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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-14
On the Air

1t begins to appear that his
fate is not going to allow Frank
Blair to remain a WaShingto-
MAN much longer. The WNBW
announcer-moderator has been
summoned to New York again,
this time to take over as the
regular newscaster on To-day"
1t was not long ago that Mr..
Blair was processing to see no
New York in his immediate fu-
ture. With a large home for
his large family in Falls Church
and steady employment on
WNBW'S television shows, he
was quite happy with the way
life was going.
The closer you get to Radio
City the more rugged the COM
petition and intrigue become
There are back-Stabbers at large
and Mr.. Blair is not a knife
welding type. Besides, on a
previous occasion when the Blair
family moved elsewhere every
one came down with a severe
case of nostalgia. They had to
return here at the first oppor-
tunity.
Since the day when he was
thinking along those lines, how
ever, several things have hap
pened to alter Mr.. Blair's plans.
He made a number of appear
anceS on a special prediction
series on 1--WE. the People" He
has often acted as moderator on
Ted Granik's American Scene"
and Youth Wants to Know"
He was a regular on ASK Wash
ington."
He also has been called to New
York for several NBC network
chores in recent months. Once
was to lend some dignity to the
Easter parade coverage. More
recently he became a temporary
member of the To-day" staff,
filling in for Merrill Mueller
while the latter was covering the
coronation.
In all of these tasks it can
safely be assumed that he i'm
pressed network officials as a
man to keep an eye on. The
new To-day" chore will be not
temporary but a regular assign
ment. It will begin on Monday,
August 3.
During the Is weeks before the
first option comes up, Mr.. Blair
will be a weekly commuter, 60
ing to New York on Sunday
nights and returning home on
Friday afternoons. His notion
is that he should get accustomed
to the odd working hours of the
early morning To-day" before
trying to work on that show
and be a father at the same
time,
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On the Air
Gotham Calls Frank Blair
As New Today Newscoster
By Harry Macarthur

Mr.. Blair's Washington week
ends will not be devoted entirely
to rusticating quietly at home ir
Falls Church. He expects tt
continue with two regular Sun
day TV chores, moderating Mr.
Granik's American Forum" or
NBC and his labor-of- love
Georgetown University Forum,
on DuMont.
Just to make sure that he has
no idle time on his hands in
New York, Mr.. Blair will be 9
three-week summer replacement
on Three Star Extra" on NBC
radio nightly at Gas. This also
will start on August 8.
CONTESTS - SemifinalS in
the Mrs. Washington" contest
to be conducted by" WMAL and
Glen Echo Park will be televised
They will be on WMAL-TV on
August 10 and II on both "Just
for Fun" az to / PM and the
Jim Gibbons Show" q to 1880
p.mO.
At WNBW the contest next
month will be to select a Little
Miss Washington" Starting Au-
gust 4. the entrants. between S
and 10 years old, will appear on
"Inga's Angle" on Tuesdays and
Thursdays (2:30 PM. A semi
f1nalist will be selected from
each group of 10 girls to return
and compete for the title on the
August q show.
PROGRAM NOTES - Fred
Allen, originally slated for the
role Herb Shriner took on 1.-Two
for the Money" finally will turn
up in that Tuesday-at-10 pm.
spot on NBC-TV. He will be
conducting a new program de-
vised by Mark Goodson and Bill
Todman. Titled Judge for
Yourself" it will be, advises the
network. a "series of weekly
half-hour presentations Com
bining) the use of panels, talent
and audience participation. :"
The new Allen show will start
on August 10. 1.-Two for the
Money" is not leaving the air
when ousted from it's niche by
Judge for Yourself" On Au-
gust IS it will move to CBS-TV
in the 9 to $50 time slot.
No word here on what will hap
pen to Meet Mile" but this
has an ominous look. Miles
admirers had better be prepared
for action.
jamie" one of the shows pre-
sented on ABC-TV's "ABC Al
bum" will emerge as a series in
the autumn. Starting September
rs it will be seen weekly on the
network on Monday nights at
1880. Brandon De Wilde, the
widely acclaimed 10-year-old
actor, will play the title role in
jamie" with Ernest Truck
playing his benefactor and con-
f1dante. "Pentagon Confiden-
tial" Is set for an August 6 start
ing date as a weekly Tuesday-at-
10 feature on CBS-TV. 1t is de-
scribed as "a dramatic docu-
mentary based on the actual
files Of the United States Army
Criminal Investigation Depart
ment." A sort of "GI Dragnet, "
that is. William Demarest.
Hollywood character actor who
has had a 35-year career in
vaudeville, the theater, radio and
movies, is turning now to tele-
vision. He has just completed
the pilot film of a projected
NBC-TV serieE, III. j. Mosby.
Decent Citizen" The situation
comedy series is scheduled for a
fall premiere, day and time not
yet set.
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TeIevision tomorrow Wednesday, July IS, 1853

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Todoy's
HighIights
Radio Todoy

NOWVV HVOVJ
500, WEAM-Virginia State
Primary Returns: Broadcast in
termittenly.
8:15, WRC-Rosemary Clooney
Show: William Holden is guest.
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house: Ellen Corby stars in
Poor Miss Emmy"
$3.50, WTOP-Suspense: Rod
Steiger is featured in THE
Dutch Schultz Story"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-07
Ballots Destroyed
In Judge S Mistake
By the Associated Press

SANTA FEE, N. Mex, Feb. T.
Ballots which Republicans be-
lieve might have some effect on
the G. o. P.'s precarious margin
in the United States Senate have
been burned because of a judges
mistake.
Supporters of Gen. Patrick
Hurley, who is conteSting the
election of Senator Chavez, Dem
ocrat, of New Mexico, revealed
last night that ballots in three
southern New Mexico counties
were destroyed.
The Senate subcommittee on
elections is preparing an inves-
tigation of Gen. Hurley's charges
of irregularities in the November
4 election in New Mexico and
has ordered all ballots i'm
pounded.
District Judge w. T. Scoggin
of Las Cruces acknowledged he
had ordered the ballots destroyed
to make the boxes available for
school board elections.
Judge Scoggin said he thought
the law had been complied with
when he ordered destruction of
the ballots, and added he had
no legal notice of a contest.
Steve Alex, Gen. Hurley's
aide, termed the burning "a
great blow to U.S." He said pri-
vate Investigations had shown
evidence of irregularities in some
of the affected precincts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-07

as the grocery store.
Mr.. Hardin was a member and
past president of the Retail
Grocers' Association of Washing
ton and also served on the board
of directors of the Nationwide
Grocery Association. He was also
past noble grand of Federal City
Lodge of the Odd Fellows.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Estella Hardin, of the home adj
dress: two daughters, Mrs. Jen-
ME Finotti. of Forrestville. and
Mrs. Laura Luckett, of San Fran
cisco; a son, Maurice Hardin, of
1901 South Sixth street. Airing
ton; a brother, Albert Hardin. Of
the Home for Incurables, and
five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
at pm. Monday in the Lee
funeral home, Fourth street
and Massachusetts, avenue NE.
Burial will be in Cedar Hill Gem
etarV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-07

the War Department and later
the Army Department, leaving
at the end of that period to enter
private business. In 1851, he went
back to the Government with the
Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks
as assistant to the manager of
the I dustrial Mobilization
Branch.
Mr.. Hardin was a Mason. He
lived at IA Gallatin street NE.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Louise H. Friedman, of the home
address; his mother and STEP
father, Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Rudolph, and a brother, Chester
Friedman, all of Seat Pleasant,
Md.
Funeral services will be held
at 2:30 pm. Monday in the
Chambers funeral home, SIT
Eleventh street Sc. Burial will
be in Washington National
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-07
John P. Duffie, Patent
Attorney for 40 Years

John P. Duffe, Sc, patent at
torney for some 40 years, died
yesterday at his home, 221 In
graham street NV, after an ILL
ness of several months.
A native of Herndon, Va, he
was reared and educated in the
District. He attended George
Washington University.
Mr.. Duf1e, who was in private
practice. was still active in his
law business until the time he
was taken i'll.
He was a member of the All
Souls Unitarian Church and the
Theosophical Society of Wash
ington.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Corinne Duffie, and a daughter,
Miss Shirley Duffie, a student at
the University of Maryland, both
of the home address.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 pm. Monday in Hysong's
Funeral Home, 1900 N street
NV. Burial will be in Rock
Creek Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-07
Mrs. J. Ogden Armour,
Widow of Meat Packer
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Feb. Mrs. Lolita
Sheldon Armstrong, SO, widow of
meat packer j. Ogden Armour,
died yesterday in her home in
suburban Lake Forest after a
long illness.
Mr.. Armour was the son of
P. D. Armour, who founded
Armour & Co., the meat pack
ing firm. P. D. Armour also
founded Armour Institute of
Technology, which later became
the Illinois Institute 70 Tech
nology.
For many years Mrs. Armour
presided over the family's vast
estate, Melody Farm. near Lake
Forest. It covered 846 acres and
contained two 10-acre lakes.
Mrs. Armour was a patron of
the arts and gave q number Of
gifts to the Chicago Art Insti-
tute.
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Dr.. Wilder D. Bancroft,
HELPED Perfect Gas Mask
By the Associated Press

ITHACA, N. Y, Feb. 7.-Dr.
Wilder D. Bancroft, IS, former
president of the American Chem
ical Society and professor of
chemistry at Cornell University,
died today at his home after a
long illness.
DR.. Bancroft retired in 1887
after AZ years on the Cornell
faculty. He founded the Jour-
nal of Physical Chemistry and
was a pioneer in colloid chem
istry. He was president of the
chemical society in 1910.
AS a lieutenant colonel in the
Chemical Warfare Service in
World War I, DR.. Bancroft
helped perfect the gas mask used
by American troops.
He was a grandson of George
Bancroft, historian, who served
as President Folks Secretary of
the Navy.
DR.. Bancroft was a native Of
Middletown, r. l., and an 1888
graduate of Harvard.
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.FBI and SEC Join
Inquiry Into Activities
Of missing Car Dealer

The Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation and the Securities and
Exchange Commission are look
ing into the activities of Frank
M. Cox. missing Alexandria au-
tomobile dealer, it was disclosed
today.
A former associate of Mr.. Cox,
said agents from both Govern
ment agencies questioned him
yesterday about the missing
dealers financial transactions.
The Post Office already had an
nounced it is investigating.
Stock Sale Probed.
The SEC was reported par
ticularly interested in the sale
of stock in a recently opened
finance firm, Wheel Finance
Corp. in Washington.
Mr.. Cox has been sought by
police since he vanished from a
Philadelphia hotel January 90.
He was believed to be carrying
thousands of dollars.
Ten automobiles on his lot
in Alexandria were frozen yes
terday by attachments of the
finance agency which had been
furnishing money for their pur-
chase. The action came after
Mr.. Cox was accused in Alex
andria Corporation Court of try
ing to sell used cars with
fraudulent titles after first OBJ
tanning loans on them.
The investor, General Credit,
Inc, of Washington, also towed
away IS cars from the lot yes
terday. These are autos on
which the finance firm said it
holds titles.
Partner Tells of Loss.
Meantime, a Charlottesville
(VaO man revealed that he had
lost money in partnership with
Mr.. Cox in an automobile agency.
Art Tower, a. former partner,
said he could not estimate the
amount he had lost. Mr.. Tower
was not the man who disclosed
the FBI and SEC Investigations.
Business Is Muddled.
After Mr.. Cox's disappearance,
investors became concerned be-
cause it appeared he had left his
business in a muddled condition.
Overlapping loans and irregular
tiles in titles were reported. A
check used to pay for two auto
mobiles was returned to South
Carolina firm marked INSULT
cient funds" according to yes
terday's court action. Another
check, to General Credit for six
cars, also failed to clear the
bank, officials of the finance
company said.
Newspaper clippings reveal
that Mr.. Cox had financial diff
ficulties recently in connection
with his ownership of the yacht.
Tech. United States marShals
last August were preparing to
evict the yacht for non-payment
of docking fees when they
learned that Mr.. Cox had sold it.
Mrs. Lillian Large, of 1900
Massachusetts avenue NV, had
leased the city-owned mooring
space IN the 900 block of Maine
avenue S.W. She then rented
the property to Mr.. Cox.
Later, she filed suit in Land
lord and Tenant Court against
Mr.. Cox, charging non-payment
of rent. and that he had sub
leased without her permission.
She won Judgment, but mean
time, Mr.. Cox sold the yacht.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-07
|AIoysius J. Handiboe,
BaIIpIayer in 1905,
Is Dead in Georgia

Friends of Aloysius j. Handi-
Doe, a well-known Sandlot base
ball player here in the early
1900s who spent a short time in
the majors, were notified today
of his death last Saturday at his
home in Savannah, Ga.
Mr.. Handiboe, "a, a native of
Washington, got his start in
baseball here. He later played
for New York in the American
League. A colorful player. he was
known as "Walloping Willie" He
left the New York team after
five games in 1911 to join the
Savannah club with which he
became one of the most popular
outfielders in, the league. He led
the South Atlantic League in
hitting in 1918. He later became
club manager.
Five Baseball Brothers.
Mr.. Handiboe was one of five
brothers prominent in sandlot
baseball in Washington. All the
brothers at one time were in pro-
fessional leagues as players or
umpires. One of the brothers,
William, was employed. by the
District Government for many
years before his death last Au-
gust.
A resident of Savannah since
1912, Mr.. Handiboe was en-
ployed by the Central of Georgia
Railway for 33 years.
Directed Choir.
In his later years in Savannah
he attained prominence in music.
His composition, "St. Patrick's
Day in Savannah" will be pub
liShed soon here. He also COM
posed music for a mass in
memory of his mother and
father, which was played under
his direction at the Cathedral
of st. John the Baptist in
Savannah. He had led the choir
for 10 years.
He was member of the
knights of Columbus.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Marguerite Handiboe; two sons,
A. j. Handiboe, jr., and John G.
Handiboe; a daughter, Mrs. Will
liam j. Powers, jr., all of Savan-
nah; four sisters, Mrs. Margaret
H. SEEMING, Mrs. Helen Craw-
ford, both of Washington; Mrs.
Frances Gait of Falls Church
and Mrs. Catherine Carroll of
Detroit; two brothers, Joseph A.
Handiboe and Leo B. Handiboe
of Washington; seven grand
children and several nieces and
nepheWS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-07
By james Y. Newton
Stor Stoff Correspondent

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb T.
Both prices and wages will rise
as a result of the removal of all
pay and most price controls, a
majority of the AFL's high COM
mand predicted today.
A few of the AFL leaders, hold
ing their annual winter meet
ing here, expressed approval of
President Eisenhower's decon-
troll action. Others, who have
wage contracts ending soon, were
happy about the whole situation.
They said they will do much
better with the wage lid lifted.
Among the score of top fed
Grafton officials interviewed
there was not a single dissent
on the removal Of wage controls.
AS for the price action, the opin-
ion was almost the opposite. The
AFL has advocated the con6n-
uance of price curbs even beyond
the April 80 expiration date of
the controls law.
But nearly all of the labor Off
Gals predicted the trend of both
prices and wages in the future
will be upward in most indus
tries.
Will Seek Higher Pay.
officials of the AFL's big build
ing and construction department
said their unions will seek con-
siderably higher pay Immediately
on the expiration of contracts in
various localities.
They pointed out that the
building labor market has been
tight in many areas. With the
coming Of more favorable con-
struction weather, the COMPETE
ton for labor will be even sharp
er, leao~!g to the bidding-up of
wage rates.
The ending of controls, nearly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-07
Helen Dean Fish, Sc,
ChiIdren's Book Editor
By the Assoeiated Press

HAMPSTEAD. N. Y. Feb. T.
Helen Dean Fish. Sc. a pioneer
in children's book publishing,
died yesterday in the home
where she was born.
She wrote a number of chill
dren's books as well as two travel
books growing out of her 10 trips
to Europe.
Miss Fish formerly was chill
dren's book editor for Frederick
A. Stokes Co., and later a direc-
tor and secretary. j. B. Lippin-
colt Co. purchased Stokes in
1941 and since then Miss Fish
had been children's book editor
for Lippincott.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-07
AFL's Leaders See DecontroI
Bringing Rise in Prices and Pay

all Of the labor officials pre-
dicted. will bring an increase in
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT disputes and
strikes. They said most unions
under controls have been mod
est" in their demands, tailor
ing" their wage drives to what
the Government would approve.
Now, they pointed out. there will
be no such restraint. The larger
the wage demands the greater
the resistance Of employers
will be.
AFL President George Meany.
anticipating the quick ending Of
economic controls, had forecast
| a period of increased labor
management strife. The same
opinion was shared by most Of
his fellow officials.
Tracy Is DiSSenter.
A dissenter was Daniel Tracy,
AFL vice president and head of
the Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers. Mr.. Tracy said Presi-
dent Eisenhower's action would
make little difference one way
or the other.
The AFL Executive Council
yesterday approved establish
ment of a 81 million fund in
memory of William Green, who
was president of the federation
for % years before his death
last November.
Mr.. Meany said the money
will be raised by affiliated unions
and that annual awards of about
100000 will be made to charit-
able institutions, such as the Red
Cross, a cancer research fnstitu-
ton or a hospital which we
feel is doing particularly good
work"
Mr.. Meany announced the ap-
pointment of Andrew j. Bic
miller, former Democratic Con-
gresham of Wisconsin, to the
AFL legal staff in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-07

Hardin W a S
reared an d
e d u c a t e d
there. In 1906
he came here
a n d opened
the grocery at
600 N in t h
S t r e e t NE.
which he con-
tinued to run
until he re-
tired from the
business seven
years ago. He
lived at the
same address
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-07
Seton Porter, Founder
Of DistiIIers Company
By the Assoeioted Pres.

NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-Seton
Porter. 10, founder and chair
man of the board of National
Distillers Corp, died yesterday
at the Roosevelt Hospital after
an illness of several months.
He was called in to reorganize
the old United States Food Prod
ucts Co. in 1924, out of which
grew National Distillers. Mr..
Porter was its first president un-
til 1949, when he became chair
man of the board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-07
Oscar H. JENNINGS

DETROIT, Feb. 7 P.-Oscar
H. Jennings. "a. editor of the
Detroiter, weekly publication Of
the Detroit Board of Commerce,
died yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-07

d ~ " u y q
month.
A native of
t h e District,
he was grad
uated from
Eastern High
School a n d
began work.
ing in the Ag-
riculture De-
partment be-
fore leaving
the school.
From 1927
until 1949, he
W0rknd with
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J. C. Collins, Ex-Air Official

SIOUX CITY. Iowa. Feb. z
R.-John C. Collins. 48. Of
Dawson, former vice president
and director Of Mid Continent
Airlines. died unexpectedly here
yesterday while on a visit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-07
W. P. Friedman, A..
30 Years in Government

William P. Friedman. Al, Gov
eminent worker here for nearly
80 years, died yesterday in Doc
tors Hospital, after an, illness of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-07
Charles Harbin, IT,;
Operated Grocery
Here for 40 Years

Charles Hardin, 76, grocery
man here for 40 years, died yes
terday in Casualty Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-07
I'M Mrnturiattt

DADDY. JOHN H. In loving memory Of
our father, JOHN H. DADDY, who de-
parted this life ten years ago today,
February 2, 1913.
Beautiful memories cherished forever
OF happy days we spent together;
Silent thoughts bring many q tear
For one we miss and loved so dear.
HIS DEVOTED CHILDREN. REV. ROB
ERT II. DADDY. MRS. KATIE Nc
CALISTER, MRS. ANNIE TURNER.
MISS IDEILA DADDY. MRS. MAR
GURITE ANDERSON AND MRS.
MARTHA BOWIE.
BROCKAWAY, CHARLES A. In loving
remembrance of our beloved husband
and father. CHARLES A. BROCKAWAY,
who departed this life eight years ago
oTiLiA 4. BRocKAWAY AND DAUaH-
TER.
CAVERLY, FRANK h. In loving mem-
DRY Of my husband. FRANK H. CAvER-
LIZ, who passed away two years ago
today, February 7, 1851.
BERTHA B. CAVERLY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-07
Brood Mares

FRANKFORT, Ky.-Kentucky
has about 1000 brood mares.
valued at $4,000. 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-07

WOODTNG. sTTKA DOWNEs: IN fond
p poWHSE WSoo aa S.. Who departed this
RussEsIIII WooDINd. NEW YORK
CITY.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-02-05
Thimble Circle Members
Entertained On Thursday

Mrs. Roberta Cleary and Mrs.
Billa Patterson entertained mem
bers of the Thimble Circle and
guests with g one o'clock lunch
con on Thursday of last week at
the formers home on Belford
street.
The president, Mrs. H. o.
Young, presided during the busi-
ness session and presented each
member with a 1858 calendar
She recited clever poem EMIT
led Peace of Mind"
A splendid program was en-
joyed. Mrs. Eva Croy read an in
teresting article "When the
President Leaves the White
House." Mrs. Clair Upton read
"The Bravest Battle" and Lena
Mills talked about "There Are
Dogs In Heaven and THE Lit
tlest Stork." A clever contest was
held.
Members present were Mrs.
Eva Croy, Mrs. Lorene Moseley,
Mrs. Minnie Heddleson, Mrs
Willis Hupp, Mrs. j. w. Robinson,
Mrs. Ray McVay, Mrs. Clair Tip
ton, Mrs. Anna Cleary, Mrs. H.
o. Young and the hostesses.
Guests were Mrs. Matte
Groves, Lena Mills, Mrs. Floyd
Gaugler, Mrs. j. E. Smith and
Mrs. Jack Berry.