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Evening star., 1953-01-03
Government 10 Drop
Antitrust CHARGES
Against S3 du Points
BY The A..oeio.ed Press

Attorney General McGranery
today disclosed plans for stream
lining the Governments complex
antitrust suit against members
Of the wealthy dupont family of
Wilmington, Del.
The action, instituted in 1949,
was recently brought to trial in
the Chicago Federal District Court.
Resumption Of trial is scheduled
for Monday.
Mr.. McGranery announced here
that he has directed the Govern
ment's trial attorneys to ask that
court Monday morning to dismiss
the complaint entirely against 83
members of the family, and to
amend the charges against 27
others.
118 individuals Named.
AS the case now stands there
are 118 individual DUPONT family
member defendants, in addition to
a long list of major corporations
described as controlled by them.
The net result of Mr.. McGran-
ery's directive, if agreed to by the
Chicago court, will leave as major
defendants the several corpora
tions, and only eight members of
the Du Pont clan. headed by the
brothers. Pierre s., Lammot, and
1renee du Pont. Under the pro-
posed suit amendment, these three,
plus five of their near kinsmen,
would continue on trial on charges
that they had conspired. through
multiple corporate holdings, in
E. I. du Pont de Nemours Co., Gen
aeral Motors Corp, United States
Rubber Co. and various investment
and real estate firms. to restrain
trade in numerous articles in daily
American use.
Amending Of Charges.
Mr.. McGranery's proposal calls
for retaining as defendants, but
without conspiracy charges, 81
other members of the family who
are benef1ciaries of trusts held by
Wilmington Trust Co., one of the
corporate defendants. These trusts
consist principally of United States
Rubber stock.
His announcement noted that
48 of the 83 persons proposed for
deletion from the suit are minor
DUPONT children.
The suit seeks court orders to
require the DuPonts to get rid of
Evening star., 1953-01-03
Strong Red Attacks
In Korea Beaten Back
Amid Bitter Cold
BY shs Assoeiotsd Press

SEOUL. Jan. 1.-Two Chinese
companies hurled strong attacks
lat allied positions on the bitterly
cold western and central Korean
battle fronts last night and to-
day but were beaten back.
In the air war. allied Sabre
jet pilots reported damaging six
Communist MIC is jet fighters
lin dogf1ghts over MIG Alley today.
About 40 Sabres tangled with up
Ito so MICS in 16 separate engage
ments.
The Red ground attacks were
the heaviest in several days.
One Red company-up to ITS
men - slammed in two waves
Iagainst an allied advance position
in the Kelly Hill sector of the
western front shortly after dark
last night. The allies drove them
off after IS minutes,
The other company jabbed at
allied defenders atop Pinpoint
Hill on Sniper Ridge on the
central front. Counterattacking
United Nations troops regained
the positions after an hour OF
bitter fighting.
Both actions ragged in the cold
est weather of the winter. The
mercury plunged to 10 degrees
below zero in the Spiper Ridge
iarea. Heavy Communist shelling
backed the attacks by both CON-
lpanies.
| The 9th Army tactical summary
reported only patrol activity else
where along the 155-mile battle
front.
Fifth Air Force fighter bomb
ers, flying in clear skies, pounded
rail and supply routes in North
Korea, and Communist frontline
positions.
Evening star., 1953-01-03
Meeting Set on Rules
Proposed for Dniries

A conference will be held in
the Municipal Building at 10 am
Friday to discuss proposed new
milk plant regulations, Dr.. Daniel
L. Seckinger. director Of public
health announced today.
The proposed regulation would
put more compulsory controls on
the management of dairies in the
District.
Evening star., 1953-01-03

their major stock holdings in Gen.
Ieral Motors. United States Rubber
and otherwise adjust their invest
ments in major corporations.
Mr.. McGranery said that the
projected reduction of the indi-
Ividual defendants from 118 to 35
persons would make possible a
faster trial and final Judgment.
Evening star., 1953-01-03
Lutheran Singer on Tour

julie Zabawa, baritone and min
lister of music at the. Lutheran
Church of the Reformation, 212
East Capitol street, is on a two
week concert tour through the
Midwest. He is accompanied by
George Koehler. organist at the
church.
Evening star., 1953-01-03
Col. Galloway Sworn In
AS WAC Commander

1t. Col. Irene Galloway was
sworn in today as the new COM
Imanding officer of the women in
the Army.
She succeeds Col. Mary Hallarer
Iof Lowell. Mass, who has been
commander since 1947.
Col. Galloway, a native of Car
roll County. Iowa, who enlisted
in 1912. has been director of the
WAC training center at Fort Lee
Va.
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Evening star., 1953-06-06
George {. SaIfzman, 81,
Electric Patent ATTORNEY

George c. Saltzman, So, West
inghouse Electric Corp. patent
attorney and a native Of WASH
ington, died Thursday in Pitts
burgh.
Mr.. Saltzman was a graduate
Of Mckinley Technical High
School. He attended George
Washington University for part
Of his undergraduate work and
later earned an engineering de-
gree from Carnegie Institute Of
Technology in Pittsburgh.
He returned to Washington
and, during the middle 1920s,
worked for the Patent Office
while earning a degree from the
Georgetown University Law
School.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Mildred Saltzman, and a daugh-
ter, Miss Frances Ann Saltzmarl,
both of Pittsburgh; his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest C. Saltz-
man, AIT Sixteenth street NE;
two sisters, Mrs. s. H. Burgess
Of 1907 Key boulevard, Arling-
ton, and Mrs. C. S. Irvine, Of
Wright Patterson Air Force
Base, Ohio, and two brothers,
Frank Saltzman of 1913 Key
boulevard, Arlington, and Maj.
Ernest c. Saltzman, jr., Of 1915
Allen avenue, Falls Church.
Funeral services and burial
will be held Monday in Pitts
burgh. s-
Evening star., 1953-06-06
Dratha

sWAINE; CORA v. On Saturday. June
ware chs"y IVY chase cfsssnis Nd. eS1S coRR Re'v e.
swan mother Ss Of Of the rtss s' fSs:cS sSe:cS
E'Isa TTsak /: i. Appish. Sig sI:o T Is sur =
ns nsd ssn s.rVc. and
t6e s6e, g. II Il, Hines Co: Funeral Home.
THOMAS. MARION 8. W. On Thurs
Ditsi pas '1as msRioH 4 aeSs suHgF5sn 6Mal Hos;
5411 81 41ss st. St. NV. BELOVED wife Of
Marion Thomas Fischer OF Elmhurst;
va Jean sarvces rn9%s' Il PoTR: sRs
Chevy Chase Funeral Home. 51Oi wis.
ave- NV, on Saturday. June 6. at
$3.50 pm. 1nterment Pottsville. Pa. 9
TOMPKINS, CHARLES z. On Thursday,
ST. snn; lesS & B. Es'!SsSfs Ho%skssl fsS
sstspIather of MRS. Helen smith. Mrs.
FrisSds MasS of1 a2 es snd !. James fss p.
Home. 4th st. and Mass. ave. n:e.. where
services will be held on Monday. June
., 3: at II am. 1nterment Cedar Hill
JAMES HARRISON. ON
q his dsashter, JAMES HARRISON
THOMPSON of 7413 Blair .rd. NV,
beloved husband Of Mamie o'Neil
and Roy Thompson; brother of Mrs.
Lucky Chockey, Mrs. Mabel Brooks.
Frank and Chapman THOMPSON. Also
surviving are ten grandchildren and
one great-grandson. Services at the
8. H. Hines Co. Funeral Home. 1901
14th st. NV, on Monday, June g..
at 2 pm. 1ntefment National Me-
mortal Park, Falls Church, Va.
YEWELL, BESSIE N: On Thursday.
So M st. NV. beloved daTghter Of
Mrs. Anna B. YeweIl Of Evington. Va,
and sister Of Mrs. Eva E. Thomas OF
Lynchburg. Va; John 9. and Jesse T.
Yewell Of Kyle, w. Va. Also surviving
are other relatives and many friends.
After. noon Sunday, June. z. friends
are invited to call at the MCGUIRE
! Funeral Home, 1920 9th st. NV. Serv-
ICES Ct 8 pm. Monday. June 8. ct
the Mstropolitsn Baptist Church. R
Internnent Evington. Va. 8
Evening star., 1953-06-06
Marvin Rexrode, 58,
President Of Dairy

Marvin Rexrode. SO, president
Of the National City Dairy, died
Wednesday night in Arlington
Hospital.
Born and reared in Monterey,
Va, Mr.. Rexrode came to WASH
ington after his dicharge from
the Army as a sergeant in 1918
and went to work for the WILSON,
Rogers Co., a packing house, as
hookkeeper.
In the late 1920s, he joined the
Carlin Creamery Co. as general
manager and in 1881 bought into
the National City Dairy Co. He
has been president Of the firm
since then.
A Shriner and an Elk, Mr..
Rexrode was also a member of
the Columbia Country Club, the
Congressional Country Club and
the Washington Board of Trade.
He lived at 3T10 North Twenty
seventh street. Arlington.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Amelia Rexrode; a daughter.
Christina, and a son, Michael, all
Of the home address; another
son, George M. Rexrode of WASH
ington; a brother, Luther Rex
rode Of Harrisonburg, Va: his
father, William T. Rexrode Of
Dayton, va, and two grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services win be held
at 2 pm. Monday in st. Constan-
tine and Helen Church, Sixth
and c streets S.W. Burial will
be in Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1953-06-06
Dr.T. H. Sanders, 6S,
Harvard Professor
BY The Assoeiofsd Press

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June g.
Thomas Henry Sanders, SO. pro-
fesor emeritus Of accounting at
Harvard University, died yester-
day at his home.
He was former president Of
the National Association Of Cost
Accountants and an advisor to
the American Institute Of Ac-
countants. During World War II
he served as advisor and con-
sultant in accounting to the Sc
curties and Exchange Commis-
sion, War Production Board, and
the price adjustment boards Of
the War and Navy Departments
and the Maritime Commission.
A native Of Brierley Hill, Eng
land, he was graduate of the
University Of Birmingham. He
received his Phi. D. degree from
Harvard in 1921 and thereafter
served on the business school
faculty until his retirement last
year.
Before entering Harvard he
taught six years at a Government
commercial college in Japan.
He leaves his widow, Gertrude:
two sons, Thomas C. Of the Uni
versity Of Virginia faculty, and
John r. Of Cambridge, and two
daughters. Mary E. Of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin faculty, and
Mrs. Frank E. Plumley Of Johns
town, N. Y.
Evening star., 1953-06-06
U. 5. Farm Surplus
Hits S3.1 Billion Total

The Agriculture Department
stored away another $40 million
worth Of farm products in April.
making the Government-con-
trolled hoard total $3.1 billion.
This is about one-third larger
than a year ago. ,..
The Government buys or holds
mortgages on the stored COM
modities in order to take them
off the market and thus
strengthen prices.
Government holdings have
grown so large that they threaten
to overflow the Nations storage
space. Undersecretary Of Agri-
culture True D. Morse said yes
terday the Government may have
to buy additional storage facili-
ties to handle the ever-mount-
ing surpluses of wheat and corn.
At the end Of April. the Gov
ernment owned lit million
bushels Of wheat and held mort
cages on 357 million bushels. The
Government also owned 254 mil
lion bushels of corn, and held
mortgages on 272 million BUSH
els.
Other items under Govern
ment storage included cotton,
tobacco, butter, dried milk,
cheese, peanuts, wool. linseed
oil. oats, barley, soybeans. beans.
honey, olive oil. rice. rye and
other farm products.
Evening star., 1953-06-06
James 5. Hamilton,
Lord Jeff Composer

James Shelly Hamilton, COM
poser of the Amherst College
song entitled Lord Jeffrey Am
herst," died at Rutland, VT, yes
terday,. the Associated Press re-
ported.
Mr.. Hamilton, SO, had a varied
career in the magazine and
movie fields.
He was in Hollywood in the
early years, writing many scripts
for the serial, 1.-THE Perils of
Pauline" He was executive di-
rector of the National Board of
Review of Motion Pictures for II
years before resigning in 1945
to live on a farm. Earlier he
had been in the magazine field,
serving as editor of various pub
locations including McClure's,
Cinema and Romance Magazines.
A graduate of Amherst in
1906. he wrote the words and
music Of the song while a stu
dent there.
Evening star., 1953-06-06
Abraham Levy, Retired
Scrap Metal Dealer

Abraham Levy, 80, proprietor
Of the Maryland Iron & Metal
Co., Alb K street NV, until he
retired in 1888, died yesterday of
cancer at Garfield Hospital. He
lived at 1903 Hamilton street
NV.
Mr.. Levy was born in Germany
and went to st. Paul, Mimi,
when he was II. He came to
Washington three years later and
worked for s. Kann Sons before
he went into the scrap metal
business in 1910.
A 32d degree Mason, he was q
member of Harmony Masonic
Lodge, Almas Temple and the
Elks.
Survivors are two daughters.
Mrs. BENJAMIN II. Brill of the
home address; Mrs. Blanche
jacobson, New York; and a sis
ter. Mrs. Henrietta Bensinger,
New York, six ndchildren and
three great grandchildren. His
wife, Ema, died in 1888.
Funeral services will be held
at ] pm. tomorrow at Danzan-
sky's funeral home, 3501 Four
teenth street NV. Burial will
be in Washington Hebrew Con-
gregation Cemetery.
Evening star., 1953-06-06
Mrs. Leroy Thomas,
Pennsylvania Native

Mrs. Leroy Thomas. wife Of q
retired Commerce Department
employe, died Thursday in SUBJ
urban Hospital Of . heart ail-
ment.
Born and reared in Pottsville,
Pa, she was the former Marion
S. Whitehorse. She first came
to Washington In 1902. shortly
after being graduated from We'll
lesley College. She married Mr..
Thomas in 1916:
Mrs. Thomas was q member
Of the Woman's Club Of Chevy
Chase and the Chevy Chase Pres
byterian Church, She lived at
5414 Forty-first street NV.
In addition TO her husband,
she is survived by two daughters.
Mrs. Marion r. Fischer. Elm
hurst, H., and Mrs. Jean T.
Downs, 6719 Williamsburg boule-
ward, Arlington, Va, and four
grandsons.
Funeral services were to be
held at $3.50 pm. today In the
Chevy Chase funeral home,
5lO3 Wisconsin avenue NV.
BuriaI win be In Pottsville.
Evening star., 1953-06-06
Child Killed by Car;
4Persons Injured
In Crash on Bridge

A Washington child was
killed yesterday. when she dart
ed into the street near New Jer-
sey avenue and P street NV,
and was struck by an automo-
bile.
The victim was Emma Palmer,
20 months, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Palmer, colored. 1900
block Of Third street NV. Po-
lice placed no charge against
the driver. William r. Campbell,
colored, 1900 block of Capitol
avenue NE.
Another child was injured
when struck by a car. jeanne
Merritt, 4, of the 1900 block Of
Fort Dupont terrace Sc, was
hit in the 1000 block of South
ern avenue Sc. Police said she
was running across the street.
They identified the driver as
Luvela r. Blakerley, 1878 South
ern avenue Sc.
Car Hits Bridge Rail.
An automobile crashed into a
guard rail on Highway Bridge
and turned over early today, in
juring its four occupants.
The driver. Lloyd Williams, %,
colored. of 621 Arlington boule-
ward, told police he was cut of
by a passing truck. He suffered
face cuts.
Most seriously injured was
William Lowe, "a, of 2114 South
Lincoln street, Arlington, with a
possible broken neck. James
Moore, 20, Of 3501 South Nine
teenth street, Arlington, and Sue
Ross, "a. of 906 South Scott
street, Arlington, were the other
passengers. All are colored.
Woman Hit by Car.
Mrs. Cassie Rutland, 80, Of 524
Tenth street S.W., was taken to
Casualty Hospital after suffering
spine injuries when she was
struck by a car in front Of her
home. Police said she ran from
between parked cars into the
path Of an automobile driven
by Henry c. Perdue, "a, Of 1851
Veasey street NV.
Serious internal injuries were
suffered by Anita Thomas, 8,
colored, of the 3100 block Of
Monroe street NE, who also ran
across a street, according to
police. She was struck at Rhode
Island avenue and Fifteenth
street NE, by a car driven by
Thomas j. O'Hagan, 33, of ITO
Dartmouth avenue, Silver Spring,
the traffic report showed.
Police said Hugh E. Koncen,
SO. of 2604 Twenty-ninth street
Sc, was hurt seriously at Good
Hope and Naylor roads Sc.
when he was hit by a car driven
by Harry L. Gamble, 20, colored,
5000 block of Lee place NE. He
was treated at Gallinger Hos
pital and then transferred to
Emergency.
Evening star., 1953-06-06
Mrs. John H. Gibbons,
Navy Cuptuin S Widow

Mrs. John Henry Gibbons, n,
who died last Monday at her
home in Avon, Conn. will be
buried at pm. Monday in Ar
lington Cemetery.
Mrs. Gibbons was the widow
Of q Navy captain who was SUI
perintendent Of the Naval Acad-
emy at Annapolis from 1911 to
1914 and who lived here for
many years at 171o N street NV.
Evening star., 1953-06-06
ThomasA. Rymer, II,
Ex-Chap|ains Chief

Thomas A. Rymer, II, who
retired May / as director Of the
General Commission on Chap
lainS. died yesterday at his farm
home in Fairfield, Pa.
Mr.. Rymer came to Washing
ton in 1916 to direct the COM
mission. Under his administra-
ton, the commissions budget was
increased from a few thousand
dollars to $125,000. The budget
is supplied by the AZ denomina-
tions and religious organizations.
Mr.. Rymer also conceived and
carried out successfully the prof.
ect for the commission to have
it's own building. He lived at the
building. 1872 Maryland avenue
NE.
Mr.. Rymer was born in Water
ford, Ohio. and was graduated
from the University of Miami in
1910. During World War I he
was a YMCA secretary with the
armed forces, and travelled
throughout the country and
China, Alaska, Canal Zone and
the Philippines. For IL years he
was senior secretary of the Army
and Navy Department. National
Board, YMCA in New York. He
supervised more than $50 USO
units and a professional staff
of more than 1000 workers.
He was a member of Delta
Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. 3.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Leta Kirk Rynaer, and two sons
in California BY a previous mar
riage. <o N4
Funeral services will be in
Fairfield, with burial in Ohio.
Evening star., 1953-06-06
Gen. HaIsiead, II,
Originated Army's
Fingerprint System

Brig. Gen. Laurence Halstead,
U.S.A., retired, n. who is said
to have introduced the finger
print system into the Army, died
yesterday at Walter Reed Hospi-
tai after a years illness. He
lived at 33l1 Macomb street
NV.
Gen. Halstead was in COM
mand of the First Army at Fort
Hamilton. N. Y. when he re-
tired in 1910 and came to WASH
ington to live. A yachting en-
thusiast, he formerly had a 40
foot cruiser, "The Wolf" and
was an honorary member of the
Corinthian Yacht Club.
AS a young lieutenant in
charge of Alcatraz Army prison
camp about 1908. Gen. Halstead
read an article by an English
man about f1ngerprints. He
corresponded with the English
man, who had used the print
system in China because all
Chinese looked alike to him.
Afterward Gen. Halstead started
the system at Alcatraz, his wife
said. Later he was called to
Washington to explain the sys-
tenn and it was used then
throughout the Army, accord
ing to his family.
Was Awarded DSM.
Gen. Halstead was chief of
the Operations Section, 1st
Army in France during World
War I and also was chief of
staff of the 84th Division. He
received the Distinguished Serv-
ice Medal for his World War
service.
He was an instructor at the
General Service Schools in Fort
Leavenworth after his return to
the United States. In 1925 he
was graduated from the Army
War College here and then was
executive officer in the Office of
the Chief of Infantry.
Gen. Halstead had commanded
the 9th Infantry in Hawaii and
the 18th Infantry in Baltimore.
Was Native of Ohio.
Gen. Halstead had served also
in Puerto Rico. the Philippine
Islands and the Mexican ex-
pedition. He was a native of
Riverside, Ohio, and a West
Point graduate in the class of
1899.
He was a member of the Army
and Navy Club.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Louise M. Halstead; two sons,
Laurence. jr., 1924 First street,
Arlington, and Capt. Mervin
Halstead. U. S. NJ. Norfolk, Va,
and five grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held
at 3 pm. Monday at Arlington
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1953-06-06
Mrs. Gertrude H. Gurney,
U. 5. EmpIoye in Germany

Mrs. Gertrude H. Gurney who
worked for the British In Wash
ington during World War II,
died May % in Heidelberg, Ger
many. She was employed in the
Army headquarters in Heidel-
berg. Her son, Charles de Marn
Barnes. lives at GIT Brentwood
road, Falls Church, Va.
Mrs. Gurney was buried June
4 in Dunkirk, where her huSZ
band, British Mai. Patrick Cur
ney, is buried.
Mrs. Gurney was born in the
Middle West and lived in Paris
for many years.
Mr.. Barnes. who is employed
by the Atomic Energy Commits
sion, is her only survivor.
Evening star., 1953-06-06
William Farnum, Is,
Was Star in MANY
Screen Successes
BY the Assoeio.ed Press

HOLLYWOOD. June 6.-Death
from cancer and uremia has
taken William Farnum, rs,
square-jawed stage and silent
screen idol remembered for one
Of the most famous fight scenes
ever filmed.
The silver-haired actor, who
remained clear-eyed and witty
despite a year Of illness, died
yesterday in a hospital.
At his bedside were his widow,
Isabelle, and her sister, Mrs.
Eugene Bayley Of nearby Seal
Beach.
Mr.. Farnum had undergone
three operations for cancer of
the bladder, but his doctor said
uremia was the immediate cause
Of death.
Stage Debut at 16.
The husky actor, born in Bos-
ton on July 4, 1876-the cen
tennial Of the Declaration Of
Independence, he was proud to
point out-lmade his stage debut
at 16 with a Shakespearean
group.
He was a ranking matinee idol
when he came to Hollywood in
1914 and appeared in a film ver-
sion of Rex Beach novel, "The
Spoilers" His first movie, de-
spite many later successes, was
destined to be his best-remem-
bered. 1t featured his fearsome,
knock-down brawl with Actor
Tom Santschi-still the standard
by which movie fights are judged.
In an Alaska store setting, it
wound indoors and out before Mr..
Farnum, the virtuous hero, final
ly grounded his adversary. Mr..
Farnum was bedded for several
months with injuries.
Appeared in Sound Films.
His silent hits included 1.-THE
Redemption of David Corson"
and "The Sign of the Cross. I"
Among his sound pictures were
'Du Barry" with Norma Tai
madge and 1.-THE Connecticut
Yankee" with Will Rogers.
He had featured roles more
recently in Samson and De-
lilah," Lone Star" with Clark
Gable and "Jack and the Bean
stalk" with Abbot and Costello.
Mr.. Farnum, said to have been
the first movie actor to command
a salary of $4,000 a week, lived
lavishly in his Hollywood hey
day. His yacht was one of the
biggest. his home, stables and
autos the finest. Friends re.
member he was generous, too,
and simply gave his money
away" He is reported to have
lost So million in the 1929 stock
market crash. ,
Evening star., 1953-06-06
s Swimming Pools
Run by Park Service
To Open Wednesday

National Capital Parks will
open its six public swimming
pools next Wednesday.
Two others, operated by the
Recreation Department. win
open June 10.
Until June %, park pools will
be open from 2 to 6 pm. on week.
days. The weekend schedule
will be as follows: 10 am. to
1880 pm. and 2:30 to 6 pm, at
all six pools. and also z to $3.50
pm. at Coolidge. East Potomac
Park and Banneker.
Starting on June "a there will
be free swimming instruction on
weekdays from 8 to 10 am.
Swimming hours will be from
10:S0 am. to pm. and 2 to 6
pm. at all pools and Z to $50
pm. at Coolidge. East Potomac
and Banneker. The Saturday
and Sunday schedule will stay
the same.
Registration for swimming in.
struction win be at 10 am. FRI
days.
The three pools besides those
listed are Francis. Anacostia and
Mckinley. All six pools are OPP
Grated for non-segregated use.
The Recreation Departments
pools are Rose6ale and George
town. Rosedale will open for
non-segregated use for the first
time. Georgetown continues to
be restricted to white use only.
These two pools will be open
from 9 am. to 7:30 pm. week.
days. 10 am. to 6 pm. Saturdays
and / to $50 pm. Sundays.
Evening star., 1953-06-06

He returned to The Star in the
late 1930S.
An ardent fisherman, Mr..
Smith was also active in union
affairs, having been a charter
member of AFL Web Pressmen's
Local No. 6. He served terms as
union chapel chairman at both
papers.
About : two years ago, Mr..
Smith moved to Woodland
Beach, Md, on the South River,
and a year ago had to give up
work because Of his health.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Alice Smith, and a daughter,
Catherine Smith, both of Wood
land Beach; a son, Robert A.
Smith, jr., 4754 East avenue.
Suitland. Md, and a grandson,
James r: Smith of the Suitland
address.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 pm. Monday in the Taylor
funeral home, Annapolis. Burial
will be In Hillcrest Cemetery
there,