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Evening star., 1954-01-06
Dr.: Thomas ". Ayers,
Retired Missionary
BY the Associated Press

ATLANTA, Ga. Jan. CDR.
Thomas w. Ayers, the first
Southern Baptist missionary in
China, died yesterday at Georgia
Baptist Hospital after an illness
of several months. He was 95.
DR.. Ayers. who spent 25 years
in the missionary field. had lived
here with a niece. Miss Lucy
Ayers. He entered the hospital
December %.
DR.. Ayers was a journalist as
well as physician and mission
airy
At one time he was publisher
of the Admission (Ala.D Daily Hot
Blast. predecessor of the An
niston Star. now published by
his son. Col. H. H. Ayers.
He was decorated by two
Presidents of China for work
during a pulmonary plague, and
quarantine and Red Cross work
during a civil war. He was the
second living man to be hon.
ored with a monument in China.
erected in his honor in Hwang-
shien after he left in 1925. The
first such monument was dedi-
Gated to a Canadian missionary.
On his return to the United
States in 1925 DR.. Ayers became
field secretary for the Foreign
Missionary Board. He retired at
the age of IS.
DR.. Ayers survivors, in addi-
ton to Col. Ayers, include an
other son, DR.. Sanford e. Ayers,
and three daughters, Mrs. Ebert
j. LYMAN Of New Orleans, Mrs.
Lucy Ayers Pittman of Bir-
mingham and Mrs. Mary Lee
Cannon of st. Augustine, Fla.
Evening star., 1954-01-06
|Dr. |. W. Jackson,
Former Freedmen S
Assistant Director

DR.. Lawrence w. jackson, SO.
who was assistant director of
Freedmen's Hospital from 1884
to 1910, died Saturday at Freed
mems.
Since 1910 he had devoted full
time to his practice. His home
and office were at 1241 New Jer-
sey avenue NV.
DR.. Jackson was graduated
from Howard University Medi-
cal School with .honors in 1920
and then interned at Freed
mems. He was assistant and
then chief anesthetist of the
hospital before he was made
assistant director. Since 1921
he had specialized in internal
medicine.
DR.. Jackson was born in
Washington and was a track star
at the old M Street High School.
He was on Selective Service
Board No. 10 here during World
War II. He was q member of
the District Medical Chirurgical
Society and was q 32d-degree
Mason.
Survivors are his widow. Edna
r.. and a brother. DR.. Allen F.
Jackson, Hartford, Conn.
Funeral services were to be
held at 1870 pm. today .at Nc
Cures funeral home, 1920 Ninth
street NV. with burial in
WoodlaWn Cemetery.
Evening star., 1954-01-06
Mrs. J. |. Gamme|I,
Retired Teacher

Mrs. Joseph L. Gammell. So
a public school teacher here for
more than 80 years before she
retired in 1912. died Monday.
The former Nellie Boyle, she
was born in Massachusetts, and
was graduated from Eastern
High School here and Washing
ton Normal School. She also at
tended George Washington Uni
versity.
She taught at elementary
schools in Southeast and North
east. retiring from Brent :Ele-
mentary School where she spent
most Of her teaching days. She
was active in Catholic and civic
affairs.
Surviving are her brother
John Boyle, jr., and a sister
Mrs. Catharine B. Jones, both OF
1901 Ingomar street N. w., and
another brother. William Boyle
Alexandria. Her husband died
in 1946.
Funeral services will be at 9
am. Friday at Holy Comforter
Catholic Church. Fourteenth and
East Capitol streets. Burial will
be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1954-01-06
Robert A. Gibb, Retired
Plumbing Contractor

Robert A. Gibb, IS. retired
plumbing and heating coott~ =.
died last night at his home in
the Embassy Apartments, i6IJ
Harvard street NV.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland,
he came to this country when
he was 10 with his parents. the
late Robert S. and Helen Brown
Gibb. He was a heating and
plumbing contractor for more
than so years at l401 North Cap
itol street. He retired three and
a half years ago.
Mr.. Gibb was a member of
Stansbury Masonic Lodge for 4o
years and a life member of
Washington Elks Lodge No. is.
He also was a member Of Brook
land Chapter No. IL Of the East
ern Star.
Survivors are his widow, Pearl
Watt Gibb; a daughter. Mrs.
Lorraine E. Watt, Arlington: a
brother. Charles c. Gibb. Hy-
attsville: two grandchildren and
one great-grandson.
Funeral services will be held at
Hines funeral home, with burial
in Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1954-01-06
Joseph !. Shankey,
Deputy 10 GSA's
Chief Appraiser

Joseph I. Shankey. IS. deputy
chief appraiser for the General
Services Administration, died
yesterday Of q heart attack at
Alexandria Hospital. He lived at
1922 South Thirty-sixth street,
Arlington.
Mr.. Shankey began his Gov
ernment service in 1912 as a
construction engineer for the
Reconstruction Finance Corp.
He Joined the War Assets Ad-
minstration four years later
when that agency began liqui-
dating surplus property. He had
been with the GSA since l949.
Born in Haverstraw, N. Y, he
went to Fordham University and
got his civil engineering degree
from Rensselaer, Polytechnic In
stitute in 1912. He then became
superintendent Of highway con-
struction for New York State.
In 1914 he was engaged in sub
way construction for New York
State. From 1917 to 1920 he
was resident engineer for the
Emergency Fleet Corp. which
built floating drydocks under
contract for the Navy He
owned the Shankey Brick Co. in
his hometown until 1880 when
he rejoined the New York State
government in the public works
department.
Mr.. Shankey was a past pres
ident Of the Rensselaer, Club of
Washington and a member of
the Knights of Columbus. New
York State Professional Engi-
neers and Surveyors, Tau Beta
Pi and Sigma XII and the Board
OF Directors of Summit Park
Sanitarium. Spring Valley, N. Y.
Survivors are his widow, Flor
ence; a daughter, Mrs. Audrey
Tornabene. Falls Church, Va.
and four brothers and five sis
tiers in the Haverstraw area.
Services and burial will be held
Saturday in Haverstraw.
Evening star., 1954-01-06

legendary figures Of California's
romantic history.
He went to Death Valley soon
after the turn Of the century. It
was from Goldfleld, New. how
ever that the first reports came
Of a big gold strike Scotty was
supposed to have made. Gold
field is 60 miles from Scotty's
first Death Valley shack.
Scotty let everybody guess.
But he also let all his friends
enjoy the fruits of his good for
tune. whatever the source was.
When I die. tell the world
I had a run for my money"
Scotty frequently told his
friends.
His castle in Death Valley is
a great stone mansion in one
of the most desolate areas Of the
United States. For years it has
been a mecca for tourists. Scotty
and his mining partner. Mr..
Johnson. built in In 1922.
II live by the rules that news
paper fellow (Joseph) Pulitzer
told me long ago in New York, "
Scotty told some of his intimates.
''He told me never to show my
hole card, never to commercial
ize and always to play to the
gallery and never mind the dress
circle"
Weird Tales About Wealth.
He was a mysterious figure on
the desert. BY some he was
described as the richest and
most successful prospector Of
all. Weird tales abounded about
his wealth.
He once told Of spending SO
million in having q good time,
but he also announced publicly
that he had been wiped out by
the stock market crash. that he
really didn't have mine at any
time, and that any money he had
was given to him by Mr.. john
son.
But some years later, when
Mr.. johnson had financial re-
verses, Scotty showed up with
a fat bankroll and said he had
100000 more in and around the
desert castle.
Scotty was born in Cynthiana.
KY, left home when he was 9,
and when he was Is he was in
Buffalo Bills Wild West Show
as roper and rider. He travelled
with the show for IL years and
then married Josephine Millius.
He took her to the desert and
began spending money lavishly.
In 1905 he chartered a special
train and made a trip from Los
Angeles to Chicago in a. hours,
81 minutes. He took a big crowd
and spent thousands.
Evening star., 1954-01-06
Comdr. Charles F. Leigh,
Ex-Submarine Skipper

Comdr. Charles Francis Leigh.
81, who had been attached to
the United States Naval Mis-
sion in Lima. Peru, since 1851.
died Saturday of cancer in Phil.
adelphia.
A Naval Academy graduate in
1887, he taught naval engineer
ing there from l946 to l949.
He formerly commanded the
submarines Sea Poacher and
Sea Cat. He held the Silver
Star and Bronze Star.
He was q native of Kansas
City. Mo.
Survivors are his widow
Dorothy. two small daughters
and his parents in Salina, Kans.
Funeral services were to be
held at 3 pm. today at Fort
Myer Chapel with burial in
Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1954-01-06
William w. Patterson,
Atlantic Newspopermon
RY fhe Assoeiotad Pra,,

ATLANTA. Jan. civilian
w. Patterson. member of the
Atlanta staff Of the Associated
Press and former Florida news
paperman, died today after an
illness Of a month. He was 40.
Mr.. Patterson joined the A. P.
here in April. 1945. Earlier, he
had been a member of the staff
Of the Jacksonville. Florida,
Journal. publicity director for
the Florida Chamber of Com
merce and manager of the United
Press Bureau at Jacksonville.
Evening star., 1954-01-06
Death Valley Scotty, Famed
Gold Prospector Dies at 81.
Many Weird Stories
Surrounded CoIorfuI
Desert Adventurer
Uy the As.oeics..l Prsss

ev the AssoeioseA Press
STovEPIPE WELLS, Calf,
Jan. 6.-Death Valley Scotty
died last night In his beloved
castle. a So million showplace in
the desert wilderness.
Scotty. 81. was California's
most famous prospector since the
gold rush, and the adventure
some and mysterious tales Of his
gold strikes were legion.
Yet the only treasure he is
known to have acquired was the
wealth Of his late friend and
benefactor. Albert Mussey john
son, Chicago insurance executive.
Mr.. johnson kept him in style.
Hemorrhage Causes Death.
DR.. E. Vase Wallace of Las
Vegas. New. said Scotty died Of
a gastro-intestinal hemorrhage.
DR.. Wallace said he had been
treating Scotty whose true
name was Walter Scott-for the
last five years. Three years ago
Scotty suffered a similar hemor-
rhage, but recovered. DR.. Wallace
said.
Between seizures Scotty's
health was good. the physician
said. He was able to greet visi-
tors to the castle the day before
his death.
DR.. Wallace said he was sum-
moned yesterday afternoon and
found Scotty in grave condition
at the castle. 173 miles northwest
of Las Vegas.
IT tried to get him into condi-
ton to be moved to hospital in
Las Vegas. but he did not rally"
the doctor said.
DR.. Wallace said the colorful
old desert rat was conscious until
the end and died quietly. At his
bedside was Mary Liddicoat,
president Of the Gospel Founda-
ton Of California. who had been
Scotty's constant companion dur
ing the last two years.
Had Suite in Castle.
Mr.. Johnson. actual owner Of
the castle. conveyed the prop
erty to the Gospel Foundation on
his death about six years ago.
He provided. however, that Scot
ty was to live there the remain
der Of his life. If he desired, and
suite was maintained for him,
Walter Weob. business repre-
sentative Of the foundation, said.
Scotty is survived by his
widow. Josephine Scott, II, who
has been living in Long Beach,
Calf, for the last l8 years: a
son, Navy Et. Walter p. Scott,
80. who is stationed at the Naval
Air Station, Oak Harbor, Wash,
and two grandchildren, Walter
P. Scott. jr., and Kathleen Scott.
Mrs. Scott told a reporter
that she and Scotty had lived
apart during most Of their mar
riage. I'VE weren't estranged."
she said. I'VE just lived apart.
I haven't seen Walter for eight
or nine years. I have high blood
pressure and bad heart and /
can't take trips"
She said they were married in
Cincinnati. Ohio. November 5,
1900.
High-Flying Entertainer.
A free-handed spender and a
high-hying entertainer, Death
Valley Scotty became one of the
Evening star., 1954-01-06
Gen. Sherstyok, 81

MOSCOW. Jan. 6 (P.-The
newspaper Soviet ByeloruSsia an
nounced today the death of Maj.
Gen. Gavril Sherstyok. 81. a
World War II Soviet army COM
mander and q candidate member
of the Byelorussian (white Rus
sian) Communist party's central
committee.
Evening star., 1954-01-06

BAILEY. LILLE NJ, In loving memory
who passed away four years ago to-
day. ERVEL
BROWN. BETTY J. ALLEN. In loving
memory OF our BETTY j. ALLEN
BROWN, who departed this life jan
-, And pens IT with a star.
We. will remember you. my darling.
No matter where YOU are.
MOTHER NIpT sI1HY GLAEA ALLEN; JAMES AND
our dear mother. AMELIA c. BU-
ago. January 8, l945.
Gone. but ne'er to be forgot
is our tender. iovins mother '"
cHlgpsRSS RS neSSR eSRSHkIys SsyS E1af afbjsssHAsAN
5. SCOTT. " W
my dear husband. ARTHUR r. BUR-
CESS. who passed away twelve years
ago today. January 8. 1912.
Death is Q headache no one can heal
Memories are treasures no one can
BEAUTIFUL memories are all I have left
OF one whom / loved and never forget.
You left behind a broken heart
lHdL lONeQ you most klnceIe.
I never did and never will
Forset you, Arthur dear.
DEVOTED WIFE, ANNA B. BUR-
GAINES. LAURA. A token Of love and
@otheG LSuRH q Who our
the land OF eternal rest twenty years
Your memory is as dear today
AS in the hour you passed away.
HER DEVOTED DAUGHTERS. GRACE
HUNTER. LOTTIE GAINES: DAUGH-
TER-IN-LAW. SERENA GAINES. .
PAkKER ARK, = JOHN PIN r. q. AN AND ,,,sII ANNIE =. a
the great beyond, JOHN H. Parker.
praAnRHsEz pARREa Sanusrs s. ass4 o. 1919. isa ANNIE E.
No one hears the door that opens
When they pass beyond our call:
Soft as loosened leaves Of roses.
One by one our loved ones fall.
DEV2TEp ASn IsvEH CHILDREN WILLIS. NAN
Of q devoted iather. THoMHs +.
ago today. January 6, 1851.
His life is a beautiful memory.
He Sleeps IN oods S,sn STiea Garden
YOUR DEVOTED DAUGHIERS; EFFIE
CATHERINE eat N5II .v,A AND MILDRED. AND
RIDLEY, MRS. LUCY. In memory Of
Mrs. LUCY RIDLEY. who departed this
life one year ago today. January D.,
Peaceful be her silent slumber,
Peaceful in the grave she lays:
You will always be remembered
For We will love you always.
Loved In life. remembered in death.
DORIS AND DALMITA.
RIDLEY, MRS. LUCY. In memory Of
Mrs. LUCY RIDLEY, who departed
this life one year ago today. January
did not know the pain you bore.
I did not see you die:
only know you went away
And did not say good-by.
Sadly missed by
YOUR DAUGHTER, FLORA.
RIDLEY. MRS. LUCY. In memory Of
Mrs. LUCY RIDLEY, who departed
this life one year ago today, January
January brings sad memories
OF one who is gone to rest:
You will never be forgotten
By the ones who loved you best.
Your face is ever before us,
Your voice we will never forset:
Your smile will last forever
And memories we can never forget,
HUSBAND AND CHILDREN.
Evening star., 1954-01-06
Israel to Get Soviet Oil

MOSCOW. Jan. s P).-Dr.
zev. Argaman, economic coun-
selor to the Israeli foreign min
istry, said lest night he had ne
gotiated a trade agreement with
the Soviet Union under which
Israel will receive 100000 barrels
of Soviet fuel oil. Israel is sup
plying fruit in exchange.
Evening star., 1954-01-06
Mrs. Ida Von Nuys, 80

ATASCADERO, Calf, Jan. 6
(P.-Mrs. Ida Turner Van Nuys,
80, member of the pioneer FAM
lily after which the San Fer
nando Valley city of Van Nuys
was named, died yesterday after
a long illness. The Van Nuys
family came to California from
Philadelphia In 1904.
Evening star., 1954-01-06
Robert H. Willis, 81

BRIDGEPORT. Nebr.. Jan. s
P).-Robert H. Willis. "a, ma
tionally known authority on irri-
cation matters and chief Of the
Nebraska Irrigation Bureau from
1918 to 1851, died Monday night
at an Alliance tNebr) hospital.
Evening star., 1954-01-06
Newsmen Feted

Members of the Montgomery
County Press Association will be
luncheon guests at l pm. Fri
day of the Board of Trustees of
Suburban Hospital in the hospl-
tails dining room.
Evening star., 1954-01-06
1n Mrntnriaiit

BAILEY, LILLE NJ. In memory of my
beloved wife, LILLE NJ. BAILEY. who
entered into eternal rest January g.
1880.
When. the evening shadows are falling,
And am sitting oil alone,
In my heart there comes a longing.
II you only could come home.
Gone from this world Of grief and
sorrow
To lands Of peace and rest:
God has taken you. my darling.
Where you have eternal rest.
LOVING HUSBAND. HARRY o. BAL
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Raymoor road in Rock Creek
Hills, Md, which they have
taken.
Col. and Mrs. Weld will be
guests of honor at a cocktail
party Saturday at 6 o'clock
which the retiring Military At
tache and Mrs. G.. w. White
will give. The party is planned
in the Whites home on Old
Dominion drive at Peacock
Station in Mclean, Va.
Col. and Mrs. White are at
Fort Benning, Ca, and will be
back the middle Of this week.
They do not expect to leave
Washington until the latter
part of April, although no
definite date has been set.
The colonel has been on duty
at the Embassy for two years
and is awaiting another as
Signment.
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Exhibition
4sOpened
AtCOrcOrun

Mr.. and Mrs. Rudyerd Boulton
entertained at a supper party
last evening in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Earle Ludgin of Chicago.
The 1890 event took place in
the French room of the Corcoran
Gallery of Art.
The hostess is the vice chair
man of the women'S activities of
the gallery and Mr.. Ludgin is
trustee of the Chicago Art In
stitute and one of the foremost
collectors of contemporary art.
He has loaned 81 examples from
his collection to the gallery for
a special showing entitled the
Ludgin Collection of Contempt
rary Art. Mr.. Ludgin formally
opened the exhibition last eve
ming at $3.50.
Among those invited to the
supper afterwards were Mr.. and
Mrs. George E. Hamilton, jr.;
Mr.. and Mrs. Hermann w. Will
liamS, jr.; Mr.. and Mrs. Corcoran
Thorn, Mr.. and Mrs. Corcoran
Thorn, jr.; Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick M. Bradley, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Walker, Mr.. and Mrs.
Huntington Cairns and Mr.. and
Mrs. Duncan Phillips.
Others were former Secretary
of State and Mrs. Dean Acheson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Portner,
British Minister and Mrs.
Charles Empson, Sir William and
Lady Welsh, Mrs. McCook Knox,
Mrs. Otis Chatfield-T Taylor, Mrs.
Prentiss Gilbert and Mrs. Mat
thew G. Jones.
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Department and Mrs. Walter
P. McConaughy VIII entertain
at dinner Wednesday evening
for the van Boetzelaers. The
hosts and their honor guests
have had duty in China and
have been friends for some
years.
The Military Air Attache of
the Netherlands Embassy and
Nine. Holtz were hosts at din
ner Thursday evening for the
retiring Secretary and Baroness
van Boetzelaer.
New British Attoche
Col. H. j. Weld, newly APP
pointed Military Attache Of
the British Embassy, and Mrs.
Weld have been in Washing
ton for the past ten days or
two weeks. They are getting
settled in the house at 3542
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-11
Anne Lieber
Is Engaged

Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Albert C..
Lieber of Emory's Grant. Gen.
treville, Md, and Washington,
have announced the engagement
of their daughter Anne Elizabeth
to 1t. Louis Guy Michael, jr.,
son of DR.. and Mrs. Michael of
Washington.
The prospective bride is a
graduate of Holton Arms School
and will graduate in June from
the College of William and Mary.
1t. Michael was graduated
from the United States Military
Academy at West Point in 1851,
and Is now assigned to the Sd
Infantry Regiment, stationed at
Fort Myer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-11

Col. Weld, who will not as
sumo his duties as Military
Attache until the departure of
Col. White, already has taken
over duties with the British
Army staff,
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Brooks

Continued From Page DID
van Boetzelaer will leave Fri
day by plane for The Hague
and after a few days there
will go to Geneva in The Meth
erlands Delegation to the con-
ference. At the close of the
Geneva conference Baron van
Boetzelaer will return to The
Hague for another assignment.
Baroness van Boetzelaer and
their children will remain in
Washington until the end Of
May, when school is out, be-
fore Joining the baron.
The director OF the Once Of
Chinese Affairs of the State
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-11

DOOR IS OPEN-rs Jefferson Patterson (left) ereets
Mrs. Neville Miller (center) and Miss Charlotte Roy as
they arrive for meeting at Mrs. Pottersons residence
to tolk final plans for the luncheon. Mrs. Mary
Breckenridge will give an address at the event and film
THE Forgotten Frontier" will be shown.
-Stor Stoff Photo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-11

new era
puritan
Toes barred to spring breezes,
vamp cut daring low, this pump
is fashioned more for willy
witches than for modest maidens.
And, Customcraft knows the
mysteries of comfort and sky.high
fashion, too! Jet patent witchery or
navy calf.
Ava NV Emerson 2.6700
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-13
| New York Welfare
Unit Files Charges
Over Strike Il Rich
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, April l3.-The
city welfare commissioner has
formally accused the top men in
the radio-television show. Strike
1t Rich" of illegally conducting
a fund appeal without a license.
Commissioner Henry L. Nc
Carthy announced yesterday the
complaint had been filed and
summons served on Walter H.
Framer. producer of the show.
and Warren Hull, its master of
ceremonies. The two were or
dered to answer the charges in
court tomorrow.
Mr.. Mccarthy had declared
last February that the show,
broadcast on the CHS television
network and the NBC radio net
work. violated city laws govern
ing solicitation of funds.
He said the program encour-
aged listeners to telephone offers
OF aid to program participants.
This involves a public solicita-
ton, Mr.. Mccarthy added, and
must be licensed under the city's
administrative code.
A spokesman for Mr.. Framer
and Mr.. Hull said they could
not understand the commission
er's action since the case already
was before the State Supreme
Court on their motion. They
have asked j, for a declaratory
ruling that the show is not sub
ject to the licensing law.
Mr.. Mccarthy has said that
many needy individuals and
families, coming to New York
with the hope of getting aid
through appearing on the pro-
gram, became public charges.
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lative 1eft-hand accuracy, but
the big moments were built with
real momentum and breadth.
Although, at this point in her
career, the young violinist ap-
pears most comfortable with
music of dash and big dimen-
sions, there are clear evidences
in her playing of sensitivity to
the more lyrical phases of must
cal expression.
The Cesar Franck sonata, with
its exhaustive demands, from
passages bristling with technical
hazards to phrases that must be
handled with the lightest of
touches, pointed up Miss Flissler's
chief problem. She seems to adj
dress a quiet phrase almost with
fear and trembling. The result
is tense, breathy playing that
dashes off again at the first sug-
gestion of a chance to add a little
weight or speed to the music. If
she will simply allow herself to
relax and play easily when the
music seems to call for it. this side
of her performance may reach
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News Of Music
BY Fronk c. Campbell .

Joyce Flissler, violin. Eileen Fliss-
leh piano. Phillips Gallery. Pro-
grams. Suite: Gtravinsky; Sonata in A,
Franck; Sicilienne and Rigaudon,
KreiSier; fPrelude6, jacob Burlesoua,
Suk; Introduction and Rondo Capric-
cioSO.E Saint -Saens