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Evening star., 1954-11-07

IGfion Mse BY the United States Ar
Force?
Bermuda shorts and knee-high
stockings. Some so officers and
men at MacDill AFB. Fla. wore
the new uniform on an expert
mental basis last summer.
W.A.B., Ft. Sam HoMstoM. Texas
ACT -. Actress AmMs Baxter dis
played q seic use for pearl Yissg.
WhGt srGs Il?
She appeared at a Hollywood
party wearing the ring on a toe.
A.W.B.. Beaver Dam. WIS.
AAT -. WhGf eUsnt, previously
scOsssed as a bourgeois relic" sCas
held this fall in Communist
HMRgGTy?
A dog show.
Mrs. GEL. Easton. Pa.
FUN DG0NEX AccOrdiRg b q
Gallup poH. h0sO srssck did tie GseT-
age femify spessd On is aacGfios?
Between $50 and 500.
Mrs. G-H.. Hisckisy, Utah
''''''s'-' : z H.
NOTE: We win pay $2 for . question and
answer used in this column. Questions
are based on current news md clipping Of
news source must acc0mpany answer.
Address: Tom Henry. THIS WEEK.
60 Lexingtnn Ayenue. New York ~.
NJ. Y. Unaccepeed confrihutims c1nnm
be acknowledged or returned.
Evening star., 1954-11-07

AAA LTNOLEUM
AMERICAN TILE
AND LINoLEUM
CAPITAL
LINoLEUM co.
COMMERCIAL
LINOLEUM
DIENER'S INC.
METROPOLITAN
FLOORS
QUAKER CITY
LINOLEUM
ROYAL LINOLEUM
SENATE FLOOR
COVERING
STANDARD FLOORS
UNIVERSAL
FLOORS
WASHINGTON
LINoLEUM
Deikesdu
JOHN L1GoN INC.
llyuitsvills
SUBURBAN FLOORS
VIRGINIA
Asiiagsoa
ALLIED FLOORS
GOTTS LINOLEUM
SOUTHERN FLOORS
ssuvsson
STANDARD TILE co.
621 n. Coalter Street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-02
Nvozu.465zlgn
WASHINGTON CHEVY CHASE, ALEXANDRIA
prints are news In
pre-School cOttOnS

And particularly the merry "scribble
Face" prints we show in the sister
dresses at the extreme left. Pre-school
bellies love the pinofore look, too. in
these dork cottons that stay fresher
looking longer.
4 fodder dress II blueloy blue Or char
coal eroy with white-floshed red top.
"Foces" scrubbed u white and red.
Sizes zonds 40
2. motching juNerfle dress IN sizes ,
to s.. 48
W6L--ToddIer and Juvenile Apparel. 4th Floor
81. also Chevy Chase and Alexandra
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-02
plaids headline the
girls cotton story

And see what dennure look dark plolds
have in weor-now and eleor-into-foll
eottons. Especially when they stand
out over crisp net petticoot ore
sweetened with the touch Of loce. From,
wide collection priced 800 to 1922,
we show:
8. girls dress in navy or brown plaid
with its own peekoboo petticoot OF white
net edged in color. Sizes 7 TO IA.
1O9s
W6L-cirls' ApporeI. 4th Floor
-. also Chevy Chose and Alexondria
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-02
front-page teen news
denim, tweed cottons

Already teens are ticking to the tweed
look In cottons with q big toll-foshion
future ahead of them. Two snort ex-
ornples Of these summer and foil scene
steoIers at surprisingly small price:
4. teens striped cotton with tweedy
look. In deep red or blue with bond
box" touches Of white pique. Sizes
to Is.
S. teens tweed-effect denim dress
punctuoted with ric roc and jet but
tons. Blue. grey or red with noturol-
tone linen collar. Sizes 8 to Is.
800
W5L-Teen-oee Apparel, 9TH Floor
80. /. also Chevy Chose ond Alexandra
Evening star., 1954-01-03
The Parker Scheel

New address-1826 Phelps Pi..
8 blocks north Of Dupont Circle,
I block west Of Conn. Ave.
NO. 10000. founded in 1883.
lgh our personelised courses IN
Public Speaking. Speech I'm.
tslOgue ON ReaueEt Phone Ter
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Howard University
Plans New Courses

New courses In music, COM
munity problems and other sub
jects will be offered by Howard
University in its New Glasses
division starting January IL.
Mrs. Margaret j. Butcher,
Howard professor and member
Of the Board of Education, will
conduct the course on commu-
nifty problems. which will be
given at 8 pm. Wednesdays.
Warner Lawson. dean of the
music school. will give a course
called Music for Pleasure"
Glasses are open to adults
without academic qualifications.
Registration opens tomorrow.
Evening star., 1954-01-03

Watch channel 2, M0nGdnA Jan, IL,
S:SO-g:OO Pm.
Win A Whirlpool Automatic lsoner!
Q. What was the title Of tonight's drama
on "Motorola TV Hour?
Watch channel T. TuesddY, Jan I2
9:SO-I0:5O Pm.
Win A Whirlpool Sureomotie Wosher!
Q. What sports personality did Jim Glib.
bons interview tonight on THE Jim
Gibbons Shows?
6:i5-7:15 Pm.
Win A Whirlpool Automatic Dryer!
9. Who is the Lone Rangers indian
watch channel z. ThuysdayA Jan. H.
7:S0-S:0O Pm.
Win A Whirlpool Automatic Washer!
q. What slamorous Hollywood actress Is
the hostess on "Pepsi-Cola Playhouse?
Watch channel T. Friday, Jan. rs,
S:S0-9:O0 Pm.
Win A Whirlpool Automatic lroner!
Q. Who stars on the Front Pass Detec
watch channel ?. Friday, Jan. rs,
IO:0O-IO:S0 Pm.
Win A Whirlpool Surgomotie Wosher!
q. Who defended the males tonight on
Leave It to the Girls?
watch ehgnnsle SSfSrdSv' 1s". 10.
Win A Whirlpool Automatic Dryer!
Evening star., 1954-01-03
.NYU Courses Here

New York University is con-
Quoting IA evening graduate
courses at Cardozo High School
and Bannecker Recreation Gen.
ter here. Information on those
to be offered next term may be
obtained by writing the univer-
sity's Center for Community
and Field Services, New York
3, N. Y.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
DR.. DistIer' to Direct
COLLEGE, Association

DR.. Theodore A. Distler is the
new executive director Of the
Association Of American Col
leges. He has been president Of
Franklin and Marshall College,
Lancaster. Pa, for - years.
DR.. Distler succeeds DR.. Guy
e. Snavely. The association in
cludes over TOO colleges and uni
versities.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
High School Training
Makes Safe Drivers
Dy tho Assoeictod Press

HARRISBURG. - Motorists.
you don't have to worry as much
II the fellow driving the other
car has been trained in high
school on how to handle an
automobile.
The Pennsylvania Revenue
Department says young drivers
who have not been trained in
the schools are involved in an
times as many accidents as those
who have.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
New School Offers
TV and Rodio Courses

Evening courses in television
and radio repairing will be Of
fered starting January II by the
Television Institute. q new
school ct 1888 q street NV.
Students may register from
. am. to 10 pm. daily this
week. The school is non-segre-
gated.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Shutterina Drive

Britain's Road Safety Com
mittee may insist that cars have
laminated windshields, which
will crack but stay transparent.
as a result Of the Portsmouth
Road missile mile" where 81
windshields have been shattered.
battling police and scientists.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Tiny Motor

BRIDGEPORT, Gonna mo-
tor In one electric shaver has
one-t -thousandth of one horse
power, weighing four ounces. It
is capable of spinning the shaft
up to 5000 times per minute.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
New Zeulond Exports

AUCKLAND. - Most impor-
tant exports Of New Zealand are
butter, cheese and meat.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
TO BUY
OR WRITE!
Reed the Easy Directions

. To enter keep tuned to Channel z during
the weeks Of January 4th through 10th The
contest questions will be flashed on your TV
screen along with telephone number. In
some cases this information will be vital
only and there will be no verbal announce
ment of 1t. Wherever possible. though, Q
verbal announcement will also be made
When you see the question, dial the
telephone number shown and give the
operator your answer. II you are the first
person to call with the correct answer
you win the prize shown on your screen
with the question you answered Q Each
evenings winners will be announced at
IL pm. and at sign-of on WAGAL-Tv,
Channel z. Persons Of all ages are
eligible to enter except employees 0nd
relatives Of The Jos. NJ. Zamoiski Cdm-
pany and WMAL AM-FM and TV.
Evening star., 1954-05-26
AUroMoslLEs FOR SALE

.dr s.dSs SS sfsef q saaiS. Ss s,ssb siyb
Hes nsw.csr RI guar. i 81 81. .sss. 1H; Arcade
PONTIAC. 1437 Irving st. NV. AD.
$500; $500; also 3460 14th st. NV; RA.
PONTIAC 1853 chieftain ''e'' de luxe
tires, rear Continental wheel. dual
spotlight: very low mileage. This
car looks new. Safety tested written
guarantee; $2.195. PAUL BROS.
OLDs USED CAR FAIR" wis. ave.
onsr end EliiGStt dnii9 .t,S st. NV KE. 7-lS0s.
PONTIAC '52 Chieftain de luxe s-cyl.
4-dr. sedan: black; equip. with
guar sss and ARcSpE n sf5Eies PNfsc SsEise!
1437 Irving st. NV. AID. 4-S5O0;
also 3460 14th st. NV. RA. 3-9670.
PONTIAC 1851 station wagon: all
metal: Hydra: condition IKE new:
PONTIAC 1910 4-dr. e-cyL; i owner:
very low mileage. only S195 No
money down OHIO WILLIAMS
BUICK. R. 1. ave. at goth st. ne.
PONTIAC 1912 "s'' 4-dr.: orig.
green finish r. h.. sun visor. good
tires, good run. cond.. new sc. !;
SO inspection. Will sell for S11O
or best offer direct from private
owner. T, see after 5 pm. call ST.
PONTIAC 80 chieftain de luxe 8
2-door, r. and Hydramatic. beau
tifnl light blue, finish. low mileage,
buy. SI.795. HOYLE MOTOR
SALES. 1717 r /. ave. ne. DU.
7-S300 -2S
Evening star., 1954-05-26
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

PLYMOUTH so Cambridge 4-dr.: low
below market at $S95. FRANK
SMALL; JR;; INC. 1900 Pa. ave.
PLYMOUTH '52 4-door: radio, neater.
PLASTIC seat covers: one owner.
ing. CAITHNESs BUICK INC, Used
Car Lot, 5l1S Wisconsin ave. NV.
OIL. 4-430O. Lot. No. WO. 6-55Sl
Open It'll 9. -2S.
PLYMOUTH '53 4-dr.: r. and h.; 1
owner; new-car condition; only
81 1876. Cash. trade or bank financ-
ing CAITHNESS BUICK INC. Used
ST. oh tpt 4soo SlS W. %ls'0PsiR s55si sye opsn Dw
PSLYMSouTH y 81 cranbrook CO con-
vertible; smart siren red finish with
contrasting black top; equipped with
radio heater. scat covers and white
kopFER flfe Fa MoToRs saEsf 0HRsr Ne LnsSIS 1ss5
Mercury, Fsirfax Circle, Fairfax. Va.
PIYMoUTH AZ Dove gray finish;
equipped with heater; $295. KLoP-
FER MOTORS. INC. Lincoln -Mer-
cnTy.o Psirfax Circle Fairfax. Va.
PiSMeoITETT9HY iSMeIET9Y 81 Concord cdr; r.
and h.. turn signals; beautiful green
finish; Al cond. S795; written
guar. TRIANGLE MOTORS. 3OlO
r; !. ave; ne. DE. 2-63O2.
PLYMOUTH 1852 3-passenger coupe; /;
original black finish; equipped; lots
%r,tssn 81 SERVING ss-spsss space; ssg5; % 4month
DERS, Wash.'s Oldest Ford Dealer
1900 14th st. NV. NO. 7-1IlI.
PONTIAC 1851 "s"; o-tone blue.
fully equipped; S1.095. ROYAL
MOTORS, 10 Kennedy st. NV, TU.
PONTIAC 81 Catalina hard top con-
vert: black. and h. Hydra
Matte. excellent. BY owner. Sl.295.
XII. 9-0033 after 6. -27
Evening star., 1954-05-26
AUTOMOBILES FoR sALl

PONTIAC 80 e-cyi. Catalina; the
r. and h.. leather seats and other
extras: cash. trade or terms. bank
financing; S1,695. KIRK MOTOR
CO.. 1000 Ga. ave., -27
PONTIAC 81 4-dr.; T. and h.. light
blue; one owner: d. c. Inspection
guaranteed; $1,O95; 6-month or
6.000-mile warranty. NORTHEAST
I'd. ne. LU. 4-IO1i.
PONTIAC '52 Catalina hardtop con-
vertible;. r. and h. Hydra Matte
drive 2-tone finish; reduced to
Sl,495; fully guaranteed. terms. Car
No. 390xA. MONROE FORD. 800
Wis. ave: NV. WO. $4,000. Open
evening It'll 9 pm.
PONTIAC 81 s-cyl. conv. coupe: light
s1Se; eoU dsr Hydra Il. aan and b. hss SoS S,sSk
TIAC. 1897 irving st. NV. AID.
$500; also 3460 14th st. NV. RA
Pontiac $50 chieftain de luxe "s'
4-do0r sedan. Original metallic gray
finish with harmonizing tailor made
seat covers set on BY 5 deep tread
tires; Hvdra-Matic drive. radio and
heater, and numerous other acces-
sories. A very low-mileage 1-owner
car which Is immaculate inside and
out. Must be seen and driven to
4ss Sfls pEisis MoToR at co. only
yiTsiniSs ybGd ,;.d Largest Sa o.dsmO5ile psslsS
PONTIAC 81 convertible "s"; new
ton. tires; Z. and h., Hydra Matte;
low mileage. S1.375. oV. 3-1615.
81
Evening star., 1954-05-26
AUToMoBILEs FOR SALE

PONTIAC 80 sss'' station wagon; ra-
dio and heater; very clean through
No. 3S5-A. MONROE FORD, 61O0
Wis. ave. NV. WO. $4,000. Open
ewes. til q p.m.
PONTIAC so s-cyl. conv. coupe;
Hydra. r. and h.. Light blue. 81. lbs.
ARCADE PONTIAC. 1437 Irving st.
NV. AID. 4-S5Q0; also 3460 14th St.
NV. RIA. 3-067O. ~
PONTIAC '53 S-cyl. Custom Catalina
Minano ivory top, laurel green body,
2-tone interior to match Equip. with
Hydra, ,. and b.. Wv. tires; ! :
$2,1a5. ARCADE PONTIAC, 1887
Irving st. NV. AID. 4-85Q0; also
:s46n 14tb st. NV. RA. 3-9670. -27
per gallon. low-cost transportation;
$445; 4-month written guarantee.
HILL & SANDERS. Wash.'s Oldest
Ford Dealer. 1114 Vermont ave. NV.
sTUDEBAKER SO VS. conv: low
mileage. fully equip. New top. show
room appear: $3.50. OIL. 2-49S3.
sTUDEBAKER 1e47 Champion A.
door: fully eouipp.: terrific value
ct $195. Mcneil STUDEBAKER.
4O34 Wis. ave-. EN-. 3-72S6. -28
STUDEBAKER '53 Champ. 2-dr. sed.;
1900 miles Of loving care: best offer
over S1.i00. WO. 6-4045. ewes;
Evening star., 1954-05-26
AUTOS FOR SALE Cont }

lection nt used Packards in the
Metropolitan Area, all models prop
erly reconditioned and guaranteed.
o'BRIEN 4 RoHALL. INC. Your
hrns'GP bep 5o faeKaES wilson DSs1er Sive Siocfs
south Of Key Bridge. Open ewes.
IA. 7-O4SO.
PLYMOUTH SO Cranbrook; r. and h.,
5000 mi; same as brand-new. No
reaS. offer refused. WO. $3.50.
PLYMOUTH "a 6-pass sedan; new:
1925 SSS5 down; p,R,Y;lts ROYAL MOTORS NOT Rs
ave., Ia. $4,000. go
PLYMOUTH "a SUBURBAN; house car;
and b.. Solex glass: light green
SGrn fantS. WHEELER Heller INC Nc. acS GSrysler. ser
Plymouth Imperial Dealer, $500 Wis
eonsin NV, EN-; 3-4soo. to 3;
PLYMOUTH 81 de luxe 4-door: car
is equipped; 1t is 1-owner car with
exceptionally low mileage. Another
KIP beauty bargain you should see
and drive todap: only 1855. KEN
YON-PECK (Chevrolet, 1886 Wilson
blvd, .Arl.. Va, IA. 2-9004. Open
til 9:20 pm. -27
PLYMOUTH SO 4-door sedan: r. and
IL. BOOO TuDD6I anu pHlDb. Uedu~
tiful car only S1,195. TAKOMA
Ford, MOTORS 8725 Pinev Br.
rd., Silver Spring JU. $1,000. -26
PLYMOUTH 1850 2-dr.: r. and h.:
excel. cond.: l owner. going overseas:
$500 HA. 2-S394 after $50 pm.
PLYMOUTH SO Cranbrook club cpe. !;
heater seat covers, turn signals:
orig. finish. like new; immac.;
owner; outstanding value for only
81 s3S9 WHEELER. INC, Chrysler-
Plymouth-Im Imperial Dealer, 1900
Wisconsin NV. EN-. 3-470S. 9 to g;
Set.-Sun. til 6.
PLYMOUTH 1851 4-dr. sedan; green,
heater, equipped, clean inside and
oVt: r. and h.: q steal; SS95: a.
month written guarantee. HILL d
SANDERS Wash.'s Oldest Ford
DEALER. 1900 14th st. NV. NO.
PLYMOUTH 1919 business coupe;
economical. Al cond.. good rubber;
S4e5. RE. 5-s1O3 after $40 pm.
PLYMOUTH 1853 Cambridge 4-dr. !;
r. ,IHY and h; s;o1 beautifSl tSro2;t 2;tOne blue;
nedy st. NV. TU. 2-41I9.
PLYMOUTH 1853 . and 4 door Sc
dams; r. and h.; to choose from;
Sl,295. SILVER SPRING MOTOR
CO. INC. 1909 East-West hwy. JU.
s-3157. Directly across from U. 8.
Evening star., 1954-05-26

economical. Al cond.. good rubber;
S4e5. RE. 5-s103 after 6:30 pm.
Evening star., 1954-05-26
AvToMoBiLEs FOR SALE

1881 Commander VS.
4-dr.; auto. transmission. I. and h. /;
original light blue; fully warranteed.
MOTOR CO. DodEe Plymouth1. J.
6312 Ga. ave. NV. TU. 10000.
sTuDEBAKEE Al, 1881 Land Cruiser;
owner. A real steal, $685.. Cash.
trade or bank financing. CATTHNESS
BUICK. INC. Used Car Lot, 51l3
wisconsin ave, NV. OIL. 4-4300.
Lot No. WO. 6-5561. Open til 8.
Evening star., 1954-05-26
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

STuDEBAKER SO champion 4-dr.
SS75. oris. owner. SO. 5-si46. ESi
STUDEBAKER 1859 Champion 90
sedan; overdrive. heater. Beautiful
condition, with all of Studebaker's S
famed engineering and design. But
INC, l12I 21st st. NV. DI. 7-OllO.
STUDEBAKERS, 1886: complete Sc
lection. all models and body styles.
all thoroughly recond. and fully
guar. priced from S545. MCNEIL
STuDEBAKER. 4O34 Wis. ave. EN-.
STUDEBAKER 1851 Champion 2-dr !;
overdrfve r h.. turn signals, l.
owner car. tiptop cond.; S795: writ
ten guar. TRIANGLE MOTORS.
3OlO r. ]. ave. me-. DE. 2-6302.
Evening star., 1954-05-26
AUTOMOBILES FOR sALE

STUDEBAKER so Champion 2-dr. /;
black; heater; equipped: clean: S495.
30-day guarantee. HILL a SAN
DERS, Wash.'s Oldest Ford Dealer.
WILLYS 40 civilian jeep; alum. top:
compl. overhauled and engine job:
excel: $495. LO. 7-7160. 20
Evening star., 1954-10-17
by GRANTLAND RICE

and white men in the Massachusetts, Bay
Colony.
Late that afternoon. | ran into Mike
Thompson. the referee who worked the game
He said: I've just officiated at a game in
which I've seen the greatest football player
ever. Thorpe defeated Brown thirty-two to
nothing. all by himself Runs of fifty and
sixty yards were nothing the Indian was
a tornado"
Ome-NGan Team
"A LARGE welcoming committee was on hand
when Lafayette played host to the Indians in
a track meet Stunned when only two men
got off the train at Easton. Pa. Lafayette
coach Harold Bruce demanded: What s this?
We expected the Carlisle track team"
Here it is" replied Warner, pointing to
Thorpe. Jim racked up practically every blue
ribbon on the field in rout for Carlisle.
Then, Jim took over in the 1912 Oympics.
He won four of the five firsts in the pentathlon
and four of 10 firsts in the decathlon.
When King Gustav Of Sweden presented
him with one of his gold medals he said: Sir.
you are the greatest athlete in the world.
Thorpe treasured this praise during his later
and bitter years when he was forced to return
his Olympic trophies because Of charges that
he violated amateurism by playing semi-pro
baseball prior to the games.
Iseldom 90 out ON limbs to crusade for indi-
viduals. But. if ever person was pilloried by
the shabby treatment he received from most
of the press and public. Jim Thorpe is that
Evening star., 1954-10-17

man. Thorpe was truthful in maintaining that
all he got from baseball at Rocky Mount dur
ing college summers was barely enough to pay
expenses. Until recently, college ball players
from all over the map and particularly the Ivy
schools played on hotel mines and various
other summer teams for far more cash than
Thorpe got. They were still held as amateurs
and allowed to participate in all college sports.
What right did the Amateur Athletic Union
have to Thorpe's private gifts. fairly won in
those 1912 Olympics? wrote several letters,
in later years, to Avery Brundage. the Chi
cago contractor and keystone of our Olympic
organization. stating the case for Thorpe.
Brundages replies were weak and implied
so what. .it'sdead and forgotten" attitude.
The treatment accorded Thorpe is one OF the
cruel turns of all American sport.
Best Quaxtexback
Now to come back to the toughest assign
ment of all. the selection of the greatest pass
ing quarterback to 60 with Thorpe, Grange.
and Nagurski. Otto Graham, Sid Luck
man, frankie Albert, Bobby Layne and
Rob Waterfieltl are all close to the top. But
l must 90 with Slingin' Sammy Baugh.
The trim. 1.-THE quarterback faced the savage
ness of football at Texas Christian and with
the pros for l8 years. He passed his teams to
scores of victories from 1884 to 1852
Selecting the greatest all-time college back
field is simpler. since most of the great ones
turned professional. My choices are George
Continued on page 80
Evening star., 1954-11-05
DR.. Ernest Stockton,
.Consu|tant al Capitol
And Ex-Co||egeH Head

DR.. Ernest L. Stockton, 66,
consultant to the House Small
Business Committee since 1850
and former president of Cum
berland University, Lebanon,
Tenn, died unexpectedly yester-
day at his home, 832 South Pitt
street, Alexandria, Va.
DR.. Stockton was director of
scholarship interchange in the
Office Of the Co-ordinator of In
ter-American Affairs after he
left his Cumberland University
position in 1941. From 1914 to
1948, he was executive secretary
to the National Cathedral Asso-
citation. Afterwards he was q
special attorney in the Justice
Department until he went to
Capitol Hill.
DR.. Stockton was born in New
bern, Tenn, and received degrees
from Cumberland University and
Centre College, Danville. KY. He
studied also at the University
of Chicago and Peabody College,
Nashville. Tenn.
He began his career as a
teacher in Lebanon, Tenn, in
1914 and then was English in
structor and later principal of
Cumberland University Pre-
paratory School.
DR.. Stockton served at Cum
berland University from 1927 to
1941 as professor of English and
history, later as dean Of the
College of Arts and Science and
then as president.
DR.. Stockton was q member
Of the National Education As
sociation and the executive COM
mittee of the Washington Bible
Society. He had been moderator
of the Presbyterian Synod of
Tennessee in the 1930's and was
vice chairman of the Tennessee
Committee of the Newcomer
Society. He was president of the
Tennessee College Association in
1910 and 1941.
Survivors are his widow, Mar
vine; two sons and a daughter,
Mrs. Mary Jean Barnett and
John Bone Stockton. both of
Alexandria, and Ernest Cby a
previous marriage) of Lebanon,
Tenn, and a sister, Mrs. Rich
ard Baird, Oakland, Calf.
Evening star., 1954-11-05
| Godfrey Nelson Dies;
Vice President Of
New York Times
By Tn. Assosio,.d Pres.

NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-Godfrey
Nicholas Nelson. 76, vice presi-
dent and secretary of the New
York Times, died early yester-
day, apparently Of heart disease.
He was associated with the
Times for 38 years.
Mr.. Nelson became vice presi-
dent and secretary in 1882 and
a director three years later. A
lawyer and certified public ac-
countant. he first joined the
paper as tax counsel in 1916.
He was an authority on Fed
eral, State and city tax laws,
and wrote a weekly column on
the subject. In it he con-
sistently opposed every form OF
taxation that has sought directly
or by the process OF coercion to
compel corporate business enter
prise to distribute earnings
required for its reasonable needs
and development"
The day before his death, he
had worked on his column at the
Office. He took material home
with him to finish the Job, and
was stricken there.
Mr.. Nelson also was secretary,
treasurer and director of the
Times Facsimile Corp. q Times
subsidiary: a director of the
Spruce Falls Power and Paper
Co.. Ltd, Toronto, Canada, and
formerly board chairman of the
Chattanooga, Tenn, Publishing
Co., agent company for the
Chattanooga Times and Free
Press.
Mr. Nelson served on a spe-
cial excess profits tax committee
of the Internal Revenue Bureau
during World War I.
Surviving are his widow, the
former Florence June Barning,
whom he married in 1927, and
four sons, Godfrey Nicholas,
Arthur Remsen, Godfrey Mich
olas I'd and CORTLAND Post.
A funeral service for Mr.. Mel
son will be held in the chapel
OF Riverside Church at II am.
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1954-11-05
Harry G. Hunter, Engineer
And Public Buildings Official
Directed Recent
Reconstruction Of
The White House

Harry G. Hunter. 66, Deputy
Commissioner Of Public Build
ings. died of a heart attack yes
terday on a train while taking
the body of his wife to Kansas
City, Mo-, for burial.
His wife, Eliza Roselle Hunter,
10, died after a long Illness
Wednesday at their home, 112
Grafton street, Chevy Chase. Mr..
Hunter had boarded the train
here at 8 pm. Wednesday and
was stricken yesterday as the
train travelled through Indiana.
Mr.. Hunter was a nationally
known construction engineer
One Of his best-known jobs was
the reconstruction of the White
House during President Tru-
mans term Of Office. He super
vised the $5.7 million project
which took from 1948 to 1852
to complete.
Mr.. Hunter also supervised
construction of the District Red
Gross Building. the Medical Re-
search Facilities Building of the
Public Health Service and the
District Hospital Center which is
how being constructed.
A native of independence. Mo-,
he had been IN the Public Build
ings Service since 1886, and had
Evening star., 1954-11-05
Admiral Marquart,
Once on Yanqtze
By the As.oeiut.d Press

PASADENA. Calf, Nov. 5. -
Rear Adm. Edward John Mar
quart, U. s. N, retired, COM
mander of the Yangtze patrol
when the u. s. S. Panay was
bonn bed and sunk by the
japanese in 1897, died at his
home last night after q long ILL.,
ness. He was "a.
Born in Valparaiso, Ind, he
graduated from the Naval Acad-
emy in 1902 and had 46 years
active naval duty.
He had combined command
of the Sd Naval District. New
York. and the New York Navy
Yard in 1924. at the peak of
World War II activity, when the
U S. S. Iowa was launched and
work was begun on the U. S. S.
Missouri. He received the legion
of merit award for his work
there.
His widow, Helen, survives.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted tomorrow at All Saints
Episcopal Church here, with IN
terment at the Arlington, Va,
National Cemetery.