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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-12

Wen bring In experts to dis
cuss the background and sig-
nificance Of the news.
Il think this can be q very
vital way to introduce a whole
range Of subjects" the school
official added. listing among
them geography, history, politics,
art and music. along with sci
ence.
The school system for several
years has been producing daily
classroom TV shows in co-opera-
ton with WNBW. Iastayear the
programs were devoted to
French. Spanish, science and
music. with a special series
called Freedom Tours" covering
visits by children to various his
torical points Of interest.
The news program will take
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-12

higher education outside the
city.
Other departments around
the campus are programming
activities. The English Depart
ment will offer some 200 foreign
students a special course in writ
ten English. The Speech and
Drama Department offers a new
accent-correcting course.
The vocational guidance pro-
gram for university students and
local Catholic high schools is
being expanded.
Last year the university
taught students from every State
and from AZ foreign countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-12
By Frank Sortwell. u.

Catholic University will start
the fall semester with reorgan-
lied engineering and law schools.
The La wSchool. merged last
spring with Columbus University
Law School, is moving of CAM
pus to the Columbus site at 1928
Eighteenth street NV. 1t has
q new dean, Or. Vernon x. Mil
Ter, former dean Of the Law
School Of the University Of San
Francisco.
The Columbus school was
founded after World War ] by
the Knights Of Columbus. q
Catholic organization.
Night Law Classes.
For the first time. Catholic
University will offer night classes
for first-year law students.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-12


Registration will be held at the
school Thursday and Friday.
Glasses start September 20.
Officials are taking steps to
regain the generalization of the
Engineering School, lost in the
fall Of 1852.
DR.. Thomas j. Killian, new
dean of the school. interviewed
on his first day on the job. said
the changes already made by his
predecessors would be enough to
restore generalization.
The Engineers Council for Pro-
fessional Development is the ac-
crediting group.
A re-jigged curriculum. added
faculty members and a closer as
ISOLATION with other university
Evening star., 1954-01-17
Popular Concerts
At Pan American
Buffet SuPpers Follow Programs;
Other Diplomats Plan Parties
By Katherine M. Brooks

Chilean Ambassador and Sc
nora de lara will be hosts to-
morrow evening at a buffet sup
per following the recital Of Edith
Fischer. Chilean pianist. Miss
Fischer Is q protege Of Claudio
Arau. famous Chilean pianist,
who made his own debut in
Washington not too many years
ago under the auspices Of the
Chamber Music Guild. The re-
cital tomorrow evening will be
given in the Pan American
Union. which has attained q
considerable reputation for such
events.
MuSicales in the stately Hall
Of the Americas win follow al
most weekly through February.
The Argentine Ambassador to
the Organization Of American
States and Sonora de Vittone
will be hosts at an after-the-con-
cert supper party in their home
at 2412 Massachusetts, avenue
January IS. The fete will follow
the. program which Alexandra
Barletta will give in the Pan
American Union.
Argentinion to Play
Mr.. Barletta is an artist of
the bandonion. which is the
Argentine version of the ac-
Gordon. The bandonion Is par
ticularly popular with the Gau-
chos and much of the program
that evening will be folk music
Of the Argentine, though Senior
Barletta also will give an ex-
hibition of what the instrument
can do in the realm Of more claS-
sical music.
The house of the Ambassador
and Sonora Vittone is not too
large and the number of guests
at their supper party will be lin
tied. so the Arts Club is plan
Evening star., 1954-01-17
Junior League,
IChuirnen Named
For 81 FoIIies

Chairmen Of the Junior League
.Follies Of "a" have been named
by the organizations president,
Mrs. T. Perry Lippitt, jr. This
show. called Speaking of Hus-
bands" will take place on Feb
ruary IL and IL at the Lisner
Auditorium.
This Is the leagues major fund
raising effort for the year and
It's success will mean help for the
people Of Washington which the
leagues Community Trust Fund
provides. !.
Mrs. w. Dabney Jarman is
chairman Of the Follies Com
mittee. assisted by Mrs. Carlos
Gibson. Mrs. Frank q. Sterrett,
first vice president of the league,
Is advisor to the Follies Commit
tee and Mrs. Arthur Hanson is
treasurer. other committee
chairmen include: Talent, Mrs.
Frederic Chapman, assisted by
Mrs. Richard Wathen: subscrib-
ers, Mrs. Millard F. West, jr.;
program, Mrs. John II. Kauff-
mann; tickets. Mrs. w. Yule
Fisher: publication. Mrs. william
A. Howard: costumes. Mrs. VIII
fred Kluss; makeup, Mrs. Karl
r. Kellerman: music, Mrs. Rich
ard M. Powell; publicity, Mrs.
Donald r. Larrabee and Mrs.
John w. Gill; cabaret, a party to
be held for the cast and friends
following the last performance
of the follies. Mrs. A. Britton
Browne and Mrs. Arthur w.
Gardner.
Evening star., 1954-01-17
Miss Lynn Becomes Bride

Miss Margaret Acheson Lynn,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. David
Lynn. became the bride yester-
day Of Mr.. Raymond Leonard
Gribben. He is the son Of Mrs.
Thomas Arthur Gribben Of
Salina. Kans., and the late Nj.
Gribben. Mr.. Lynn Is the
architect Of the United States
Capitol.
The ceremony took place at
the Shrine Of the Most Blessed
Sacrament with the Rev. Ed
ward II. Roach officiating. There
was q reception at the Congress
sional Club.
Given in marriage by her
fathers the bride wore an ivory
satin and peau DANCE lace we'd
ding dress. Her full-length veil
was Of princess lace and she
carried q bouquet Of white
orchids. stephanotis and lilies
Of the valley. She also carried
an heirloom valenciennes lace
handkerchief.
Miss Barbara MacCollum was
the maid of honor. The other
attendants were Miss Carrie Bell
Waller. Miss Mary Trimble Wal
Ter. Miss Elaine Trimble, Mrs.
Delos G. Smith and Miss Mar
garet Waller, all cousins of the
bride. Others were Miss Ann
Amouri. Miss Mary Alice Fravel
and Miss Cecilia Carroll.
Mr.. Charles Kenning was the
best man. The ushers were the
Messrs. David Lynn, ,jr., and
South Trimble Lynn. brothers Of
the bride; Richard Spalding, Leo
Sullivan, Byron King. Phil
Brooks. Daniel Donovan and
Paul Jack. ,
Following Q wedding trip to
the West. Mr.. and Mrs. Gribben
will reside in Chicago.
The former Miss Lynn Is the
granddaughter of Mrs. South
Trimble and the late Mr.. Trim
BILE. who was . member Of Con-
Evening star., 1954-01-17
| lBonnets Hosts
lat Reception
Ih Embassy

French Ambassador and Nine.
Bonnet gave a reception yester-
day celebrating the Inauguration
Of their new President Rene
Coty. who will assume his duties
today. The party was much
larger than the Bonnets usually
give. for their guests numbered
between 800 and 900 including
chiefs Of diplomatic missions, the
Supreme Court, members of the
Cabinet and some from the Sem
ate and House. In addition they
included q limited number Of
their countrymen living in
Washington and a limited num-
ber from resident circles of the
Capital.
The Ambassador and Nine.
Bonnet stood In the large draw
ing room to receive while the
panelled room was turned over
to q small bar and buffet table.
A larger buffet table was In the
dining room and another bar In
the AicOve adj0ining:
Evening star., 1954-01-17

ming a similar party following the
program in their historic head
quarters at 2017 I street.
The Interim Representative TO
the OAS from Brazil and Sem
hora de Maciel are sponsoring q
recital by their countryman,
Roberto Miranda February s.
The program will be given in the
Pan American Union and after
the concert the Postlude Club is
arranging a buffet supper to be
given in the American News
paper Women's Club at 1904 goth
street.
Senior Miranda Is q member
Of the Opera Company in Rio de
Janiero and is well-known
throughout Latin America where
he is especially popular.
Other Embassy Porties
Nicaraguan Ambassador and
Sonora de Sevilla Sacasa win be
hosts at dinner Thursday eve
ming.
The Portuguese Ambassador
and Senhora de Esteves Fernan-
des are planning a party
January IS which,. will be q
very popular day what with
the reception in the Australian
Embassy to celebrate their ma
tional holiday and the reception
in the British Embassy to show
the portrait Of Queen Elizabeth
recently presented to the En-
baSSy.
Another fete this week will be
the party Thursday which will
be given by the Indonesian Am
bassador and Nine. Notowidigdo.
The following day the Honduran
Ambassador and Sonora de Vale
will give a bon voyage party for
Mrs. Robertson Marshall who
will set sail the following week
for a Southern cruise.
Evening star., 1954-01-17
-Whitley-scott Photo


Miss Pansy Marie Barker.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
Virgil Barker. became the bride
on January is Of Mr.. James Tay-
lor Hedrick. He is the son Of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. H. Grady He'd
rick,
The ceremony took place at the
Duke University Chapel. with the
Rev. James T. Cleland officiating.
There was a reception at the
residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hedrick will make
their home at Camp Gordon, Ga.
Evening star., 1954-01-17

gress and clerk Of the House of
Representatives for many years.
The bride attended Mount Ver-
non Seminary. the Maret School
and the University Of Maryland.
Mr.. Gribben attended Kansas
State College and Georgetown
Law School.
Evening star., 1954-01-17

Nf. ALVIN Il. MugmOn
Mrs. Esther Goverman an
nounces the engagement Of her
daughter Ethel to Mr.. Alvin L.
Mugmon, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mugmon. Miss Goverman
is the daughter of the late Mr..
Abraham Goverman.
Mr.. Mugmon attends Benjamin
Franklin University and will
receive his masters degree in
June. The wedding viii take
place In early summer.
Evening star., 1954-01-17
Ward Photo.

Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey Marshall
Arlington Of Warrenton, Va,
announce the engagement Of
their daughter Harrietta to Mr..
Bryce Alton Cornelius. He Is
the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L.
Cornelius Of Tuscumbia, Ala. A
June wedding Is planned.
The prospective bridegroom is
stationed at Vint Hill farms with
the armed forces.
Evening star., 1954-01-17
FINAL WEEK Or
ComoIier & BuckIey's
lst JANUARY CLEARANCE
Largest In Our History

Not Just odds and ends . not Just Seasonal
morkdowns" but fresh items from our reoulor and
catalogue merchandise TO eIeor our stocks prior
to inventory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-22

the six-day-old tournament.
which had been completely dec
orous UP TO this point.
They need just 3sz points more
to clinch the s2-salne tourney.
The American protest was
lodged by Samuel Reshevsky
when it was discovered that =
faulty time clock apparently
gave his opponent. No. ! Rus
sian player VASTLY Smyslov. IS
extra minutes. The game still is
not completed.
Mr.. ReShevsky, as the Ave-
hour evening session neared its
end. had to move feyerishly to
get In his required 40 moves. The
Russian, because Of the out-of-
kilter clock. was not pressed for
time at all.
In the other protest. Russian
Yuri Auerbach forfeited his game
to Young Donald Byrne because
he made only 39tmoves when the
time ran out.
He said he hadn't understood
that his 40 moves had to be COM
pleted before q small nag on the
face Of the clock dropped down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-22
Honduran Banana Strike
Costs Firm $40 Million
By Ire Assosiassd Prsss

TEGUCIGALPA. Honduras.
June ga spokesman for the
United Fruit co. says the strike
Of Honduran banana workers al
ready has cost the company at
least SO million.
Some $4,000 workers have been
out since May 8. paralyzins the
company's big operations in the
country. A government commits
sion has been trying to mediate
between the strikers and the
company.
The spokesman said last night
company losses included sales
losses on the present crop and
damage from spoilage because
preventive measures cannot be
taken on the plantations. He ex-
pressed belief next years crop
also would be affected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-22

q member of a team Of five Amer
lean retail executives. During
his leave of absence from the
Washington firm. his brothers.
Dermot and p. J. Nee, jr., will
be in active charge of the busi-
ness.
Mr.. Nee, who also is a director
of the National Savings &
Trust Co. here, will supervise
training of European business
men and staff members of the
European Productive Agency. a
branch of OEEC, in American
methods and techniques for dis
tribution and sale of consumer
durable goods, including furni-
ture, hardware and all house.
hold appliances.
Each of the five American re-
tailers will have several EPA
staff members assigned to him
and will travel through France
Italy, United Kingdom, Neither
lands, Denmark, Belgium, Ger
many and possibly Austria.
They will address groups, hold
seminars, and in order to teach
traineeS, will go into individual
firms, analyze problems and
make recommendations. The
retailers will be under contract
to OEEC and will not be en-
ployed by the United States Gov
eminent.
Mr.. Nee will fly to Europe and
will return for his family early
in September. At that time he
will participate in the opening
of his company's new furniture
store In Rockville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-22
chicuqo Livestock

CHICAGO. June % tE1 (USDAl-
salable hogs 1900; general trade un-
higher; sows 25-5O higher: bulk choice
1S0-230 ID butchers "a. 00-24.75; 24O-
270 p 22:S0-2S. e; q few choice . Ns g.
ID 2O.6O-22.25; q few l6O-IS0 ID lights
%. 50-24.50: larger lots choice 330-400
ID sows 17.75-20.25; choice sows 325
ID and lighter 2O.5O-21 rs: 425-800 ID
saws l6.25-17 80; good clearance.
even; early trade on high choice and
prime steers steady to strong but gen.
eral market on all grades now only
about steady with closing trade slow;
heifers over 500 b mostly steady: under
800 lb weak to so lower: cows mostly
steady; bulls steady to so higher; veal
erS about steady; Q load of prime 1905
ID steers 26.69 most high choice and
steers SO.OO-24.O0: commercial to low
good 17OO-2O.OO; prime 1.125 lb steers
And heifsEs mixed oS S5s;90; good 70 high
commercial cows 11.75-l5.OO; Gamers
and cutters. 1O.O0-12.O0; utility and
commercial bulls 14.OO-16.60; good to
prime vealers 16.O0-20.0O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-22
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, June 20 R9.--Foreign
exchange rates follow, Great Britain in
dollars, others in cents UNCHANGED I'M
in New York open market. 2 per cent
premium or 1920. 8. cents.
Europe - Great Britain. pound
2.sl 29I32. Up 1872; S0-day futures,
1882; 0O-day, asia. up 1872; Belgium
franc, 2.O0az; France. franc, .2Sss;
Western Germany, deutsche mark. %. So;
Holland, guilder. 1874; Italy, Ira. .16s;
Portugal. escudo, $50; Sweden krona.
1884; Switzerland. franc, free, 23.34h;
Denmark. krone. 1870.
Brazil free, 1856: Mexico, 500; vene-
zuela, bolivar, 3O.O3.
Far East-HonG Kong dollar. 1880.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-22
Lose by Slight Murein

Lose by Slight Margin
Most Washington dealers be-
longed to group which offered
the second best bid of 99.07 for
a SA per cent coupon or an in
terest cost to the company Of
1905 per cent. The second
group was headed by Union Sc
curities Corp.
In third place. a group headed
by Halsey Stuart submitted q
bid of 1OO.421 for a 33s per cent
coupon or an interest cost of
1856 per cent. A fourth group
headed by First Boston Corp,
offered 99.6399 for a 33s per cent
coupon or a cost to the company
of 1896 per cent. q,
New money produced by the.
issue will help pay for expan-
sion of distribution facilities exc.
pected to reach $8.5 million this
year. In five years ended last
December 81, the company paid
out $40 million for expansion.
Housing Bonds Awarded
Washington securities firms
were in the dealer syndicate
which was awarded $91. 975. 900
of local housing authority bonds
today. The remainder of the
$119,210,000 offering went to the
banker group.
Included in the dealer group
were: Folger, Nolan-W. B. HibbS
& Co.: Alex. Brown & Sons.
Jones, Kreeger & Hewitt; Macks
all & Coe, Merrill Lynch. Pierce,
Fenner & Beane- Francis I. du
Pont & Co., Hemphill, Noyes &
Co. and HirSch & Co.
Coupons of the bonds taken by
the dealer group were 2H and
23s per cent. They were priced
to yield from rs per cent for
1855 to ass per cent for 1994s.
Most Popular Home
The $4,000 to $4,000 home
is the choice of the majority of
Washingtonians, according to q
home-buying survey just COM
pleted for the Wilson Supply Co.,
Washington distributors, and re-
ported at last nights meeting
of the Washington Home Build
ers Association.
Findings of the survey were
presented by M. Belmont Yer
Standig, president of the M.
Belmont Yer Standig, Inc. adve~-
Using agency which conducted
the survey.
Among facts revealed were
that the majority of potential
home buyers prefer the North.
west area, Al per cent are pre-
pared to make a down payment
of over $4,000. 63.4 per cent
prefer the rambler" type home,
80 per cent want a basement.
Brick is still preferred, receiv.
ing the votes Of 68.5 per cent
Three fourths wanted an attic,
either finished or unfinished and
most everybody wanted a garage. :
The three-bedroom home
turned out to be the most popu-
lar. receiving 54.5 per cent Of
the votes; 48.4 per cent wanted
11a baths, 29.1 per cent wanted
two, and 1873 per cent were con-
tent with just one.
The votes were pretty evenly
divided among the three main
types Of heating.
Heads Sales Executives e
The new president of the Sales
Executives Club of Washington.
chosen at the annual meeting
yesterday at the Mayflower Hoo
tel, is Herbert D. Ford of Ameri-
can Airlines. He succeeds David
H. Barron of Remington Rand,
Inc.
Other new officers: George w.
nick International business Ma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-22
Southern Railway Net
Below 1858 Levels

Net income Of the Southern
Railway IN May was $1,54s.014.
compared with $2.s67. 5sS in
May. le5S-a decrease Of ST.
419.57o.
For I'VE months this year. net
income was $9.267. $50. or $3.0s
per share Of common stock. For
the similar 1853 period. net in
come set q record Of SIS. 797 $50,
or $4.83 per share Of common
stock.
Gross operating revenues in
May were SIG, 1S8,161 compared
with $23. 737.149 in May. 1853
q decrease Of $4.548,988. l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-22
Disputes Over Clock
|EnIiyen .. 5. Soviet
Chess tournament

NEW YORK, June 22-The
United States Russian chess
tournament, hailed as promoting
cultural understanding between
the two countries. erupted early
today into Q heated argument
over time clocks.
Two protests were lodged, one
by q Russian player and one by.
the top American. Referee Hans
Kmoch overruIed the Russian.
but argument on the other pro-
test went into the wee hours Of
the morning. A final decision
viii come later today.
The Russians pulled into q
commanding 1876 point lead mid
way through the third round of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-22
Heads Sales Executives

The new president of the Sales
Executives Club of Washington.
chosen at the annual meeting
yesterday at the Mayflower Hoo
tel, is Herbert D. Ford of Ameri-
can Airlines. He succeeds David
H. Barron of Remington Rand,
Inc.
Other new officers: George w.
Dick, International Business Ma
chimes Corp, first vice PRESIDENT.
r. Kelvin Shivers, Shivers In
surance Agency, second vice
president; Mrs. Ruth L. Getting,
Welcome Wagon, Inc, secretary;
Seymour David Wolf. American
Wholesalers. treasurer.
The club chose these three
directors: George B. Kennedy,
r. P. Andrews Paper Coz A.
Jasper Moore, Shannon g. Luchs
Co. and Ferd Nauheim. direct
mail consultant. The meeting
was the last of the current sea-
son. Mr.. Ford previously served
as first vice president. II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-22

the OrgaQlza-
ton for Euro.
pean Econom-
ic Corpora
ton. it was
ammo n c ed
today.
Mr.. Nee, a
past president
Of the Nation
al Retail Fur
niture ASso-
citation. will
leave July 8
for a years
service in
EurOne as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-22
Open House for Dealers

Southern Wholesalers, Inc, is
holding open house for dealers
today and tomorrow at a show
ing of the new line of RCA Vic
tor radios, televiSion and RCA
Estate ranges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-22
.Mauv Nee 10 Serve
Year in Europe With
OEEC Retail Team

Maury L. Nee. treasurer Of
the p. J. Nee Furniture Co., has
accepted appointment as a con-
sultant on retail distribution for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-22
Gurooe Opening Planned

Opening ceremonies for Serv-
ice Parking Corps new 256-car
garage at Ninth and D streets
NV, will take place at 2 pm.
tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-22
Washington Gas Light
Gets Lower Rate on .
S. Million Bonds

Easier market rates were re-
f1ected today by sale of IS mill
lion of Washington Gas Light Co.
refunding mortgage bonds to e.
group headed by Equitable Sc
curities Corp. for a net interest
cost to the company of 1928 per
cent.
The company'S cost compared
with q cost of 3.75 per cent for
the company'S last bond offering
in December. 1858. The syndicate
submitted the winning bid Of
99.269 for 3A per cent coupon.
Subject to approval of the Dis:
trict Public Utilities Commission,
the bonds are scheduled for re-
Offering at par. HirSch & Co. is
the only member of the winning
group with, offices here.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Dy The Asseelaisd Pssss

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Former
Mayor Vincent r. Impellitteri
was sworn In as q 919. 9.500-a-year
Special Sessions justice today by
his successor. Mayor Robert F.
Wagner, jr., who took office yes
terday.
Mr.. Impellitteri will be eligi-
BILE for q $40, ,000-a-year pension
when he has two more years Of
municipal service.
Both Mr.. Wagner and Mr.. Inn
pellitteri denied there was any
IDEAL" whereby the former
Mayor was appointed In return
for having appointed friends Of
Mr.. Wagner to jobs In his own
last days In ONCE.
Mr.. Wagner said the Board Of
Estimate, the city's highest
governing group, had urged him
to appoint Mr.. Impellitteri.
Mr.. Impellitteri said the men
he appointed were capable Of
performing their Jobs and were
personal friends or his. one Of
them q fraternity brother.
Both Mr.. Wagner and Mr.. I'm
pellitteri are Democrats. but Mr..
Impellitteri was elected In a
special 1850 election as an In
dependent, in opposition to both
the Democratic and Republican
organizations. He entered the
Democratic primary last fall ans:
was defeated. Then he failed