panama LEGAL Aide Here

Eugenio j. Chevalier, "a, le-
gal counselor of the Panama En-
bassy here, died yesterday at
Georgetown Hospital. He had
been suffering from diabetes for
some years.
MIR Chevalier had served In
various important government
posts in his native Panama, in
cluding:
Secretary General to the Presi-
dent, Secretary of Foreign At
fairs and secretary Of the COM
mission which drafted the 1886
treaty between Panama and the
United States.
He had served in the Wash
ington Embassy off and on fol
the last Is years.
Mr. Chevalier's wife, the for
mer Marie Therese Kelly of
PittSburg. an actress and singer
died in 1949. There are no sur
vivors in the United States.
Evening star., 1953-01-25
Stricken Freighter
Aided by 7 Cutters
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK. Jan. PA
7,000-ton British freighter re-
portedly was being escorted to
port tonight after sending an
early morning SOS.
The Coast Guard here said two
cutters had reached the side of
the freighter. the st. Edmund
and that the three ships were
heading for st. Johns, Newfound-
land.
The st. Edmund had radioed
that a gale and heavy seas had
split her upper hull and deck
plates.
She was then 48O miles south
east of Cape Race, Newfound-
land.
1t could not be estimated when
the convoy would reach port
nor was there any later word on
the extent of the damage.
The Coast Guard could not
say how many were aboard, al
though vessels like the ST. Ed
mund usually carry a crew of 40.
Evening star., 1953-01-25
James W. Hirst, 81,
Retired Printer

James w. Hirst, 81, retired
plate printer for the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, died
Friday at Washington Sanitar-
ium. He had been in failing
health since suffering a heart at
tack last June.
A native of st. Louis, Mr.
Hirst first became a Government
printer in 1917. During more
than 20 years service with the
bureau he linked the plates for
millions of dollars worth of cur
rency.
He is survived by his widow
Mrs. Anna w. Hirst. 705 Dale
drive. Silver Spring, the home
address. and two children, Mary
Ann, IA. and James W., jr.. 10.
Also surviving are two sons
and a daughter by a previous
marriage. Herald w. Hirst, 30S
Boyd avenue, Takoma Park; Carl
E. HirSt. 2501 North Twelfth
street, Arlington, and Mrs. F,
Byrne Austin, 7419 Maple ave-
nue., Takoma Park; also, two
brothers and three sisters, all
Of st. Louis.
Funeral services will be held
at 1880 pm. tomorrow in
Humphreys funeral home, 8434
Georgia avenue. Silver Spring
Burial will be in Fairfax Gene
terry, Fairfax Courthouse, Va.
Evening star., 1953-01-25
Eaton Funeral Rites
To Be Held tomorrow
BY the Assoeioted Press

PLAINFIELD, N. j.. Jan. "a
Funeral services will be held
here Monday for Representative
Charles A. Eaton, New Jersey
Republican member of Congress
for % years, who retired jan
uary 8.
Mr.. Eaton, 81. died yesterday
in his Washington apartment.
Services will be at 2 pm. at
the First Baptist Church. The
Rev. Roland OSt of Wilson Me-
mortal Church, Yachting, and
the Rev. Eugene H. Drew, asso-
ciate pastor of First Park
Church, will officiate. Burial
will be in Hillside Cemetery.
Mr.. Eaton. an expert on for
eign affairs, was ranking member
of the House Foreign Affairs
Committee in. 1947-48.
Evening star., 1953-01-25
Isl, 900 Reseylsis Called
To Air Service Since Korea
By the Assoein,ad Pres.

NEW YORK. Jan. "a. - 1t.
Gen. Leon w. johnson, COM
manding general Of the Contin-
entail Air Command, disclosed
today that $4,000 air reservists
and National Guardsmen and 81
reserve wings of the Air Force
have been called back to service
since the outbreak of Korean
hoStilities.
Gen. Johnson predicted that
by July / the active Air Force
will be a Completely volunteer"
organization of l million men.
Gen. Johnson. who directs the
training of the Air Force Reserve
as commanding general of the
Continental Air Command, told
news conference the figures on
recalled reservists were removed
from security classification to-
day.
Evening star., 1953-01-25
10000 Philippine Troops
Sent 10 Crush Huks
BY The Associuted Press

MANILA, Sunday, Jan. 25.-
Filipino troops spread a massive
dragnet in the mountains of
Luzon Island yesterday in an
all-out campaign to crush Com
munist-led Hukbalahap dis
Sidents.
At least 10000 soldiers, many
of them battle-tested in Korea,
are participating. It is the big
gest anti-Red military offensive
launched in the Philippines in
more than a year.
National Defense Secretary
Ramon Magsaysay, still recover
ing from recent illness. took the
field to direct the operations.
The army's aim is to wipe out
by June the estimated $500
Huks still roaming the northern
and southern hills of the coun-
try's largest island.
It is under instructions from
President Elpidio Quirino to get
the top leaders.
Evening star., 1953-01-25


The former Miss Dorothy
Dewey, she was the daughter OF
The late Prof. Davis R. Dewey,
for many years head of the eco
nomics department of the Mas
sachusetts Institute of Tech
nology.
Her uncle, John Dewey, who
died last June at the age of 49,
was famed as a pragmatist phi
losopher and as "the father OF
modern progressive education.
Mrs. Comstock was a graduate
of Windsor School in~Brookline
and of Radcliffe College. Cam
bridge. Before 1912 she lived
for many years in Dedham,
Mass, and in Boston. where she
took an active part in the Bos-
ton School of Occupational
Therapy and in work for the
Community Chest. She was a
former vice president of the
Radcllf1e college Alumnae ASSo-
citation
Formerly a teacher at the
Cambridge School for Girls, Mrs.
Comstock taught first-grade stu
dents at Sidwell Friends School
here.
Besides her husband, she is
survived by a son, A. Barr Com
stock, jr., Wayne, Pa; a daug%-
ter, Mrs. Roger Ward, Pensacola,
Fla; a brother, Bradley Dewey.
who was rubber director for the
War Production Board in World
War II, Of Cambridge, and one
grandson.
Services will be held at 4 pm.
tomorrow in st. Johns Church,
Lafayette Square. Burial will
be in Mount Auburn Cemetery,
Cambridge, Wednesday.
Evening star., 1953-01-25
Census Data Cited
To Support Fairfax
School Bond Issue

The Fairfax School Bond Is
sue Cooperating Committee
yesterday released figures to
show that children already liv-
ing in the county account for
most of the increased enrolment
to be accommodated by the pro-
posed new $11 million school
construction bond issue.
One of the objections raised
by foes of the bond issue was
that 1t was planned largely to
keep pace with continued real
estate development which may
not materialize.
Jacob Fisher, chairman of the
cooperating committees re-
search work, stated yesterday
that 28.400 children already are
living in the county who will be
OF school age in the fall of 1855,
Looks to Fail Of 1855.
The $11 million bond issue is
planned to meet enrolment
through the fall of 1855. The
school board estimates the en-
rollment will reach about 80, 500
by that time-an increase of
about 10000 over the present
enrolment.
Mr.. Fisher reached his conclu-
sion from official 1850 census
figures. and from results of a
private census in new subdivi-
sions built since 1850.
The $11 million bond issue is
to be voted February 8, together
with an $4,000 bond issue pro-
posal to help finance construc-
tion of a county health center.
Litigation Threatened.
The Freeholders Protective As
sociation has threatened to chal-
lenge legality of the school bond
issue referendum with litigation.
In reply to that threat, the
bond issue cooperating commit
tee stated yesterday that it was
confident there was no ground
for legal action.
IF at any time it should be
advisable for the county to bring
a friendly suit to establish valid
Evening star., 1953-01-25
Rita HayWorth Is in Reno
10 Seek DELAYED Decree
BY the Associoted Pres,

RENO. New, Jan. 24.-Rita
Hayworth arrived here by
limousine tonight to write the
final chapter to her marriage
with Moslem Prince Ally Khan.
The 34-year-old actress is
scheduled to go to court Monday
to seek the divorce for which
she filed almost year and one
half ago.
The long delay has been caused
by futile efforts of attorneys to
settle financial matters for the
couples three-year-old princess
daughter, Yasmin.
Rita at one time asked So mil
lion, the same sum the son of the
fabulously wealthy Aga Khan
settled on children of previous
marriage.
No settlement has been reached
yet, according to reliable re-
ports, and Rita's divorce decree
will carry no mention of money.
Evening star., 1953-01-25
Soldier Demonstrating
Hand Grenade Is Killed
Ry the As,ociuted Press

WEIMAR, Tex, Jan. 24.-An
18-year-old Army corporal home
on furlough was killed today
when a hand grenade he was
demonstrating exploded. Three
others were injured.
The dead soldier was Anton
Lewis Friedel, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Anton Friedel of Weimar.
Injured were Jody Friedel, IA,
and Bennie Friedel, II, brothers
of the dead soldier, and Norwin
Oncken, 20.
Young Oncken told police
Corp. Friedel held the grenade
too long after pulling the safety
hand grin.
Evening star., 1953-01-25
Republicans Meet
March /; Eyes on
Virginia State House
BY the Assoeioted rress

| GALAX, Va, Jan. 24.-Vir-
| ginia Republicans will meet in
Alexandria March 4 to mar
strategy for pressing the ad-
vantage of their new-found
voting strength in the Old Do
minion.
Anxiously watching the rap
idly shaping gubernatorial race
among their Democratic oppon-
ents, members of the Republican
State Central Committee expect
to try to consolidate their gains
of last November and grid for an
all-out drive to get Republican
into the executive mansion in
Richmond.
Political Miracle.
This would be almost a politi-
cal mircale. but State G. o. P
Chairman S. Floyd Landreth OF
Galax reaffirmed the party's
intention to field a strong trio
of candidates for the States
top Offices in announcing the
central committee meeting.
The method of selecting the
| candidates for Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor and attorney
general may well be the main
business of the session.
And the prospect is ripe for
some argument on whether the
Republicans shall go back to the
nominating convention and scrap
| the primary system they adopted
and used for the first time in
1949.
MI. Landreth said today that
''it's my idea generally that the
convention is best" National
G. o. p, Committeeman Ted
Dalton OF Radford also favors
the convention procedure when
there is only one candidate in
prospect.
Face 2 Vital Matters.
Efforts to change the party
plan now. however. may open up
wounds resulting from the hot
convention floor right in Rich
mond in 1949. That possibility
will be weighed carefully by the
central committee, which also
faces two other matters Of i'm
portance:
/. Determination of a policy
on party-patronage matters ir
the light of the new nationa
Republican administration anc
Virginia's shift to the G. 0. P
column in the Eisenhower sweep
2. Encouragement of a program
| to put G. o. P. candidates in al
many House Of Delegates race.
this summer as possible.
Reservations Made.
The March Z date, a Saturday
is tentative to the extent thai
other State officers Of the part.
are being queried by mail tt
determine if there are any major
conflicts, Mr.. Landreth said. Blu
reservations for the meeting a
the George Mason Hotel a
Alexandria already have beer
made.
BY that time there is a goot
chance the Democratic field fol
governor will be established, al
though the filing deadline fall
more than a month later-Apri
Is.
i Two Democrats, Representa-
tive Thomas B. Stanley of Stan
leytown and State Senate
Charles r. Fenwick Of Arlington
already have announced.
third prospect Attorney Genera
J. Lindsay Almond. jr., ma.
make known his intentions b!
then.
Evening star., 1953-01-25

died yesterday
at her home
here after a
two months
illness. S h e
was "a.
Mrs. Com
S t ock, W h o
lived at 1911
r street NV.
was born in
Brookli e,
M a S S.. a n d
h a d been IN
Wash in 6 ton
with her hus-
band sine e
Evening star., 1953-01-25
Textile Industry Cited

The textile industry provides
employment for 1874 per cent
of Italy's industrial workers and
produces 14.4 per cent of all
industrial revenue, recent fig
ureS show.
Evening star., 1953-01-25
Grown Princess Martha
Leaves U. S. for Home
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK. Jan. 24.-Crown
Princess Martha of Norway and
her two daughters. Princess
Ragnhild and Princess Astrid,
left by plane tonight for Oslo
after spending two months at
Palm Beach.
The Crown Princess said she
felt fine" and that she had. en-
joyed her stay in. Florida.
At the airport to see her off
were Wilhelm de Morganstierne,
Norwegian Ambassador to the
United States; Trygve Lie, Secre-
tary General of the United
Nations; and Harold Engen, Nor
wegian Ambassador to the U, N.
Evening star., 1953-01-25

ity of the referendum. however
the School Bond Issue Cooper
ating Committee is fully pre-
pared to do So." the organization
stated in a letter to School Surt
w. T. DoodSon.
Evening star., 1953-01-25
An SlIEIIIIIKxIyIIILI o. d SsI IT 4. ~ ~
!. n,.n;t;..,.,u.

AAhhLA WIN, magnfcently-lan park-Ike
oual estate not lust another cemetery Within its bound
ae against background of cultivated natural beauty and in
gracious woodland setting will find in various stages of con-
strcton series of exquisite gardens Each has theme and
character OF its that captures mood Of peace and
anc comforting to the beeaved and delicate expression of
love and devotion environment that conveys atmosphere
serene eternal JOY rather than the traditional gloom and
loss creating setting appropriate for quiet meditation
eternal remembrance.
TO preserve the uninterrupted beauty of landscape scupured
bronze tablets the only type of decentralization used at Park
lawn all set with the lawn and harmonizing with the
gardens natural beauty.
Maintenance is guaranteed forever by the Parawn
peual Care Fund.
Evening star., 1953-01-25
Mrs. A. B. Comsfock,
Kin Of John Dewey,
Dies Here at 64

Mrs. A. Barr Comstock, wife
of a special assistant to the At
torney General and a niece of
the philosopher John Dewey,
Evening star., 1953-01-25
Butchers Lose Jobs

BHOPAL. Central India (P.
"A statewide ban on COW
slaughter, imposed on religious
grounds, has left more than 200
butchers without jobs. One
butcher killed himself by jump
ing into a deep well in protest
against the measure which cost
him his job. Others complained
to state officials they have been
unable to find alternate en-
ployment.
The guardian., 1953-01-24
-Four Team Race
Predicts Reese

NEW YORK - Pee Wee Reese,
the beloved shortstop of the
Brooklyn Dodgers doesn't see any
easy repeat job by the Dodgers
for the 1853 pennant. In signed
article for a current baseball
magazine, Pee Wee writes: Phil
adelphia, New York, St. Louis
and Brooklyn - these are the
clubs that figure. It's a four club
free-for all. The Phillies show
ed in the final month of the sea-
son that they're very close to the
best again. The Cardinals have
the pitching - and that man,
Musial. The Giants will be tough
er than ever with Irwin back,
And for that matter, the Chicago
Cubs could surprise us all. They
could finish anywhere from first
to fifth"
The guardian., 1953-01-24
SPOR IS
BASEBALL
Gillian Called
Finest

NEW YORK - Junior Gillian
is being tagged by observers as
the finest minor league prospect
for this year. He's a top notch
fielding second baseman, plus a
good gloveman in the outfield.
With Montreal, he played SO
games in the outfield an dfielded
1000. AS a switch batter, Junior
hit .301, scoring III runs and
driving in 112 with SO doubles
and 9 triples. Moreover, Junior
walked 100 times and struck out
only 10 times. The Dodgers brass
in claiming that they got Junior
and Joe Black in q package deal
from the Baltimore Elite Giants
for only $4,000 - call this their
greatest bargain.
The guardian., 1953-01-24

The following girls are on the
Hyde-Everett District Honor Roll
for the months of November and
December, marks having been
A or B in all studies, Conduct
and Effort:
HYDE
Grade VIII, - Edna Brown,
Gloria LaLande.
Grade VII, - Winifred john
son, Dorothy Belle, Charlene
Bolt, Virginia LOTHIAN, Mary
Matthews, Elaine Langhorn;
Julia Swan, Bernice Veasley.
Grade vi, - Marcia J. Amis,
Eleanor M. Carlson, Earlyne
Haynes, Sandra E. Jackson, Doris
R. Jones, Jacqueline Moore,
Joyce Y. Stewart, Anita Goode,
jeanette Moore, Barbara Wat
kins.
EVERETT
Grade VI, - Barbara Guile
beaux, Marie Harris, Patricia
Healey, Sheila Merrill, Lorraine
Parham, Carol Ranieri, Imogene
Warrick, Dorothy Bray, Lillian
Coleman, Patricia Galloway,
Caroline Maloof, Gwendolyn
Peters, Janet Pope.
Grade v, - Tallulah Andrews,
Jea nChandler, Lucy Cole, Mari
lyn Gum, Julette johnson, Yer
nice Lowery, Rosalind Dukes,
Catherine Heigle, Beverly May
field, Barbara Parsons, Clara
Thomas, Shirley Wilson, Brenda
Herbin, Janice Jordan, Charleer
Kelly, Florence Ramos, Mary
Dalton, Mary Davis, Patricis
Tilley.
Grade w, - Beverly Adams,
Carol Harvey, Ann Mason, Peggy
Williams. Sharon Whitaker,
Cheryl Covan, Patricia McKen-
zie. Estelle Palmer, Carol Ram
sey, Leslie Redd, Veronica Skin
ner, Dolores Burrell, M ary
Lewis, Gloria Benders, Lille
Powell, Joan Saunders.
The. following girls are on the
Hyde-Everett School Spirit List
for the months of November and
December, 1852, for attaining A
or B, in conduct and effort, per-
feet attendance and unctuality:
The guardian., 1953-01-24
Johnson Waits
MOOre's Promise

NEW YORK - The line forms
to the right for those who seek
first crack at the newly won
light-heavyweight championship
Of Archie Moore. Newest con-
tender is Harold johnson, Phila-
delphia's pride who last week
won ten round decision over
Jimmy Slade. Thomson, though,
has a promise directly from Ar
chic himself which distinguishes
him from the others seeking
Moore. Said Harold, 81 got a
promise right after I beat Moore
in Milwaukee. Within a couple of
weeks, gave him return at
Toledo, when he won split de-
cision. He told me, for that
you're a real fellow. If I ever get
to be champ, you have fight
for the title coming.
The guardian., 1953-01-24
SPORTS BRIEFS

Kid Gavilan outpointed Aman
Peck in a 10-round non-title bout
at Tampa Tuesday night of last
week Ez Charles -Wesbury
Bascom fight in st. Louis We'd
nesday night, Jan. IA, ended in
a TKO win by Charles {. Harri-
son billiard, champion hurdler,
caused surprise due to his late
entry in the K of G games at the
Garden last Saturday night. He
won the 45-yard high hurdles
for the sixth time in as many at
tempts Joe Glaser, booking
agent for the now dancing Ray
Robinson, says that Ray has over
S100,000.00 in advance bookings.
The death of his buddy, Pee Wee
Beale, Jr. caused Ray to cancel
over S1O,O00.0O in bookings. They
report that Ray broke down at
Pee Wees funeral Althea
Gibson was honored as the top
woman tennis star in the Eastern
Women's singles Satchel
Paige just signed up with St.
Louis Browns without even look
ing at his contract. He must sure
" trust his worthy friend, Bill
Veeck. But when asked how
much he was to receive, he said
"Td better take a look at that
contract" Weeks wife presented
Satch with a miniature baseball
suit for his 4-year-old son, with
bat. hat, socks, shirt and the
works Football season went
out in a blaze of glory for the
National Professional League and
for Dan fowler and Younger of
the Rams. Perry of the Forty
Miners, Tunell of the Giants,
willis. Ford and Gilliom of
Cleveland, Taliferro of the Tex
ans and Matsen, rookie half
back of Chicago Cardinals. They
were picked for the all-pro Of
fensive and defensive teams and
plaved in the Pro-Football Lea
que charity game in Los Angeles,
which was won by the Nationals
27-7.
The guardian., 1953-01-24
HYDE. EVERETT HONOR ROLL

sephine Harris, Sheila Merrill,
Cynthia Miles, Ramona Ross,
Imogene Warrick.
Grade v, = Tallulah Andrews,
Frances Corbin, Barbara Hector,
Vernice LoWery, Shirley Budd,
Ida May DeVoursney, Beverly
Mayfield, Petrola Mickens, Ada
Sims, Charlene Smith, Clara
Thomas, Brenda Herbin, Pauline
Hicks, Gail Kinds, Martha
Holmes, Charleen Kelly, Jean
Kennard, Margaret Nixon, Flo
renee Ramos, Patricia Richards,
jeanette Robinson, Estelle Seme-
do, Maxine Bernard Mary Ann
Carle, Florene Litthcut, Clara
Mcleod, Margery Morris, Euge-
MIA Thacker.
Grade w, - Cheryl Covan,
Nadine Goode, Seleata Means,
Estelle Palmer, Carol Ramsey,
Leslie Redd, Karen Stewart, De
loris Williams, Juanita Williams,
Diane Lane, Sharon Whitaker,
Carrie Brooks, Barbara Burse,
Marsha Harlins, Janice Lynch,
Juanita Perry, Gail Phillips, Lii
lie Powell, Bennie Royston, Joan
Saunders, Marion Smith.
The following girls are on the
Hyde-Everett School Spirit List
for the months of November and
December, 1852 for attaining A
or B in conduct and effort, per
feet attendance and punctuality:
HYDE SCHOOL
Grade VIII. - Helen Andrews
Carol Bryant, Mary Singleton
Marilyn Sordiff, Lucille vii
lians, Nancy Gum, Lena Joyner
Jean Washington, Marylou Viii
lians, Janet Robinson, Charlene
Williams, Geneva Rhoden, Edna
Brown, Patricia Hamilton, Al
thea Christie.
Grade VII, - Dorothy Belle,
Harriet DeBoise, Bennie Hester,
Emily Reynolds, Maxine Coss,
Alice Mcneil, Naomi Nichols,
Constance Coles, Joan Hester,
Elaine Langhorn, Caroline Nun
ley, Vera Sneed, Julie Swan,
Bernice Veasley.
Grade VI, - Marcia j. Amis,
Earlyne Haynes, Joyce A. Hern-
don, Sandra E. Jackson, Ramona
Manton, Jacqueline Moore, Es-
telle R. Perry, Joan M. A. War.
rem, Janula Britton, Jurdy Ellis,
Anita Goode, Jeanette Moore,
Ruby L. Perry, Patricia johnson,
Alberta Badrey, Barbara Wat
kins, Gloria Watkins, Donna
White, Loretta White, Kathryne
Wright.