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Evening star., 1954-10-08

Iowa is expected to return a
full slate of Republicans to the
House and elect a Republican
Governor.
Former Vice President Al
ben Barkley-now running for
his old Senate seat-tells the
story which illustrates why
Senator Gillette can defy the
one-party tradition of the area
Senator Gillette, he says, con-
suited him often when Mr.
Barkley was leader for the
Roosevelt Truman program
After Mr.. Barkley would ex-
plain why the party stand was
the right one, Senator Gillette
always shook his head and said
he would have to pray over it
and ask God what to do.
IT have no objection to
prayer, Mr.. Barkley empha-
sized. Indeed I am wholly for
it. But when Guy prays. God
is always a Republican"
Missouri does not elect a
Senator this year, but she
thinks she has uncovered a
potential President.
Senator Stuart Symington
has been carrying the brunt
Of the Missouri campaign, put
ting his time, long experience
and great charm at the service
of all the candidates within the
State. Not hitherto inclined to
take too seriously random
mention of Senator Symington
as a presidential possibility in
1856. grateful Democrats are
beginning to raise his banner
high.
A chance exists that Demo-
Gratis there will capture two
Republican House seats and
maybe more. The drought is
said to be a big factor in the
election with the President
greatly criticized because help
was so slow in coming.
Evening star., 1954-10-08

Senator Dirksen of Illinois is
the acknowledged leader will
have vocal recruit. A Curtis
wrecking Job on social security
was turned back last session.
but not for want of his trying
to make changes wholly unac-
ceptable to the real hackers of
that pillar of the welfare state.
On many issues, such as the
Bricker amendment and Sena-
tor Mccarthy, the President
will get little help either from
Senator Schoeppel or Mundt.
Senator Mundt is not so
lucky. A vigorous State Sena-
tor, Kenneth Holuru, who thor
oughly understands the States
problems and is ardently pro-
farmer and pro-rural electri-
fication, is giving him a race.
Senator Mundt is one who has
been crying for help. There
seems little chance that he
will lose. OF late years, Re
publicans of this area enjoy
the advantage of the one-party
State to only slightly lesser
degree than Democrats do in
the South. It is a problem that
the Democrats, if they return
to power, say they intend to
tackle in earnest. They have
been inspired by New Jersey
and Maine to believe that
change is possible.
Oldtimers say the liberal
spirit is not dead, but sleeping
But they would have a hard
time proving it.
Senator Gillette is in his
seventies now, but not even
Republicans in Republican
Iowa think he will have trouble
with the diligent, but dull,
Representative Thomas Mar
tin, the Republican nominee.
Besides hogs are down. Yet
Evening star., 1954-10-08

1852, he lost to present Senator
Frank A. Barrett by only 4,255
votes, while President Eisen-
hover carried the State, by
some $4,000. That means that
some $4,000 persons who voted
for Gen. Eisenhower also voted
for then Senator O'Mahoney.
That is quite a tribute in an
upheaval such as 1852, and
, significant in trying to forecast
this years possible result.
On top of the recognized
Democratic trend, there is dis
sension within the Republican
organization. Some party lead
ers resented Mr.. Harrison's
jumping into the contest for
the party's senatorial nomina-
ton on the death of Senator
Hunt-and within "a hours
since he had announced ear
lier, after Senator Hunt had
said he would not seek re-
election, that he would run for
the House again. Nor is there
any love lost between him and
Senator Barrett who, it is re-
ported, will do little, if any,
thing, to help Mr.. Harrison in
the campaign.
Factors contributing to the
Democratic trend include some
found elsewhere, and especial
ly acute in this and four
Southwestern States-namely,
the drought. There are many
complaints about the admins
tration's drought-relief pro-
gram-that it was slow, too
little and tangled in red tape
Here, as elsewhere, farmers
grippe about the administration
farm program. Here, too, as
in neighboring Colorado and
some other States. farmers and
others in rural electric co-ap-
eratives are confused and trou-
bled about the administrations
REA policy. That, they fear,
may wind up by cutting the
utilities in on their territory
in such a way as to destroy
the REA system eventually.
Business is off in the State.
Some coal mines are shut
down, and there is spotty un-
employment in other industrial
areas.
If the Democratic trend has
been exaggerated, there Is the
possibility that Joe O'Mahoney
might be the only Wyoming
Democrat to come through in
November. If it is as substan-
tial as some Democrats are
coming to believe then they
might elect a Governor and
other State officers.
Evening star., 1954-10-08
No Man Will Walk
In Germany's New
Atom-War Army
BY George BouItwood
Associated Press Foreign Correspondent

BONN. Germany, Oct. 8.-The
new 12-divisio1 German army is
being designed for atomic war.
1t will be highly mobile-not
a man will walk. It's smallest
units will be able to function for
days if cut off from supply col
umnS.
These are important factors in
the atom age. This years allied
maneuvers showed an army has
to be able to move quickly and
disperse widely in small packets.
1t must not provide tempting
targets for costly atomic weap-
onS. This means a high degree
of independence from unwieldly
supply columns.
West German Defense Com
missioner Theodor Blank and
his advisers were attentive OBJ
servers at the allied maneuvers.
They have drawn also on the
Wehrmacht's experience in Rus
STA in World War II and lessons
learned in Korea.
100000 Men Involved.
The West German defense
force approved in London by
the nine-power conference will
be 100000 strong-400,000 army,
10000 air force and 10000 navy.
Each of four armored divisions
will land twice as many tanks as
a panzer division of World War
II, organized into four tank
battalions and an armored
reconnaissance battalion. In ad-
dition there will be four motor
lied infantry battalions. There
will be three combat group staffs
and the usual field and anti
aircraft artillery, engineers, field
workshops and medical units.
Strength will be about 12.60O
men.
The six infantry divisions, 49,
900 strong. each have a tank bat
talon of so to 80 tanks, as well
as the usual artillery and en-
gineerS.
In addition there will be two
mechanical divisionS-called a | e d
panzer-grenadiers. These have
no counterpart in other Western
armies. Each division consists of
three tank battalions, six irfan-
try, and one armored reconnais-
Sance.
The division will have the
usual artillery and other sup
porting arms with 12,700 men in
all.
Large Supply Force.
The remainder Of the 100000
soldiers will be corps and army
troops, such as heavy artillery,
anti-aircraft units, bridge-build-
ing engineers. heavy workshops,
and other specialist units. The
supply units will also bulk large
in the total. Thousands of men
will be on the permanent staffs
of big training establishments.
At the start, weapons for the
army will come from United
States Army stocks. Most of it
is already stockpiled in Europe.
| the Army saws.
That applies to the new air
force also. It is expected that
nearly 1,500 jet aircraft will be
supplied by the United States.
Present plans provide for 20 Ger
man squadrons as a tactical air
force to support ground troops.
No strategic bomber force is
planned.
Only 5000 of the 10000 men
in the air force will be pilots.
The naval force, restricted to
vessels of less than 5000 tons
for coastal defense only, will
comprise about 180 submarine
chasers, minelayers, motor gun
ooats and harbor protection YES
sells.
Evening star., 1954-10-08
Chief of Stoff Named
For British Mission
By the Assoeiated Press

LONDON, Oct. 8.-Rear Ad-
miral r. A. Currie has been
named chief of staff to the chair
man of the British Joint Serv-
ices Mission in Washington, the
admiralty said today. He will
succeed Maj. Gen. c. r. Price
in December.
Evening star., 1954-02-20
Samuel A. Markell,
Insurance Official

NEW YORK. Feb. 20.-Sam-
uel A. Markell. 68. chairman of
the boards of American Fidelity
& Casualty Co., Inc. and Markell
Service, Inc. of Richmond. Va,
died in University Hospital here
Thursday night.
He had suffered a heart attack
earlier in the evening at his
apartment in the Madison Hotel.
Mr.. Markell, who was born in
Elizabeth, NJ j.. spent most Of
his life in Virginia. He founded
the Mutual Insurance Co. which
later became American Fidelity
& Casualty Co. in 1922, and eight
years later formed Markell Serv-
ice as a safety engineering affili-
ate of the insurance company
American Fidelity now has assets
of $50 million and is rated as the
biggest insurer of trucks and
buses in the world.
He was also founder of the
Madison Foundation for Bio
chemical Research of New York.
Survivors include four sons.
Irwin S., Lewis c.. Stanley B.
and Milton L. Markell. all of
Richmond; three brothers and a
sister.
Funeral services will be held
Sunday in Richmond.
Evening star., 1954-02-20
Capt. Preston Taylor,
Officer in Marines

Funeral services will be held
in Fort Myer Chapel at 2 pm.
Tuesday for Capt. Preston Sands
Taylor, U. S. M. c.. 26, who was
killed last Tuesday when his
plane crashed and burned dur
ing a routine training flight near
Corpus Christi, Tex.
Capt. Taylor was the husband
of the former Allen Carter Roh-
leder of Norfolk. Va. and Wash
ington. They have an 18-month-
old son, Thomas Allen Taylor.
Mrs. Taylor is the daughter OF
Mrs. Alfred D. Mcclellan of
Ardmore, Pa, and of the late
Maj. William S. dec. Rohleder.
An advanced flight training
student at the Naval Air Station
at Corpus Christi. Capt. Taylor
would have been a graduate
pilot in another month. He was
graduated in 1850 from the Uni
versity of Virginia and commits
stoned in the Marine Corps the
following year. He was pro-
NOTED to the rank of captain on
December 16. He was a member
of Kappa Alpha Fraternity.
A native of Norfolk. he was
the son 0f Mr.. and Mrs. Preston
P. Taylor of that city. Funeral
services will be held in Norfolk
Monday. before the service here
on Tuesday and burial in Ar
lington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1954-02-20
Ralph {. Heitmu|ler
Funeral Rites Monday

Funeral services for Ralph E.
Heitmuller, general controller OF
the Acacia Mutual Life Insurance
Co., who died here Thursday. will
be held at 2 pm. Monday at the
Hines funeral home, 2901
Fourteenth street NV.
The Rev. C. Stanley Lowell will
conduct the services. Burial will
be in the Glenwood Cemetery.
Mr.. Heitmuller, who lived at
1915 Jocelyn street NV, had
been controller of the insurance
company for 20 years.
A native of the District, he was
a graduate of Central High
School, George washington Law
School and the New York Uni
versity of Finance. Mr.. Heit-
muller was a certified public ac-
countant and an attorney.
Evening star., 1954-02-20
J. Stanley Hodges,
Auto Sales MANAGER

j. Stanley Hodges. 81. sales
manager for an Arlington auto
mobile agency, died Thursday in
Walter Reed Hospital after a
long illness.
Mr.. Hodges lived at 928 South
Twenty sixth street, Arlington.
His widow. Maj. Barbara Bailey
Hodges of the Medical Service
Corps. is assigned to the Office
of the Army Surgeon General.
Mr.. Hodges was a native OF
Portsmouth, Va.
He was an auto salesman and
later sales manager for the firm
of Windridge g. Handy. Rosslyn
Buick dealers. He remained as
sales manager when the agency
was changed to the Stewart
Buick Co.
Besides his widow. he is sur
vived by his mother. Mrs. j.
Frank Hodges. of Warwick. Va,
and two sisters, Mrs. E. Murray
Hoagland. of Richmond and Mrs.
j. Hurdle King. of Warwick.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 pm, tomorrow in Ports
mouth.
Evening star., 1954-02-20
Mrs. J. {. Hooks.
Former Teacher

Funeral services for Mrs. Je-
rome c. Hooks. a former CardoZo
High School teacher who died
last Monday at Freedmen's Hos
pital. were held yesterday.
A native of Florida. Mrs. Hooks
attended public schools in Pitts
burgh and graduated from the
University of Pittsburgh in 1881
Later she received a masters de-
gree from the university.
She began her teaching career
at Highland Park High School
in Prince Georges County, Md
She was appointed to the Dis
trict public schools in 1910 and
taught at Armstrong High before
being transferred to Cardozo.
where she taught for 10 years.
Mrs. Hooks was a member Of
the Grace Methodist Church, the
Women's Society for Christian
Service and was active in the
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the
National Council Of Negro Wo-
men, the College Alumnae Club
and the Thespian Study Club.
Surviving are her husband:
two brothers. Arthur and Will
liam Robinson. and a sister. Mrs.
Ina Henderson. Burial was in
the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.
Evening star., 1954-02-20
Dr.. Charles |. Parsons,
Chemical Society Leader

A memorial service for DR..
Charles Lathrop Parsons. Sc. a
leader in the American Chemi-
cal Society, was held today in
the Fort Lincoln Cemetery
Chapel.
DR.. Parsons died last Satur-
day in the Barnstable County
Hospital. Pocasset. Mass, after
a months illness.
He had served as secretary
Of the American Chemical So
ciety from 1907 until he retired
in 1945.
Officers and members Of the
society were among those at
tending the service, which was
conducted by the Rev. Alfred
w. Hurst of the Cleveland Park
Congregationalist Church.
From 1915 to 1919, DR.. Par
sons served as chief chemist Of
the United States Bureau Of
Mines. He played a key role
in the creation of the Army
Chemical Corps. He made his
home here for many years, but
for the past year had lived with
daughter. Mrs. James r.
Vaughan, of Woods Hole, Mass.
Also surviving are two oa1er
daughters. Mrs. Charles P.
Cooper Of New York and Mrs.
James G. Bennett of Cleveland.
Evening star., 1954-02-20
William {. McCubbin
Dies al Is; Agent
For Star Is Years

William c. McCubbin, 76, a
route agent for The Star for 25
years, died yesterday at his
home. 632 North Nelson street,
Arlington. after a long illness.
A native of Pennsylvania. Mr..
McCubbin moved to Virginia
with his family as a boy and
later came to Washington. He
was married to the former Jesse
Leese in 1909.
Mr.. McCubbin began work for
The Star in 1916, taking over a
route which had been operated
by his father in law, the late
H. w. Leese. for 40 years.
Retired in 1941.
His route covered the North
east Washington area from North
Capitol street to Bladensburg
road and from H street to Mich
igan avenue. He retired in 1941.
He was a member of the Former
Route Agents Association.
Mr.. McCubbin lived for many
years at so w street NV. and
was a member of the Rhode Is
land Avenue Methodist Church.
He moved to Arlington four
years ago. He also was a men,
ber of the Clarendon Methodist
Church.
Survivors Listed.
Surviving are his widow, two
daughters. Mrs. Perley E. Hen
derly of Pensacola, Fla, and
Mrs. Alma L. Richardson of the
home address; a brother, John
D. McCubbin of West Palm
Beach. Fla; a sister. Mrs. Rob-
ert Herdliska of Cincinnati, and
four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
at 2::30 pm. Monday at the Ives
funeral home. 2847 Wilson boule-
ward. Arlington. Burial will be
in the Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1954-02-20
DR.. Jesse 0. Van Meier, :,
PRESBYTERIAN Educator
BY the Associoted Press

LEXINGTON, KY. Feb. 90
DR.. Jesse Oliver Van Meter.
Presbyterian minister and educa-
tor, died here last night.
DR.. Van Meter, 10, was presi-
dent emeritus of Lees Junior
College, jackson. KY, and at
tended the University of South
Carolina and the Columbia
IS. c. Presbyterian Theological
Seminary.
He formerly served as physical
director of the University of
South Carolina and later directed
the schools extension depart
ment.
DR.. Van Meter was a former
moderator of the Kentucky
synod of the Presbyterian
Church, U S., and at one time
was minister of the Eau Claire
Presbyterian Church in Columbia.
He was pastor of the Wilmore
(KyD Presbyterian Church at
the time of his death.
Evening star., 1954-02-20
Playwright Herczeg,
Wrote Wonder Bar
BY the Associoted Press

ROME. Feb. 20. - Playwright
Geza Herczeg. IS. a Hungarian
born American citizen, died last
night ina Rome hotel.
In 1927 he wrote the first of
many plays, including the sue
cessful Wonder Bar" that
brought him international at
tention. In 1882 he helped re-
write Wonder Bar" for the
screen and subsequently wrote
and collaborated in many other
pictures, including The Life of
Emile Zola." During World
War II he served with the United
States Office of War Informa-
ton.
Evening star., 1954-02-20
Suit for Divorce Is Filed
AGAINST Pancho Gonzales
By the Assoeioted Press

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20. -
Pancho Gonzales, pro tennis
player and time amateur
champion, was sued for divorce
today.
Mrs. Henrietta Pedrin Con-
zales, %, said she and the Is
year-old Gonzales have signed
a financial agreement which will
be submitted for court approval
when her suit comes to trial,
She indicated the agreement
makes provision for supporting
their three sons. Richard. s.;
Michael, 4, and Daniel, 8. and
herself.
Mrs. Gonzales petition stated
she obtained an uncontested
separate maintenance decree
last April 80 but Gonzales re-
turned to the family home last
July in a futile reconciliation
attempt. After a few days ne
departed and has not returned
she said.
The couple married May 23'
1948. in Yuma. Ariz.
Evening star., 1954-02-20
Explorers Declare
Crystal Cave May Be
Longest in World

CRYSTAL CAVE, Ky.-Feb. 20.
Explorers today called Crystal
Cave in Southern Kentucky an
underground monster" that may
be the longest cave in the world.
Members of the National Spe-
logical Society, who will come
to the surface today after ex-
ploring Crystal Cave for a week.
said they feel convinced that it
will prove to be bigger than
Mammoth Cave. A microbiolo-
gist in the party also said he
may have unearthed clues to the
preSences of new antibiotics.
The entrances of the two caves
are just four miles apart in the
Mammoth Cave National Park
area. Mammoth Cave now holds
the title of the worlds longest.
Neither Explored Fully.
Neither of the caves are yet
fully explored. But Thomas C.
Barr, jr.. Nashville Tenn, a geol-
ogist. pointed to a theory first
expressed in 1928 by Armin K.
Lobeck. New York.
Mr.. Barr said Mr.. Lobeck.
prominent geologist, holds that a
comparison of surface formations
shows that Flint Ridge over
Crystal Cave indicates that it is
the longer cave.
One exploring party reported,
"the more cave we found, the
more leads we got, and the more
endless the cavern became"
They said they stumbled into
a lost paradise" of canyons
where coral, fossils. and shells
were inlaid in wide streaks across
cave walls.
'POtentials Are Enormous
The undersea deposits were ap-
parently pressed there millions
of years ago." reported Roger w.
Brucker. Yellow Springs, Ohio,
and Luther Miller, Oblong, Ill.
The potentials of the discov.
cry are enormous" they said.
The discovery occurred as eX-
plorers looked for a river which
they believed to be formed by
wi ! d ness of subterranean
waterfalls. The water in some
places spouted into pits 30 feet
deep.
/ The expedition was aimed at
mapping previously unexplored
territory and gathering scientific
information.
Z Last night Robert Richter. %.
New York micro biologist. be-
lieved he had unearthed clues to
the presence of new antibiotics-
a medical field now dominated
by penicillin and a few other
drugs.
Just such hopes led a pharma-
ceutical house to send Mr.. Rich
ter into the cave. He is among
other biologists. biologists, me-
terologists and psychologists
who are experimenting with ami
NAL life. soil. rock and air con-
ditions 300 feet underground.
Mr.. Richter has found what
may be new type fungus pro-
duced by reaction of the caves
atmosphere en dead insects, Phil
Harsham. Louisville Courier
Journal reporter, said. Fungus
is used in developing antibiotics.
Evening star., 1954-02-20
Memorial Service Set
For Alma E. SudIer

A memorial service for Miss
Alma E. Sadler. IS. former
Treasury Department employe
who died Tuesday in Phoenix.
Ariz., will be held at pm. Mon
day at the S. H. Hines funeral
home. 2901 Fourteenth street
NV.
A native of Washington. Miss
Sadler was the daughter of the
late Charles and Mary JoSettiS.
She was employed at the Treas
ury Department until her retire
ment two years ago.
Surviving is her sister, Mrs.
Claudia j. Burgess.
Evening star., 1954-02-20
In Mrntnriai1,

niembrance Of my dear husband. WfL-
LIS c.. THOMPSON. who departed this
life four years ago today, February
Four years have passed since that sad
When the one loved was called away:
God took him home, it was His will.
But in my heart he liveth still.
Dear: miss your loving care,
You were so good and true:
To that heavenly home with you.
The rolling stream of life, rolls on.
But still the vacant chair
or the one who once was true
1t is sweet to know we shall meet again.
When parting is no more:
For the one loved so dearly
Has only gone before;
THoMPsooNS VILE HELEN a.
Are a pleasure to recall:
He had a kindly word for each
And died beloved by all.
He was generous and foreiving.
Just sweet through and through:
Always understanding.
HIS LOVING Z 'cHiIDREN. TERESA AND
ToHLlNSSSS, 1TSMMyFPF PFC Z 8 GEoFcE M IN hEE Id1s
E ing memory OF our SON Pfc
l7 GEORGE LEE tTOMMY) TOM
l LINsON, U. S. NJ. c.. 4th Divi-
sion who died on Two Jima nine
years ago today, February 90, 1913
There's picture we see, It's a fair
haired boy;
It's engraved on our hearts today
And the prayers We breathe to the
Maker OF men
Is a prayer that the image may stay
May the wounds grow less sharp, and
our grief allay.
May the skies grow fair and as blue
AS the eyes of our lad. in khaki clad
Who sleeps in Arlington today.
HIS LONELY NOM AND DAD.
TOOMEY. GEORGE AUSTIN. In loyin6
memory of GEORGE AUSTIN TOOMEY
who passed away February 20. 1910
Thoughts Of you are always with u.s.
WIFE AND SIS.
Evening star., 1954-02-20
Clyde P. Miller, n,
OfChur!es Town
speeioI Oispuieh 70 Ths Stor

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va,
Feb 2O.-Clyde p. Miller. II.
who operated a pharmacy here
for 26 years and in recent years
has been doing relief work for
other stores. died in Charles
Town General Hospital Wednes-
day
A Marine Corps veteran Of
World War /. he was a native
of Hampshire County. w. Va.
Only survivor is his stepmother,
Mrs M j. Miller, at the home
here
Services were held yesterday.
Evening star., 1954-02-20
Warnn nf Uhanka

DURITY. JAMES r. The family. Of the
late JAMES r. DURITY would like
to express their appreciation and
thanks to their many relatives and
friends for the many floral offerings.
spiritual bouquets and expressions OF
sympathy that we're extended to them
during their recent bereavement.
THE FAMILY. 81
JOHNSON, CHARLES T. The family of
the late CHARLES T. JOHNSON crate.
fully acknowledges the cards. floral
tributes and services during the illness
and at the death of my husband.
MRS. PAULINE r. JOHNSON.