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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-07
By Harry Bocos

"A firehouSe graduate In rose
point lace will take over the
stage in the Carter Barron AM
phitheater tonight.
Soprano Roberta Peters. "a,
will sing half a dozen Of the arias
that introduced her to Metro
politan Opera audiences as q
first-class fireman, but which she
has since taken over in her own
right. New Workers call her the
'firehouse coloratura."
Her first fire cali came on Mo-
vember II, 1850. Five hours be-
fore curtain time. Nadine Con-
ner fell i'll. and Miss Peters. who
had studied music most of her
young life but had never before
sung on q stage, was tapped for
the exacting role of Zerlina in
Don Giovanni.
She was an immediate hit.
Since then, she has had to take
many sudden IRE calls, but now
also gets top billing in an impress
sive list Of coloratura and SOU
brette roles.
Stopping for a glass Of orange
Juice before sitting down in the
hairdresser's shop in the Hotel
Statler yesterday, Miss Peters
was the picture of ease.
'II get up late, rehearse an
hour or so with DR.. Mitchell CDR.
Howard Mitchell. conductor Of
the National Symphony Orches-
tra) and then have q big sirloin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-07
Firehouse Graduate in Lace
VIII Sing in Anphitheoter

steak about 5 O'Clock" she said
IF / don't. I'll get too hungry
before it's over"
She will wear q rosepoint lace
gown. f1ounced out over q five-
ply horsehair petticoat. Yester-
day, she was dressed in q cot
ton print and black sandals and
had her dark hair done up in
q modified italian Boy" style.
Miss Peters is In washington
with her mother. who goes every
where with her. The other menu
bers of the family. her father
and grandmother, never miss a
performance, except when she is
out of town. Her French poodle,
PelleaS Pierre Peters, seldom
gets to the theater.
Her only previous Washington
appearance was with the tour
ing Met company two years ago.
Tonight she will sing with the
final National Symphony con-
cert of the summer, under DR..
Mitchell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-07
Suit Charges Parakeef
Was Disease Carrier ],

A man who said he contracted
parrot fever from q pet parakeet
yesterday filed q 500. 900 breach
Of warranty suit against the
Hecht Co Department Store.
The plaintiff. Jay Benn, as
serted that he bought from the
store "a certain bird commonly
known as q parakeet' last April
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-07

II. He declared the store war
ranted BY implication that the
bird was free Of any communi-
cable disease.
But, Mr.. Benin charged, the
parakeet was infected with psit-
tacosis. Mr.. Benn complained
that he himself caught the dis
ease and required hospitaliza-
ton. The suit was filed in Mr..
Benn's behalf by Attorney Sam
uel 2. Block in the United States
District Court for the District Of
Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-07
Better After Pneumonia

STATE COLLEGE. Pa, July
z R.-Mrs. Milton ST. Essen
hover, wife of the president of
Pennsylvania State University,
was reported In fine condition
at her campus home here today
after suffering with an attack OF
virus pneumonia last week.
Evening star., 1954-12-29
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Evening star., 1954-12-29

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when she heard that this famous factory clearing its stocks
rushed here to bring substantial savings exquisite hand made
glasses In time for holiday paies Many matching pieces various
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Evening star., 1954-12-29

On Sale Thursday! All Stores!
Q Only Ho,ceU You'd Erer Call These sSeconds'
The Chairs pertect-not tla,U in the lot!
Styles, IL colors, but just 10 sets so hurry!
Evening star., 1954-04-29

she had been given her own MIG.
She drove all the way from st.
Louis, entered the race without
a pit crew or mechanic and fin
ished next to last. Two months
later she raced at Chanut Field.
Rantoul. ILL.,. and finished sec
ond in a women's race. Last
July S Stella wound up In the
middle of the pack in three races
at Offutt Field in Omaha.
After her record at Lock-
bourne she failed to finish In
two other races. cracking up q
Jaguar in one of them. But In
spite Of failing to win so far in
her brief career. Stella denies
emphatically that her sex has
anything to do with 1t.
TITS no handicap being a
woman In sports car racing"
she says, with her light blue
eyes flashing. "I don't drive to
win. I won't take the chances
needed to win. I Just like to
open 'er up as fast as she will
go without worrying about a cop
chasing me with a ticket in his
hand"
Evening star., 1954-04-29
Virginia Rifle Entries
Closing Tomorrow

Entries for the Northern Vir-
ginia junior rifle championships,
to be held May 9 at Fort Bel
voir. close at midnight tomor-
row. Entries should be mailed
to Mrs. Rachel B. Moss, 319
Mansion drive, Alexandria. Reg
istrations will be limited to the
first $50 mailed in.
A total of 10 matches has been
arranged by the host club, the
Harrington Junior Rifle Club, in
five age groups ranging from 10
years old and under up to Is.
Firing starts at 9 am.
Tournament officials are q. E.
Baughman, chief of the Secret
Service; w. r. Glavin, assistant
director Of the FBI; Frank Par
sons. Olympic rifle team coach:
Col. Walter Walsh of the Ma
rines, United States high-pow-
cred rifle champion and Olympic
team member; Col. Tom Kelley,
New England pistol champion,
and Henry Moulthrop, Navy De-
partment ROTC chief.
Arthur Cook, Olympic cham
pion, has been designated by the
National Rifle Association as
chief referee. Philip Roettinger,
Virginia State champion and an
Olympic team member, will be
chief range officer.
Evening star., 1954-04-29
Lester Tries Tonight
For AAU Boxing Title
He Just Missed in '53
BY The As.oeiotsd Press

BOSTON. April 30. - Thirty
three boxers - including two
beaten flnalists of the 1853 tour
nament battle for 10 titles to-
night In the windup Of the Ma
tional AAU championships in
Boston Garden.
Back for another try after just
missing a year ago are Warre-
nell Lester, Washington Golden
Gloves nght-heavyweight cham
pion now representing Baltimore,
and Norman Johnson Of Mil
waukee. a 132-pounder..
Lester-who lost a year ago in
the 178-pound final 70 Frank
Perry Of Wilberforce, Ohio, the
Journeys top performer - is In
the round Of four with Buddy
Turman Of Tyler, Texas; AL
Shack Of Buffalo. N. Y, and
Eugene Toff of Columbus, Ohio.
johnson, q 20-year-old pack
ing plant worker who lost in the
139-pound class windup in 1858,
runs up against one of the best
boxers in the show, Garnett Hart
OF Philadelphia, a knockout
specialist.
Hart Stops Three Rivals.
Hart has stopped his three
opponents so far to move into
the final with a record of 81
straight victories. A rangy boy,
he has real defensive skill and
a good punch with either hand.
Two others of the 10 divisions
are pared down to two finalists.
Jack Puscas of Portland, Greg.
fighting on the Seattle team,
meets Buffalo's clever Stan Fitz-
gerald for the 125-pound crown,
and New York's Bob Shell faces
James Mitchener of Baltimore in
the 139-pound title match.
Virus Forces Withdrawal.
New England originally quail
fed five boxers for the closing
night, but Pat Mccarthy, jr.,
112-pounder-who had hoped to
follow in his dads footsteps by
winning a national title-had to
withdraw because of a virus in
fection.
Thus the New England quar-
tet of Heavyweight Ronald
Greenfield of Everett, Billy Tay-
lor of Springfield College and
Hartford, Conn.,, a welterweight:
Billy Ramos of New Bedford,
119-pounder, and Don McCray
of Boston, 165-pounder, is one
of four teams with four men
left.
The others are Philadelphia,
Baltimore and San Francisco.
Then come Buffalo and Ohio
with three each, New York, Dali
las. Seattle and Detroit with
two apiece, and Milwaukee, Ne
braska and Niagara AAU with
one each.
Evening star., 1954-04-29
Her Powder Flask Lazy Colt
Judy Johnson Trying for First
Stakes Win on Flat Saturday

breaking him." added the slight
woman who would seem more at
home pouring tea than teaching
thoroughbreds good racing man
ners. "He trotted around as doc
ilely as an old lead pony. Actu-
ally, he was SO dull we called
him 'Cokey Joe.' and he didn't
show signs of waking up until
about three weeks before his
first race"
Wins Two of Three.
Powder Flask has had three
races, winning the last two after
finishing second in his debut.
Judy said he ran "greenly," or
showed a lack of experience in
his first start.
"He should have won, but he
bore in and lost everything by
a head" she added.
: Powder Flask scored impress
sively the next two times out
under Jockey Jimmy Lynch,
who'll ride him Saturday.
War Relic and Sweet Tilly
somehow remind Judy of the
ante-bellum South and the
Civil War, hence Powder Flask's
name.
THE name of the unraced
filly is even BETTER" Judy said.
She's out of Ali Forgiven, so
we called her Come On Home"
The good steeplechasers trained
by Judy would require too much
space to be listed here. but APP
pleton and Meadowbrook were
among them.
One of 10 Children.
One of 10 children, Judy'S
father was an American citizen
who went to England to train
horses, but returned to this
country in 1924 with his family
while the children were still
young to protect their status as
United States citizens.
Judy became acquainted with
Mott through his son. an anna
teur steeplechaSe rider, who
since has quit the sport.
Judy'S mother passed away
two years ago and now Judy is
thinking of taking trip back
to England next year to see the
Grand National, an event she
never has seen.
Judy is not SO much concerned
about publicity for her training
activities as she is about no.
tice for "The Curious Savage"
a play to be presented by the
Sandy Spring Community Play
ers at Olney Theater for charity.
It will be presented on two week
ends, May 7-8 and May 14-15.
Il have the leading role in
the part of Mrs. Savage" Judy
explained. but I'm afraid I'm
a better trainer than an actress" I"
Judy will be on her own in
the play. but Powder Flask can
be a big help to her training
reputation if he can get home
first at Bowie Saturday
Evening star., 1954-04-29
Defeat Of Hopkins Gives
Terp Netmen 8-3 Record

The University of Maryland
tennis team will bring an 8-3
record into it's match with
George Washington tomorrow
afternoon after polishing off
Johns. Hopkins. 7-2, yesterday
in. College Park.
The TerpS won five of the six
singles matches and then de-
cided to forfeit the No. 2 dou-
bleS match because Of darkness.
AL Greenberg Of Hopkins rallied
to- defeat Howard Reamer for
his teams only earned victory.
CIV will be host to Mary
land tomorrow at Forehand Ten
mis- Club at Baileys Crossroads.
The summaries:
John Myers, Maryland, defeated Dave
J ennlngS. I'll. I'd: Bud o'"ht.'
Maryland. defeated Steve Yost. 81.
G.S. G-3: JacS. Clifford, Alarylan. :,
Terry Birch. Maryland: defeated Fred
Smith. 6--.. 6--3: Al GreenbeTq, Johns
Hopkins, defeated Howard Reamer,
land defeated Ed Ra6ermenn. nrenn'B e.s Mfri 81
Myers and Clifford, Maryland, defeated
Jennings and Ivan Shapiro. f-l. -.
Jerry Wittstadt and Beckwith. Maryland
defeated FREQ Steinmsnn and Pete Bow;
the No. . doubles match to Johns Hop
kins.
Evening star., 1954-04-29
Likes Speeding Without Cops Closing ~s..,
St. Louis Woman Real Threat
In Race at Andrews Sunday
BY Dick sIoy

A bouncy little blond from st.
Louis with the soap opera name
Of Stella Brown may turn into
one of the real threats in the
second race at Andrews Field
Sunday.
The second event Of the Ma
tional Capital Sports Car Races,
the Congressional Trophy Race,
is limited to cars under 1,500
cubic centimeters in piston dis
placement over a stretch of so
miles, the same distance in
which Stella set an American
woman's record last August.
She can't remember her time
or average speed over those first
so miles at Lockbourne Air
Force Base, Ohio. but she re-
calls wildly that Gen. Curtis
LeMay, commander of the Stra-
tegic Air Command, presented
her with the trophy at the end
of the 150-mile grind and that
it was the first time she ever
had raced a. Jaguar. In fact,
it was only the fourth race she
ever had entered and it was a
strange car.
Borrowed Car for Race.
"It was a funny thing" she re-
lated yesterday. This Jaguar
had been given up as a bad piece
of machinery. / begged a gen.
erous dealer to lend it to me and
it had $4,000 miles on it. But it
hit ia miles per hour on the
stretches the whole way. I'd
rather not talk about where I
finished at the end of the whole
$50 miles. Let's just say it was
way down the line. I though it
would never end"
Another funny thing was that
Stella shouldn't have had to bor-
row a car. Her husband, A. Har-
vey Brown, partner and vice
president of a large advertising
agency in the Midwest, had
given her an MIG as a birthday
present shortly before they we're
married in June, 1852. How
ever, Mr.. Brown had sold the
MIG after becoming concerned
about the danger of her tearing
around air fields at better than
100 mp.h.
"We both had Bucks when
he gave me the MG," she con-
tinued. 81 wouldn't ride in that
little car, even with him driving.
You can imagine. I had the big
gest Buick Roadmaster ever
made and this MIG was one of
the smallest cars in the world.
It was like switching from a
Constellation to a Piper Cub.
Stella, an executive in her own
right as advertising director of
a chain of millinery departments
throughout the country, finally
got behind the wheel of the MIG
out of desperation. "The Buick
was in the shop and I had to
take some fashion publicity
downtown (eight niles and I
couldn't see taking taxi" is the
way she explains it. There that
MIG was rotting in the garage so
1 jumped in. I fell completely
in love with it,"
First Race a Year Ago.
Her first race was at Berg
strom Air Force Base in Austin,
Tex, in April, 1853. q year after
Evening star., 1954-04-29
Marlboro Card Cancelled
Due 10 Andrews Races

The weekly stock car races at
Marlboro have been Cancelled
Sunday to avoid conflict with
the National Capital sports car
races at Andrews Air Force Base.
Racing will be resumed the fol-
lowing Sunday. May 9, with the
first late model. passenger type
automobile racing program of
the season. A purse of 81 500 has
been offered by the Marlboro
management in the feature.
About 80 drivers are expected
to compete with Bill Gross,
Northern Virginia Stock Car
Club champion last year. and
Bill Morgan, who has won the
last three times at Marlboro, two
of the top entries.
Evening star., 1954-04-29
|ConkIin Carries On
As 0uantico 5 Lone
Boxing Survivor
Special Dispaseh 10 The stor


SANTA ANA, Calf, April 90
Quantico has had the props
knocked from under it in a bid
for the All-Marine team boxing
championship and now it's UP to
q hard-punching featherweight
to salvage some glory for the vir-
ginians In the final round to-
night.
Ken Kanthal is out Of 1t after
losing to Camp Lejeune's Bud
House last night. So are all but
one Of Quantities. i've hopefuls.
The lone survivor is Harold Con-
kiln. who wasted no time in get
ting to the finals. He scored a
technical knockout over Jackie
Cunningham of Ell Toro at 200
OF the second round.
At that. Conklin was only Is
seconds quicker than the young
man he will face for the title
tonight. Bob Rigsby, one of five
Lejeune fighters to make the
finals, scored a TKO over Har-
old Jackson of Cherry Point at
2:15 Of the second round. To-
nights Conklin- -Rigsby affair
promises to be a battle.
Kanthal. one of the country's
outstanding amateurs, found a
House falling on him every time
he tried to land that good right
hand. House consistently beat
the Washington youngster to the
punch to earn a unanimous
decision.
Other Quantico entries to lose
were Ken McCurry, flyweight. to
Phil Ortiz of Hawaii; Bob PERI,
bantamweight, to Henry Tang
jeans Of Ell Toro, and Mark
Kavanaugh. lightweight, to Walt
Byars, Lejeune, all on split de-
ciSionS.
Evening star., 1954-04-29
Turk and Chief Renew
Rivalry al Turner'S S Toniqhf

Chief Blue Eagle and Hassan
Bey wrestle each other again
tonight, this time at Turner's
Arena, in a renewal of what is
becoming a lively grudge series.
The Chief will be out to re-
verse a much-protested decision
given to the rough Turk in their
meeting last week. Tonight's
bout will go to two-of three falls
or q decision at the end of go
minutes.
A girls team battle will find
Slave Girl Moolah and Hazel
Schmidt opposing Darling Dag
mar and Daisy Mae on the same
show. Also. a one-fall, 30-min-
ute bout lists Red Ryan against
Man Mountain Dean, jr.
Evening star., 1954-04-29
Babe Zohorios Now Planning
ToCompete at Prince Georges

The Babes entry in the tour
nament in Washington means a
continuation of her rivalry with
Louise SuggS, who was the top
money and tournament winner
of the winter tour. Miss SuggS
is one of the Is top women pros
entered at Prince Georges.
The event, for the benefit of
the Damon Runyon Cancer
Fund, will be preceded by clinic
on Wednesday, May IL. One
round a day will be played from
Thursday through Sunday, May
l3-l6A The purse win be $1,000.
Evening star., 1954-04-29
Patton s4-Under- Par
Golf Beats Randolph
In Tense Nonh-South.
BY the Assoeiassd Press

PNEHURST. N. c.. April 2o.-
Billy 10 Patton. the darling. Of
the recent Masters Golf tourna-
ment, and three other North
Carolinians set forth today to
see what they could do to keep
the North and South amateur
title at home.
Yesterdays two rounds,
marked by seven overtime
matches, reduced the field to
quarter-f1nal size today with
these pairings: Patton VS.. Curtis
Person, Memphis, Tenn; VIII
liam Loock, Scarsdale, N. Y, VS..
William Hyndman w, Abingdon,
Pa; Richard Chapman, Pine
hurst, VS.. Alex Welsh, Rockford,
ILL.,; Frank Meacham, Roanoke
Rapids, N. c., VS.. Clinton White
Toms. Duke University freshman
from Durham.
Today's winners meet in semi
finalS tomorrow, with the So
hole championship match Sat-
urday.
Fallen by the wayside were
such threats as last years cham
pion. Bill Campbell; Medalist
Ben Goodies, and Hobart Manley
and Frank Strafaci, former win
nerS.
Patton Gusts Campbell.
Patton, playing par golf in a
masterful exhibition of scram-
bling. ousted Campbell, 3 and l,
In the morning second round.
The Morganton IN. c. whole
sale lumberman never trailed in
the tense match. In the after
noon he won by the same score
from Jennings (Jay) Randolph,
a 19-year-old husky from Wash
1ngton, D. c. The youngster
was two up after three holes,
and Patton had to settle down
to a 4-under-par exhibition to
handle him.
Both were out in par 35, with
Randolph holding a 1-up lead
at the turn. However, Patton
fired three brides in the next
four holes at his youthful oppo-
nent, taking the lead for the
first time on the 18th.
Randolph defeated Don Hoe
mig OF Putnam, Conn.,, 3 and l,
in a second-round match.
Person Wins Close Matches,
Person, 43-year-old automobile
dealer who just squeezed into
the tournament with a qualify
ing round 79. has had quite a
week. In the first round he
bumped Frank Stranahan, three
time winner, and yesterday he
won two eXtra-hole matches.
After losing an early four-hole
lead, he came back to nip Tom
Draper, Birmingham, Mich, in
20 ~holeS. In the afternoon he
canned a 25-footer on the 10Th
to- apset Medalist Goodies, who
in. the morning had smothered
Hobart Manley, 1851 champion,
5 and 4.
Chapman. after a 4 and 2
second round victory over Roland
Mackenzie of Pinehurst, came up
with a 2 under par 70 for
1-up conquest of Frank Strafaci,
two-time winner from Mineola,
N. Y.
1t. Jim Kinder of the Prince
Georges Club in Washington lost
on the 10Th hole in a second
round match to Sam Maniaci of
Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1954-04-29
By Lewis F. Atchison

Judy johnson claims several
distinctions, including that of
being one of the most "inter-
national" trainers in Maryland.
But she is counting on Thomas
T. Motifs Powder Flask to give
her an honor that has escaped
her in her 10 years of training
a stakes victory on the fiat.
Born at Chantilly, France,
where her late father was train
ing horses at the time, but raised
near Newmarket, England, where
he maintained headquarters,
Judy has been around thorough
breds all her life. She learned
the business toddling along after
her father and she's been quite
successful with jumpers. But a
stakes victory on the fiat has yet
to fall to the slender blond.
Powder Flask will sport Motifs
Auburn Farm colors in Satur-
days $10.000-added Bowie Kin
dergarten Stakes and the son
of War Relic-Sweet Tilly shapes
up as probable second choice to
Palatine Stables record-smaSh-
ing Wreck Master. Powder Flask
looks like a real conner. but Judy
confesses she picked him at last
years Saratoga sales largely be-
cause he was big enough to be
a jumper if he couldn't make
the stakes grade on the fat.
Recalls Jumper.
"He reminded me of Floating
ISLE" Judy said, calling the name
of a crack jumper she trained
that earned $4,000 during his
career. That's big money and an
enviable record in a sport where
first prize often is a piece OF
silver plate.
II didn't dream we'd get him."
Judy continued, telling about the
acquisition of Powder Flask.
At that time she was training
for the late George T. Baird of
New Jersey. as we'll as Mott,
whose Auburn Farm is at Sandy
Spring. Md.
'Five-Star Special
Powder Flask was one of my
'five-Star specials" Judy said.
That's my label for a superior
looking horse with quality writ
ten all over him, but with a price
tag too high for us. Mr.. Baird
and I must have looked at so
horses a day at Saratoga, picking
q 'flve-star special in each lot.
but all of them went for more
than we could afford to pay"
Powder Flask, to Judy's un-
feigned delight. went to Baird
a modest $4,000 - unbelievable
good fortune. Baird died a few
months later and never saw the
horse run. The disposition of
Baird's stable gave Judy and Mott
a chance to get Powder Flask in a
package deal. Old Glendale, a
good 2-year- -old, and Come on
Home. an unraced filly, were
included.
Old Glendale won four races
last year as 2-year-old and
placed six times to earn $l6,075.
He's run in some stakes this
year and hasn't won in five
starts, but he's what trackmen
call a useful" horse and will
pay his own way.
The f1lly and Powder Flask
were unknown quantities, but
judy thought the latter had the
makings of a stakes winner, and
If not, possibilities as a jumper.
Thinks He will Improve.
In Powder Flask Judy thinks
she has a colt that will improve
as he gets older.
He was big-boned as a year.
ling. and. as I said, we liked him
for his size" she explained. HE
reminded one of a big. awkward
child, but he is beginning to ac-
quire poise and to handle him.
self we'll"
Powder Flask is inclined to be
lazy. Judy said.
He never bucked or gave us
any sort of trouble while we were
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Evening star., 1954-04-29

Babe Zaharias will play in the
Women's National Capital Open
that starts two weeks from to-
day at Prince Georges. it was re-
ported yesterday from San
Antonio.
The Babe told the Associated
Press that recent physical
checkupS at Galveston and Beau
mont, Tex, had been most sat-
isfactory and it would not be
necessary to take a Six-week rest.
She also plans to compete in
the Triangle Round Robin In
vitation at the Cascades course
at Hot Springs, Va, June 3-6.
Evening star., 1954-04-29
Mrs. Kelley Golf Winner

Mrs. 10y Kelley posted 81
and deducted three-fourths ham
dicap, 13 strokes. for a net "a
to win the ladies day golf at
Court House yesterday. Mrs.
Rose MacBryde won Glass B with
1l4-30, "a. and Mrs. Warren Hall
won the 9-hole event with $40
As.
Evening star., 1954-04-29
Prep Golfers Win Shutout

Georgetown Prep defeated Falls
Church, 90, yesterday in a golf
match postponed from early in
the season.