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Evening star., 1955-07-06
WERNER.


IN A. M. is hereby called fol
TSLW 1885. for the purpose Of con.
NY Quoting the last Masonic rites
for our late brother. RALPE
n WERNER. All members are urged
CHARLES A. CAMPBELL.
LEWIS J. wHITMoRE. Secretary.
WHITFIELD. MARY ELIZABETH tne.
Matthews) On Monday. July 4. 1855
at the 2; G General Hospital MARY
seove ss%s Wfe Il Se Ss Ale Ale Id Rus St. whit
Raynali and mother-in-iaw Of M Mr
Ralph Ravnall. She also leaves te
many friends s Remains aims resting tf'Is at fit II,
john T., Rhines & Co. Funeral Home
9Ol 3rd st. s.w- where friends may
call after ? pm. Friday July s.. Flu.
q ] pm At The Rehoboth Baptis'
A. H. 8, johnson officiating Inter
ment Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
sanily sp1a ! may be seen at 1901 A St Sc
1sss FRANK taths wf2hlsMs Fl sSasaS Si III; III
Mary i Williams. Arrangements 6l
he RRasneg 81 Garnsr Sofse i Fgnsra sne1a Hon oe
" '' az" A"iS' Va AaeA0' 'osei
te On aonsay ALAGh 5uy 4 pfRs5tes fss ss fh hi
Sai1nnr spsprsan wpi1aas HGSPtaI Bethesds; 90. Md
hams; one DAUGHTER, Lena Williams
one grandson, Mitchell v. williams
one bTother. Fred Williams: one sister
Moten's Funeral Home. e7Is 18th st
ne. Friends may call on Wednesday
June q. after Z pm. Funeral services
Gn fRe TSssdas apovensmsd sqs funeral sf home pm Rev
f. Gibbs oficiating. Interment Wood
sfHn SsSs'isS FofEsn ssg y on Hqssssy q,
ft Of a4os 'o st. % n.Rs. beloved o Giams hasbant
OF Elizabeth. Williams and father O
Mrs. Mildred Sedgwick and Raymond
Williams. Also surviving are sister
maid Williams. and other relative,
later ARRANGEMENTS by MCGUIRE. Inc. !
WILSON, sLsGT. CHARLES GAIL. Or
sriasy c ssdyr Jyly cHARIEs SsI at Af xfmSSiss WiS
husband Of Ronah NJ; Wilson anc
father of Charles Gail, jr,; Thoma:
Allen and Ronah M. Wilson He is also
survived .Sd BY Nh his parents parent Erw1 wS
Petoskey. Mich; two brothers. Clyo E
and John 8. Wilson of Petoskey, Mich
two brothers, Clyo E. and John s
Wilson of Petoskey, Mich, and one
sister, Mrs. Raymond Schaaf OF Arling.
Funeral Home, ss47 wilson blvd.
Arlington. Va. where funeral service,
will be held on Thursday. July Z, at z
pm. Interment Arlington Nationa
Cemetery. 6
ZIRPEL, EMMA. On Friday. July |
Mrs. EMMA Z1RPET, aged a3. widow O. q
the late Mr.. Rudolph zirpei. Sht
is survived by her two sons. Mr.. Irwin;
Zirpel Of Washington, D. C.. and MIR
Walter zirpel Of Arlington. Va. Mrs
zirpel was buried at the Rock Creel
Cemetery on Tuesday. July 5. Service.
were private
Evening star., 1955-07-06

Survivors are his widow Patri-
cia; son George, 6; his mother.
Mrs. Jean Werkau, Clifton, ILL.,,
and two sisters, Mrs. Irene
Lauridson, Kankakee, Ill. and
Mrs. Helen Vilyen of Clifton.
Evening star., 1955-07-06
FUNERAL DESIGNS.
CEMETERY LOTS

MAUsoLEUM a NAT. MEM. GEM, Fails
Church, burial rights. group 8, No.
2, each terrace, overlookins Mall.
S3.450 PL. e-252s after 6.
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.DrathB

RALPH N. A special com.
murication of Theodore
Roosevelt Lodse, No. "A, F. A
A, M. is hereby called fol
] pm. Thursday. July Z
] 955. for the purpose Of con.
Quoting the last Masonic rites
for our late brother. RALPE
zR. All members are urgeC
Evening star., 1955-07-06

DAVID L. a special com
mupication of BENJAMIN B
French Lodge. No. Is. r. A
A. NJ, will be held at thu
Masonic Temple. 18th St
and New York ave. n W.. or
Thursday, July 2. 1865. al
$50 PM, for the purpose
citing Masonic burial service,
late brother. DAVID L
Evening star., 1955-07-06
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RIDEoUT. CHARLES W. On ruesday,
Juy s; 1855; cHARLEs W. 3IpEoUI
S.rs g ss sgsR S'a.aa; 81 n f.,S.S s.SSssd y ms q
olsdTs shsiiinsfon iasf s saa 1e son e fhiiii5 tl
Rideogt he also Is survived by four
Grandehfdren. one aunt. Mrs. Annie
friends. Notice Of funeral ,ster. Ar.
r2nsements BY Aalvan a Schey. Inc.
RIDGLEY. MAMIE z. on Tuesday July
5. 1855. a her home near Damascus,
Nd. MAMIE Z. RIDOLEY. beloved wife
Of James D. Ridgley and mother Of
Emery w; Watkins, Mrs. Lee Martz
Ella Cue, Mrs. Lydia Jones. Fred, Otis
and Vernie Browning. Mrs. Ridgley
rests. at the olin l. Nolesvorth Fu-
services viii Be held on THURSDAY,
July q. At IL an. Interment Damas-
RITTER. MARY. On Monday. July 4.
1855. at Fairfield; Conn MARY RIT-
TER. aged 81. wife Of the. late William
5a,lssa-s + Ritter She is , snrEivee a,l., Sy two
Of Fairfield. Conn. and Mrs. Robert
j. Dixon OF Madison. Wis Services
at the Birch Funeral Home. 3034 y
Pm. Intermsnt OAK I'M cemetery. 8
RYE, WILLIAM RICHARD. yR. OF COG
oTea fa husband q: q n yioIs, s Louise sso rye
father Of Raymond r.. William e. and
BENJAMIN d Rye. son of william r.
sys; sr s.S;, 6rSther q & MIS-; &Mssss.rst5 sss.rs5
Home, SIT 1lth st. s.e., on Friday.
July 8. at 10 am. Interment Arlinston
National Cemetery.
SANDOE. DAVID LEWIS. sR. Entered
into eternal rest on Sunday. July 3.
1855. at the Washington Sanitarium
DAVID LEWIS SANDOE. sr.. beloved
husband Of Mrs. Laura Wiley sandoe
and father of Nichal Maine Sandoe
of New York City and David Lewis
Sandoe, jr. Mr. Sandoe also is sur
viyed by five grandchildren and i've
arest-srandchildren. Friends may call
at the Lee Funeral Home, 4th st. and
Mass. ave ne. where services will be
held on Thursday, July 2. at 1880
pm Interment in family plot at
Mifflintown. Pa, at . later date. Please
omit flowers.
SANDOE. DAVID L. A special COM
~ tNu n
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CLIFFORD, MERL F. suddenly. on
Fla. MERL +. CLIFFORD. beloved hus.
band of Eta L. Clifford and father Of
james Clifford. He also is survived
by one sister. Mrs. Nellie Goudie Of
ward. Frank, Mayron and Basil Clifford.
all Of Detroit. Mich. Friends may call
at the funeral home of Money & King,
Vienna. Va. where services will be
held on Friday, July s, at 1:45 pm.
1nterment Arlington National Cemetery.
Evening star., 1955-07-06

EBNER. JOHANN B. On Tuesday, ,July
s. 1855, at his RESIDENCE, l7la mi, Mn
beloved husband OF Julie Elmer, father
Of Elizabeth Portfolio. John and Emil
elmer and Margaret Mackintyre; aiSc
NAV call at the Walsh Funeral Home
T4i ilth st Sc, where prayers viii
be said on Friday. July s. at $3.50 am
REQUIEM mass at st. Theresa Church
at o am. Interment Cedar Hill Gene
tery
FLANAGAN. THOMAS, On Sunday. July
Cue st. NV. Notice of funeral later
Arrangements by Jarvis.
Evening star., 1955-07-06

HOPKINS. ANNA REDMON. On satur-
Hos sIi' Anna ''R REDMoN 81 n Hopk E5faefa
beloved mother of Edward q. and
also opsns sarvssd aRp Ss'fRans nans sl@
children and many friends. After s
pm. Wednesday. July D.. friends may
Gall at the Barnes & Matthews Funeral
services will be held ON Thursday, July
at ! pm. Intermens Woodlaawn
IRWIN. THERESA v. On Tuesday. July
tarinm and Hospital. THERESA v.
LEVIN aaRWiN ,eefi e4os Russell I'd; Silver
kean Of Silver Spring, Nd. and Mrs.
Claire K. Miller of Hyattsville. Md, !;
the Warner E, Humphrey Funeral Home
where services will be held on Friday.
Suly inTr 3. sm, At m,,atv 10 am 1nter'nent Park
JENKINS. FLORENCE G.. Suddenly. on
Hospital s FIoRENcE g. 9: JENkiSsp p'sd q
M eshss,s eh St. ns SstSs SsoVsa Mrs meshss ssr q
Coleman; Rev l., e.: Rey Eddie T.. Fred
Robert I. and Love B. Jenkins. s, Also
SuTNlVlIlk are Two adopted uaugnterS.
Mrs, Willie Mae Brown and Mrs. Eloise
Williams; seventeen grandchildren.
nieceS. six daughters-in-la law, one SON
in iin,law, Rsy 4. B. Coleman; and a
after. 10 am. Wednesday, July 9, at
the johnson a. jenkins Funeral Home,
lI0S 18th st NV. Funeral services
on Thursday, July 2 at the Church
Elder s. L. Michaux offciating. Inter
ment Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.
JOHNSON, GEORGIA. On Sunday, July
:. 1855. at her daughter's residence,
l4Sn Morris rd. Sc. Mrs. GEORGIA
Johnson beloved mother OF Miss Jane
Johnson. Mrs; Viola Gray, Mrs. Mary
Clauehton lGirliel and Miss Inez John
son tShing). She also Is survived by
and Eloise johnson. and other relatives
Inc E. Murray 'sain' son, 1857 5sss'lnS 10Th "ise e
NV. where friends. may cali after 8
pm. "wednesday. july 9. Rosary serv-
| ices on Wednesday, July g. at pm
4 REQUIEM mass will be offered on Thurs.
DAY July ~ an. at Our Lad,
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
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CoupIeFacing
Third Charge in
Death Of Infants
Police Quiz Pair
About Smotherinq
Of Body Here

Already charged with murder
ing two of their children in
Maryland. a Washington couple
today faced prospects of a third
charge involving another child
who died here 10 years ago.
Locked in Upper Marlboro jail,
Lloyd L. Vaughn and his es-
tranged wife, Anna Edith
Vaughn, both "a, were ques-
toned by District police about
the death of their son, Lloyd
Edward Vaughn, who suffocated
June 81, 1945. when the Vaughns
were living at 1910 c street S.W.
Detective Sergts. Bernard D.
Crooke and Samuel Wallace said
Mrs. Vaughn accused her hus-
band of smothering the crying
baby with a pillow. Vaughn ad-
mitted putting the pillow on the
baby to stop its crying. but de-
MED smothering it for a long
period, officers said.
U. S. Attorney to Get Data
Information from the investi-
cation will be given to the
United States attorney for pos
sible murder charges, police
said.
Police were investigating the
Washington case for the second
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18
Removal of Tumor
After Chest X-Roy
Relieves Arthritis

Relief of arthritic patients by
removing tumors discovered by
chest X-rays was reported last
night by Dr.. Edgar Davis, pro-
fessor of thoracic surgery at
Georgetown University.
He discussed thoracic malig-
nancies in the fourth of 10
weekly lectures on cancer dag
nosis and treatment. The series,
in the District Medical Society
Auditorium, is sponsored by the
society's General Practice Ses-
sion and the American Cancer
Society.
DR.. Davis told of one arthritis
patient so crippled she couldn't
f1ex her fingers. But "a hours
after the operation. she was
without pain and could even
wind her watch.
He warned his audience of doc
tors they. cannot afford not to
take chest X-rays" and cited
cases where patients were treated
for months before their chests
were X-rayed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18

ever business is good enough to
make it necessary.
The runways, Gen. Connolly
said. handle the biggest Air
Force Jet bombers and can take
any craft now on the drawing
boards.
The field was built for SIS
million from a Baltimore bond
issue and SO million from Fed
'eral grant-in-aid funds. A re-
cent engineering survey indi-
Gates. Gen. Connolly said, that
it could not now be duplicated
for $35 million.
The spacious terminal build
ing has escalators to connect the
first and second levels. 1t has
% roomettes with showers and
provides a dining room. meeting
room, a cocktail bar and an out
door terrace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18
Friendship Super Field Built
In 1850 to Serve Wide Area
Use to Supplement-
National Airport
OK'd by Eisenhower

Baltimore's Friendship Inter-
national Airport, temporary
use of which was approved yes
terday by President Eisenhower,
to alleviate critical overcrowd-
ing at washington National Air
port, was opened in 1850.
1t is a super field" designed
to serve the entire Washington
Baltimore Annapolis area.
Its 5000 acres-five times
larger than Nationwide on a
man-made plateau chosen years
ago as an ideal transatlantic
dirigible base by Dr.. Hugh Eek
ner.
Fog. according to Gen. Donald
H. Connolly, director of Balti-
more's Department Of Aviation,
lust seems to drain away" from
the field. He said it is often
clear when most other fields on
the East Coast are closed-in by
bad weather.
The field lies 80 miles from
the Hotel Statler in Washington
by way of the recently opened
Baltimore Washington Parkway.
Driving time between the two
points ranges from about SO min
utes in rush-hour conditions to
about 40 minutes at other times.
Friendship has a single instru-
ment landing runway 9,450 feet
long and 200 feet wide. That,
and the two smaller cross run
ways, can be duplicated when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18
Cadets 10 Drill
In City-Wide
Competition
Euch School to Have
One Representative in
Review This Spring
By james 6. Deone

Washington's High School
Cadet Corps will hold city-wide
competitive drills this spring for
the first time in its history.
School officials today revealed
an elaborate revamping of the
annual cadet competitions. Under
the revamping. all the city's IA
high schools will compete in the
same drills this year.
officials also hope to assemble
the entire 4,000-man corps for a
review at the end Of the final
drill-the company competitive.
scheduled for June 2 at Eastern
High School.
Change in Representation
Biggest of the changes in the
drill format-necessitated by race
Observation-Disclosures the company
competitive. Each school this
spring will be represented by only
one company. instead of sending
al Its companies as in the past.
Being introduced in this con-
nection is a new intramural
competition, in which the units
within each school will be pitted
against one another to select the
representative company to go to
the city-wide drill.
Until this year. cadets were
organized separately in the city's
white and Negro schools, and
the two organizations held sep
arate competitions. They never
assembled together, except when
picked units marched in public
parades, such as at presidential
inaugurations.
This year colored cadets are
in the same units with white at
some high schools. and officials
decided to merge the cadet
organizations and competitions.
System Revamped
The big company competitive
is being revamped because the
corps has almost go companies
too many to compete together
in the time available, officials
said.
Another change in the revival
of regimental competition. Regi-
mental drills were last held in
l945.
The regimental competitive
will be the first of the series,
on April 26. Bands also will
compete then.
Another competition, for bat
talions, will be held June I, A
manual-of- arms contest for non
commissioned officers, also with
representation. will be
held June 2, along with the final
company drills.
New arrangements are being
worked out for prizes for drill
winners. The captain of the
winning company this year will
get both the Allison Nailor Medal,
formedly awarded in the white
division and the Teachers Medal.
formerly awarded in the colored
competitive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18

rate the presence of God in all things the wonder and
being of every created essence.
Among these pressures which exered every in
dvdual today absolutely essential that time be taken
for refeshmen at the springs of being that recall
to mind whence have come and where CO. 1t might
be useful to remind ourselves that the frantic call of Hurry
hurry hurry the for the sehow at the circus;
not the main event.
Over against the words Of the carnival barker then
have found it helpful to set the words which in the
Gospel of St. Mark 1.-THE Kingdom of God is at hand" 1t
cannot be lost in the whr of wheels the cang Of bells
the breaking of the sound barrier At the center of the
hub Of the Wheel at the very point Of the turning there
hurry, rush. movement at al-ony the serenity
Of fuhllment and perfect love-
TomOrrow-Godie Ahearn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18
A Thnugtrt fur Tuhay
Lenten Reflections by People You Know
By the Rev. 6. V. Hortke, o. P.
Speech and Drama Department, Cothoiic University

PresSures pile each he does his daily job In
present rapdre society," the greater than
it before The multiplicity of duties, appoint
mens obligations and the apparent necessity for speed in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18
Shop The Star First
For Your New Home

If you are planning to buy home.
shop the big reoI estote section Of
The Stor tomorrow. Every Saturday
in The Star you will find the widest
variety Of reol estote offerings for
sole in the Washington oreo.
By shopping The Stor real estote
section first you get heed stort in
your mportont weekend search for
just the home you won't.
In addition, read the mony helpful
and informative hints for improving
your home. Keep up with the latest
real estate news os reported by The
Stor.
Remember, be eertoin to shop the
big real estots section in The Stor
tomorrow. Reed The Evening and
Sunday Stor regularly. Phone Sterling
5000 for convenient home delivery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18
District Hotel Men
| Will Study Curbs in
Housing Code Plan

Washington hotel men, wor-
ried over terms of the proposed
housing code for the District,
will meet Monday to analyze the
document.
Bourbon A. Dawes. executive
vice president of the Hotel Asso-
citation of Washington, said
members Of the group are
seriously concerned over several
items in the third draft of the
proposed code. Chief concern,
he said, is over the codes pro-
visions for limiting crowding in
sleeping rooms.
These, Mr.. Dawes said, might
disrupt hotel handling of school
groups visiting Washington and
other organizations.
The Monday session will be a
closed meeting of the associa-
tion's Licenses and Regulations
Committee, Mr.. Dawes said.
He recalled that he had testi-
fled before the District Com
missioners on the second draft
of the code last December,
urging that hotels be specifically
excluded from the effects of this
provision of the housing code.
He said the codes crowding
provisions require 10 square feet
of floor space in sleeping rooms
for the first occupant, 100 square
feet for the first two and SO
for each additional occupant.
Many school groups, Mr..
Dawes said, quarter four to a
room in double-decked beds. He
said this pleases the visitors,
here for a lark, and saves money
for them.
He charged there is no justi-
fication for the particular fig
ures chosen in the code and
insisted that hotels already are
subject to stringent sanitary
regulations" violation of which
could lead to loss of licenses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18

accomplishing every designated task
sometimes blind us to the still center
of things where rests, in full being,
the Creator Himself.
In a world of utility and speed
and above all, some sort of activity
whether it is really action or MOTT
is a great temptation to forget the
serenity and peace which can only
come from a clear recalling to mind
of the first things and the last things.
Spiritual writer's call this process
contemplation and it means, in
brief, time taken out of the rush of
clocks and calendar pads to concen-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18
VIRGINIA B'nai Birth
InstaIIs Jenkins Sunday

John j. Jenkins, manager Of
the Kinsman Optical Co.. will be
installed as president of the
Virginia State Association of
B'nia b rith and women'sChap-
tiers at the groups banquet Sum-
day night in the Willard Hotel.
The installation ceremonies
and banquet are a part of the
associations 18th annual conven-
ton. to be held in the Willard
from Saturday through Monday.
Mr.. Jenkins is a past president
of the Maurice d Rosenberg
Lodge of B'nai Birth and was
the first president of the Temple
Bethel Brotherhood of Alex
andria. He also is on the board
of trustees of the United Jewish
Appeal of Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18
Tunnel Acceptance
By D. {. Indicated II
U. 5. Pays Extra Cost

If the Federal Government
wants a Potomac River traffic
tunnel as an alternate to the
authorized Constitution avenue
bridge-and is willing to pay
the additional cost-District Of
f1cials probably won't object.
This was indicated today, as
top administration officials con-
tinued a study of the bridge
tunnel possibilities In the Lin
coin Memorial area.
White House Spokesman said
the tunnel proposal is under
active study, but has not yet
been presented to President
Eisenhower for a decision.
Wants Difference Made Up
In the event the President
should back the tunnel project.
Col. Thomas A. Lane, District
Engineer Commissioner. said he
would not object on one condi-
tion-that the Federal Govern
ment pay the difference between
the tunnel cost and the $24.5
million the city already intends
to spend on the bridge.
ST don't believe the Board of
Commissioners has ever taken
a position on the question:" Col.
Lane said. But as one member.
I'd say that as long as the IA
cility were equally useful for
traffic and meant no additional
cost to the District, I'd certainly
have no objection to it,"
Representative Broyhill. Re-
publican, of Virginia, strong
advocate of a river crossing in
the Lincoln Memorial area, said
he had the same feeling.
Opposes Extra ID. c. Cost
But the extra cost should not
be charged to the District" he
said. Furthermore. I don't be-
lieve the House District Com
mittee would stand for higher
costs being levied against the
city"
In Potomac bridge hearings
last year, several House members
made it clear they felt a more
equitable arrangement for shar-
ing bridge costs should be found.
A special committee of the
National Capital Planning Com
mission, meanwhile, met yester-
day to work on a comparison of
costs and design features be-
tween the authorized bridge and
a tunnel. Their report is ex-
pected to be made at the plan
ming commissions annual meet
ing.
The strongest impetus for a
tunnel has come from the Fed
eral Fine Arts Commission and
Federal park officials, who con-
tend the bridge would irreparably
damage the esthetic beauty of
the Potomac region.
Drafting Legislation
A draft of possible tunnel legis-
lation-reportedly providing that
the additional cost be a Federal
EXPENSES being drawn up by
Interior Department officials.
The tunnel proposal before the
planning commission was sub
mitted by Ole Singstad, New
York tunnel engineer, who said
a six-lane tunnel could be built
for $3.50 million, as against the
S24.5 million bridge cost. Dis
trict officials have commended the
$685. million, however, does not
include about SIT million figured
in the bridge total that would be
spent for necessary approach
roads.
Mr.. Singstad also said a four
lane tunnel could be built for
about the cost Of the bridge and
approaches. District officials are
adamant, however. in contentious
that six traffic lanes are needed
to meet motorist demands at that
point Of the river.