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Evening star., 1955-02-20
Rites for Mrs. Rogers
Planned in leaksviIIe

LURAY, Va, Feb. ia fun
eral service for Mrs. Maude Vir-
ginia Rogers, 81. of near Luray
who died Friday at her home, will
be held Monday at 2 pm. from
the Leaksville Christian Church
and burial will be in the church
cemetery.
She was the wife of Walter
N. Rogers. a member of the Board
Of Supervisors Of Marksville dis.
trict.
She is survived by one daugh-
ter, Mrs. James Judd, of Luray
and two sons. Emmett r. Rog-
ers. Of Luray. and Vance Rogers
of Manassas; one brother, Justus
M. Rosser, 929 New York avenue
NV. Washington DC, and
three sisters, Mrs. Earl Rhodes
and Mrs. Olive Brubaker, both
of Luray. and Mrs. Iva Bowman,
of Sandston, Va.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Edgar R. Mills Dies,
Was Linen Buyer For
Department Store

Edgar r. Mills, 63. department
store linen buyer, died yesterday
morning at Doctors Hospital
eight days after collapsing from
q heart attack. He lived at 410l
Thirteenth place NE.
Mr.. Mills was employed by
Woodward & Lothrop's as its
linen buyer and in that capacity
had Travelled many times to Ire
land. England and other coun-
tries.
He was born in Alexandria but
came to the District as q child
He started working for Wood
ward q Lothrop's as o package
wrapper in 1908. He served In
World War I with Battery A OF
the Goth Field Artillery In
France.
He returned to Woodward &
Lothrop's in 1919 and was made
q buyer in 1882.
He is survived by his widow
the former Mary L. Penman: q
brother, Paul G. Mills Of 1916
Ritchie place NE. and two sis
ters. Mrs. Percy 81 Moore. and
Mrs. Charles M. Wallingford,
both Of 4801 Connecticut avenue
NV
Funeral er,ices will be held
at 2 pm. tomorrow at the s. H.
Hires funeral company, 2901
Fourteenth street NV. Burial
will be in Rock Creek Cemetery
Evening star., 1955-02-20
University Board Backs
0ppenheimer Lecture Ban
BY the Assoeioted Press

SEAT LIE, Feb. 19.-Dr. Henry
Schmitz. president of the Uni
versity of Washington. had the
backing Of his board of Regents
today in his refusal to invite
DR. j. Robert Oppenheimer to
lecture on the Washington cam
puS.
Strongly criticized by some
students. professors and at least
one State legislator, DR.. Schmitz
was upheld in his action by the
regents. who said they supported
the position of the president
without reservation"
DR.. Schmitz last Monday
turned down recommendation
from the Physics Department
that the controversial DR.. Op-
penheimer, head of the Institute
for Advanced Studies at Prince
ton, be invited to the university
as a guest lecturer.
He said it would not be in the
best interest of the university to
invite DR.. Oppenheimer and
later amplifled his statement to
say his decision, which he re-
fused to reconsider, was based
on governmental relationships"
OF the atomic physicist. DR.. OPP
penheimer's Atomic Energy
Commission security clearance
was revoked last June, although
his loyalty was not questioned.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Woshington's Birthday Brings
3-Doy Round of Ceremonies
Star Stan Photo.

a dinner at Z pm. tomorrow in
the Sphinx Club, featuring a
speech by DR.. William Moseley
Brown of Elon College.
A joint program by four major
organizations of descendants of
the Revolution at 4 pm. Tues
day in the Interior Department
auditorium.
District Department, Reserve
Officers Association, gala Mill
tary Ball in the Willard Hotel
at 9 pm. Tuesday. with Vice
President Nixon as honorary
Chairman of the affair and other
prominent figures as honorary CO.
chairmen.
Annual reception dinner by
the American Good Government
Society at the Statler at 7 pm.
Tuesday. honoring Gen. Robert
E. Wood and Representative
Smith, Decomrat, Of Virginia.
On the lighter side:
Students from Mary Wash
ington College will dance the
minuet. Virginia reel and varso-
vienne in Colonial costume at
the Society of Virginia ball at
the Sheraton Carlton Hotel at
9 pm. Tuesday.
The YMCA, will hold open
house for friends and families
of members beginning at 2 pm.
Tuesday at 1888 G street NV.
Washington Carlton in West
Potomac Park will ring out with
a recital mostly of traditional
melodies and the works of
American composers at 2 pm.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
McKnew, st. AIbons Graduate,
Receives Yale Student Award

printing firm here. was inducted
into the Army January 20.
Col. Jack L. Coan, whose wife
and two sons live at 1909 Elson
court, Takoma Park, Md, has
been presented the Oak Leaf
Cluster to his Legion of Merit.
Col. Coan, who is serving as
executive officer Of the Missouri
River Division Army Engineers,
was honored for exceptionally
meritorious conduct while acting
as commanding officer Of the
36th Engineer Group in Korea.
Over 100 enlisted men are
serving at the Army Engineer
Corps Research and Develop.
ment Laboratories at Fort Bel
voir, Va. as a result of the
Army's policy of utilizing the en-
cheering "know-how" of COLI
lege graduates.
The soldier-scientists are work.
ing with civilian engineers in an
effort to produce the best possi-
BILE equipment for the armed
forces. The enlistees are as
signed to the plant after com.
pleting their basic training.
A recent survey revealed that
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Suspect Tells Fantastic Story
IOf Living in Cave for S Years

States with his father in 1896.
Later he served in the Army, but
was released in l945. He thence
became waiter.
my father died in 1949." he
said. "My mother was still In
China and was being held by
the Communists. With us, fam
lily is everything. I had no
family. I felt ashamed and alone
I decided to commit suicide"
But Kip became unnerved
when he looked down on the
cold waters under the Golden
Gate Bridge. from which he had
planned to jump. He tried wad-
ing to his death in the ocean
near Seal Rocks. But he turned
back.
II walked up the side of the
cliff" he said. '"I found a cave
and I've been sleeping there eve,
since"
Kip said he spent his days
sleeping and crept out at night
to seek food. He said he never
took anything but food, water,
cigarettes and sometimes clothes,
Police said his story probably
cleared up 40 to SO burglaries
of the last five years.
Kip was dressed in rags when
apprehended. He was carrying
a sack containing three knives,
a screwdriver, wrecking bar, a
hammer and six soft drink bot
ties filled with water.
when I got real dirty" Kip
said, II went out and bathed in
the ocean,"
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Robert H. Stone, S3,
Retired Realty Man

Robert H. Stone. SO, in the
real estate business here for
many years, died yesterday at
his home, 1901 Forty-seventh
street NV, after a long illness.
Mr.. Stone, a native of Acade-
mia, Pa, came to Washington
about so years ago from Mifnin.
Pa. His father, the late David
D. Stone. also was in the real
estate business here.
Mr.. Stone was q member of
the Stone and Fairfax real
estate firm here at one time and
later was associated with the
Wagerman and Brawner firm.
He had been retired for the past
10 years.
Mr.. Stone made his home
with a sister-in-law, Mrs. Jo-
seph P. Stephenson.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Lille M. Stone; two sisters. Miss
Isabelle Stone, of Washington
and Mrs. Curtis o. Bosserman,
Of Shippensburg, Pa: a nephew
and six nieces.
Funeral services will be held
at 1870 pm. Tuesday at the
Birch funeral home, 3034 M
street NV. Burial will be in
the Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Phone Link 10 Mexico
Cut Off Several Hours
BY the Assoeiutsd Press

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Feb. 10.
"A public service pole cross-arm
that burned and fell across long
distance lines of the Southwest
ern Bell Telephone Co. near here
interrupted phone service be-
tween San Antonio and Mexico
City for several hours today.
BY 2:30 pm. (CST) most of
the lines were back in order and
calls were going through in
nearly normal flow.
Workmen had to remove a hot
wire which fell onto the tele-
phone lines. After the hot wires
were removed, crews repaired the
open wire" from here to Laredo
and Del Rio. through which most
calls to Mexico City are chan
neled, according to c. M. Langs-
ton, division toll supervisor.
The break occurred eight miles
west of here.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Storms Again Hamper
Belgian AirIiner Search
BY the Associated Press

ROME, Feb. 19.-Storms held
search planes on the ground TO-
day. yelling the fate of Belgian
airliner missing six days with
20 ABOARD.
For all but one day, search by
air has been hampered by snow,
high winds, rain and fog. On the
ground. however. hundreds Of
Italian carabinieri and soldiers
have climbed the mountainous
terrain northeast of Rome
searching for signs of wreckage.
Authorities of Rome's Clam
pino airport said the enigma was
made still more mystifying by
a replay Of a tape recording of
the Sabena DC-6 pilots last
conversation with the radio
control tower.
This showed that on board
there was absolute calm," air.
port spokesmen said. "The voice
Of the navigator was precise,
clear, with no indication of an
impending incident" The plane,
en- route from Brussels to the
Belgian Congo. was just 16 min
utes out of Rome when last
heard from.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Mrs. Edward Burroughs,
Once Lived Near Rockville

Mrs. Edward E. Burroughs, IS,
native of Deer Park, Md. died
Friday at her home, 1717 East
Capitol street.
The former Amy A. Ricketts,,
she lived for many years at
Spring Lake Park, Md, near
Rockville. Her husband died in
1924.
Mrs. Burroughs is survived by
five daughters, Mrs. Mary B.
Calvert, of the home address;
Mrs. Alice Jacobs. 1923 East Cap
itol street: Mrs. Arletta Barber,
1872 Wayne place Sc: Mrs.
Irene Jacobs. 3137 Queens
Chapel road. Mount Rainier,
Md. and Mrs. Della v. Edwards,
1904 Charleston road. Hyatts-
vile: son, Diamond Burroughs,
Of Baltimore; IL grandchildren
and IL great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 pm. tomorrow at the
Robert A. Pumphrey funeral
home. 1857 Wisconsin avenue
NV. Burial will be in the Rock
vile Union Cemetery.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Miss Minnie Mailer, 63,
Aide in International Unit

Miss Minnie Mailer, SO, as
sistant secretary to the Inter-
national Joint Commission, died
yesterday at her home, 4306
Twelfth street NE
Miss Mailer was a native of
Henderson. KY. After training
as a court reporter. she became
secretary to the former Senator
Augustus o. Stanley of Ken
lucky. She served as a secretary
and assistant to Mr.. Stanley for
Is years during his career as an
attorney, Representative, Sena-
tor and Governor of Kentucky
and while he was chairman Of
the International Joint Com
mission.
Mr.. Stanley described Miss
Mailer as a loyal. devoted and
efficient person"
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs.
Katherine Emmerich. of the
home address, and Mrs. Lillian
Rhodes, of Henderson.
Funeral services will be held
in Henderson. The body is at
Costello's funeral home, 1922
North Capitol street.
Evening star., 1955-02-20


dained into the priesthood at
the Franciscan Monastery.
Chaplain Walsh holds the Sill
yer Star with two Oak Leaf Clus-
ters and the Bronze Star Medal
with one Cluster.
y X y X
Army Pvt. Leo D. Dimond. son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Di-
mond Of 1905 Dennis avenue.
Silver Spring, currently is taking
his basic training at Fort Jack
son, S. c.
Pvt. Dimond. who Is a former
employe of the Judd & Detweiler
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Here and Abroad

Donald H. McKnew, jr. of
3017 P street NV, received the
distinguished student award at
Yale University. where he is a
senior and a member Of the Army
ROTC unit.
He is the son of Donald H.
McKnew and was graduated from
st. Adams School for Boys here
in 1851. He was liberal leader
in the ST.. Adams Government
Club, played varsity soccer and
served as vestryman of the school
chapel. He is a former employe
Of The Star.
A Marine sergeant stationed
at Quantico, Va, has been
awarded a letter of appreciation
for his heroic actions in rescu-
ing three small children from a
blazing home here last December.
Staff Sergt. Burton o. Michael,
a member of the Guard Com
pany. was praised in letter from
Fire Inspector K. r. Mullins and
Fire Chief M. H. Sutton for his
alert thinking and swift action.
The rescue occurred on Decem-
ber 18, when Sergt. Michael no
ticed flames shooting from a
window at l847 Calvert street
NV. Hearing children scream
ing, Sergt. Michael kicked in the
locked door and made two trips
into the building to save the
three youngsters.
First 1t. Cormac A. Walsh, a
Fort Meade Catholic chaplain,
was awarded the annual Four
Chaplains Award after being
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Harold Lent, 81,
Textile Expert

Harold Lent, 81, Commerce
Department textile technologist,
died yesterday at the George
Washington University Hospital.
Mr.. Lent, who lived at 4201
Massachusetts avenue NV, was
a native of Brewster, N. Y, and
q graduate Of Columbia Univer-
sity.
He entered the textile industry
as a young man and worked for
many years for various hosiery
mills, including the Quaker
Hosiery Co.. Buck & Co. and the
Berkshire Knitting Mills.
In 1941 he joined the Govern
ment service with the Quarter
master Corps as a textile expert.
He served there until 1949 when
he took position with the Un-
derwear Institute of America.
He was awarded a meritorious
service award by the institute
for aiding in the development
of clothing used by the Armed
Forces during World War H..
After serving a year with the
institute, he joined the Depart
ment of Commerce, where he
had worked for the past five
years.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Margaret F. Lent: a son,
Bruce Lent. of White Plains,
N. Y; a daughter, Mrs. Paul
Owen, 470O Upton street NV;
two brothers, Col. Leon B. Lent,
4515 Connecticut avenue NV.
and Murray Lent. Of White
Plains; a sister, Miss Elizabeth
Lent, of White Plains, ana Iour
grandchildren.
Services will be held at 1890
pm. Monday at Gawler's funeral
home, 1855 Pennsylvania avenue
NV. Burial will be at Cedar
Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
G.O.P.Chort Strotegyto Beat
Morse in SO Senate Election
By Gould Lincoln

Republicans have already be.
gun whetting their knives to take
the political scalp of Senator
Morse of Oregon. the Democratic
baby of the Senate. G. o. P
leaders said yesterday they will
go to work to win the Morse seat
next year, If the Independent.
turned-Democrat seeks re-elec.
ton.
The election is more than q
months away and G. o. P. leaders
concede they don't know wht
will oppose Senator Morse. They
expressed the opinion that Gov
Paul Patterson of Oregon woulc
be the logical choice and they be-
lieve Mr.. Patterson could win.
Mr.. Patterson became acting
governor when Gov. Douglas
Mckay resigned to become Sec
retary of the Interior.
Last November Mr.. Patterson
was elected governor over the
Democratic n ominee, Joseph
Carson, former mayor Of Port.
land.
Mr.. Patterson won by $4,000
votes. In the same election
Senator Neuberger, Democrat
was elected by 2,400 votes over
Republican Senator Gordon
Senator Neuberger had the sup
port of Senator Morse, who ac-
lively campaigned as an inde-
pendent for him.
Hopeful for Patterson.
Republicans figure that since
Senator Neuberger just squeaked
through against a man not re-
garded as a strong candidate,
Mr.. Patterson should have q
fifty-fifty or better chance OF
defeating Senator Morse next
year.
Senator Neuberger's victory
was, however, a psychological
triumph for Senator Morse. In
deed, a defeat would have left
Morse in a weakened position.
II is taken for granted that Sem
ator Morse, having embraced the
Democratic Party, will be handed
the Democratic senatorial nomi-
nation on a silver platter. Sem
ator Neuberger was the first to
arise in the Senate chamber Fri
day to express pleasure that
Senator Morse had registered as
a Democrat.
Senator Morse has been twice
elected Senator as a Republican.
On neither occasion did he have
real opposition, although some
of the more conservative Repub-
licans sought vainly to block his
nomination. But once he was
nominated, he breezed in with
G. o. p. support.
Interior Secretary Mckay has
made it clear he does not intend
to be a candidate for the g. o. p.
senatorial nomination. Should
President Eisenhower be re-
elected, 1t is expected Mr.. Mckay
would be continued in his present
Office.
Senator Morse's decision to
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Five Forced 10 Floor
As Pair Seize S235
In Grocery HoIdup

A pair of "gentlemanly, en-
barrassed" thugs. one welding q
Sawed-off shotgun, took $235
from a Northwest grocery last
night after forcing the owner
his wife, and three customers to
conceal themselves behind q
meat counter.
Louis Kovalsky and his wife.
Edna. both 46. told police the
pair came into their Kay's Ma
tionwide Market, 429 Taylor
street NV, while two customers
were there.
One of the men told Mr.. Ko-
valsky and his wife to lie down
on the floor behind the meat
counter. Mr.. Kovalsky complied
after the bandits took his wallet
containing $35.
Girl, 10, Stands in Corner.
They told Kathy Sekelsky. 10.
who had been sent to the store
by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Andy Sekelsky, 41o2 Illinois ave-
nue., for a loaf of bread and a
quart of chocolate milk, to stand
still in the corner and we won't
hurt you"
They forced another customer,
Lucille Dowing. colored, of Ais
Fifth street NV, to join the
Kovalskys behind the meat
counter. Then they rifled the
cash register of 5000.
AS they were walking out the
door. another customer, Augustus
Berry, 33. colored, of 40l3 Fifth
street NV, walked in.
"Hit the deck" one of the ban
dts told him.
Crawls to Join Others.
Mr.. Berry did. and craWled
on his hands and knees to join
the others behind the counter.
Mr.. Kovalsky said the holdup
men were both about IS years
old. One had bushy hair and
athletic features" as if he were
a boxer, and was about 5 feet
II inches tall, police said. The
other was about 5 feet 10 inches
tall.
Mrs. Kovalsky said the men
were gentlemanly during the
holdup. and added:
"They seemed embarrassed by
what they were doing"
Evening star., 1955-02-20
BY the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. ia
fantastic story by a man who
said he had been living in cliff
side cave on San Francisco's
ocean front for five years may
have cleared up the mystery of
a phantom burglar"
Kip Hing Jul, 33, a native of
China, was arrested today and
told police he had lived in a
cave for five years and hadn't
spoken with another human be-
ing in that time.
Kip. dirty and ragged, was
picked UP after police had been
called on the report a prowler
had been seen. He was booked on
suspicion of burglary.
The cave Kip said he had oc-
cupied was not Immediately To-
Gated. He told police 1t was so
well concealed You could never
find it,"
Kip said he came to the United
Evening star., 1955-02-20
William Schmidt, ST., II,
Utility Executive
BY the Assoeiaied Press

CLEARWATER. Fla, Feb. 10
William Schmidt, jr.. II. prom
inent business executive Of Balti-
more, died today.
He was chairman Of the board
Of Consolidated Gas. Electric
Light and Power Co., and direc-
tor of the Maryland Casualty
Co. and Fidelity Trust Co., all
Of Baltimore.
Survivors include the widow
Mrs. Ada B. Schmidt. and O sis
ter, Mrs. Lewis c. Greii.
The body is being returned to
Baltimore for funeral services
and burial.
Evening star., 1955-02-20

Is of the men. hold masters de-
grees, while five hold bachelor
of arts and one holds a Ph.D.
The rest hold bachelor of science
degrees IN various fields of en-
gineering.
4
Stanley r. Jacobs, USAF, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Jacobs of
the Brandywine Apartments, has
been promoted to first lieutenant
while on tour of duty in France.
1t. Jacobs is attached to the
389th Fighter Bomber Squadron.
Pvt. Edwin w. Hanger, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Minor w. Hanger
of 1901 Fifth street Sc, has
been chosen regimental soldier
of the day at Fort Jackson. S. C.
Assigned to Company F. 502d
Airborne Infantry Regiment. Pvt.
Hanger accompanied the regi-
mental commander on his tours
of inspection throughout the day
as the result Of his selection.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Pennington to Speak

Lee r. Pennington, director Of
the National Americanism Com
mission of the American Legion.
will speak on Positive Youth
and Counter-Subversive Activi-
ties of the American Legion" at
the Sertoma Club meeting at the
University Club, 1135 Sixteenth
street NV, at 1915 pm. Tues
Evening star., 1955-02-20

The memory of George Wash
ington will be honored here with
countless ceremonies beginning
today and scheduled through
the 223d anniversary Of his birth
Tuesday.
Evidence that some Washing.
ton residents planned to make il
a long week end came from
airlines, railroads and bus termi-
mails. which reported bookings
above normal for a week end
Although officially scheduled to
work tomorrow, the day before
their holiday, some District and
Federal Government workers
were extending the vacation by
taking a days annual leave to-
morrow.
Today's predicted gloom J
weather a chill rain-is expected
to clear up by tomorrow, to be
followed by clear skies and cold
er temperatures. The Weather
Bureaus long range forecast calls
for somewhat colder than nor
NAL.
Annual Sales Set.
Tuesday will be the occasion,
too, for the annual Washington's
Birthday sales in downtown and
nearby areas. The merchants
and police-were girding for
huge crowds.
The National Geographic So
ciety pointed out that this year
marks the 200th anniversary of
George Washington's Crucial
year." the year he was named
aide-de-camp to Maj. Gen. Ed
ward Braddock, commander-in-
chief of King George Ills forces
in North America.
Although Braddock's expedi-
ton along the Monongahel> met
with disaster, Col. Washington
performed with distinction, the
society noted, and was made
commander of all forces for Vir-
ginia'S defense.
Laying Of Wreath.
Highlighting the formal cere-
monies Tuesday will be the lay
ing of a wreath on Washington's
tomb at Mount Vernon by Presi-
dent Eisenhower or one of his
aides.
Another will be a nine-divi-
sion parade along Alexandria's
Washington street, scheduled to
begin at 2::30 pm. Tuesday.
Among the units in the line of
march will be those representing
the armed forces, military acad-
emies, high schools, the Fire De-
partment, and fraternal, civic,
patriotic, veteran and Junior or
ganizations.
Maj. Gen. Louis w. Prentiss
former District Engineer Com
missioner, and now commandant
OF Fort Belvoir, will be grand
marshal for the parade.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars
has planned three observances-
special council meetings today,
its annual banquet-ball at GAS
pm. tomorrow in the George
Mason Hotel, Alexandria. and
participation Tuesday in the
Mount Vernon ceremonies fol-
lowing a 1915 pm. luncheon at
the hotel.
Other Events Listed.
Other commemorative func-
tions scheduled include:
District Society, Sons of the
American Revolution, with Rep
resentative Brown, Republican.
OF Ohio, as principal speaker at
a noon luncheon Tuesday in the
Statler Hotel.
Masonic Clubs of the District.