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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05
Mrs. A. |. Humes,
Widow Of LAWYER

Mrs. Augustine L. Humes, 81,
of Washington. New York and
Newport, R. l.. widow of a
lawyer, died Wednesday at
North Country Community Hos
pital. Glen Cove. Long Island.
Born at Manassas, Va. she
was the former Elsa Portner,
daughter of the late Robert and
Anna Portner. Mrs. Humes'
father was well-known Wash
ington banker and inventor.
She was educated at Finch
School in New York and Briar-
cliff School. Westchester, and
made her debut here.
Mrs. Humes had lived in New
York for IS years. but she also
has a home at Newport and in
recent years here, at 3015
Whitehaven street NV.
Mrs. Humes' husband died in
1852. She is survived by two
daughters. Mrs. Robert van
Rotten of 1900 Woodland drive
NV. and Mrs. Charles M. Clark,
lr.. OF New York; a son, John P.
Humes Of Mill Neck, Long Is
land; two sisters, Mrs. Henry D.
Flood Of 2740 Thirty-fourth
street NV. and Mrs. William P.
Meredith of 2101 Connecticut
avenue NV. and IL grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services will be held
at ii am. tomorrow at St.
Thomas Episcopal Church, New
York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05
IHeod-On Collision
IOf WhoIer Saves
! Poor Fisherman
BY the Assoeioied Press

SAN DIEGO. Calf, Feb. s.
The skipper of a fishing boat
yesterday told of hooking a
whale on a fish line and witness
ing a collision between two other
whales. all within the space Of
80 minutes.
Harold w. Hanson, skipper OF
the Lucky II. said he was fishing
at the edge of kelp beds offshore
when one of his hooks caught
either a part of the lobe of the
whales tail or became entangled
in the mass of barnacles that en-
crusted the mammals side.
Mr.. Hanson said the whale
surfaced. spouted and then
headed south at full speed, snap
ping the fishing gear.
The fisherman said he then
sighted two other whales BEAR
ing down on his small boat, but
they suddenly swerved and
crashed into each other head
on.
He then got out of the area
as fast as the Lucky II could go.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05
}. ". Powell, ShipbuiIder
And Former Navy Officer
BY the Assoe,e.ed Pres.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. s.
Ashes Of Joseph w. Powell. ship
builder and former Navy officer
were scattered over the Severn
River yesterday after military
funeral services at the Naval
Academy.
Mr.. Powell. who died January
rs at IS. was a special assistant
to the secretary Of the Navy from
1910 to 1914, and since then has
been connected with shipbuild-
ing engineering projects. He
owned farms at Thomasville, Ga
Among other positions. he
formerly was a vice president
OF Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.
A native of OSwego. N. Y, Mr..
Powell was graduated from the
Academy in 1897. but resigned
from the Navy in 1906. Fleet
Admiral William D. Leahy. a
classmate. attended the services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05
Health Institutes
Fire Marshal Found
Dead in His Auto

Ernest A. Davis, fire marshal
at the National Institutes of
Health and former chief of the
Hyattsville Fire Department, was
found dead in his car today. A
hose ran from the exhaust pipe
into the closed auto.
DR.. Frank j. Broschart, Mont
gomery County medical exam
liner, ruled the death a suicide.
The body was found in the
front seat of the car on his
father-in-law's farm at Wash
ington Grove. county police re-
ported. Sydney Brake, brother
in-law of Mr.. Davis, found the
body about 6:45 am.
Left Home Yesterday.
A search had been underway
since Mr.. Davis. As. failed to
return home last night. He left
about 4 pm. saying he was
going to a store. police said.
Policeman Howard Musgrove
said Mr.. Davis is survived by
his wife. Mrs. Audrey Mae Brake
Davis. and a 6-year-old son,
Ernest Joseph Davis.
Mr.. Davis had been depressed
over medical bills and had neen
disturbed about his Job" the
policeman said.
The family home is in Har-
rington Apartments, Washing
ton Grove.
Started As Guard.
Mr.. Davis came to the Nation
al Institutes as a guard in 1949.
He was promoted in 1850 to fire
marshal.
A veteran Of World War II,
Mr.. Davis was in charge of a
fire company for the 18th Air
Force in the Philippines. Earlier
he had served in the infantry.
He had been an instructor in
fire fighting at the University of
Maryland.
Mr.. Davis was a Hyattsville
fireman for more than 25 years.
He was chief there from 1886 to
1910 and from 1912 to l945. For
five years he was a special po-
liceman at Hyattsville.
A native of Stony Run, Anne
Arundel County. Md. Mr.. Davis
attended school in Hyattsville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05
William Megeinson,
Retired Clergyman
" 'hs Assoe'ofsd Press

STAUNTON, Va. Feb. s.
The Rev. William Megginson. IS
a retired minister of the Presby-
terrain Church. died in a hos
pital here. He had been in poor
health for several months.
DR.. Megginson for a number
Of years was president of the
General Assembly's training
school in Richmond and for Is
years prior to his retirement in
l943 served as superintendent OF
the Presbyterian Home in Lynch
burg.
A funeral service will be held
Monday at a Staunton funeral
home with burial in Thornrose
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05
French lab Invaders
Aiming at Laos City
BY the Assoeioted Press

SAIGON, Indo-China. Feb. 5.
French Union troops fought
hard today against Wet Mimi
invaders at scattered points
along a hastily thrown up de-
Tense arc 60 miles north OF
Luang Prabang. But the main
defense of the capital of Laos,
in Northwestern Indo-China,
was still to come.
AS the Communicated rebels
continued to file through the
jungle toward Luang Prabang,
the French set up small centers
of resistance at paths in the re-
gion of Muong Sal, on the banks
of the Nam Hou River, and
along the Nam Suong River.
The main resistance was
scheduled to take place near,
but not in, the capital.
French fighter planes and
bombers continued to hit the
miles long lines of the advancing
rebels. French Union troops at
tackled the columns from am
bushes.
The French hoped this tactic
would weaken the Wet Mimi
before they reached the show
down area north of Luang Pra-
bang.
At the big French fortress Of
Diem Bien Phu. just north Of
the Northern Laotian border, the
rebel troops were reported still
shifting from their positions
around the French-held plain.
1t was from this area that the
Red leaders pulled the division
which invaded Laos early this
week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05
I'm Mrmnriaitt

BuRRUss., PAUL d. In loving memory
d BURRUSS. who passed away nine
years ago today. February B. l945.
You had q smile for every one.
T. heart as pure as gold
To those who knew and loved you,
Your memory will never grow old.
II ever love existed,
II ever sweet flower grew:
II ever soul filled its nilsson on earth.
Then. Paul. it certainly was you.
THE FAMILY.
BUSH, JOSEPH BENEDICT. In loving
memory of JOSEPH BENEDICT BUSH,
who passed away one year ago today.
Loving and kind in all his ways.
Upright and religious to the end of
his days:
Sincere and kind in heart and mind.
What a beautiful memory he left behind.
MRS JOSEPH B. BUSH AND FAM
lily.
CONTEE, sELENA. BELL. In, loving
memory of my dearly beloved sister,
SELENA BELL CONTEE. who departed
this life twelve years ago today. Feb
ruary .. 1912,
] have only a memory, dear sister,
l cherish my whole life through:
AS l treasure the memory of you.
SISTER. KATE.
DAVIS, LENA MUELLER. In loving
fmfIz Davis e TSo d sdfI 5aNA
years ago today. February 5. 1919.
Beautiful memory OF one 50 dear
l will always cherish with love sincere.
HER DEVOTED BROTHER. GEORGE
MUELLER. 3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05
Cold Eases in Europe
As 'Copters Aid Victims

LONDON, Feb. 5. - A bright
wintry sun brought a break in
Europe's coolest spell in seven
years today as relief missions
rushed supplies to snowbound
highland hamletS and islands
still isolated.
Helicopters were used to reach
70 hamletS in Italy's appenine
mountains east Of Rome, where
some communities have been cut
of for a week.
Hardy inhabitants Of the lone
island Of Foula in the Shetlands
north of Scotland welcomed their
first mailboat in 81 days.
The death toll over Europe is
estimated at more than 300.
Ironically, the thaw brought
threats of more hardships. The
fearsome landslide of Missano de
COCOA in the Italian Apprentices
halted by frozen ground-be-
gan moving again during the
night and swallowed up two
more buildings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05
France Orders Pay Boost
In Private Industry
BY the Associated Press

PARIS. Feb. 5.-The Fench
government has ordered a boost
Of about IS per cent in workers
wages in private industry and
announced a long series Of
measures designed to stimulate
production.
The wage increase, ordered
yesterday, means an increase
from 100 francs to lis francs an
hour in the minimum wage in
the Paris region. For other sec
tons of the country 1t will be
slightly less because of the slid
ing scale on which the minimum
wage is calculated.
For a l92-hour month-that
is, a 48-hour week-a Paris
worker may not now be paid less
than 22.425 francs 1854. The
old minimum scale was 1880
francs ($55,70) for a 192-hour
month.
The move does not affect gov
eminent workers, who got a SIM
liar increase after the big strike
wave last August.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05
Bill Taxing 0ut-of-State
Truck Gas Advances

FRANKFORT. KY. Feb. S.
An administration bill to require
big truckers to pay Kentuckys
7-cents-a-gallon gasoline tax on
fuel purchased elsewhere and
used in this State passed the
House $40 yesterday.
1t would affect trucks of $4,000
pounds or over and prevent them
from running in or through
Kentucky on huge tanks filled in
bordering states where gas taxes
are lower.
Revenue department spokes-
men estimate the bill, sent to the
Senate. would bring 81 to SIS
million more to the highway
fund annually. The tax now re-
turns about $45 million a year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05
Milk Producers
Offer Solution to
Butter Deadlock

The National Milk Producers
Federation thinks it has a So
luton for the Government 8
problem of surplus butter. Presi-
dent Russell Waltz of Seattle,
Wash, hopes to present it to
Agriculture Secretary Benson to-
day.
The federation proposes that
the Governments Commodity
Credit Corporation offer its
stocks to commercial butter
packagers at 80 cents a pound
compared with the 81 cents the
Government pays for it.
Mr.. Waltz said the packagers
could get an amount of the
cheap butter equal to what they
had bought at higher prices.
This. he said, could mean pack
ayers would pay an average Ala
cents.
At retail. he said, there would
be an added charge of 10 cents,
setting the price at 57l2 cents to
the consumer, compared with the
present figure of around rs cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05
1881 900 in Stolen
Money Orders Seized
By the Associated Press

GLENDALE. Calf, Feb. s.
Negotiable money orders worth
1881 900. stolen from a Hunting
ton Park Western Union Office
were recovered here yesterday
with the arrest of two ex-con-
victs. police reported.
Police said Edmund Rual
Roberts. 80, of Dallas, Tex, and
Donald Edward Wilson, 80, of
San Francisco, were arrested
after an unsuccessful attempt to
break into Western Union Office
here. The money orders were
found in the mems hotel room.
police said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05
CorI FronkIin Bruun,
Chemical Firm Chief

PASADENA. Calf, Feb. S.
Carl Franklin Braun, founder of
one Of the Nations largest engi-
neering research and chemical
manufacturing firms. died yes
terday Of a heart attack. He
was So.
Mr.. Braun headed the c. F.
Braun Co.. with plants in this
country and Canada. He was the
author of a number of books
dealing with management lead
ersh1p and human relations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05
Uarna nj Chunks

HoGUE: ELMA R; The family Of the
with grateful appreciation the kind
expressions OF sympathy from Chap
plain George Gaiser. Chapel South Post.
Fort Myer. Va, and members. Of the
w Va We appreciated the beautiful
flowers. cards and kilograms. We also
wish to thank friends and neighbors.
THE AL HOGUE FAMILY. 3"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05
Anupilittu

YOUNG. HARRY A. tMOoDAD. An un-
yelling In memory of the late HARRY
A. (MOODAl YOUNG. beloved husband
OF Sally Young and father Of Larry.
Steven and Valerie Young will be held
on Sunday February 1854 at 1890
pm. at the Adas israel Hebrew Con-
gregation Cemetery. 1900 Alabama
ave, sc,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05

Iol ton OF Harmony Lodge. No;
N Il, F.. A. A. NJ. will be held
IN on Monday. February S: 1924,
WING at l:I5 pm. at the Masonic
AK Temple, 18TH 81. and New
w YORK ave. NV. Tor the pur-
" pose of conducting funeral
eryiceS for our late brother. LEE D.
OULIN The members OF the lodge
IRE requested TO attend BY oTdea oi
JOHN 7. ADAMS. Master.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05

SMITH. IVUS v. Suddenly. on Thurs
6as: Ieq Hospital T. IvGs Y sMifH Of
3il6 South 9th st: Arlington; Va.
father OF Shirley and Ronnie Smith
son of Mrs. Vida NJ. Serrin and brother
Of Raymond D. Smith o. Hyattsvi!le
Md: Daniel Smith OF Hamlet. Ind:
Mis-. Nerna Wright OF Sealston, Va:
Mrs Goldie HuGgins and Mrs. Laura
Moshei both OF Washington. D. c.
and Mrs. Myrtle Church OF Grovertown.
Ind Services at the S. H. Hines Co.
Funeral Home 39ul I4th st. NV.
ON Saturday. February q. at ON
Interment Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05

GIBBONS. ALLIE NJ. On Thursday.
February 4. 1851. at Sibley Hospital.
ALLIE NJ. GIBBONS OF f4l9 Downing
ST ne, the wife OF the late Chasttne
n Gibbons beloved mother of Mrs;
Louisa Beach. Mrs. Caryel Proctor and
Thomas D. Gibbons. sister OF Mrs. Lula
OF Elaine and Donald Proctor. Friends
may call at the Lee Funeral Home,
4th ST. and Mass, ave. ne. where
services will be held on SATURDAY.
at Chester Cemetery. Chestertown, Nd.
on Sunday. February Z. at 2:3O pm. z
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-08-01

Thousands of farmers and ranchers
are expanding the productive capacity
of their farms by utilizing the third
dimension of their fields >. DEPTH
These are the owners of Allis-
Chalmers CA and WD-45 Tractors
with dynamic extra DEPTH POWER
>. Traction Booster power that en-
ables them to till their soils as deeply
as good farming practice may require.
Flowing one inch deeper than usual
means power to move up to 800 more
tons of earth per day. Subsoiling +.
breaking up and shattering dry hard
pan to depths of Is inches or more {. +.
requires the kind of extra power and
ground gripping traction for which CA
and WD-45 Tractors are famous.
That higher horsepower is there for
one reason. To USEi With it, you can
farm faster, deeper unlock the full
potential of your soil for bigger
yields, more profit, better farm livingl
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-08-01

Gerry a measuring stick on your frocfor.
Use if TO measure implement settings occur
ofeiy. Check the depth - hold il consfonf
with Chalmers mounted implements.
IT Poysl Your dealer con show you how.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-08-01


He's monster"
They were grinning as if they were
up to something, so I said, "Sure, I'll
go along"
When we got there, they raised the
irOn-barred door that worked like the
door of wooden box rabbit traps l had
as kid. 1t was supported by a cross
piece that had on the other end of it
baited trigger.
We all peered inside the large dark
cylinder. In the bright sun I couldn't
see anything in the trap at first, and
I thought they had taken me in on a
sell. Then l made out the biggest
grizzly I had ever laid eyes on. He
was sitting hunched in the far end but
looking back over his rump, with his
tongue lolling out and painting. His
little eyes were red with hate.
Mac ordered, 'Get back. I'll get him
OUT
THE OTHER FELLOWS hit for the
door of the mess hall. l was the last
one and there wasn't room inside for
me. saw Maloy wink at Scotty and 1
knew they were crowding me out on
purpose. 1 tried not to let on, though
for I didn't want that gang to think
was hunting for cover. I stood be-
hind two Sapling lodgepole pine trees
no more than four feet tall The trees
didn't screen me much, but felt safe
enough. was too interested in what
Mac was doing, guess.
He stood off from the open end of
the trap with handful of rocks and
drew bead on the grizzly, pelting him
as hard and fast as he could throw.
thought it was kind of crazy, for the
bear was so big knew he couldn't turn
around. The only way he could get out
was to back out.
All of sudden he squeezed himself
to nothing, and with a powerful lunge
turned and catapulted out head first.
He beloved a terrifying roar that
would have frozen the braveSt in his
tracks.
With the whole wide world to run in,
he headed straight for meat eighty
miles an hour. 1 was petrified ]
couldn't move muscle but stood with
each of my hands locked around the
inch-thick trunk of a baby nine free
His huge side brushed the back OF
my trousers, and if I hadn't been
braced like stone, I would have been
knocked over. Luckily he howled out
of sight into the woods.
When my heart started to beat again,
my blood had turned to water, but that
didn't keep me from noticing the scared
faces of the rangers Gray as ashes. AS
soon as Mac got his spit back, he said
''The only thing in Gods name that
saved you was your standing still
That's what I call nerve!"
You know, it was kind of funny. Right
after that, bears around our camp go
mighty scarce. Mac didn't say any
thing, but every evening from some
where off in the timber there came tn,
crack of rifle. And not single guy
ever tried to kid me, even when W.
got together on Saturday nights for ;
game of poker.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-08-01

A world of new tractor advancements awaits
you at your Allis- Chalmers dealer. See
these new, more powerful tractors with
SNAP-COUPLER, Power Shift wheels,
Two Clutch power control Without shifting
plus Depth Power at glance with the
new Traction Booster indicator Cat Left.
Weight transfer to drive wheels is automatic
= on and off, as needed, for maximum
traction. It's HUeweight, not lightweight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-27

having just returned from q trip
to England where. he said, "the
weather was terrible"
Also seen were Supreme Court
Justice and Mrs. Harold Burton
and Justice and Mrs. Tom Clark,
Mrs. Claude Pepper, MIR. and Mrs.
William Baxter from the State
Department, and Mrs. Dorothy
Houghton, Assistant Administra-
tor Of the Foreign Operations Ad-
ministration.
Mr.. Victor Purse, acting deputy
chief of protocol. said he had
been at the Greek Embassy most
Of the day. He had attended the
large luncheon given yesterday
by the Ambassador in honor OF
Governor and Mrs. Theodore Nc
Keldin Of Maryland.
The Governor was presented
with the Grand Cross of the
Order of Phoenix for the extreme
kindness and sympathy which he
has manifested for the people of
Greece as veil as Americans Of
Greek origin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-27

the street ,on the corner Of
MacoTnb and wisconsin.
Smoke poured out and SO did
the inmates In their night
clothes, the firemen dashed q
nice hole in the roof so we
could see the flamesat least
/ guess that's the reason they
did thigh ladders were used
and ambulanceS arrived on
the scene. A couple of old
ladies started back toward the
dOor-"for their snuff boxes, .
said Gabriel van Laethem;
seems that's the practice in
Paris and we who watched
were almost asphyxiated by
the smoke. All in all, it was
different for a diplomatic din
ner.
Though his wife wasn't
there. the host did himself
proud with the table. Plates,
candelsticks and beautiful
Chinese bridal lamps Of the
same salmon-colored pattern
were admired by the Phil Bon
sails. and Mary Kuhn. The
china even matched the fresh
salmon that Pierre had combed
the town for in true French
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-27

II &
tons press corps 800 strong
was ropedI Of in the center Of
the Presidential Room at the
Statler Ca little like some
thing that mooed, we thought)
and the Princess and her hus-
band walked outside the ropes,
stopping for an occasional in
PRODUCTION. Maybe those ropes
were necessary, but we gals
behind them did feel like a
bunch of prize heifers at q
country fair--only not so prize.
/ don't know what the men
felt like.
One Of the most pleased
members of our ilk is Charlie
Campbell, popular director of
the British Information Serv-
ices in Washington. He has
been assigned to the Queen
Mother as her public affairs
go-between from the moment
she arrives in New York.
The Italian Minister and
Signora Luciolli leave tomor-
row for a months coverage Of
the United States by motor.
They're taking the grand
diplomatic tour-the hi h
spots on the average Amer
leans cross-country drive. plus
some of the wonders that in
terest Observation-Disclosures
Detroit, Hoover Dam, ETC., etc.
AS head of the Motion Pic
ture Association of America,
not as chairman of Point Four.
Eric Johnston emplanes on the
LIST to be host at the American
party given on the Srd during
the Venice film festival. He
will receive such luminaries at
the Lido as Judy Garland,
Katharine Hepburn, Noel Cow
ard, Marlene Dietrich, Gloria
Swanson and possibly the new
stage darling, Audrey Hepburn.
That doesn't sound too painful
a task. don't see how Point.
Four can ever compete. ..
Speaking of the films, at q
press interview in Lima, Peru,
this month, erudite novelist
and Nobel Prize winner Will
liam Faulkner said that 'the
motion picture is as important
as the dictionary"
+ X Il \
French Minister Pierre Mil
let was host the other evening
at a small dinner for his de-
parting colleague, French Min
lister Roger Seydoux, and his
wife. It's doubtful If he will
ever give another dinner so
successful. The company was
thoroughly congenial, the meal
perfect and the after-dinner.
program warm and absorbing.
No sooner was the last demi-
tasse cup put down than a
really good fire broke out up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-27

gourmet style. The pinkish
juicy roast lamb melted In
your mouth. You Americans
serve your meat too fresh. |"
said Minister Millet. It's
more tender If you keep it for
four days" During that time
three garlic cloves had been
buried In 1t.
And for dessert. q whole
orange was offered to each
guest. 1t had been decapitated
and the top replaced but i'm
side its followed thick
skin was orange ice with some
marrons in it and a dash Of
whipped cream on top. It was
delectable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-27
AIunnnue Tea Is Planned

The Washington Alum n a e
Chapter of Phi Mu viii give q
tea in honor of it's college menu
bers Sunday from SIS o'clock.
Mrs. Richard E. Blackwelder will
act as hostess of the tea, which
is being given at her home, 3728
Second street, South Arlington.
Two new fraternity officers
were selected from this area
recently at the twenty-third ma
tional convention in California
and the guests will have an OPP
portunity to meet them. They