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Evening star., 1953-10-08
Student al CIV Sues
University, Demands
Credits for Diploma

A George Washington Uni
versity student today asked the
U. s. District Court for the Dis
trict of Columbia to direct the
university to give him credits
leading to a diploma.
The complainant, John Sherba,
jr., of 2031 F street NV. said
that when he entered the uni
verSity about four years ago,
he was told he would receive
credits for previous studies at the
University of Pittsburgh.
He also asserted, in the suit,
that he was told he would be
given an examination in the Rus
sian language, a tongue with
which he asserted he was ia
miliar. He declared the uni
versity agreed he would receive
further credits if he passed the
examination.
The suit charged that the uni
versity refused later to give him
the Russian examination and
also failed to credit him with his
University of Pittsburgh studies.
The suit charged that the uni
versity's actions have deprived
Mr.. Sherba of a diploma and
asked the court to rule he is
entitled to the credits and to
take the examination. The suit
was filed by Attorney Arthur L.
Willcher.
Evening star., 1953-10-08
Bond Of Dope Suspect
Reduced by $4,000

Thomas J.. Builder" Carswell,
reputed kingpin in Washington'S
narcotics traffic, was ordered
held for grand jury action yes
terday, after he waived a
preliminary hearing befor e
United States Commissioner
Cyril Lawrence.
Carswell is charged with two
counts of illegally possessing and
selling narcotics. He was ar
rested on September II and has
been in jail since then. unable
to provide $4,000 bond. Com
missioner Lawrence yesterday
reduced the bond to $4,000.
When he was taken into
custody by Federal narcotics
agents, Carswell had about
SO 900 worth of pure heroin in
his possession, the arresting
officers said.
Evening star., 1953-10-08
Streetoors on F Still Run at '62
IAveroqe-4 Miles an Hour

the hearts of WaShington's S
early-day transit operators be-
cause Of the high accident rate
stemming from the use of the
picture-postcard open-air troll
leys. mode Of transportation
more picturesque than safe, the
transit executive continued.
Bus transportation was a de-
velopment of the early 1920s that
came about chiefly because Of
the invention of the internal
combustion engine and. improve
ments in suface paving, the as
sociation was told.
It was the coming of pneu-
matte tires that sped the growth
of the low-cost automobile in
the United States, the Capital
Transit officer recalled, a phe-
nomenon that has perversely
plagued the country'S transit SyS-
TENS with it's attendant competi-
tion.
Today, the six transit COM
panies serve 500 million passen-
gers a year in the Metropolitan
Area with some 1900 buses and
500 streetcars. In 1900, Mr.. Gid
dingS said. only $500 Wash
ingtonianS availed themselves of
the city's public transportation
facilities.
Mr.. GiddingS assured the aSso-
citation that Capital Transit ex-
poets to provide the city with
better and faster transportation
in the fall. when it puts into
operation some So million worth
of new equipment.
Evening star., 1953-10-08

In 1852, the Capital City's
horse-driyen streetcars travelled
down F street at the prosaic
speed of four miles an hour.
In 1953-nearly century
later - WaShington'S electric
powered streetcars are still aver
aging four miles an hour on F
street.
Reason: Today's traffic con-
geStion on that busy thorough
fare nsakes travelling by street.
car any faster virtually impos-
Sible.
This and other provocative
tidbitS were provided the As
sociation Of the Oldest Inhabi-
tants last night in a talk by E.
c. Giddings, vice president of
Capital Transit Co. The group
met in the Union Engine House,
Nineteenth and H streets NV.
The saga of surface trans
portation here since 1900 has
had it's up and downs, Mr.. Gid
dings observed. Take the period
just before the turn of the CEN
tury. In the transition from
horse driven to electric-powered
streetcars, those plodding four
legged beasts were going to their
deaths by the dozens when they
stepped on the experimental
electric rails.
For another thing, there was
the water-pollution problem that
came up in the Rock Greek area
when electrification of the city's
StreetcarS caused cement to de-
compose, thus communicating the
water.
There also was unhappiness in
Evening star., 1953-10-08
Capital Transit Painter
Killed in Fall Off Ladder

A 33-year-old Capitol Transit
Co. painter fell to his death
yesterday afternoon from a lad
der at a car barn at 1400 Fourth
street S.W.
Police said Charles r. Mar
shall, 1910 Ely place Sc, fell
when he started to climb down
after installing window glass on
the second floor. According to a
police report, an extension lad
der failed when Mr.. Marshall
was descending.
Mr.. Marshall was pronounced
dead on the scene.
Evening star., 1953-10-08

made our participation essential
to the preserving Of the causes
with which our interest lie. said
DIR. Charles B. Marshall, In this
way power has become the
measure not of our freedom but
of our responsibility"
DR.. Marshall is q member Of
the policy planning staff of the
State Department.
The cold war with Russia has
deprived the United States. DR..
Marshall said, of the privilege
of limited concern"
Evening star., 1953-10-08
Cold War Seen Testing
Moral Strength Of U. 5.
By ,he Assoeiased Press

ROANOKE, Va, Oct. s.-The
moral strength of the United
States is being tested profound
ly and exactingly" by the Ma
tion's cold war with Russia, q
State Department foreign policy
expert said at Hollins College
yesterday.
"The scope Of our power has
Evening star., 1953-10-08
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Evening star., 1953-10-08
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Evening star., 1953-11-25
Exclusively Yours---'='rr BETTY 's>-=
Cabinet Members to Rejon Their Families Tomorrow;
Secretoy and Mrs Wilson to lake CorIood to Come

BY the time this week is
over, Capitalites will be
stuffed, weather-beaten and
exhausted. This will continue
to be the case as long as the
Army-Navy game follows
Thanksgiving. Maybe it's just
as well. An extra layer of fat
is ideal for sitting outdoors in
late November.
Lots of the cabinet are
travelling home to get their
turkey tomorrow. And they'll
no sooner get back than they'll
hop a train for Philadelphia.
At least that describes the
schedule of Secretary of De-
fense and Mrs. Wilson and
also Postmaster General and
Mrs. Summerf1eld. The Will
sons are spending Thanks
giving with practically all
their children and grandchil-
dren in Detroit, and the Sum-
merfields with their son and
daugher-in-law in Flint, Mich.
They will return Friday night.
On Saturday, the Secretary
of Defense and his wife will
entertain the following top
officials on their special car
headed for the Army-Navy
football classic the Attorney
General and Mrs. Brownell,
the Postmaster General and
Mrs. Summerfield, Foreign
Operations Administrator and
Mrs. Harold StaSsen, Under
secretary of Defense and Mrs.
Roger KyeS, and Assistant
Secretary of Defense and Mrs.
Wilfred j. Mcneil: 1t should
certainly be highly interest
ing gathering. charged with
top level conversation. All will
have lunch and dinner to-
gether on the train.
No less than five of Secre-
tary and Mrs. Wilson's Off
spring are coming east from
Detroit with their spouses to
go to Philadelphia for the same
game via the same train. In
the car will be the Thomas E.
Wilson's, the E. C. Matthews,
the w. B. Hargreaves, the E. E.
Wilson's and the C. E. Will
son. jr.'S.
The Brownells will have all
their brood with them for a
midday Thanksgiving meal
tomorrow but not the Attor-
ney Generals brother, the
new head of Public Education,
Samuel NJ. Brownell and his
Evening star., 1953-11-25
First Lady
Has FeWer
Engagements

Mrs. Eisenhower, now in /Au-
guSta. Ga, with the President for
the holiday. is making few ap-
pointments as Christmas and the
holidays draw near. What plans
the First Family of this country
have for the festive season at
the close of the year have not
been told. Mrs. Eisenhower's
secretary, Mrs. Mary Jane Nc
Caffree, met with the women
news writer's at her bi-weekly
conference" yesterday morning.
Mrs. Eisenhower will be back
Monday in the White House in
time to receive a specimen plant
of the President Eisenhower rose
from the Southern Seedmen'S
Association. The plant will be
tenderly cared for in the house
until time to plant in the rose
garden at the West of the EXecu-
tive Mansion.
The reception to the judiciary
will be held December l and
December 3, Mrs. Eisenhower
will receive Republican women
from Frederick, Prince Georges
County. the PEG Sisterhood of
Baltimore. the Women's Re-
publican Club of Baltimore and
Republican Women of Cations
vile, Md.
December 4 the Columbian
Women of George Washington
University will have tea with
her at 4 o'clock.
The first of the two dinners
for the chiefs of diplomatic
missions will be given December 9
instead of the evening before as
originally planned. The second
dinner will be given December Is.
The following day the Presidents
wife will receive members of the
Armed Services Hospitality Com
mittee.
Officers of the eight branches
of the American Association of
University Women will be re-
ceived by Mrs. Eisenhower De-
cember II at and o'clock. The
branches include that of District
of Columbia, Silver Spring. Col
lege Park, Chevy Chase and Be-
thesda, Arlington, Falls Church
and KenSington.
Evening star., 1953-11-25
BETTY BEALE

on Tracy place that was re-
Gently vacated by the Pierre
Francforts of the French En-
basSy. C
One of Paris leading host
esses has Just completed a
brief visit in Washington. She
is the very chic. very attrac-
tive Comtesse Andre de Con-
tades, who gave a fabulous
debut ball for her daughter
last June when she lined a
huge pavilion with famous
tapestries from her French
chateau. The Andre VISIONS
and Helen Coolidge gave a
joint party for her Monday.
Former Capital resident
Joan McCauley is coming all
the way from San Francisco
to spend Thanksgiving here
with her son, the Junior Jack
Heinz, who goes to Exeter.
and her mother, Mrs. Ambrose
Diehl.
Evening star., 1953-11-25
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The 1925 F Street Club was
decorated in blazing red last
night for the dance given by Mr..
and Mrs. Ray Henle. Red carna-
tlonS were maSsed in various
spots around the handsome
house and there were pyramids
of red balloons at each corner of
the dance floor. More red bal
looms f1oated overhead.
Sidney and his orchestra
played for the 1920 to 2 o'clock
event, at which a buffet supper
was served at midnight. The
latter featured ham and roast
turkey and the clubs speciality,
open-faced turkey sandwiches.
Mrs. Henle greeted her guests
in a strapless ball gown of illu-
sion pink chantilly lace over
taffeta, with a taffeta cumber-
bund and draped pouf sash. The
gown was studded with irrides-
cent beaded fleurettes. Her
shoes and bag were of matching
illusion pink.
HenIes Dinner Hosts
Before the dance Mr.. and Mrs.
Henle gave a dinner party at the
club in honor of their out-of-
town guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Elywn
L. Simmons of Decatur, ILL.,. and
Mr.. and Mrs. James Monahan of
New York. Professionally Mrs.
Monahan is Lois Mattox Miller
of the Readers Digest.
Other guests at the dinner
were the Norwegian Ambassador
and Mrs. Morgenstierne, the
Turkish Ambassador and Nine
Erkin, Representative Albert
Thomas of Texas (Mrs. Thomas
is home in Texas; Mr.. and Mrs
Eric Johnston and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Clifford Folger.
Still other dinner guests were
Mr.. Herbert May of Pittsburgh
Lady Lewis. DR.. and Mrs. William
A. Morgan, Mrs. A. Mitchell
Palmer, Mr.. and Mrs. Duke
Shoop, Panamanian Ambassador
Heurtematte (Senora de Heurte-
matte is ilD, and Mrs. Kathleen
Watson.
Among others planning dinner
parties before the dance were
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Carusi
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy st. Lewis, DR.
and Mrs. Leo Brison Norris, Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Middleton Hill
and Mr.. and Mrs. Garvin E.
TankerSley.
Among the approximately ITS
guests at the dance were British
Evening star., 1953-11-25
The Twininqs
To Rodfords

Gen. Nathan Twining. Air
Force Chief of Staff, and Mrs.
Twining were hosts at the first
of a series of small dinner parties
last evening at their quarters
at Fort Myer.
Admiral Arthur w. Radford,
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff. and Mrs. Radford were
guests of honor at the 8 o'clock
black tie event.
The other guests were Un-
dersecretary of the Air Force and
Mrs. James H. Douglas, jr., the
Commandant of the Marine
Corps. and Mrs. Lemuel C..
Shepherd, jr., Gen. and Mrs. T.
D. White and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Maurice Morris.
For the occasion Mrs. Twin
ing wore a full-length black Or
ganza frock, styled with a long,
lose-fitting torso with fine pin
tucks, from which flared two Or
ganza f1ounceS.
The center piece on the din
ner table was composed of red
anthurium flowers, sent by air
from Hawaii especially for the
party by the hosteSs's sister. Mrs.
Richard Penhallow. There were
other anthuriums in the living
room, along with bowls of Mamie
Eisenhower red and white car
nations.
Evening star., 1953-11-25
Porter Photo

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The marriage of Miss Jacque-
line Ann Miller, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ogden Trent Miller OF
Oakton, Va, to Mr.. George r.
King took place November 6
in the Metropolitan Methodist
Church, DR.. Edward G. Latch
officiating. The bridegroom Is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
E. King of Manassas, Va. 'i'
Evening star., 1953-11-25

wife. They are staying in New
York, awaiting the arrival of
their son Richard from Ko-
rea.
Down in the soft air and
Spanish moss area, Secretary
of the Treasury George M.
Humphrey will carve the tur-
key for his big family. A
Thanksgiving reunion of all
the children and grandchil-
dren is planned for their
Thomasville (GaD plantation.
Now in the midwest, Secretary
and Mrs. Humphrey will go
from Georgia to Hollywood.
Fla, where Mr.. Humphrey will
address a meeting of invest
ment bankers on Tuesday.
They'll check back into town
the following day.
Secretary of Commerce and
Mrs. Weeks will have their
reunion here in Washington.
They will share portions of the
white and the dark meat of
the succulent fowl with the
Secretary's sister and brother
in-law, the John Davidges, at
the Davidges' home. One of
Mr.. Weeks sons, William D.
Weeks, is coming up with his
wife from Charlottesville.
where he is a law student at
the University of Virginia. And
Mrs. Weeks son, Kirk Rankin.
who's now in Washington on
Army duty, will be with them
and the three generations of
the Davidge family.
Secretary of the Air Force
and Mrs. Talbot also will cell
ebrate here with their twin
sons. 14-year-old John and
Harold, jr., who will come
from their respective prep
schools, Deerfield and st.
Paul'S. All four will take in the
game on Saturday.
Here and There: Frances
Rosso will come to Washing
ton from her villa in Florence,
Italy, a few days before
Christmas to spend only three
months here this year. Her
husband, former Italian Am
baSsador Augusta RoSso, will
remain in Italy this winter as
chairman of the board of for
eign service admissions. Hence
Frances will cut her usual
winter stay much shorter. She
plans to rent her MasSachu-
sets avenue house then, toot
on back to Florence until the
next year Betty and Bill
Gray have bought the house
Evening star., 1953-11-25
every student
ought g to know

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but quite another to understand it's meaning
in the present scheme of things.
Your fine knowledge of geography and history will
come to life when you connect it up with what is hap
pening today. The drama and suspense of current
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Don't neglect it.
One Of the wisest things do while still in school
to cultivate the habit of spending little time each
day the crucial chapters current history reported
analyzed Evening Star.
This habit will stand you in good stead later in life
when you assume the full responsibility of citizen
ship The broader your knowledge, the faster prog
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Evening star., 1953-11-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Lowell
Riley of Fairfax, Va, announce
the engagement of their daugh-
ter Ellen Marie to Mr.. Don Gene
Cox, son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. M.
Cox of Ash Grove, Mo. The we'd
ding will take place some time
next June.
Miss Riley is a student at
American University and a men,
ber of Alpha Chi Omega Soror-
ity. Mr.. Cox is a former en-
ploye of the Adjutant Generals
Office, Department of the Army
He is scheduled to enter the
service around December /.
The bride-elect's father is di-
rector of the International Edu-
cational Exchange Service of the
Department of State. Her mother
is president of the Virginia Fed
Grafton of Music Clubs.
Evening star., 1953-11-25

Ambassador and Lady MakinS,
French Ambassador and Nine.
Bonnet, Swedish Ambassador
and Nine. Bohemian, Peruvian
Ambassador and Sonora de
Berckemeyer, Australian Ambas-
sador and Lady Spender, Portu-
guese Ambassador and Senhora
de Esteves Fernandes. and Nine.
Koo, wife of the Chinese
Ambassador.
Others were the British Mini
ster and Mrs. Empson, Marine
Gen. and Mrs. Lemuel c. Shep-
herd, jr., Gen. and Mrs. Wade H.
Haislip, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Con-
ger Pratt, Admiral and Mrs. Neil
Dietrich, Admiral and Mrs.
Ralph S. Riggs, Brig. Gen. Rich
ard M. Cults, and Mrs. Ivy Baker
Priest, Treasurer of the United
States.
From official circles there
we're Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Ans
berry, Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius
Bretsch, Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
Cafritz, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Cromwell, Mr.. and Mrs. Myron
Cowen, Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Cliff
ford, Mr.. and Mrs. William p.
MacCracken and Mrs. Davies
Fitch.
Still others were Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert LeBaron, former Senator
and Mrs. James P. KEN, Mr..
and Mrs. Jamshed VeSugar, Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Wilmotte.
Mr.. John A. Logan, Mrs. Kelley
Ansberry, Mr.. and Mrs. Glad
stone Williams, Mr.. Clarence
Hewes, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward /.
Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
Gallagher and Mr.. and Mrs. A..
BurkS Summers.
Evening star., 1953-11-25
Venezuelan Farewell
For Lepervonches
Netherlands Parties for Newcomer;
Other Entertaining of Diplomats
By Katharine M. Brooks

formerly was press attache at
the Netherlands Embassy in
London and his family are hav-
ing a visit in their homeland
before coming to the United
States.
Mr.. Pekelharing was enter
tanned at dinner Monday eve
ming by the First Secretary and
Nine. Teizeira who were hosts
in their home to a small COM
pany.
Spanish Charge d'Affaires and
Sonora de Proper de Callejon
entertained at dinner last eve
ming in honor of the newly ap-
pointed counselor of the United
States Embassy in Madrid and
Mrs. Homer M. Byington, jr. Mr..
Byington has been on duty in
the Western European Division
of the State Department for
some time and with Mrs. Bying-
ton shortly will leave for his
new post.
The former counselor of the
Embassy in Madrid and Mrs.
John Jones were in the small
company last evening. Mr.. Jones
recently came back to Washing
ton for an assignment in the
division of Western European
Affairs. Also in the company
were other members of the Span
ish Embassy staff.
Allan Dulles Honored
Counselor of the German Dip
lomatic Mission and Mrs. Georg
Federer were other hosts at din
ner last evening, entertaining in
honor of the Director of the
Central Intelligence Agency and
Mrs. Allen w. Dulles. Others
in the small company included
the new minister, Mr.. Albrecht
Won Kessel, who recently arrived
to assume his new duties. Mr..
Won KeSsel is on his first assign
ment to an established diplo-
matte mission, although he has
served on special mission to
Paris where he was before his
appointment to Washington.
Evening star., 1953-11-25
Ceremony Held

The marriage of Miss Marion
Helbig to Mr.. Robert Edison
Kimball, jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Kimball of KenSington, Md,
took place November 81 in Our
Savior Lutheran Church in Fair
lawn, N. j. The bride is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Helbig of Fairlawn.
The Rev. bunker oficiated at
the ceremony. which was fol-
lowed by a reception at ViSentins
Grove in Fairlawn. The newly
weds, who are spending their
honeymoon in this city, will
make their home in Fairlawn.
Evening star., 1953-11-25
M.Henderson
To Take Bride

Announcement has been made
by Mr.. and Mrs. Donald M. Lehr
of Bethlehem, Pa, of the en-
gagement of their daughter Bar
bara Edith to Mr.. Robert Charles
Henderson. son of Mr.. and Mrs
Guilford E. Henderson of Airing
ton.
Miss Lehr is a member of the
graduating class of Bethlehem
High School. Mr.. Henderson is a
graduate of Oak Ridge Military
Institute, N. c., and attended the
Medical College of Virginia. He
is now serving with the United
States Air Force at Palermo
A. F. B., Ocean City, N. j.
Evening star., 1953-11-25
Konigsberg-Brody

| Mr.. and Mrs. Morris H. Ko-
nigsberg of Washington an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter Florence to Mr.. Nor
man Brody, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Brody, also of Washing
ton. A February wedding is
planned.
Evening star., 1953-11-25

The former
Miss Margaret E. Chase.
Miss Margaret Ellen Chase,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. War
rem G.. Chase of Silver Spring
was married on November z to
Mr.. Robert E. Kuehling, son of
the late Mrs. Halle H. Kuehling
st. Michael's Church in Silver
Spring was the scene of the cere-
mony, at which the Rev. Edward
G. Lyons oficiated. A reception
followed at Hotel 2400.
After a wedding trip to Florida
the couple will live in Silver
Spring.
Evening star., 1953-03-16
Market AVERAGES
Metal Quotations

). NEW YORK. Mar is. 0R.--spot
non-fsrrous metal prices today: Copper.
ley. Lead. 13k cents q pound, New
york. ,, Zinc II cents pound East
York. At Pittsbureh. scrap steel No. j
heavy was quoted at 44.50-45.
Evening star., 1953-03-16
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO. Mar. is P.---Grains
worked lower on the Board Of Trade
today in dealings which never became
Fairly iarse receipts of cash grain,
some moisture in Kansas over the week
end. and Russian Premier Malenkov's
somewhat conciliatory speech, before the
Russian Parliament combined to create
Wheat, near the end Of the first hour
was .as-A lower, March. 2.26A;, corn
was h-h lower, March 1556, and snd,ss oats
3.05h. and lard was II to Is cents q
hundred pounds higher, May. 1895.
Premier Malenkov's speech before the
toned the possibility of peaceful settle
brought, a little selling into wheat from
American and and British planes were shot
Fairly general rains fell in Kansas
over the week end. and that also was
eeres oodand nufeGs TeSorted ed ne
an-hour wind and a bad dust storm
but other points did not mention high
ud apSt1a o bSS SpaR Rhea saf 'aRsn a
with. possibly. West Germany and
YugoslaVia. However, the trade heard
Canada had resumed offerings of No.
this might take the West Germany and
Yugoslayia business away from the
Grain dealers said last weeks price
ter a'sd foW w Of i0 offerings % Of cash beans from
tailed SO cars. There. also were l34
Of to corn the % wnen credt
poration That restrained buying en-
thusiasm in corn.
Evening star., 1953-03-16
Charles Jacobsen, q,
Lays Cornerstone Of
Addition 10 Laundry
By Nelson M. Shepard

Charles Jacobsen. 92-year-old
retired financier and Business
man. provided the human inter-
est touch today at the LAYING of