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Evening star., 1953-06-15
Everest COnquerors
Fail 10 Find Trace Of
britons Lost in 1924
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

KATMANDU. Nepal. June IS.
Col. John Hunt, leader Of the
British expedition that conqer-
ed Mount Everest May 20. re-
ports his party had found no
trace Of two Britons who disap-
peared near the icy summit of
the worlds highest mountain
In 1924.
Accompanied by two other
members of his successful 16-
man expedition, Col. Hunt
chuckled with delight Saturday
night at seeing the electric lights
of this Nepalese capital after
weeks spent in numbing cold on
the tortuous slopes of Everest,
whose conquest earned him a
knighth6od from Queen Eliza
beth II.
Turning to his fellow adven-
turers-Thomas Bourdillon and
Alfred Gregory-Col. Hunt said:
Boys, how about seeing a
motion picture?"
All Men Escaped Injury.
The colonel, AZ, told newsmen
all members of his party are re-
turning in good health and with
out injury. The two men who
made the final assault and
reached Everest's 29,002 foot
pear-New Zealander Edmund
Hillary and Nepalese guide Ten
sing Bhutia-are expected here
today or tomorrow.
Col. Hunt said no signs were
found to solve the mystery of
whether two British climbers,
George Mallory and Andrew
Irvine. ever reached the top.
They climbed within a few hun
dred feet of the summit in 1924,
then disappeared in the mists.
A British expedition which
failed in 1888 reported it had
found some of the Mallory
Irvine equipment intact on the
higher reaches. Col. Hunts
team had hoped to find the ice
encased bodies and supply an
answer to the mystery.
F0ur Flags on Peak.
Earlier reports reaching here
by native runners from the Hunt
expedition said Tensing fought
his way to the summit first and
then helped Mr.. Hillary up the
final hump of ice and rock.
In describing the final assault
last night, Col. Hunt said Mr..
Hillary - who also has been
awarded a knighthood by the
Queen - had been leading
throughout the climb. Then
Mr.. Gregory broke in to say:
ut is immaterial who reached
the top first because both were
roped together by a 50-foot-long
rope and victory goes to both"
Col. Hunt said Mr.. Hillary and
Tensing had planted four flags
on the peak-the United Nations
flag, the British Union Jack. the
Indian tricolor and the Nepalese
flag.
Celebrated With Toast.
Victory over Everest. which
has defeated II previous expedi-
tions since 1921, was celebrated
by the climbers with toasts from
one brandy bottle, Mr.. Gregory
said. He added: I'VE did not
have more to celebrate better"
Mr.. Gregory said he and Col.
Hunt went up 27,500 feet and
Mr.. Bourdillon. a physicist, and
DR.. Charles Evans, a naval sur
geon, climbed to within 500 feet
of the summit. A year ago
Ramon Lambert. famed Swiss
Alpinist, got within 900 feet of
the top before being driven back
by fierce winds and storms.
Evening star., 1953-06-15
CONTINUED From First Page.)

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pleasure until he became, o few
years ago, an instructor at the
National School Of Skiing and
Mountaineering. To the inhab-
itants Of Chamonix he ranked as
foreigner" which means that
he was not q native Of the VAL
ley-he came from Annecy.
In spite Of this dubious origin,
as it seemed to the local inhabi-
tants, who are jealous of their
mountains, he had succeeded,
along with CASTOR Rebuffat and
Lionel Terray. in being admitted
to the Company Of Guides of
Chamonix, body unique both
for the number and quality Of
its members.
Piercing Eyes.
He was Of medium height,
with piercing eyes. and in con-
versation could deliver a very
sharp repartee. He loved to ex-
aggerate and his judgments
could be devastating. Abso-
lutely honest with himself, he
was perfectly ready. if occasion
arose. to declare himself in the
wrong.
Lionel Terray, although ma
tive of Grenoble, was also q
Chamonix guide and he and
Louis Lachenal formed a crack
partnership: they were a couple
of steam engines. Like his
friend, Lionel Terray had q
weakness for dogmatic and exag-
gerated statements, and there
was continuous rivalry between
them to see who could go one
better than the other.
Terray was unbeatable and
would never give in. Although
the son of a doctor. and highly
cultured man, he liked to pass
as an amiable tough, all Drawn
and nothing more. It was pure
love of the mountains that
brought him to his profession of
Chamonix guide and he was en-
tirely happy.
CASTOR Rebuffat had a scandal
lous origin for a mountaineer.
and even worse for a guide. He
was born at the seaside! It would
take the Company of Guides
many years to live this down.
Tallest Man of Party.
He was the tallest man of the
party-tcwering over the rest of
us by nearly a head. He had done
all the finest expeditions in the
Alps, and thought nothing Of
going straight from one big
climb to another without a break.
His young wife FRANCHISE and
his daughter seldom saw him
during the seasons round Of
climbs.
These men formed the assault
teams, and no better men could
be found in France. No one dis
puted our choice-not even Sc
cretly. If a vote had been taken
among all climbers, the same
names would have been selected.
Nor was there any question
about our cameraman, Marcel
Ichac; he was one Of our trump
cards. He had already been to
the Himalaya. in 1886. and had
taken part in a great many expe-
ditions.
He would have several jobs to
do. Not only would he film the
expedition. he would be respon-
sible for everything connected
with our photography. We would
each have a camera, but the
maintenance, supply and care of
all the films would be his busi-
ness. Collecting and document
ing scientific observations would
be another responsibility Of this
intelligent, enterprising and live
ly minded man.
Married q Climber.
Ichac had managed to solve
one of the climbers biggest
problems-a wife is always a
problem!-by marrying another
climber.
We hoped Jacques Oudot
would be our expeditions doc
tor. He was q firSt-class sur
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25
Champion Cocker,
Gypsy Lody's Man,
Stolen From Kennel

Champion Gypsy Lady's Man.
a black and white cocker spaniel
with a long record of dog show
f1rsts, was reported stolen last
night.
Navy 1t. Comdr. Leon B. Blair
OF SIS Littleton street, Fairfax,
Va. said the spaniel was in a
covered pen. adjoining the house,
with another dog. Comdr. Blair
said when he went to feed the
dogs about $50 pm. they were
there. When he returned half
an hour later. he said, Gypsy
Lady's Man was gone, but the
other dog was still there.
The spaniel's entry in the
American Spaniel Club Show in
Houston, Tex, Sunday was ac-
cepted only four hours before the
dog disappeared. Pete, as he also
is called, was to have been shown
at Washington's Cherry Blossom
Specially Show on April II.
The American Kennel Club
champion has been defeated only
once in the last three years of
competition. Comdr. Blair said
the dog generally is recognized
as the most outstanding parti-
colored dog on the East Coast.
The champion. ga years old. has
won more than so ribbons and
trophies, he said.
Comdr. Blair said he has Of
fered 500 reward for informa-
ton leading to the return of the
dog. The owner can be reached
at Crescent 861-M.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25
Mid-City Group Opposes
! More Commissioners

The Mid-City Citizens Asso-
citation last night sided with the
Federation of Citizens Associa-
tons in opposing two more Com
misSioners for the District.
The Mid-City group also in
dorsed Frank C. Waldrop, execu-
tive editor of the Times Herald,
to succeed F. Joseph Donohue as
Commissioner.
It backed John H. Connaugh-
ton, former president of the
Federation, to fill the imminent
vacancy on the Public Utilities
Commission.
Clifford H. Newell, also a for
mer Federation president, urged
the group to recommend that
rent control in the District be
allowed to expire on April 80. He
said there are many vacant
properties in the District today =
The association deferred action
on this matter.
DR.. Charles A. Hufnagle, cardio-
vascular surgeon at Georgetown
University Medical Center. who
developed the plastic valve used
in the first operation of its kind
last October, addressed the group
on the surgical treatment Of
heart diseases.
The association met in the
Thomson School. Twelfth and
L streets NV. Soterious Nichol-
son. president. conducted the
meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25
Man Gives Self Up
As Taxicab Bandit

A news story about woman
cab driver robbed by a penknife-
welding bandit prompted a 40
year-old man to surrender to
Federal Bureau of Investigation
agents in Alexandria today.
William Aubrey Thompson of
Bluefield, w. Va, was turned
over to Fairfax police by the
Federal authorities. He said he
decided he was the holdup man
after reading the story in The
Star yesterday.
Detective Sergt. Cecil Brown
and Detective David Eike said
Thompson was charged with
armed robbery and taken to the
Groveton Substation of the
county police department for
questioning.
Thompson said he read the
story of the robbery of Mrs.
Helen I. Poole, IS, of Accokeek,
Md, a cab driver. and knew
he was the man they wanted"
Sergt. Brown said Thompson
told him he did not remember
all of the details of the robbery
because he had been drinking
and smoking marijhuana Mon
day. He said he remembered
hailing a cab driven by a woman
and knew that he had about
$13 or $14 more than he could
account for yesterday morning.
The robbery occurred in a
lonely wooded section of Lake
Bancroft. Mrs. Poole said $40
was taken from her by a we'll
dressed man who threatened
her with a pocket knife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25

pital feel the Wheaton Hills boy
is suffering from Wells disease
"a rare. swift and often fatal
disease that stops kidney func-
ton.
DR. Schreiner gives Johnny a
fighting chance for his life. He
said more artificial kidney treat
ment will be given if the need
indicates. The boys father is
employed as mechanic by the
Otis Elevator Co.
Meanwhile. Walter Reed Gen.
eral Hospital doctors will under
take tests today to determine
the mysterious ailment causing
21-month-old James Cobia of
Charleston. s. c.. to bleed in
ternally.
The child was flown here SUM-
day after spending IL days in
an Air Force hospital. part of
that time in a coma. The emer-
gency fight was ordered because
Walter Reed has one of the most
modern laboratories in the Ma
ton for taking X-ray pictures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25

conducted poSt-midnight rehear-
sals-after the regular perform
ances-rather than re-asSemble
during the hot daylight hours.
In the stiffness of night. loud
voices frequently kept the resi-
dents ENTHUSIASTICALLY until
after 3 am.
Traffic was a big irritant, cars
driven onto the parking lot
stirred great clouds of dust that
settled over the neighborhood.
Other automobiles crowded the
narrow streets, taking space the
residents usually occupied. Honk-
ing horns and the shrill whistles
of traffic policemen disturbed
the peace and normal quiet.
Mrs. John E. Everett, 1859
Colorado avenue NV, who
joined DR.. Everett last year in
writing to the Interior Depart
ment that they had no objec-
tons to the theater. said the
nuisance is greater now.
we do not object to concerts
and other community affairs
but we don't like the idea of big
shows continuously. We are
troubled by the traffic and the
noise. Now that the parking
area is paved, we're worried
about drainage onto our prop
erty."
Daniel A. Pyne, clerk of the
Small Claims Court, whose
house at 4701 Colorado avenue
is about 100 yards from the
amphitheater, said he could not
understand how the Government
will benefit by renting the park
development.
"They lease the place for $50
a day." he said, land it costs
the District possibly 500 a day
to police it. The Government
may collect $4,000 in fees for the
entire summer. What does that
amount to on the investment?
It doesn't even represent inter-
est"
Mr.. Pyne said the late per-
formances bother his family, al
though they don't mind pro-
grams lasting until 1890 or II
pm.
Mrs. Claude w. Owen, 4801
Colorado avenue NV, said she
has no objection to patriotic and
civic productions but she sees
no reason to commercialize the
project. She and Mr.. Owen
were so favorably impressed with
Faith of Our Fathers" that they
attended four times. But she
found late rehearsals and loud
noise constituted a growing
nuisance.
DR.. Louis P. Levitt, 1870
Blagdep avenue NV, said, Il
haven't given the protests a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25
Boy, S, Fighting Rare Disease,
Is Aided by Artificial Kidney
Too Weak to Eat,
Stick of Gum
Cheers Him Up

Husky 5-year-old Johnny
Hayes. in Georgetown Univer-
sity Hospital fighting for his life
against a rare and often deadly
kidney disease, found solace to-
day in a stick of chewing gum.
The son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis j. Hayes of 1908 Ivydale
street, Wheaton Hills, Md, still
is carried on the critical list, but
is reported showing improve
ment.
First stricken with high
fever on February II, the blond
Highland Elementary School
kindergarten pupil was admitted
first to Suburban Hospital three
days later.
Physicians there diagnosed his
case as a kidney disorder and
recommended his removal last
Sunday to Georgetown. where
an artificial kidney is available
for treatment.
Under direction Of DR.. George
Schreiner, a specialist, Johnny
was Immediately given the arti-
fetal kidney treatment for six
hours. This. coupled with adj
ministration of the wonder
drugs" made him perk up a
little.
However, since becoming ILL.
the 58-pound youngster has been
fed intravenously-Small COM
fort to what his mother, Mrs.
Helen Hayes, described as a
Chow hound"
Though still too weak to eat
normally, Johnny has had one
craving that DR.. Schreiner per-
mitted to be satisfied. 1t was
the privilege of vigorously chew
ing a stick of gum.
While not completely certain.
physicians at Georgetown Hos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25
Fire Burns Dairy Building
On Wedemeyer Farm

A large dairy spring house on
the farm of retired 1t. Gen.
Albert c. Wedemeyer, near Buck
Lodge. Md. was destroyed by fire
yesterday.
The Upper Montgomery Coun-
ty Fire Department prevented
flames from spreading to other
buildings. Firemen said the
blaze started when a brush fire
ignited the shingle roof of the
building. Damage was estimated
at 81, 500.
Gen. Wedemeyer was in New
York. The buildings on his farm,
Friends Advice. date back to
about 1876.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25
Young Man Picked
By Four Women as
Suspect in Robberies

Four women today identified
a robbery suspect as one of two
men who tied them up in their
homes and robbed them of a
total of 5000 few months ago.
Police charged Bernard Pres
ton Hockaday, 10, colored, of
the 600 block of Morton street
NV. with three counts of armed
robbery. They still are looking
for the second man.
Hockaday was arrested yes
terday by End precinct Detective
T. B. O'Bryant for questioning
in a liquor store robbery. Wit
nesses failed to identify him in
this case, but Precinct Detective
Herman Payne thought he knew
the man.
Two Entered Home.
He asked Mrs. Geneva McDon-
aid, 81. colored, of the $500
block of Tenth street NV. to
have a look. She said Hockaday
and another man entered her
home about noon November 4
and after tleing her took $500.
Mrs. Mcdonald is the mother
Of Earl Mcdonald. reputed num-
bers overload, who also lives at
the Tenth street address. Last
July police raided the home and
found $4,000. after which in
ternal revenue officials filed a
wagering tax lien against him.
A numbers case against Nc
Donald went to the Supreme
Court in 1947, resulting in the
famous ransom peeping" re-
versal. The court ruled police
illegally gained evidence by peer
ing into McDonald's room over
the tranSom.
Others Identify Him.
1t. Edwin Crandall of the rob-
berry squad said Hockaday also
was identified by Mrs. Edna
Tyler. 81. colored, as one of the
men who tied her in her home
at $50 Hobart place NV. last
Christmas eve and took $18.
He also was named by Mrs.
Estelle Williams, 40, colored, of
3006 Thirteenth street NV. d
rooming house operator, as one
of two men who tied her and
took $50 on December 2. A
roomer, Mrs. Mary Holmes. said
Hockaday gave her the same
treatment and took $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25

lumbia to conduct commercial
ventures on any of the private
property in this neighborhood.
1.-The agreement between the
Interior Department and pros
pective producers) states
that the laws of the District of
Columbia shall be abided by,
conformed to and complied with.
If so, how can your department
commercialize the amphitheater
without violating the law?
Technically. the United States
Government may not be subject
to the coming regulations of the
District of Columbia. Morally,
the Government should honor
and respect these laws and regu-
lationS.
"You will recall that the Com
miSsionerS of the District of
Columbia stated that it was a
violation of the coming regula-
tions to hold the (1953) Inaug-
ural Ball at the Georgetown Uni
versity gymnasium. because of
it's being located in a residential
neighborhood. However. because
the affair would only be for one
night in a four-year period, they
decided to wink at the single
violation.
IF these nightly private COM
mercial productions are permit
ted Cat the amphitheater) it will
cause irreparable harm and
damage to the welfare and prop
erty rights of the residents of
this area adjoining the amphi-
theater. The personal problems
of crowds, noise, dust, traffic,
parking. horns and whistles can
be readily appreciated.
1.-THE United States Park Police
are undermined, yet the super
intendent proposes to use the
members of the park police to
police these private productions.
Traffic at the present time in
this area is very heavy. These
nightly productions will greatly
increase this traffic, which will
neceSsitate the nightly use Of
members of the Metropolitan
Police Department, which is
seriously undermanned."
Much the same language was
used in a resolution adopted last
week by protesting members of
the Sixteenth Street Highlands
Citizens Association. A year
ago, the same association favored
continuing performances of
Faith OF Our Fathers" Mr..
Hillyard said today the members
were not fully informed when
they took that action and they
subsequently reversed the stand.
The neighborhood had some
sad experiences in 1850 and 1851.
The cast of Faith" sometimes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25
Auto Injuries Boy, Is,
Leaving Streetcur Stop

A 16-year-old boy suffered
minor injuries last night when
he was struck by a car as he
stepped of a streetcar loading
platform at Wisconsin avenue
and Porter street NV.
He is Nickie Zeno, Of 3706
Fulton street NV, who prob
ably will be released from Be-
thesda Naval Hospital today.
Driver Of the car was Lewis
E. Eichelburger. 81. Of Frederick,
Md. a General Accounting Of
flee employee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25
Eisenhower Is Uncertain
On Commissioner Choice

President Eisenhower today
told a news conference he was
not certain whether he expected
to appoint a District Commits.
Sioner soon.
Then. on second thought. he
said he didn't believe he would
discuss the matter yet. indicat-
ing he would have more to say
at his conference next week.
District Commissioner F.
Joseph Donohue presented his
resignation at the White House
soon after the Inauguration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25
Envoy From NepoI
Has Longest Name
In Diplomatic Corps
By thO Assoeiutod Pvess

Gen. Shanker Shum Shere
Jung Bahadur Rama called
on President Eisenhower yes
terday to present his Gre
dentials as Ambassador from
Nepal, kingdom on midas
northern border.
He has the longest name
in the Washington diplo-
matte corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25


hear the performances, but we
are not particularly bothered"
Samuel H. Gorewitz, 48l8
Blagden avenue NV, said he has
no objection at all. His house is
about two blocks away. The
same comment was made by Gil
more M. Perry, a manufacturers
agent, who lives at 1921 Bladgen
terrace NV.
Mr. Kelly said the dust and
parking problems are being solved
by the paving of the parking
area. He and others thinks the
noise problem can be controlled
and possibly eliminated by the
use of better amplif1cationl on
stage and restraint on the part
Of spectators.
I'm spite of the protest in the
form Of citizen resolutions" Mr..
Kelly said, I'VE here at Interior
have never received a complaint
about noise or anything else in
connection with the amphi-
theater."
He said the department will
require productions to be whole
some. He said he expects a
preponderance of musical shows,
operettaS, ballet and the like.
This was confirmed by Irwin
Field, on behalf of Super Attrac-
tions. and by Mr.. Tankersley, on
behalf of Washington Festival,
Inc.
Last year, when we operated
the theater for the Ballet Russo.
the same questions came up"
said Mr.. Field. Complaints
arose then, and there was talk
of an injunction. But nothing
came of the talk. There were
no really disturbing elements
except the dust. and that will be
corrected now"
Mr.. Field said he and his
brother propose to offer opera,
ballet and good musicals. He said
they are interested only in cul-
tural programs and positively
will not present any "hillbilly or
jazz band concerts" as feared by
Mr.. Hillyard.
Mr.. Tankersley said the COM
pany headed by Miss Bennett
and himself has a good chance
of bringing such productions as
Roberta" "Brigadoon" and
South Pacific" He said, how
ever, it will be necessary to get
quick approval of their applica-
ton to obtain quality produc-
tionS.
1--WE love Washington and ex-
pect to live here the rest of our
lives" Mr.. Tankersley said. I'VE
want to help build the character
and culture of the city. We are
interested only in bringing the
best kind of entertainment to
the amphitheater."
He said the entertainment will
be an attraction to visitors and
of value to residents-particu-
larly Government workers-be-
cause it will provide quality per-.
formances at reasonable prices.
Mr.. Tankersley said he believes
most of the shows can be COM
pleted by 1880 pm, which
should not be considered too late
from a neighborhood standpoint.
eve would do everything we
could to maintain the tone of the
neighborhood," he added. tits
a very fine one, truly beautiful
spot. We certainly would not go
in for the hillbilly and jazz band
orchestras but would expect to
present such outstanding organi-
cations as the National SYM
phony."
To which Mr.. Hillyard retort-
ed:
Those who want to put
on commercial productions in
Washington can go to Constitu-
ton Hall. the National Theater,
Uline Arena, the National Guard
Armory or the Sylvan Theater.
The producers simply want to
clean up at the amphitheater
on a measly $50-a-night fee"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25
Stute Honors Beuuticiuns

This week is being observed as
National Beauty Salon Week in
Maryland according to a proc
lamation issued by Gov. Nc
Keldin, Mrs. Ronald Culver, 4515
Chase avenue. Bethesda. presi.
dent of the Suburban Hardness
ers Association, announced yes
terday.