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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-07
Mrs. BratkOvic
Tops Navy Wives
League Bowlers

Allison Bratovic, of the Louis
Radio and Appliance Store keglers,
captured top honors last week in
the Navy Wives Bowling League
with a hot 2OS game.
Dotty Williams, of the Kotton
King was second high with 185 and
Anne DeMonge, of the Islander
Drive-In combination was third
with 1872.
Dot Williams, rolled the high
series for the afternoon with SOP.
High team score was compiled
by LOUIS Radio and Appliance
bowlers with 781 and Kotton King
walked off with high team series
honors with 2124.
The standings:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-07

An eclipse Of the sun always
occurs at the time of a new moon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-07

Pure flint is translucent.
Guatemala City was founded In
1927.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-07
HAILANDALE (O)

@VS 20 NJ
IRAN for Wertz in It'll
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-07

SUMMARY - RBI: Wertz, Kerr;
zBH: Blanton, Wertz (2), Kerr:
Sac: G. Villareal; DIP: Jolley to
Powell to Blanton; so, by: Roberts
., Merchant Q, Hobbs z; BIB, off:
Hobbs 2; Hits, off: Merchant 3 in
2 1/S innings, Hobbs 4 in 4 2/3 in
nings; Winner: Roberts; Loser:
Merchant; Umpires: Halpin, Ser
Wis, Rodriguez; Scorer: Casteneda:
Time: 1881.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-07

The 23-room house, Sycamore
Hill, built by Theodore Roosevelt
in 1884, has been opened to the
public as a shrine for the former
President.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-07

U. S. business men estimated
that the nations industry is now
spending 2A billion dollars a year
on research, Is times what was
spent Is years ago.
Evening star., 1954-08-18
Delaware G. 0. P. Sci
To Name Warburton
BY The Assoeioied Press

DOVER, DEL, Aug. 18.-Dela-
ware Republicans appeared set
to nominate Representative Her
bert B. Warburton today to op-
pose Democratic Senator j Allen
F'rear in his bid for a second
term in November.
Prior to the opening OF the
G. o. p. convention today it also
appeared likely that Mrs Lillian
F. Martin Of Milford would be
nominated for the States lone
congressional seat, now held by
Mr.. Warburton.
Mr.. Warburton, 38, is a tormer
national chairman of the Young
Republicans. He has the backing
of a substantial group of State
Republican leaders. His only an
| nounced opponent was Mrs Vera
G. Davies of Dover, first woman
to serve in the Delaware Senate
She was its president pro tenn
during the 1852 session.
Mrs. Martin was the only an
nounced candidate for the con-
gressional nomination. She is
: president of the State Fedora
tion Apf Women's Republican
Clubs and is chief auditor OF the
State Budget Committee. If
nominated, she will oppose
Democrat Harris B. Mcdowell of
Milford. Delaware has never
sent a woman to the House or
Senate.
Evening star., 1954-08-18
Mrs. Carrie A. Myers. 50,
Resident Of Leesburu
Special Dispdseh 10 The star

LEESBURG. Va. Aug. l8.-
Mrs. Carrie A. Myers, SO, mother
Of Loudoun School Board mem
ber G. Shirley Myers, died Mon
day night at a nursing home in
Paeonian Springs. after a long
illness.
She was the widow of Elijah
Franklin Myers.
Born near Leesburg. she was
the daughter Of the late Daniel
S., and Anne Rhodes Heffner.
She was a member of Leesburg
Methodist Church. For the past
eight years. she resided in Lees
burg with q daughter, Mrs. Le-
land c.. Carr. MI. Myers died in
1919.
Besides Mrs. Carr, who is a
daughter by a former marriage,
she is survived by twf sons, Eli
jah F. Myers. jr., and G. Shirley
Myers, Leesburg; a daughter,
Mrs. Gordon Thomas, l03 West
Myrtle street; Alexandria; a step
son, William Ashby Myers, of
the Alexandria address; IL
grandchildren, and 6 great
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 pm. tomorrow at the Lees
burg Methodist Church. Burial
will be in Union Cemetery, Lees
burg. s
Evening star., 1954-08-18
Typhoon Hits Japan,
Bears Down on Osaka
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO, Aug. IA tropical
typhoon ripped a trail of death
and destruction across Southern
Japan today. then swept north
ward toward the teeming Osaka
industrial region.
Weather experts said the storm
had weakened slightly and winds
at the center now were perhaps
80 miles an hour.
National rural police said
winds of more than 100 miles an
hour and driving rain left Is
persons dead. 81 missing and 26
injured on the southern islands
of Kyushu and Shikoku.
The storm touched off numer-
Gus landslides, toppled houses,
snarled communications and
flooded some villages. Rural
police said 13 fishing boats have
been sunk and IL are missing.
The big typhoon hit Japan to-
day after raking Okinawa and
the Amami Oshima Islands,
where one person was killed and
Is injured, including II Amer
leans on Okinawa. 1t was ex-
pected to hit Osaka and Kyoto.
major cities of Japan's No. l
industrial area on the main is-
land of Honshu, early tomorrow.
Evening star., 1954-08-18
De Castries' Release
Is Near, Peipiinq Says
BY the As.eeiated Press

LONDON. Aug. 18.-Peiping
Radio announced today that
Brig. Gen. Christian de Castries
the French commander at Dien
Bien Phu, will be among 28O
French officers to be turned over
to the French by the Communist
led Wet Mimi.
The broadcast gave no exact
date. but a dispatch from Hanoi
said the exchange of prisoners
between the French ano Wet
Mimi was scheduled to begin to-
day at Wet Tri on the Red River
The Hanoi dispatch said The
French loaded 1000 Wet Mimi
prisoners on IL landing craft last
night for the journey up the
river to Wet Tri, 80 miles north
west of Hanoi.
Mr.. De CaStries was taken
prisoner when the French for
tress in Indo-C China fell on May
7 after holding out in the face
of greatly outnumbered forces
He was marched away with about
1000 officers and men. includ-
ing Foreign Legionnaires, North
Africans and Wet Namese.
Peiping Radio said 4,91O
priSoners-4.590 Europeans and
Africans and 800 Wet Namese-
will be handed over to the French
af Vint Tri
Evening star., 1954-08-18
|DavidT. Ma|oney,S
Ran Sightseeing Line

David T. Maloney. ST., rs. re-
tired excavator and sightseeing
line operator. died Sunday of
cancer at hts home. 1920 Cathe-
dral avenue NV.
Born in Washington. he en-
tered the excavation business in
1910. From 1920 to 1927 he was
a partner in the Latimer 65
Maloney Co. in Washington, an
excavating firm. Later he owned
the Green Line Sightseeing Co.
until 1943. Since then he had
been driving q Diamond cab.
Survivors are his widow. Mat
tie E., with whom he celebrated
his 50th wedding anniversary
last October: four sons, Hern-
don L.. of the home: Ercell L..
Arlington: David. jr., Silver
Spring: Donald c., Kensington.
Md; brother. William B. Ma
loney. Easton. Pa. and five
grandchildren.
Services were to be held to-
day at Deals funeral home, 48l2
Georgia avenue NV. with burial
in National Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1954-08-18
Howard Glashoff, 81,
Lubrication Engineer

Howard Irving Glashoff, 81
automotive fabrication engineer
with the American Oil Co. for
20 years, died yesterday at
Mount Alto Hospital. He lived at
5622 Hawthorne street, Cheverly
Md.
Mr.. Glashof was born in Bal
timore and was a graduate OF
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
He operated a garage in Balti-
more before he joined the Amer
lean Oil Co. there in 1894. He
worked for the company in Phil
aledphia and Florida and came
to the Washington division in
1850.
He served in the Coast Guard
during both World Wars.
Mr.. Glashoff was a member
Of the Society. of Automotive
Engineers, American Society OF
fabrication Engineers and the
Reserve Oficers Association.
Survivors are his widow; his
mother. Mrs. Annie Williams;
two sisters, Mrs. Irving Forsythe
and Mrs. Lula Grant, all of Bal
timore. and a grandson.
Services will be held at IL am
Friday 1T Fort Myer. Chapel
Burial will be in Arlington Gem
etery.
Evening star., 1954-08-18
Mrs James Deery,
Former President Of
Legion Auxiliary Unit

Mrs. James A. Deery. active in
the American Legion Auxiliary
for many years, died yesterday
at her home. 243I Newton street
NE.
The former Sarah a. Mills, she
was i born ID Baltimore. the
daughter Of the late tugboat
Capt. and Mrs. Harry Mills. She
came to Washington 80 years
ago.
Mrs. Deery was formerly .presi-
dent and vice president Of both
the Vincent b. Costello Unit No.
is and the District Department
Of the American Legion Auxil-
iary. She was treasurer of the
department for six years and
formerly national executive COM
mitteewoman. She had held
many chairmanships In. both
groups.
Mrs. Deery was bookkeeper
for the r. E. Burks furniture
company here for more than %
years. =
Survivors are her husband, a
plumber; two sisters. Mrs. Edna
McGreevy and Mrs. Ethel Ford,
both. Of the Newton street ad-
dress. and brother. Harry A.
Mills, 625 Franklin. street NE.
Services will be held at Q pm.
tomorrow at Nalley's funeral
home, 5000 Rhode Island avenue,
Mount Rainier. Burial win be in
Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1954-08-18
Dominican Envoy Shifted
In Aftermath Of Shooting
BY the Assoeio.ed Press

LONDON, Aug. 18.--Luis Lo-
grono Cohen, Dominican Am
bassador to Britain whose first
secretary was shot and killed in
a gun fight with the Embassy's
Air Attache five weeks ago, is
being relieved of his post, 1t was
learned today.
Though the Embassy refused
to discuss the report, Guate-
malan Minister Jose Luis Aguila
de Leon said Mr.. Cohen is
leaving tomorrow for New York
land then to another post" Mr..
de Leon said he is giving a fare
we'll champagne party tonight
for his colleague.
Describing Mr.. Cohen as, his
very, very, very dear friend,'
Mr.. de Leon said, but my dear
friend is very sad man. Since
the shooting he is suffering so
much. and now he has to leave
the land he loves"
Details have never been re-
vealed of the midnight gun
battle in the Dominican Consul
late in which First Secretary
Luis Bernardino was fatally
wounded The Air Attache, Capt.
Octavio Antonio de la Maza,
was wounded and has been or
dered home to stand trial.
Evening star., 1954-08-18
Red Rescue Of One Victim
On Airliner Reported
b. The A..oeio,.d Pres.

TAIPEH. Formosa. Aug. l8.-
A Chinese Nationalist news
agency said today the Chinese
Communists apparently rescued
one passenger aboard the British
airliner shot down by Red
fighters near Hainan Island July
%.
Eight persons were rescued by
a United States flying boat. but
nine others, including three
Americans. are listed as missing.
One passenger died soon after
being rescued.
The Interior Ministry's Tatao
News Agency, which claims ex-
tensive underground contacts on
the mainland, said seriously
injured foreigner arrived in Cam
ton August q aboard Commu-
mist gunboat.
There was no way Of confirm
ing the report.
Evening star., 1954-08-18
Mrs. John B. Sullivan,
Formerly Of Alexandra

Mrs. John B. Sullivan, former
employe Of Woodward g. 10th
rop, died Monday in Ankona.
Fla. where she lived with her
daughter, Mrs. Irwin Frank, 81.
She formerly lived in Alexandria.
Mrs. Sullivan was the former
Eleanor Rowe. Her father, the
late John T. Rowe, was a founder
Of Emmanuel Episcopal Church
in Alexandria. She was a men,
Der of the 20-Year Club at Wood
ward g. Lothrop and Jessica
Callahan Eastern Star Chapter
Besides her daughter. she is
survived by four grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren.
Eastern Star services will be
held at 8 o'clock tonight at
Wheatley's funeral home, Alex
andria. The funeral services will
be held at II am. tomorrow at
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Burial will be in Union Gene
terry, Alexandria.
Evening star., 1954-08-18
Il. MiIfred Sims, 44;
In Navy for B Years

1t. Milfred E. Sims, U. S. N.
A. attached to the Bureau oi
Medicine and Surgery here since
September, died Saturday of a
heart attack after moving from
ID Kennedy street, Alexandria
to his new residence at 1922
North Van Dorm street. Alex
andria.
1t. Sims, native of Everett,
WASH. had been in the Navy "a
years. Early in World War II
he was in the submarine service
Later he was attached to the
Marines 5th Amphibious Corps
in the Pacific. He was with the
occupation forces in Japan
Later during duty on the West
Coast he studied at the Univer-
sity of California.
1t. Sims was stationed ir
Honolulu before he came tt
Washington. He held thu
Bronze Star.
Survivors are his widow
Roberta K: a son. Pvt. Robert
Earl Sims. stationed at Fort
Holabird. Md; his mother, Mrs
Dollie I. Amende, Beaumont
Calf; two sisters and thre,
brothers.
Services will be held at II
am. Friday at Fort Myer Chapel
Burial win be in Arlington
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1954-08-18
Wiley W. Glass, PIastereI
And Native Of Orange
Special Dlsposch 70 The s,or

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Aug.
18.-Wiley w. Glass, a plasterer.
died Monday at a hospital He
was a native of Orange County,
a son Of the late James H. and
Alice Brookman Glass.
Mr.. Glass was a sergeant in
the Army during World War
and received a Silver Star cita-
ton. He was wounded in France
nine days before the armistice.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Ruth Hall Glass; three
daughters. Mrs. John Ruth, Mrs
Frank Robinson and Miss Shir-
ley Glass: two sons. Wiley w.
Glass, jr., and J. Carroll Glass:
nine grandchildren. two sisters
and four brothers.
Funeral services were to be
held at 1880 o'clock this after
noon at Preddy's Funeral Home.
with burial In Riverview Gene
terry. The Rev. Kenneth Tay-
lor, pastor of the Christian and
Missionary Alliance Church. was
to officiate.
Evening star., 1954-08-18
Albert ]. hccurdy, 81,
Retired GP) Printer

Albert J.. McCurdy, 81, retired
Government Printing Office
printer, died Monday in st.
Petersburg. Fla, where he had
lived since 1887.
Born in Allegheny. Pa, he
formerly lived in Washington.
where he was a member of the
Ninth Street Christian Church,
He was a life member of Joppa
Masonic Lodge and a CO.
year member of Typographical
Union 101.
Survivors are two sons, Clyde
D. and 1t. Col. Albert j. Nc
Curdy. jr., both Of st. Peters,
burg; a sister, Mrs. Margaret
Forney, Arlington, and a brother.
George L. McCurdy, Kensing-
ton. Md.
Services will be held at IL am
Friday at Lees funeral home,
Fourth and Massachusetts ave-
nue. NE. Burial will be in Cedar
Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1954-08-18
Paul ". Shafer, 81,
Michigan Republican!
House Member, Dies

Representative Paul Werntz
Shafer. 81. Republican, of Michi-
gan, once q member of the House
District Committee, died yester-
day afternon In Walter Reed
Hospital.
He had entered the hospital
August 5 and was operated on
last Friday for q chronic liver
ailment.
MIR. Shafer's death was for
nlally announced to the House by
Representative wolcott, Repub-
lican, OF Michigan. On his mo-
tion. the House agreed to send
a 25-member delegation to the
funeral. The House then ad-
journed out Of respect to Mr..
Shafer.
Memorial tributes were paid
to Mr.. Shafer today on the House
floor. led OF by Representative
Wolcott.
The Representative was serv-
Evening star., 1954-08-18
U. 5. Fringe Benefit Bill
IS Sent 10 White House

The House today completed
congressional action and sent to
the White House the bill liberal
izing fringe benefits for Govern
n1ent employees.
, One Of the bills highlights is
the substantial modification of
the Whitten rider controlling
permanent appointments and
promotions. The new revisions
are expected to lead to per-
manent appointments for hum
dreds OF thousands of indefinite
workers.
The bill also increases over
time and longevity pay benefits,
authorizes $50 new $4,000 to
$l4,800-a-year jobs. liberalizes
the employe incentive awards
program, and allows employees to
retain their present amount Of
accumulated leave.
Evening star., 1954-08-18

Via. Of Annandale, in the coun-
tvs efforts to raise $42,5 500 to-
ward the Metropolitan Areas
campaign goal of $3,832.000.
Assisting Mr.. Lamb on the
business Unit will be:
Adelard Brault, Charles J..
Hartnett, Douglas Adams, Mrs.
Merrill Lee Chanel. William
Hoofnagle, Bernard Upham and
Mrs. C. Meade Stull.
Working with Mrs. Was resi-
Dental committee are.
Mrs. Leona Boone, Mrs. H. r.
Deem; Mrs. Raymond Tavlor,
Mrs. D. H. Patterson Knight,
Mrs. Connie Huston, Mrs. Vir-
ginia Paisley and Mrs. Lois
Miller.
The Rev. William Costner
pastor of the Second Baptist
Church, Falls Church, has beer
named vice chairman of the resi-
Dental unit. Joseph Freehill
404 Linden lane, Falls Church
will act as chairman of the Fair
fax Speakers Bureau during the
drive.
Evening star., 1954-08-18
Draths

SULLIVAN, ELEANOR ROWE. on Mon
day, August 16. 1854. ct Ankona. Fla,
ELEANOR ROWE SULLIVAN. wife q
6ae MI: late rSn Jamss T.nf 3 suliysH mosasr
q the late Mr.; and MRS. John Thomas
Wheatlsy Funeral Home. sos King st.,
han chapter wsers vii Iessea SsS ..Tsae: cSs
% Wednesday. August Is. I at Pm pm.
Episcopal Church. Aiexsndria. md Hnanea, Va. on
terment Union Cemetery. All Aiexan- IN
WALLACE. RAYMOND. suddenly, on
Monday; August l6. 1854. ct his resi-
Mae E. Wallace. Services at the Tim
oLny oanro, Hanion Funeral Home 1881
ington Memorial Cemetery. Nashville,
Tenn, papers please copy.) 10
WARREN, HONORABLE CHARLES. on
Monday, AUGUST 16. 1864. ct his resi-.
SS sh II pw e
louise Bliss Warren. brother Of Miss
and Mrs. Alfred Rodman Hussey of
atymGutn; 1cba: Mass, Services viii be held
fayette Square. on Wednesday. August
copyjj massj 'sosson' Mass papers please is
WATERMAN. SARAH CATHERINE: On
Hospital, SARAH CATHERINE WATER
MAN OF the Baptist Home. 324S N
st. nv Nv: .,. sister Ct Elizabeth Waterman
stead. Pa: Charles waterman Of Nc
Keesport, Pa. and Mrs. Efae Jones Of
Mount jackson, Va. Services at the
p s1th H. ! Hines Co; Funeral n:a Home. 29Sl 20
asrI. St u "a am, ". Interment Pleasant View
WEDGE, WALTER n. On Tuesday, Au-
gust II. 1854, at Emergency Hospital,
Wedge. brother 81 samuel Z. WedSe. dSs.
brotheg.tnzlaw of .Desdemona Wedse,
eSsse oasls of wfSns pSTothy Logon .n Charles and
other relatives and friends. The late
Mr. Wedge may be viewed 1t the
sfsMart stser neon aoms s1ns:v 80 St:
where. services will be held on Mon
day, August 23, ct pm. Interment
Harmony Cemetery. 1s,2O,2i.22
WRIGaT, JAKE; On Sunday. August
psa sHt JAkE wRoHr ias ci neseEsa ff Hscknsn HSs
ST. Sc, husband Of Mrs. Ruth Wright,
ssr sssspfaIher n,r Of s,E LaErsnce Wrisht and
He also IS SURVIVED By 0e Other soiqsh Relatives M
and friends. Remains may be viewed
after pm. Thursday, August 10, at
614, 4th st. s.w. Funeral services en-
Friday, August 20, at / pm, at the
Corinthian Baptist Church, Cue ST..
between North Capitol and 1st SITS. n W.,
terment Woodlawn Cemetery. 10
ZARRACINA, EDITH MINOT. Suddenly,
on Sunday, August Is. 1854, EDITH
MINoT ZARRACINA, wife of Allen A.
Marine Corps (retired), at San Diego,
Calf. Also surviving are Allen A.
Zarracina, jr., son; grandsons, Robert
and Micnael Zarracina, all of Po-
mona. Calf, and Mrs Irving A. Leh-
man. sister. and James p. Minot,
brother, both of Washington, D. C.
Burial to be on Thursday. August
10, in Fort Rosecrans National Gene
tery, San Diego, Calf. - !.
Evening star., 1954-08-18
-Ap Photo

' D.
ing his 18th year in the House.
He was the eighth member Of the
House TO die during the present
Congress. Six Senator's have died.
Representative Skaters death
leaves the House lineup at 2lS
Republicans, 2l3 Democrats, one
independent, and three vacan-
cies.
Born in Indiana.
The legislator was born in
Elkhart. Ind, the of John
McClellan and Sarah c. Werntz
Shafer.
His parents moved to Three
Rivers. Mich, when he was a
child and he was educated in the
schools there. Later he was a
student at Ferris Institute at
Big Rapids. Mich, and he
studied law by correspondence
with the Blackstone Institute in
Chicago.
MIR. Shafer was a member of
the Indiana State militia in 1915
and 1917. He served on the Mex
ican border but was rejected for
military service during World
War I because Of physical dis
ability, his ofiice said.
For many year q newspaper
man, Mr.. Shafer worked as q re-
porter in Elkhart. Ind. and with
the Grand Rapids (Mich.) }
Herald at the time the late
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg
was editor.
Later, the legislator was city
editor Of the Battle Greek
(Mich.) Moon-Journal, until he
was elected, In 1929. as munici-
pal justice there. He was re-
named for q fo1r-year term and
served until 1886. when he was
elected to Congress.
He was the first member of
Congress to advocate publicly
the withdrawal of diplomatic
recognition of Russia, and only
last Friday. he warmly indorsed
the recent testimony of Gen.
Mark, Clark urging this step.
Mr.. Shafer was q personal
friend Of President Syngman
Rhee and in 1852 was named
an honorary citizen of Korea.
Wife Died July S.
The Representative was mar
ried October 81, 1917, to Ila r.
Mack, Of Detroit. She died last
July S. There are no children.
Survivors are two sisters. Mrs.
H. Earl Kanaga, of Battle Creek,
and Mrs. Frank King, Of Three
Rivers. His mother-in-law, Mrs.
Nora Mack lived with the
Skaters.
Funeral arrangements are be-
ing conducted by Gawler's
Funeral Home, 1756 Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV. He will lie in
state there until 8 o'clock to-
night. Then he will be flown to
Battle Greek tomorrow where
burial will take place.
Evening star., 1954-08-18
Col. Carl F. Mckinney,
Aide TO Gen. Eben Swift

Col, Carl r. Mckinney, 81,
USA. retired. World War I aide
70 Gen. Eben Swift, died last
week In San Antonio. Tex. He
was to be buried in Arlington
Cemetery at 3 pm. today.
Col Mckinney. born in Athens,
Ala. was q 1911 West Point
graduate. He attended the Army
War College here, retiring from
the Army in 1949. Survivors are
his widow and three children.
Evening star., 1954-08-18
Moi. Gen. Dmentiev, 50

MOSCOW, Aug. 18 (P.-The
Soviet Army newspaper Red Star
announced today the death Of
Mai. Gen. Nikolai Ivanovich
Dmentiev, So, after an illness.
Gen. Dmentievt rose from the
ranks. having joined the army
during the revolution. He held
front line posts In World War II
and was awarded the Order Of
Lenin and other decorations. /.
Evening star., 1954-08-18
Pastor to Head School

CHARLOTTES VILE, Va,
Aug. 18 tSpeciaD The Rev.
Charles H. Simmons, pastor Of
the Free Union Church of the
Brethren, will be principal Of
the Free Union School next
year. Mr.. Simmons was re-
leased from a contract to teach
in Greene County next year.
He was elected by the Albemarle
School Board contingent on his
release in Greene.
Evening star., 1954-08-18
Candidate Set to Stort
Marathon Tulk Tonight
BY the A,seeiated Pres.

ATLANTA, Aug. 18.-Candi-
date Charles Gowen begins his
scheduled 26-hour talking mara
thon tonight in his bid for elec-
ton as Georgia's next governor
At 10 pm. tEDT) he plans to
begin his radio-television oral
endurance test, first of its kind
in Georgia politics.
His schedule calls for him to
sit before radio microphones and
television cameras in Atlanta
for 26 hours, without a break
appealing for votes and answer
ing questions telephoned to him.
Evening star., 1954-08-18
Senator'S Approve Two
For Diplomatic Posts
BY The Associoted Pres,

The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee has approved the
nomination of Charles w. Yost of
New York to be Minister to the
Kingdom of Laos and Robert Nc
Clintock of California to be Am
bassador to the Kingdom of Cam
bodia.
Chairman H. Alexander Smith,
Republican. of New Jersey, told
reporters last night the approval
was unanimous. The nomina-
tions now go to the Senate floor
for confirmation.
Both are career foreign serv-
ice officers.
Evening star., 1954-08-18
Howard TooIey, Author
OF Boys Club Plays
BY the Associated Pros.

NEW YORK, Aug. ls.-How-
ard Tooley, public relations di-
rector for the Boys Clubs of
America and author of a number
Of radio and television plays in
connection with the organiza-
ton, died yesterday in the New
York hotel where he lived. He
was 81
Mr.. Tooley was born in Coz
lumbus, Ind. Funeral services
are scheduled at indianapolis
Saturday. He is survived by his
widow, Laverne.
Evening star., 1954-08-18
Tourist Cords Deboted

CIUDAD TRUJILLO, Domin-
ican Republic. Aug. ID (R.-The
Dominican Senate began debate
yesterday on bill to permit
tourists to visit the Dominican
Republic on a simple tourist card
which could be issued by air or
steamship lines. Backed by
President Hector Trujillo, the
bill would do away with pass
ports and viSaS.