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Evening star., 1954-11-21
Hyman Firm Of D. {.
To Build Lansburgh's S
Langley Park Store

The contract award for build
ing Lansburgh's new store in
Langley Park. Md, was an
nounced yesterday by Ralph L.
Goldsmith, president Of the firm.
The George Lyman Construc-
tion Co., of Washington, was
the successful bidder for the So
million structure. Ground will
be broken in about two weeks.
Completion date is August, 1855.
1t is the downtown Washing
ton firms first suburban opera
tion, and it marks the first such
undertaking by a major down.
town store in Prince Georges
County.
+. Community Meeting Room.
The structure will be three
stories high and contain 126.750
square feet of floor space. Aside
from the latest in modern con-
veniences and fixtures, a feature
will be a meeting room available
to organizations in the commu-
nifty. About 1900 ground-level
parking spaces will be provided
for customers.
4 The stores location Is at, Uni
versity lane and New Hampshire
avenue, about three miles from
the District line.
Adjoining the new Lansburgh's
will be a series of single-story
shops to be occupied by Giant
Food Stores, Peoples Drug
Store, Edwards Shoe Store and
Esther Shop. 7
Exterior Of the department
store, designed by the architect
firm of Abbott, Merkt and Co. OF
New York City, will be con-
structed of stone, brick and steel
paneling.
Sixty-Year Lease.
Lansburgh's will occupy 1t un-
der a 60-year lease. including re-
Evening star., 1954-11-21

Or, perhaps. 1t is better summed
up in the three-word title OF
one of his books. Religion With
out Revelation"
His brother Aldous, the novel
ist, on the other hand is an
exponent of the Importance OF
religion, although the rough
terms of his exposition have
drawn the condemnation of some
churchmen.
Julian Huxley was asked If
science and religion could be CO.
existent. His answer was af-
firmative:: Religion is an organ"
of social development. He is an
optimist, true to the 10Th Cen
tury idea of progress (evolution)
within the known facts (science)
Co-existence with the Com
munist world is a possibility, he
said, if war becomes too costly,
as it did in the wars Of Christian
and Moslem. Catholic and
Protestant and "toleraton," once
as bad a word as "appeasement, y
is again accepted.
One thing he has recently
learned about the U. s. s. r.
seemed to cheer him up; The
Kremlin, through taxation, and
special bars where only the
latter is sold, is switching the
peoples drinking from vodka to
champagne.
Evening star., 1954-11-21

have been. The maneuver had
taken most of the day, and the
sun was going down.
The decision came easily. and
I swung off, straight west. Good
bye, Flint Island! It looked
lonely as a forgotten grave, this
sandpit in the endless Pacific.
If I had found an opening in
the coral, I would have taken a
chance despite the danger. The
water and perhaps some coco
nuts-although I'd seen no Coco
nut trees-were there. And then
too, it was land, to which I'd
become a stranger.
But the loss of such pleasures
was not at all overwhelming
On my trip, sailing alone, the
present was too big and danger
Gus ever to dwell on the past.
I had seen land and passed it
by-it was an incident that hap
pened on a single day among a
great many days and nights
when I was alone with the sea.
Samoa was only 1900 miles
ahead-a short run after all the
miles I'd covered. Flint sunk
into the clouds of the approach
ing night, untouched and lonely.
I felt little lonely too.
(Copyright. 1854 by william Willis. All
rights reserved throughout the world J
Tomorrow: Meekie, the cat,
kills Eekie, the parrot.
Evening star., 1954-11-21

ing on the reef, piling up high
and crashing down.
Now I was on the western
side, and I changed course again
to approach the island directly.
i studied the shore again, but
there was nothing-no distin-
gushing landmark, nothing but
the strip of white beach, with
the coral in front, the trees be-
hind and, overhead, the birds.
Here too, the sea was breaking
high on the reef 100 yards of
shore.
I sailed for about a mile along
this shore, moving as closely as
I dared. My binoculars searched
for an opening--a strip of water
which ran smooth to the shore.
Unfortunately, I could not climb
the mast, having to be at the
wheel every moment. For if
anything happened to the raft
now, and I lost control, I might
be on the reef, with my Seven
Little Sisters smashing to pieces.
before could straighted her out
again.
Coral Is UnbrOken.
The coral seemed endless, an
unbroken bulwark. At last
decided a landing was out of
the question. I was very close
just then, closer than should
Evening star., 1954-11-21

newals, with Leander McCor-
mick Goodhart and James Nc
MILAN Gibson, trustee for the
estate of F. Hamilton McCor-
mick Goodhart.
Leasing, financing and man
agement of the entire new CEN
ter will be handled by Walker &
Dunlop. Inc.
Mr.. Goldsmith also announced
yesterday that I.ansburgh's new
service building adjacent to the
downtown store is expected to be
in full operation within two
months. This addition. which
occupies the site of an old fire.
house, is essential for the prompt
delivery of merchandise to the
new Maryland store, Mr.. Gold
smith said.
Evening star., 1954-11-21

tie bit on the port bow, and ]
brought the raft over a little
more so my target lay dead be-
tween the ends of the bowsprit.
There it was, perhaps II miles
away, a bit of earth washed up
from the wide Pacific. It had
been a very long time since I'd
seen such a sight. In my eyes,
it looked somehow strange and
unreal.
How could such a tiny bit of
sand. only two-and-a-half miles
long and 1000 yards wide, exist
amid the endless seas that had
stormed against it for countless
ages? It was, to me, like a
smudge painted on the sky. ]
could have accepted a rugged
mountainous island as genuine
But not this gray, fiat. strip, this
island hung by a rope from the
sky.
I changed course a little more
would have to try the condi-
tions before I'd learn If land
ing were possible. I could afford
no mistake with the reefs-the
iron walls of the South Pacific
My plan was to round the
long reef that runs northward
from Flint, and move along the
islands west side. In this way
the island would always be be-
tween me and the wind and
would thus keep my power to
run away If the going ever got
too rough. BY now I was close
enough to scan the reefs. The
surf doomed hollowly over them
and when the water drew back
they stuck UP sharp and rust
red.
Waves Pile Up on Reef.
7 changed course to make the
maneuver that would bring me
around the northern tip to the
islands far side. I could see the
leafy trees that covered the
island solidly, from beach te
beach. and I could hear thu
raucoas cries of the birds.
My glasses picked up q view
Of how the waters were churn.
Evening star., 1954-11-21
u. S. Excels Russia in Growth
Of Population, Huxley Reports
British Scientist
Sees 3 Billions
In World by 1000
BY George Kennedy

The population Of the United
States is increasing faster than
that of the U. s. S. r., Julian
Huxley. the British spokesman
Of science, said yesterday in a
press conference.
He did not say whether that is
good or bad for the future of the
people of this continent, but he
was certain about one thing: The
growth of population is the big
problem of the world. The A
bomb and the H-bomb consti-
tute the acute problem, but pop
ulation growth is the big one.
I'm the second World War
period, the population growth
of all the nations involved went
up, but yours stayed up," he
said.
$4,000 Births a Day.
The worlds population is now
about 2.25 billion, he said. It is
being increased at the rate of
Is, 900 a day. Where it was about
a billion one hundred years ago,
and about billion and one-half
at the turn of the century, it
will be more than 3 billion by
the end Of this century.
AS he put it. it is increasing
at the rate of / per cent per
annum with compound interest.
DR.. Huxley was to make talk
on Evolution and Human Des-
tiny" last night at All Souls
Unitarian Church, Sixteenth and
Harvard streets NV, under the
auspices of the Washington Eth
ical Society and Humanist Fei-
loWShip.
The grandson of Thomas Hux-
ley, colleague Of Darwin, is tall,
relaxed man who looks younger
than his 81 years. He was asked
for his definition Of Goth Cen
tury humanism and his answer
was that while it was not neces-
sarily in this century, it meant
that man has no supernatural
influences or interferences and
must find within himself the
means to live at his highest level.
Evening star., 1954-11-21
5 in Tampa Linked
To S25O,OOO Theft
BY the Associated Press


TAMPA, Fla, Nov. 20.-Four
men and woman were held here
today on charges they trans
ported stolen negotiable bonds in
interstate commerce.
Frank j. Muscarella, assistant
United States district attorney,
said $38, 900 worth of bonds were
found in possession of the group
land we have reason to believe
the bonds are part of a $3.50, 900
robbery" at Southington, Conn.
Mr.. Muscarella also said Fed
eral authorities are checking into
the identity of some bonds to
see whether they were part Of a
5000 robbery in Rhode Island.
He gave no further details on
the alleged Rhode Island theft.
United States Commissioner
Paul Pinkerton set a $4,000
bond for Herbert B. Grossman,
80, of White Plains, N. Y.
He set $4,000 bonds for Patsy
Manganelli, 33, also Of White
Plains; Fred Kaplan. 81, Brook
lyn, N. Y, and Irving Rathbaun,
46, Bronx, N. Y.
Rose Leo Libonati. Of Elms-
port. N. Y, whom Mr.. Muscaralla
said was believed to be Manga
nelli's wife, was to appear be-
fore Commissioner Pinkerton
later.
E. j. Powers. special agent in
charge Of the Miami FBI Office,
said the bonds recovered were
stolen from the home of DR..
Reubin E. Thalberg. So',tt'io "ton,
Conn. on September 90, 1854.
Mr.. Powers said bei.vi~ S200,-
600 and $500, 900 worth of nego-
table bonds and jewelry were
stolen from. the doctors home.
Evening star., 1954-11-21
Dir. Fong to Speak

DR.. Theodore G. c. Fong, chief
OF the geriatrics division at st.
Elizabeths Hospital, viii be
guest speaker at a meeting Of
the Washington Armed Services
Committee. National Jewish We'll
fare Board, at 8:15 pm. tomor-
row at the Jewish Welfare Board
Building, 1857 Massachusetts,
avenue NV.
Evening star., 1954-11-21
Willis Sights Land First Time,
But Reef Bars Roft,s Approach

tudea position some 1000
miles from Hawaii, $500 miles
from New Zealand, $500 miles
from San Francisco, and $500
miles from Peru. by the course
I'd followed. My sailing direc-
Hons-the Official National Guide
said there were two inland la
goons from which I could draw
usable. even though brackish,
water.
But, the directions warned me,
the island was surrounded by a
steep coral reef extending 900
yards into the sea at the north
ern end. which I was approach
ing. Only a single narrow boat
channel offered clear passage
to the beach. and 1t was on the
eastern side. while I would ap-
proach from the west. Yet. per-
haps I could find a gap In the
reef where ] needed one. ! would
be taking a big chance sailing
my raft anywhere near such a
formidable barrier. but I decided
to risk 1t. I would make the land
ing on September 10. The last
time ! had seen land was June
20.
On September II. I took my
most careful navigation sight of
the voyage. That night ]
dropped the mainsail and just
drifted slowly with the jib and
reefed mizzen to approach the
island by daylight. When the
big sail was down, I checked 1t
for rents, found half a dozen
weak spots and spent a good
part Of the night sitting on my
box. flashlight under my right
armpit and needle in hand. My
thoughts were on the prospect
of the next day. Land at last!
Climbs Ladder Four Times.
According to my calculations.
would sight the island at about
10 o'clock the next morning.
But I knew I had. to keep a
sharp eye through the night.
could easily be a few miles
out in my calculations, and the
current might be setting me on
the island. Finishing the sew
ing about II o'clock, I got the
running gear ready to hoist in
the morning. The wind had
dropped very low. but I still had
| steerageway and could maneuver.
| The night passed. I stared
into the darkness, wondering If
I could see a white line of break
ers. I listened for the boom Of
the sea on the reef.
| Watch out for the lee shore,
Bill an old sailing ship cap
tain had said to me a few days
before leaving Callao. I in
tended to follow this advice
now, and approach the island
in such a way that I could at
any time turn and run. If the
wind ever got behind me with
the island directly ahead, then
7 might be trapped and wrecked
and cast on an island whose only
settlement had long since been
abandoned.
7 Birds came with the earliest
dawn, flying from Flint. I saw
from their direction. Four times
I climbed to the top of my rope
ladder and searched the sea
ahead, trying to pierce the over
cast of the day with my BIZ
noculars.
The fourth trip up I saw It.:
| A low. colorless outline on the
| horizon. HI
Island Looks Unreal.
I climbed down and went to
the wheel. The island lay a lit
Evening star., 1954-11-21

Thirteenth in Series Of IS Articles.
Evening star., 1954-11-21


well south of the Galapagos
Islands of the coast Of South
America, and then 100 miles or
more north OF the Marquesas
Islands, at the 4,300-mile mark
on my voyage. To me, islands
represented danger--the peril Of
coral reefs which could break my
raft, the Seven Little Sisters, to
pieces, ana perhaps maroon me.
Besides, Flint, my charts showed.
was only an uninhabited speck
In the vast ocean.
But I had been moving stead
lily toward Flint in spite of my
self Since taking a southwest
erly course after passing the
Marquesas, I had run into fire.
quent calms. While the sultry
air oppressed me and the raft
snapped back and forth in the
dead swells, I moved at the mercy
of the south equatorial current
the Humboldt current had
been left far behind by now
and travelled only about 10 miles
in a whole day. In this way,
Flint had come into my path.
To avoid the island cleanly,
I would have had to steer well
northward. and this would take
me away from Samoa, which lay
to the south.
Hoped for Fresh Water.
But, in spite of the dangers,
I felt three internal forces driv-
ing me to Flint. I'd been on
very short fresh-water rations
since August s, when I lost most
of my supply. Drinks of sea
water had helped a great deal.
and my health had remained
sound. But still, r would have
liked to drink all the fresh water
I could, to fill my cans and
basins.
Then, perhaps I could also
get some coconuts. After the
long spell on a diet of cereal,
sugar and fish, I dreamed of
food-but not Of steaks, as one
might expect. My thoughts
fingered on fresh fruit, especially
apples and grapes. This hunger
proved so powerful that, since
returning home, I've been eating
two pounds Of Macintosh apples
daily.
The final urge that drove me
to Flint was probably the most
important Of an. Since starting
the voyage on June %. my world
had been made up of sea and
sky-of seemingly endless space
with my raft always in the
middle. Conscious connections
with the rest of the world had
long since left me. I simply
wanted to see some land again
Risky Proposition.
It would be a risky proposi-
ton. Flint lies at II degrees, &c
minutes, south latitude. and Isl
degrees, 48 minutes, west longi.
Evening star., 1954-11-21
Denver Agents Get $2O7, 500
In Bogus Bills; D. c. Link Seen

three admitted mailing 1t be-
cause they 'got scared"
Agents here said only five. of
the fake 800 bills were passed
in the Washington area. They
recovered $4,000 in counterfeit
money at the hotel.
Evening star., 1954-11-21
Vitro Developing Tests

Engineers at the Silver Spring
laboratory Of Vitro Corp. have
developed new methods for pre-
dieting the reliability of elec-
tronic equipment still on the
drawing board or in rudimentary
form. Findings were reported
to the Institute Of Radio En-
gineers recently.
Evening star., 1954-11-21
is Days at SEQ
By WiIliom Willis

NEW YORK, Nov. 20.--To-
morrow / will see land! Many
times, while crossing the vast
emptiness Of the Pacific, I had
wondered what they would be
like: The first land and the first
voices. !. i. Now at least one OF
these events was almost here.
u Since leaving Peru on the
6 0,400-mile voyage to Samoa, It
would be the first land I'd seen
In 88 days.
Sailing to Flint Island had not
been part Of my plan. Alone on
my raft, / had carefully moved
Evening star., 1954-11-21
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Evening star., 1954-11-21
Rose Society to Meet

The Potomac Rose Society will
meet at 8 pm. Tuesday in the
auditorium Of the National Mu-
scum, Tenth street and Constitu-
!tion avenue NV.
Evening star., 1954-09-13
Dior Decree Won Her Crown,
New Miss America Says FIotly

AS for romance, Lee said
there's no one special and that
she only had "some very good
friends.
Across the world. in Tokyo,
one of her good friends" Army
Pvt. John r. Riveroll Of San
Jose, Calf, was enthusiastic
when he heard that Lee hod won
the Miss America title.
He's Working On It.
Pvt. Riveroll said he was the
"only guy she went steady with. /"
that they weren't engaged, but
that he was working on tt"
Lees mother. Mrs. Ethel Meri-
wether. said Pvt. Riveroll was
just "a very nice friend. but
there's certainly no engage
ment."
Lee, sunburned and stately,
wept freely as she donned the
Miss America robe and crown
before a national television au-
Evening star., 1954-09-13

dience and q Convention Hall
crowd OF $1,000 Saturday night.
one Of her first throughts was
Of her father. Gregg Meriwether.
who died last July. In q fearful
speech of thanks. Lee glanced
toward the high ceiling Of the
hall and said quietly Daddy. ]
hope you know and ] hope you're
proud" "
Was School Girl Actress.
Lee says she was bitten by the
acting bug when she was nine
years old in playing the role Of
Priscilla Alden in q school play.
She said her father wanted me
to go to Stanford and be an ac-
treSS."
But there wasn't enough
money for Stanford, so Lee went
to the City College OF San Fran
cisco. Money now won't pose too
much of a problem. for Lee will
receive about $4,000 in public
appearance fees. in addition to
a new car, furs. jewelry and
other prizes. All told. Lees win
nings total almost $50. 900.
Lee left last night for a two
week stay in New York. where
she'll make a round Of appear
ances. Then she'll be of to
South Amrica for is days.
When her year-long reign as
Evening star., 1954-09-13
sy IN. Associated Press

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j.. Sept.
ia tall beauty from Cali
fornia, In the crown and robes Of
q queen. embarks today on q
year-.sng whirlwind tour as the
1855 Miss America.
Nineteen year : old Lee Ann
Meriwether of San Francisco,
who wants to be an actress and
says there's no special boy friend
in her life right now, is modest
about her figure.
But the pageant judges, who
selected her from among 49
other charmers Saturday night,
were more enthusiastic over Lees
measurements, which shape up
this way: Bust 3412, waist, "a
and hips 35.
In her first interview with
newsmen yesterday, Lee con-
fided that she didn't think she'd
give Marilyn Monroe much COM
petition and that the new ''fiat'
look by Dior came just in time
to save me-"
Evening star., 1954-09-13
BY .hs Assosiatsd Press

PoScHIAvo. Switzerland.
Sept. ia wolf has been shot
in the Swiss Alps for the first
time in 133 years.
Batista Lardi. q chamois hunt
er. returned to Poschiavo yester-
day with the body OF g female
Evening star., 1954-09-13
Reward for Urcniuns

A reward Of up to s7o.Ooo now
Is payable In Australia for dis
covery Of uranium. Adelaide re-
ports. This is i've times the pre-
vious reward authorized by the
state.
Evening star., 1954-09-13
First Wolf IN 133 Years Shot IN Swiss Abs

wolf weighing 66 pounds and
estimated to be 8 years old. Mr..
Lardi reported he shot the wolf
in the desolate mountain region
above Poschiavo near the SWISS
Italian frontier.
Evening star., 1954-09-13

Miss America ends. Lee plans to
return to California. and attend
the Pasadena Playhouse-a CAL
ifornia drama school.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-01-16
WoyneS oph
Wins Proise
O. Coach

After losing the FIST game Of
the Motor City Tournament,
Wayne University basketball
Coach Joel Mason DECIDED to IN
sert am untried guard into the
lineup in what appeared to be a
big gamble. As it turned out. il
was no gamble at all.
Guard Ronald Porter, speedy,
diminutive sophomore tossed in
IL points in less than two periods.
as the Tartars rcbounded to beat
Georgetown
Since then the peppery 5 f..
9 inch graduate of CaSs Tech IN
Detroit, has gone on TO be .
real threat.
In addition, he has taken some
of the offensive burden off ALI
American candidate Charlie PHI
mas.
AS Coach Mason figures il, this
could make the Tai tarS. who have
seven wins and two losses. more
effective. in the last part of the
season.
Porter. who scored l0l points
last year on the freshman squad,
lives with his parents at 4l62
w. Warren.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-01-16

Northwestern defeated Gen.
trail. 47-35. as Jim BoYce tailed
20 points for the Colts. while
ccntral's top scorer was Bill
Stephens.
Pcrshine skipped into fourth
place on the Eastside by winning
over Wilbur Wright. $3.50 North
eastern nipped DENLY. 1914.
u. of ID. High school won easily
over Chadsey, 45-34, allowing one
basket and foul shot in the third
quarter.
Cass Tech, tied with Miller and
Northern for first place on the
Fastsidc. had no trouble swamp
ing Eastern, AM. Tom Hunter
and Chuck Mitchell, each tossed
in - points for the winners.
Western stopped Redford, AZ
81 while Southwestern and Mac
kenzie tied at 81 all. Northeastern
came from behind TO win over
DENLY despite Larry Harding 5
Is points. Bob Grain was run
ncr-up with 10 points for DENLY.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-01-16
Trojans Win
Minus Ace,
Top S east n

Miller High Trojans lost
their ace basketball forward
last week as result Of calcium
formation on his left knee
but nevertheless, won their
Metropolitan League game
against a highly favored
Southeastern cage team at
Brewster Center.
Coach Will Hobinson's cagers
played a smart game as they
defeated Coach Perry Deakin's
tall boys" 5l-43.
Deakin expected a win mas
much as he has three boys well
over six feet. one being feet,
five inches.
Robinson's courtmen won the
game despite the fact that Don
Thomas. versatile athlete of Mil
Ter high. watched" the game
from the bleachers.
The Trojans notched in a three
way tie for first place in the Eas-
tern division of the league, along
with Cass and Northern.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-01-16
Moore-Maxinl
In Championship
Bout, In Miami

World lght-hCavywelRht cham
oion Archie Moore of St. Louis,
puts his title on the line when
lie meets former champion Joey
Maxim of Cleveland IN 10
round bout to be broadcast ex-
clusivcly over the CHS television
network Wednesday. Jan. y. at
10 pm. EST. from the Miami
Gall Park. Miami Fla.
Moore. who has been throw
ing leather professionally since
the age of 10. has fought more
than las bouts.
During 1853 he fought nine
bouts. winning six by X. O.s and
three by decisions
The ST. Louis champ lifted
Maxim's crown in December 1852,
and successfully defended it
against Maxim in l5-round
Pabst Bout last June al Ogden.
Utah.
Maxim is veteran of over 100
RING battles. He made two APP
pcaranceS during 1858, beating
lieht-hcavy contender Danny
Nardico and losing to Moore.
Russ Hodges will be at rlngside
TO announce the bout for the
television audience.