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Evening star., 1953-04-26
Woman Killed by s Bullets
Husband, II, Is Held
BY Tho Assoeiu,ed Prs,s

LOGAN. w. Va. April 25.-
Mrs. William Manley, 50, was
killed by six shots in the back
today as she walked into mag
istrat's Office for a hearing on
a non-support warrant she swore
out a week ago against her hus-
band.
Magistrate w. Carson Brown
ing said Mrs. Manley was shot
as the two of them were climb
ing the stairs to his Office.
The 72-year-old husband. who
had been right behind them.
surrendered new pistol to the
magistrate and was jailed.
Mr.. Browning said he had been
trying to effect a reconciliation
between the Manleys since the
wife swore out the warrant. Mr..
Manley is a retired coal miner.
Evening star., 1953-04-26
New pentagon Order
Even Keeps Secrets
From Top PROS
BY the Associated Press

A new Pentagon security order
apparently can keep even top
military public relations officials
in ignorance Of some Defense
Department developments, even
though they have been cleared"
to handle secrets.
The order now being circulated
was signed on Tuesday by
Acting Secretary of Defense
Roger Kyes on behalf Of Secre-
tary Wilson who is in Europe,
and becomes effective tomorrow.
It follows by one month two
sharply worded directives by Mr..
Wilson which obviously reflected
his anger over publication of
policy" documents. Mr.. Wilson
said that in some instances
classified information providing
vital intelligence to countries
hostile to the United States" had
Evening star., 1953-04-26
1eenagers 10 Open
First Traffic Safety
.ParIey Thursday
The Districts first trafiic safety

The Districts first trafic safety
conference Of teenagers opens
Thursday to discuss problems
like those raised by the deaths
of three Washington children
run down by automobiles Friday
and early yesterday.
More than 100 student dele
gates from 40 public, parochial
and private secondary schools
will assemble at the District
Building for an all-day session
in the board room.
The group will be welcomed by
the three District Commission
ers. Supt. of Schools Hobart M.
Corning and the Rev. Paul
Twiddy of the Catholic Arch
diocesan Office of Education.
Mrs. Ivy Baker Priest. Trea-
surer Of the United States, will
deliver the keynote address on
Teens Take the Wheel"
Six Panel Discussions Set.
Six panels will discuss as many
aspects of the problem generally.
The District Commissioners will
be requested to consider recon-
mendations made by the group.
M. R. Darlington, jr., man
aging director, er-Industry
Highway Safety Committee, will
speak at the afternoon session
on "The Future Drivers Of
America"
Traffic Director George e.
Keneipp, who will open the con-
ference, said yesterday:
THE teen-age group has been
much criticized in the past, but
we feel they have a right to be
heard. This Teen Age Traffic
Safety Conference will give our
future drivers the opportunity to
help solve one of our most impor-
tant community problems. Let
ting teen-agerS plan and conduct
their own meeting will not only
help them be better citizens. but
they may come up with some
good ideas on traffic safety"
Student conference officers,
chosen at a preliminary meeting,
will conduct the meeting.
They are: Robert Dilweg of
Wilson. chairman, Eddie Gate
wood of AnacoStia, co-chairman
and Adrienne M. Walton of Dun
bar, recording secretary.
Meetings Scheduled.
The following panel meetings
have been arranged with the
students who will conduct them !:
Panel I: The Teen Ayers
Driving Record: Bert Baucom,
Woodward Preparatory School,
chairman, and Frances Bran,
Coolidge High School, co-chair-
man. Panel II: Improving Teen
Age Driving: Adrienne Walton,
Dunbar High School. chairman,
and Pete PavloS, Eastern High
School, co-chairman. Panel III:
Teen Age Traffic Offenders: {:
Mary Dodson, Western High
School, chairman, and Waldo
Webb, Spingarn High School,
co-chairman.
Panel ": Getting Your
Drivers Permit: Eddie Gate
wood, AnacoStia High School,
Evening star., 1953-04-26
200 Bomb Victims Found

BERLIN. April IS (P.-Work-
ers clearing away rubble today
found the skeletons of 200 vic
tins of a giant Allied air raid
buried in what had been a de-
partment store. City officials said
a mass funeral would be held
Tuesday. All means of identifi-
cation had disappeared.
Evening star., 1953-04-26
Gesture to Erunee

The British Consul to French
governed Tahiti owns the only
French poodle in French Oce-
ania, Papeete reports.
Evening star., 1953-04-26
Fiber Gloss Lines Jets

New model jets in England are
being lined with fiber glass. valu-
able for its soundproof and fire.
proof qualities.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-06-11
Mrs. Molly Young

Mrs. Molly Young, 76, widow
of John 7. Young, and lifelong
Caldwell resident, passed away
Saturday afternoon at 1890
o'clock at the Marshall GONZALES
cent home, Vienna, w. Va. She
had been in failing health for
several months.
She was the daughter of
Lucius and Mahala Wilson Col
Inns of Caldwell.
Mrs. Young was a member of
the First Baptist church and the
Ladies Thimble Circle.
Two sons survive. They are
Atty. Lucien c. Young and Atty.
Clair Young, both of Caldwell.
There are two grandsons: 1t.
Lucien c. Young, Jr., stationed
in Mississippi, and 1t. John r.
Young, stationed in Oklahoma,
both members of the air force;
one sister, Mrs. l.. +. Freestone
of Caldwell; and one half-broth-
er, George Mckee Of Byesville.
The body was taken to the
McVay funeral home, where
services were conducted Tues
day at 200 o'clock p. M, Of
ficiated by Rev. Roy Wikander.
Burial was in Olive cemetery.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-06-11
William Hanes

William Hanes, of Summer
field, was found dead in his bed
Friday, at Willoughby, where he
has been employed. Death was
attributed to a heart condition.
He was % years old.
The deceased was a graduate
OF Summerfield high school and
was we'll known as a member of
the school basketball squad.
He was the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Hanes of Summerfield, who
survive. Also surviving are four
brothers, Gene of Akron, and
David, Richard and Eddie of the
nome; one sister, Margaret
Hanes of Akron and his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Zeter
Hanes of Summerfield and
Edgar Bruce of California.
The body was taken to the
Brubach funeral home on Sun
day and funeral services were
held Monday at 100 o'clock p.
m. at the Summerfield Church
of Christ. Burial was in Eastern
cemetery.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-06-11

PLEASANT CITY - Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren Miley and daugh-
ter, Betty, were business callers
in GAINESVILLE and Cambridge on
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Galen Ellison
returned to their employment at
Ohio Fuel Gas Co. and j. C..
Penny Co., at Cambridge Mon
day after enjoying weeks
vacation. They had as guests on
Tuesday and Wednesday, Miss
Sarah Jane Shriver, route and
Miss Elizabeth Clark Of Ava.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Richcreek
and son, Larry, Columbus, spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd yesterday and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Iril Nicholson
were shoppers in Caldwell on
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Beulah Long and chill
dren, Marjorie, Bobby, Larry
and Richard attended a family
reunion at Piedmont Lake, Sun
day.
Miss Leona Leonhardt was a
Monday Cambridge shopper.
The Pleasant City Lutheran
Parish which includes Mt. Zion
and Buffalo and Rev. Riggle,
their pastor, joined the congre-
cation of the Christ f. Lutheran
church at Cambridge, Sunday
morning at the city park where
services were held in observing
Lutheran day. At noon a picnic
dinner was enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Miley
and daughter, Betty, had as call
erS over the weekend, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Powell and daugh-
ters, Evelyn and Janet of Mt.
Ephraim, Mr.. and Mrs. Noah
Shriver and son, Dean, route 2
and Rev. Emerson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson SperaW
and son and Mrs. Nancy Buckley
of Massillon, spent the weekend
with Mrs. Clark Buckley and son
Larry and Mr. Buckley, who un-
uerWent surgery for appendicitis
at St Francis hospital last week
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-06-11

Mr.. and Mrs. III. Nj. Moore and
family of Tucson, Arizona, are
spending the summer months
in Belle Valley. Mr.. Moore was
former superintendent of the
Dexter City high school before
moving to Arizona.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cox and
son, David of Xenia, visited her
parents, Rev. and Mrs. Walter
H. Brown, Dexter City and his
grandmother, Mrs. Maggie
Archer, last weekend.
Mrs. Dale Young and children,
Donald, Diane and Dinese, have
returned to their home in Co
lumbus, after spending the past
two weeks visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Young, of
North street.
Sunday visitors of MIR. and
Mrs. Henry Schott and daughter,
Marilyn, Caldwell route, were
the following: Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Scott and children Of Akron, Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Oertle and son,
John of Columbus, Mr. and Mrs
Paul Schott and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Shafer and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Arch
er and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Schott and family, Mr..
and Mrs. James Ackley and fam
lily, all of near Caldwell; and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Archer Of
Canton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Boyd and
children, Melanie and David Of
Marietta, spent the weekend in
Caldwell visiting Misses IneZ
and Louise Clark and other rel
atiVeS.
Irene Mckee, of Marietta, for
merly of Caldwell and daughter
and son-in-laW, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Bates, Jr., of Cardiff, Calf,
attended the shower given Mon
day evening at NewcomerstoWn
for Mr.. and Mrs. Billy Boone.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-06-11
Samuel II. Morris

Funeral services for Samuel
Fl. Morris, 78, of the Mt. Ephraim
community, were held Wednes-
day at l:30 p. m. at the McVay
funeral home. Officiating minis
ter was Rev Floyd Gaugler.
Burial was in Morris cemetery.
Mr.. Morris died at his home
Monday morning. He had suf-
fered a stroke Of paralysis last
Saturday.
The deceased spent his entire
life near Mt. Ephraim. He never
married.
Survivors include two sisters
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson and Mrs
Eliza Henry, of near Sarahsville;
three brothers, Henry, Sarahs-
vile route, John, near Caldwell,
and Paul of the McConnelsville
community.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-06-11

She had lived in Texas for the
past five years.
Born in Summerfield, she was
the daughter of Franklin F. and
Mary K. Beymer. Before NOV
ing to Texas, she lived at Can
ton.
Her husband, Harry B. Lilley
of Houston, survives. She also
leaves eight sisters, Mrs. Maude
Curtice, Mrs. Kathryn Fuller
and Mrs. Faye Walters, all OF
Spencer; Miss Frances Beymer
of Cleveland; Mrs. Chase Barn
house of Steubenville; Mrs.
Daisy Friend of Highland
Springs, Va, Mrs. Nell O. James
and Mrs. Violet Morgareidge of
Caldwell; and several nieces and
nephews. One brother, Homer,
and sister, Mrs. Blanche
FRANKLIN, are deceased.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-06-11
South Olive

SOUTH OLIVE - Mr.. and
Mrs. A. A. Swain of Buffalo and
Dickie Swain of Radcliffe, visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Swain
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Athel Pitts and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Brown visited Howard Devoll,
Jr. and family, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley Harper
and son and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Milestone and daughter visited
in RoSeville over the weekend.
Mrs. Marjorie Love and son,
Wayne and Miss June Pitts spent
the weekend in Canton.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Swain and
sons visited in Radcliffe over the
weekend.
Those who called on. Herman
Harper, patient in Bethesda
hospital, GAINESVILLE were Mr.. and
Mrs. James Whetstohe, Ruth l..
Harper, Mrs. Elsie Love and
Wiley Harper.
Ruth l.. Harper, Wayne and
Villa Harper and Miss Hazel
Gessel spent the weekend in
Canton.
Mrs. Leora Haner Mitman of
Dayton, spent the weekend with
tn Davis family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Harper
visited Mr.. and Mrs. G.. d. Harp
er, Sunday
Gregg, Mike and Jeff Devoll
have the measles.
Frank Willis, Mrs. Glen John
son and son and Mrs. VIM. Fos-
ter called on Foster Davis and
family.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-06-11

er, pronounced death due to a
heart attack.
Mr.. Butler was born at East
Union and lived in Noble county
all of his life. His parents were
the late Funley and Eliza Corp
Butler. For several years, he
taught school in the county. He
had served continuously as post
master at Sarahsville for the
past "a years, since his appoint
ment to that office.
He leaves one son, Harold
Butler of Norwalk; one daugh
ter, Mrs. Mildred Robbins, and
a grandson, Wayne Robbins of
Columbus; and one sister, Mrs.
Talmedge Hague of Dresden.
The body was taken to the
McVay funeral home and private
funeral services were held Mon
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-06-11
PERSONAL MENTION

Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Young,
Jr. and daughter, Cathy, of
Garfield, were visiting with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Young, Walnut street and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Hedge, Cum
berland route.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Moore
and Mrs. Lou Bramley, of Wal
nut street and Mary 10 Stickel
of GAINESVILLE, spent the weekend
at the home Of Rev. and Mrs.
Charles /. Moore and family Of
CreStline.
MIR. and Mrs. Raymond Drake
and son of Cambridge, visited
the weekend with her parents,
DR.. and Mrs. w. c. Harper. The
brakes recently moved from Co
lumbus to Cambridge, where
they will make their future
nome.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert McQuig
and sons, Allan and Stephen of
Bellville and Mr.. and Mrs. War
den Everly of Caldwell route /,
SpClll OltIIpGJ Will wi anu wi -
Harold Vorhies of Sarahsville,
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Jacobs and
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Jacobs and
daughter of Coshocton, visited
Sunday with Mrs. Cora Boyd
and Della, Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Risk
and children of Cleveland, are
visiting this week with local
relatives.
Friends have received word
here that Attorney and Mrs. Leo
Carter and family have moved
from Toledo to their former
home in Gallipolis, where they
are now residing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. s. Cunning
ham and daughters, Doris and
Norma of Columbus, spent re-
cent weekend with his mother,
Mrs. Tina Cunningham and Mrs.
Laura Fowler, Caldwell.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-06-11
LEROY Mincks

Leroy Mincks, 68, native OF
Noble county, and resident OF
Waterford for the past two years
died Tuesday morning at his
home, following brief illness;
He was the son Of Ross ana
Viletta Yarnell Mincks.
His wife, Cora, survives, IN
addition to five sons, Leonard OF
Beverly route, Donald of Lowell
and Delmar, Floyd and Clayton
Mincks, all of Coal Run; five
daughters, Mrs. Emma Parks OF
Massillon, Mrs. Nina Foraker OF
Norway, Mrs. Nellie Landaker
of Dresden, Mrs. Beulah McMan-
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-06-11

mis- of Beverly, and Mrs. Myrtle
Haines of Strasburg; 70 grand-
children and five great grand
children. -, rhrrs-
dav at 200 o'clock p. m. at the
Beverly Methodist i churct
Rurial will be in the Beverly
cemetery.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-06-11
Sarah Beymer Lilley

Funeral services TOT WIS.
Sarah Beymer Lilley, 54, of
Houston. Texas, were held Wed
nesday afternoon at the Murphy
funeral home. Rev. Leslie Prlt-
chard, assisted by Rev. Ira
Brandon, officiated at the ser
vices. Burial was in Olive GENE
terry.
Mrs. Lilley died at noon Sat
urday in a hospital at Houston
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-06-11
death NOTICES.
Dennie F.. Spence

Dennie, son of Gerald and
Imogene Carrel Spence of Coal
Run route l, died at birth We'd
nesday morning, at Marietta Me-
mortal.
In addition to the parents, the
infant is survived by the grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Spence of Summerfield route,
end Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Carrel,
Coal Run route l.
Rev. Walter H. Brown officiat-
ed at graveside services held at
Coal Run cemetery Wednesday
afternoon at 4:30.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-06-11
Jesse Butler

Jesse Butler, SO, postmaster at
Sarahsville for the past "a years,
died suddenly at the post office
Thursday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock.
DR.. N S. Reed, county coron-
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-06-11

day afternoon.
Rev. John Grimes officlated
with Evangelist Fred Dennis as
sitsing. Interment was made IN
Village View cemetery.
Evening star., 1953-09-26
Episcopal Teachers
Asked 10 ParIeys

More than 1,400 teachers and
superintendents of Episcopal
Church schools have been in
vited to training conferences to-
morrow and Monday under aus
pices of the Diocesan Department
of Christian Education.
Instructors in Southern Mary
land churches will meet at 4:30
pm. tomorrow at Christ Church,
La Plata. Teachers of urban
and suburban churches of the
Northern Convocation will meet
at 7::45 pm. Monday at St.
Adams Church, Wisconsin and
Massachusetts avenues NV.
Speaker at both sessions will
be DR.. David r. Hunter, director
of the Department of Christian
Education of the National Coun-
Gil of the Episcopal Church. His
topic will be Making Teaching
Make Sense"
Evening star., 1953-09-26
The Human Side Of Religion
New District Chaplain Finds
Navy Duty Here Is Different

will be reached on this posi-
bility at the meeting next month
at Fort McNair.
Mrs. Alvin Browdy is an at
tractive, pert young woman
whose numerous activities on
behalf of the Montgomery Coun-
ty Jewish Community, Inc. has
brought her the honor of being
its woman of the year.
Although she is the mother
of an 8-year-old boy, Roger, and
a 4-year-old girl, Wendy, Mrs.
Browdy finds time to serve on
the Community's Board of
Women's Council and it's men,
bership social committee and
adult program committees.
This week she was presented
with a loving cup by the Mont
gomery County Jewish Com
munity for her many achieve
ments. She is married to a Wash
ington patent attorney and lives
at 1015 Strout street, Silver
Spring.
X X X X
Remark of the week-The Rev.
Guy Lewis Hill, former dean of
Duluth (MinnD Episcopal Cathe-
dral and now assistant rector of
st. Mary's Episcopal Church,
Arlington, Va, said last week:
Some people in Duluth call
churchgoers Gods frozen peo-
ple.'"
Evening star., 1953-09-26

of the Arlington Church of the
Air.
1870 am, WWDC-Dr. James
H. Miers, pastor of Fourth Pres
byterian Church, speaks.
1870 am, WOL-The Rev.
Wilson Holder, pastor of Centen-
nial Baptist Church, speaks.
1870 am, WOOK-Services
from Trinity Lutheran Church,
F. w. Coke, vicar, speaking.
1905 PM, WEAN - Trinity
Lutheran Church services.
8 pm, WMAL-Dr. j. Walter
Carpenter, pastor of Metropoli-
tan Baptist Church, speaks.
8pm., WWDC-Dr. Miers con-
ducts the evening service at
Fourth Presbyterian Church.
$50 pm, WWDC-Dr. Donald
Farmhouse of Philadelphia con-
ducts the Bible Study Hour.
10:15 pm. WOOK-The Cath
olic Interracial Council of Wash
lngton sponsors the Faith of
Millions" goodwill program.
1O:45 pm. WOL-Lay men,
bers of the Holy Name Society
present the Faith of Our
Fathers" program.
Evening star., 1953-09-26

b a S t or since
l 9 2 9, W i'll
preach the an
niverSary SER
mons.
The ami
verSary W ill
mark the ded-
ication of the
present church
b u ii ding in
S e p t e m ber,
1923, as well
as foundation
Of the congre-
cation in Sep
knnnnhnr 1000
Evening star., 1953-09-26

The church, which is located
at Maple and Tulip avenues.
Takoma Park, Md, developed
from Sunday School organized
in 1886. The original church
building. known as Union Chapel,
was torn down in 1949 to make
way for a $225,0 900 educational
building.
Associate minister at the
church, the third largest in the
PreSbytery of Washington City,
is the Rev. Clifton E. Olmstead.
He has been at Takoma Church
since 1851.
DR.. Schearrer is a native of
Reading, Pa, and a graduate of
Franklin and Marshall College
and Union Theological Semi
nary. DR.. and Mrs. Schearrer
live at 130 Maple avenue. They
have two married daughters.
Previous ministers include DR..
Arthur M. Little, 1893-1895; DIR.
John Van Ness. 1895-19O2; DR..
Dilliam H. Dexter, 1902-1905,
and DR.. Thomas c. Clark, 1906
1929.
Evening star., 1953-09-26
By Cospor Names
Religion. New. Editor Of The stur

Navy Chaplain Luther F. Ger
hart, recently appointed District
chaplain of the Potomac River
Naval Command, is finding duty
Evening star., 1953-09-26
Church Radio Programs
The following programs Wi

The following programs will
originate in local stations tomor-
row:
Radio.
7:30 am, WWDC-"Mass for
Shut-ins," with the Rev. Francis
Heyden of Georgetown Univer-
sity.
8:45 a m, WARL-"How Chris
tian Science Heals" transcribed
Christian Science program; also
at 9:15 am. on WMAL.
II am, WDON and WASH
FM-The Rev. Robert w. OLE
Wiler conducts services at Grace
Reformed Church.
II am, WARL-Services from
Second Church of Christ, Scien-
tist, Arlington, Va, under aus
pices of the Arlington Church
of the Air"
II am, WFAN-The Rev. S..
Lewis Morgan, jr.. pastor of Pet
worth Baptist Church, speaks.
1880 am, WEAM-Services
from Mount Vernon Baptist
Church. the Rev. Willard r.
Pierce in charge, under auspices
Evening star., 1953-09-26
HumIine Offers Facilities

Hamline Methodist Church,
Sixteenth and Allison streets
NV, has made its facilities
available to the Greek Com
munity School of IS. Constan-
tine and Helen Orthodox Church
until the latter moves into it's
new quarters about December /.
The Greek church, now at Sixth
and C streets S.W., is erecting
a new building at Sixteenth and
Upshur streets NV.
Evening star., 1953-09-26
Presbyterian Church
In Takoma Park 10
Mark Anniversary

The Takoma Park Presbyte-
rian Church will mark its Goth
anniversary tomorrow with spe-
cial services at $50 and IL am.
The Rev. R. Paul Schearrer,
Evening star., 1953-09-26
Luther League Officers
To Be Installed

DR.. Oscar F. Blackwelder, pas
tor of Reformation Lutheran
Church, will install new officers
of the church's intermediate and
senior Luther Leagues at 8 pm.
tomorrow in the church, 212 East
Capitol street.
DR.. Blackwelder will speak on
what Can You Depend On?"
at the II am. service and DR..
Lawrence D. Folkemer of the
religious department, George
Washington University, will talk
on THE Care of the Soul" at
the 9 am. worship.
Evening star., 1953-09-26
Fourth Presbyterian
To Show Sixth Film

A film. Prior Claim" will be
shown at 8 pm. Tuesday in
Fourth Presbyterian Church.
Thirteenth and Fairmont streets
NV.
The movie, which runs about
so minutes, is accompanied by a
commentary. 1t is the sixth in
a series of gospel-science films
produced by DR.. Irwin A. Moon
Of the Moody Institute of
Science, Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1953-09-26

ship here is very broad and
therefore stimulating" the
Lutheran chaplain observed.
Working with young men has
been "the most exciting and
interesting thing in chaplaincy
work." the 53-year-old Navy
officer said.
He first entered the Navy
chaplaincy as reserve in 1927
while serving as pastor of Christ
Lutheran Church at Little Neck.
Long Island. In June, 1941, he
was called to active duty, and
since then has seen service IN
San Diego, Calf; Pearl Harbor,
and with the Atlantic Fleet as
fleet chaplain, among other
assignments.
Putting the family tree records
in order is one of his hobbies,
Chaplain Gerhart said. Since
the family came here in 1739
from AlSace-Lorraine, the rec
ords are voluminous. They were
turned over to him by his father,
Franklin w. Gerhart. The an
cestral home is at Telford, Pa,
whose German Reformed Church
still has the baptism records of
the first Gerharts' II children,
A native of Philadelphia, Chap
lain Gerhart is a graduate Of
Muhlenberg College and the
Philadelphia Lutheran Theologi-
cal Seminary. He later received
and M. A. degree from New Yark
University and an honorary D. D.
from Muhlenberg College.
The new district chaplain is
married, has a son, 20, and a
married daughter, and lives at
1920 Twentieth street NV.
There was an interesting side
light at the informal ceremony
Monday whereby the outgoing
president of the Washington
Chapter, Military Chaplains' As
sociation, gave way to the newly
elected head. The association
is for active and reserve chap
lainS.
Retiring presidents, the Rev.
R. j. Plumb of st. Marks Epis-
copal Church, handed the Rev.
James C. Fahl of Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church a small box
containing the symbols of Office.
The box had in it a stand into
which three small f1ags-an
American flag and two blue BAN
ners with one having a white
cross for the Christian faith and
the other the Ten Command
ments tablet for the Jewish faith
are placed.
A small gavel was also in the
box. With it went the chapters
charter, neatly framed.
The local chapter was formed
February l. 1948. The national
body may hold its 1854 conven-
ton in Washington. A decision