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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
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'Roughing 1t
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NORFOLK. We.

Travellers who like to rough 1t
but not too far from civiliza-
tion-are discovering Seashore
State Park on U. S. Route so
just west Of Cape Henry.
Facilities include several miles
Of driving trails and so miles of
foot trails. The park is noted
for its rare plant and animal life
as well as its 5000 feet of beach
along Chesapeake Bay.
Horses may be rented from q
stable at the park, and also
available are picnic areas with
shelters, modern bathhouse &C
commodations and modern SAM
tation.
Twenty-one cottages and four
large houses, which may be
rented by the week, are all elec-
trically equipped with lights,
ranges and hot-water heaters.
A restaurant and store provide
meals and groceries for the cabin
tenants and overnight campers.
There are SO camp sites at Sea-
shore, and trailer camping also
is permitted.
This semitropical retreat is
located 10 miles from Norfolk
and miles from Virginia Beach.
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EUROPE
his AUTUMN!

Al THRIFT SEASON.
RATES
Veteran travellers agree: Europe
is wonderfully gay and un.
crowded in the fall Thrift Sea.
son." And you'll enjoy it all the
/. more after relaxing days of care
! free shipboard life. A sun.
splashed deck, a gourmet's table,
fun-filled evenings = lawless
prelude to this autumn holiday.
You'll revel in the luxurious
thought that time is your serv-
ant, neuer your master!
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|tulle but it's unwieldly to pack
and droops at the seaside.9
A handbag frame with yari-
GUS covers for daytime, cocktail
and evening wear reduces weight
and increases variety.
If you're planning short side
trips, be. sure to take a small
bag to avoid Juggling a single
big one everywhere.
An over-the-shoulder bag for
women leaves the hands free
and it should be big.
Take Soop Along
Include a good hard-water soap
for some of the latherleSs foreign
waters and definitely take along
laundry soap, soap powder or
liquid soap for your own laundry.
For men. if an electric shaver
is preferred, be sure to carry an
international travel plug.
If wrinkles bother you, travel
irons weighing sighting over q
pound are available but they
need an international plug, too.
Generally. youll find people
dress more formally in the
capitals of Europe. A dinner
dress is q must for women and
men should carry a dinner
jacket.
Here's q final tip found
helpful: Don't guess at weight.
II you haven't a scale at home.
borrow or buy q little fish scale.
Instead of a fish you hook your
suitcase. IF you know in adj
vance how much your bags
weigh, you won't go through the
embarrassment of repacking at
the airport. And don't forget
this ray Of comfort: When you
get to your departure point for
continental travel. you'll enjoy
the freedom Of travelling light.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08

Women are worrying about
more than one kind Of over
weight these days. The prob
lem: How to slim down q vaca-
ton wardrobe to "A pounds
worth Of baggage.
Forty-four pounds is the max
imum free load a passenger can
carry on an overseas flight.
travelling tourist. It's Sc pounds
for first class passengers SO
their problem isn't quite SO press
ing.
Going overweight means pay
ing per cent of the first class
one-way fare per kilo, the equiv
alent OF % pounds. II you're
flying tourist to Paris, for in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08

Travel Is easier, fares are lower and hotels
less crowded-when the summer visitors have gone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08

IDEAL FOR BUSINESSMEN!
For relief from the tensions Of
work.a-day life, there's nothing
quite like q sea voyage. You're
waited on hand and foot. You
arrive in Europe feeling you've
already had a vacation!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08

to Goodwood, England; outstanding Gull
tural events, like the second Bach Fes-
tival, Bath, Oct. GIG; gala days of pomp
and pageantry early in November, like
the Lord Mayors Show, Nov. 9.
What about it? Right this minute.
your Travel Agent can offer you wide
choice of accommodations for September,
October and November. Drop in for
chatwith hint costs you nothing. And
mail this coupon.
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Swamp Becomes Resort
ATLANTIC, N. G.

A4AAtAN11 ~, ~. 2.
On made land. where only a
year ago there was swamp, a
new development is taking shape
on the North Carolina coast
near the eastern terminus Of
transcontinental highway No. 70.
1t is Sea Level, IS miles north
Of Beaufort and 4 miles south
OF Atlantic, ferry port for Ocra-
coke Island.
The 15-room Sea Level Inn
is one of the most modern on
the coast. and its restaurant is
acquiring fame.
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By Miriom Gutenberg

stance. every pound overweight
would cost you nearly S..
The 44-pound look can become
such q bugaboo that the last
days of packing become an
agony of INDIGESTION and the
trip itself can be fraught with
constant reminders that the de-
cisions were all wrong,
Ii Con Be Done
This need not be. Actually,
you can take all you need with
out paying overweight prices,
without doing constant laundry
and without sacrificing either
style or variety.
Consider my problem: went
away for eight weeks, through
snow in Paris and equatorial
heat in Africa. For more than
half that time I was on a Brit
ish ship, where dressing for
dinner was mandatory but not
elaborate. For a week I travelled
on a French ship which expects
high style Of its first-class pas
sengers. ] spent days travelling
over dusty roads by car. And
more than half Of my travelling
was on tourist flights.
made some packing mistakes
first. taking a linen summer
suit which crushed Immediately,
took up valuable space and was
unnecessary, and second, omit
ting a pair Of sandals to comfort
feet swollen in the tropics. But
I not only survived within the
44-pound limit, but also man.
aged to have comfortable and,
I hope. suitable clothes for all
the demands made on my ward
robe.
Whot Con Go Along
Herewith. / list my wardrobe
not so much as q guide to
travellers, but mostly to show
what you can get into a little
space: Three short evening
dresses. two silk dresses, the
summer suit, three cotton
dresses. accompanied respectively
by a sweater, a stole and a
jacket. play outfit of mix
match halter, shorts, pedal push
ers and skirt; swim suit.
Also. an extra purse, evening
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blouSeS, three pairs of shoes. robe
and slippers and enough lingerie
to make laundry unnecessary
more than once a week. That,
of course, was in addition to the
wool travelling suit in which I
embarked.
These were the main weight
savers the lightest possible lug
gage 1.-TWO suitcases weighing less
than five pounds each and a
nylon flight bag. all plastic
bottles. even for perfume: jewelry
carried in silk sacks rather than
leather or cardboard cases; pills
put in carefully labeled envelopes
instead of their original jars; no
fittings in the suitcaseS. And,
/ equally important, crammed
into my travelling purse every
thing it could carry. from a clock
to jewelry.
You can figure that everything
viii be weighed except your
purse, coat, camera, reading ma
terials and binoculars. Some bag
gage men have let the flight bag
go by without weighing, but don't
count on it since the Government
authorities have frightened up on
the practice.
Airlines Give Advice
Several Of the transatlantic
airlines have issued booklets on
basic wardrobes to guide the
harrassed air tourist. Mary Cor
don, travel adviser for Trans
World Airlines, lists these items
for the 44-pound woman trav.
eler:
A packable umbrella or rain
coat, topcoat, full-skirted travel
suit, tailored suit. afternoon
dress, dinner dress. shirtwaiSt
dress, three pairs of shoes. three
white blouses, cardigan, q trav-
cling hat and a packable dress
hat, scarf. Also three pairs Of
gloves. nylon hose at the rate Of
three pairs per two weeks, two
sets of nylon underwear, one pair
of nylon pajames or nightgown.
a robe and ScuffS, two sets of
jewelry, a large travel purse and
a fiat envelope bag.
For summer she suggests extra
silk dresses and play clothes and
for winter two suit sweaters and
additional dinner clothes.
: For the mans basic wardrobe
she lists hat and topcoat. a
gray flannel suit and a dark
blue one, a sports jacket and
pair of Stacks, cardigan, belt,
pair of suspenders, six cotton
shirts or three cotton, two da-
cron and one long -sleeved sports
shirt: two pairs Of shoes. Also
six cotton or two nylon under
shirts and shorts, six ties, IL
handkerchiefs, six pairs Of socks,
a pair of garters, two pairs Of
pajamas, robe and slippers.
Summer Voriotions
For summer she suggests add
ing or substituting a summer
weight suit, shorts, two sports
shirts and bathing trunks, and
for winter, gloves and scarf.
sleeveless sweater and dinner
| jacket.
OF course, the wardrobe in
cludeS q utility kit for cosmetics
for women and shaving equip
ment for men.
BOAC also has produced q
dight-tested wardrobe but for
q larger luggage allowance. New
ertheless. most of these hints to
travellers will do as well for the
traveller with q smaller luggage
allowance: ~
Nylon blouses are too hot for
summer weather except the more
porous nylon linen, Orion Jersey,
silk jersey or plain silks are
good.
For cotton dresses, all-over
prints show soil less.
Dinner and cocktail dresses
should be Of r-'round fabrics
to avoid packing for both SUM
mer and winter climes. Lace,
chiffon and pure silk are packa-
BILE. (BOAC also suggests nylon
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Fushion Shows Added
MURRAY BAY.

Weekly fashion shows have
been added to activities at the
Manor Richelieu, world-famous
Canadian summer resort and
cottage colony In Quebec, FASH
ion shows are held each Thurs
day evening.
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YOUR FAvORITE FOOD!
Menus aboard ship read like
banquets. For nowhere in the
whole wide world are interna.
tional tastes SO carefully stud.
led. You'll find your pet dishes
and new favorites too!
Evening star., 1954-01-05
George D. 0'Connor,
Air Force Counselor

George D. O'Connor, a., De-
partment of the Air Force Of
ficial. died yesterday of a cere-
bral hemorrhage in Utica, N. Y,
where he was spending the holi-
day with relatives. He lived at
905 South Walter Reed drive.
Arlington.
Mr.. O'Connor was in charge
Of personal affairs. processing
and counseling in the personal
affairs branch of personnel serv-
vices. He was also Air Force rep
resentative and liaison with vet
erans' organizations and Air
Force representative on the De-
partment, OF Defense Separation
Counseling Committee. -
Mr.. O'Connor had been vet
erans counselor for Oneida
County. N. Y, and contact rep
resentative for the Veterans Ad-
ministration in Utica, N. Y, be-
fore he came here in 1851. Born
in New York State, he served
with the Navy in the Pacific dur
ing World War II.
Survivors are his widow
Marion. a daughter Carol, who
goes to college in Utica: his
mother and several sisters In
Utica.
Services and burial will be held
Thursday in Utica.
Evening star., 1954-01-05
Mrs. IS,
Lawmaker' Mother

Mrs. Frederick w. Kretzer, IS,
mother Of Mrs. John B. Sullivan,
Democratic Representative from
Missouri. died yesterday in
Georgetown Hospital after a
throat operation. She lived with
Mrs. Sullivan at 1900 Twenty
eighth place Sc. and in St.
Louis.
Mrs. Kretzer was the former
Nora c. JoStrand. Her husband
was a merchant tailor in St.
Louis. He died in 1910. Mrs.
Kretzer was formerly active in
st. Aloysius Catholic Church in
st. Louis.
Mrs. Sullivan, whose first name
Is Leonor. is the widow of former
Representative Sullivan, Demo-
crat, OF Missouri, who died here
in 1851. She represents the same
st. Louis district from which her
husband was elected.
Besides Mrs. Sullivan, Mrs.
kretzer is survived by a son,
Frederick c.. st. Louis, and four
other daughters in st. Louis and
Carbondale. H.: 26 grandchil-
dren and more than is great
grandchildren.
Funeral services have been
tentatively set for Thursday in
st. Louis.
Evening star., 1954-01-05
Edward T.. Hartunq,
Accountant With FEC

Edward c. Hartung, 66, ac-
countant with the Federal Com
munications Commission, died
Sunday at Sibley Hospital. He
lived at 5504 Ninth street NV.
Mr.. Hartung was born in In
dianapolis. Ind. He studied engi-
neering at Ohio State University
and was q graduate of BENJAMIN
Franklin University here.
Mr.. Hartung entered govern
ment service during World War
in Chattanooga. Tenn. working
with the Interstate Commerce
Commission. He later was trans
ferred to Washington where he
became associated with the FEC
in 1885.
He was active in civic affairs
and worked for many years with
the Boy Scouts of America, the
Brightwood Citizens Association,
and during World War II, with
Civilian Defense.
He is survived by his widow
Mrs. Maude Keene Hartung: two
daughters, Mrs. Vincent West of
Port Washington. N. Y, and Mrs.
Margaret G. Hays Of Hollywood.
Calf. and three grandchildren,
William Charles Hays OF the
Washington address. Susanne
West and Dana v. West Of Port
Washington.
Funeral services today were to
be private.
Evening star., 1954-01-05
Col. Oliver Snyder,
Spanish War Veteran

Col. Oliver F. Snyder, II, a
veteran of the Spanish American
War and expert rife and pistol
man, died of a heart attack
yesterday at his home in Nash
vile, Tenn.
Col Snyder. a native of
Syracuse, N. Y, entered the
Army in 1896 and served with
the American forces in Cuba in
1898-99. He also fought in the
Philippine insurrection in 1901
and on the Mexican border in
1911.
He was a veteran Of World
War ! and was awarded the
Legion Of Honor and the Purple
Heart.
Col. Snyder had won all pistol
and rifle medals and in 1920.
captained the United States
Olympic Rifle and Pistol team.
He retired from the Army in
1882 and lived here for five
years at the Army Navy Club.
He then moved to Florida and
later to Nashville.
Col. Snyder will be buried in
Arlington at 3 pm. Thursday.
He is survived by his widow,
Eleanor and one daughter. Mrs.
John j. Darby. 4545 Connecti-
cut avenue NV.
Evening star., 1954-01-05
Mrs. {. N. Prifchett,
Active in OAR, UDc

Mrs. Charles NJ. Pritchett. 70,
who was active in the Daughters
Of the American Revolution and
United Daughters Of the Confed-
eracy, died Sunday at Doctors
Hospital. She lived at 1880 La
mont street NV.
The former jamie Patterson,
Mrs. Pritchett was born in Man
gum, Richmond County. NC.
She was brought up in Charlotte
and was an original member OF
the UDC chapter there organized
by Mrs. Stonewall Jackson. She
was proud of her UDC card which
was signed by the generals wife.
Her father, DR.. D. N. Patter-
son, a physician, was in the Con-
federate Army. Her husband, who
died in 1882. was an engineer
with the Treasury Department
at one time. She had lived here
20 years.
Mrs. Pritchett was a member
OF Constitution Chapter of the
OAR and the Stonewall Jackson
Chapter of the UDC.
Survivors are her son, Duncan
N. p. Pritchett. 1841 Lamont
street NV. civilian employe Of
the Air Force, and a daughter
Miss Jane Pritchett, of the home
address. Another son. Charles
jr., died in February.
Funeral services will be held
at 3 pm. tomorrow at Hines fu-
neral home, 290l Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be Thurs
day in Charlotte.
Evening star., 1954-01-05
Col. J. |. Hatcher,
Formerly Stationed
With Army Here

Col. James L. Hatcher. so,
U. 8. A.. retired, who had been
stationed here in the past, died
today In Durham. N. c..
Since he retired in 1916 from
Springfield (Mass.) Armory. he
had been living in Hendersville,
N. c.. and Tucson, Ariz.
Col. Hatcher was assistant
military attache in London In
the early days of World War II
Afterwards he was head Of the
small arms maintenance in the
Ordnance Department at the
Pentagon and received the Le-
gion of Merit. He was stationed
here in the 1920s as chief Of the
small arms division of the Ord
nance technical staff. He for
merly lived in Georgetown.
Col. Hatcher was the brother
Of Maj. Gen. Julian S. Hatcher
USA retired, 6039 Brook drive
Falls Church. and Miss Margery
s. Hatcher, 1885 Phelps place
NV. head mistress at the Kal.
Drama Day School. His mother
Mrs. Ada s. Hatcher, died here
last year.
A graduate of Virginia Poly
technic Institute, Col. Hatcher
served in France with the 65th
Artillery in World War I. He
was detailed to the Air Corps in
1924.
Besides Gen. Hatcher and Miss
Hatcher. he is survived by his
widow. Sara Jane Bell Hatcher;
another brother. Richard F..
Montgomery. Ala. and anothe,
sister. Mrs. Ralph H. Byrd. In
dianapoliS. Ind.
Services will be held Thursday
at Fort Myer Chapel with burial
in Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1954-01-05
Maj. Gen. I. |. Kicks,
Deputy Chief Of
Guard Bureau. Dies

Maj. Gen. Earl r Kicks. 45.
deputy chief Of the National
Guard Bureau, died last night
at Walter Reed Hospital. He
had been III for several months.
following removal Of cancerous
growth on one leg.
AS No. 2 man In the National
Guard Bureau since October,
1850, Gen. Kicks had additional
duty as chief Of the bureaus
Air Force division. He lived at
370l Connecticut avenue NV.
Gen. Kicks was born in West
Point. Miss. and grew up in
Arkansas. For 26 years he was
. flyer and piloted Jet planes,
single engine fighters and two
and four engine bombers. In
1891 he became senior partner in
an automobile firm in Hot
Springs.
Commanded Cairo Field.
He Joined the Arkansas Ma
tional Guard in 1910 and was
commissioned q second lieuten-
ant in the 154th Observation
Squadron. He entered active
duty with the Army as q pilot
in 1910 and a year later trans
ferred to the 17th Bomb Group.
He was commanding offlcer Of
the Air Transport Command at
Miami. Fla, and was command
ing oficer at Payne Field. Cairo,
Egypt.
AS deputy commander of the
Southwest Pacific Wing Of the
ATC, Gen. Kicks carried the
Japanese surrender party from
the island Of Ie Shima to Manila
to receive the surrender terms in
1945.
After his discharge In 1o45.
Gen. Ricks Joined q group of vet
Grams In q cleanup election CAM
paign in Hot Springs, Ark. He
was elected Mayor and another
OF the group. Sidney McMath,
was elected county prosecutor.
Three years later Mr.. McMath
became Governor Of Arkansas
and Gen. Ricks was his adjutant
general.
He became q major general in
March. 1851.
His decorations included the
Legion Of Merit and Air Medal.
Member Of Several Clubs.
He was a member Of the Elks,
Knights Of Pythias. the Quiet
Birdmen. Hot Springs Cham
Der Of Commerce and country
clubs in the West.
Survivors are his widow, Hazel
Brown Kicks; a son Earl, jr.:
a pilot for Delta c d s Airline
in Detroit, and three daughters,
the Misses Nancy Jane. Shannon
and Gayle Kicks. all Of Hot
Springs.
Funeral services will be held
in Hot Springs.
Evening star., 1954-01-05
John D. D'Ande|ef, so,
Once Led Redskins Band

John d. D'Andelet. so, retired
principal musician in the Ma
rine Corps band and former di-
rector of the Redskins Band,
died Sunday at Bethesda Naval
Medical Center. He lived at 2601
Twenty fourth street NE.
Mr.. D'Andelet was born here.
His father, the late Jerome F.
D'Andelet. was a drummer in the
Army in 1852.
Mr.. D'Andelet retired from the
Marine Band in 1888 after 81
years service. He played the
drums and bassoon. Later he
directed the original Redskins
Band and was leader for six
years.
Survivors are his widow, Kath-
crime: two sons. Donald, a mu-
sician, and Joseph, both of Hy-
attsville; two daughters, Mrs.
Catherine D. Jackovich, Arling-
ton; Mrs. Jean T. Malone. Silver
Spring, and a brother, Charles.
Fairfax County. Va.
Funeral mass will be held at 9
o m. tomorrow at Fort Myer
Chapel. Burial will be in Ar
lington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1954-01-05
Henry Edward Rood, S6,
Former Editor and Writer
BY The Asseeictad Pros,

GREENSBORO, N. c., Jan. S.
Henry Edward Rood, SO, for
mer New York editor and writer.
died here Sunday night.
A Philadelphia native, he had
lived here since 1947. He had
held reportorial or editorial posts
on the New York Herald, the
New York Times, the New York
Sun, the New York Tribune and
the Philadelphia Press.
Mr.. Rood was associate edi-
tor Of Harper's Magazine from
1900 to 1910. He was the author
Of a number Of books, including
Memories of the White House" |"
written from diaries and papers
Of William II. Crook, President
Lincoln's bodyguard, who served
on the White House staff for 46
years. He was a contributor to
national publications.
Mr.. Rood is survived by his
widow, q son. Henry Rood, jr..
both Of Greensboro, and q daugh-
ter. Mrs. John r. B. Hawes Of
Morganton, N. c.
Evening star., 1954-01-05
William D. Barnes, So,
Retired Army Colonel

Col. william D. Barnes, So
USA retired. father Of Mrs. Rod
L. Francis. l06 Willoughby street
Chevy Chase, Md. died Saturday
at Walter Reed Hospital.
Graveside services will be held
at II am. tomorrow ut Arling-
ton Cemetery.
A Florida native. Col. Barnes
was a veteran Of World Wars
and II. He retired in 1945 after
Quartermaster duty in Australia
and afterwards was . Veterans
service ofilcer In Mississippi. He
lived in Biloxi, Miss.
Besides Mrs. Francis. he is sur
vived by his widow. another
daughter and Q sister.
Evening star., 1954-01-05
Mrs. Thomas {. kattingIy
PRINTING Office Worker

Mrs. Thomas c. Mattingly, SO,
4 Government Printing Office
employe for IL years. died Sun
day at her home, 1869 South
Fourth street, Arlington.
The former Ruth Dempsey of
Vale, Va. she came to Washing
ton about IS years ago.
Survivors are her husband and
two sisters. Mrs. Albert Jones,
Herndon. Va. and Mrs. Eva
Cagnetti. Arlington.
Services will be held at 10 am.
tomorrow at Ives funeral home,
Arlington. Burial will be in Ma
tional Memorial Cemetery.