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Evening star., 1955-01-26
Frank Jerry Sioriy,
Theaier Owner Here
For n Years, Dies

Frank Jerry Shorty, 5S. q
motion picture theater owner
here for the past 26 years. died
Monday at his home. 1863 North
Portal drive NV. after q long
illness.
He was q native OF Somerset.
Md, now a part of Chevy Chase,
Md. He started his theater
career 80 years ago as a manager
and projectionist for several
theaters. He eventually became
chief projectionist for Loew's
Theaters here. including the
Palace and Columbia. He held
that position for IL years.
In 1929, he joined the late
Louis B. Bernheimer and William
c. Kicks in ownership Of the
Alamo Theater on Seventh street
NV. In 1943, he built the Jewel
Theater on Fourth street S.W.
and recently acquired an inter-
est in the Best Theaters. He
was a member Of the Variety
Club Of Washington.
Surviving are his wife. Mrs.
Josephine Paroni Shorty: a son.
Francis John Shorty OF 4730
Bradley boulevard. Chevy Chase.
Md: a sister, Mrs. Ella Petrone
of 1881 Fourteenth street NE,
and a brother. Richard Shorty
Of 5561 Fisher road Sc.
A requiem mass will be said at
$3.50 am. tomorrow in st.
Michael's Catholic Church,
Wayne avenue, Silver Spring,
Md, after services at the S. H.
Hines Funeral Home, 290l Four
teenth street NV. Burial will
be at the Cedar Hill mausoleum.
The family requests that in lieu
of flowers mass tntonations be
Offered.
Evening star., 1955-01-26
Mrs. Howard N. Starting,
Wife Of Insurance Official

Mrs. Howard M. Startling, go.
of Edgewater, Md, died at Dis
trict General Hospital yesterday
afternoon after suffering q heart
attack in downtown Washington.
She was the wife of Howard
Startling. Washington manager
of the Association of Casualty
and Surety Companies.
Mrs. Startling was born in
Binghamton. N. Y. She and her
husband liyed in the District for
20 years before moving to Edge
water four years ago.
She is survived by her hus-
band and two children, Robert
L. Startling, of 9214 Wedell
street, Silver Spring, Md. and
Mrs. H. r. Anderson, of $500
Lone Oak drive, Bethesda, Md,
and . sister, Mrs. Stanley Ste
phens of Binghamton.
Funeral services at the 8. II.
Hines funeral home, 2901 Four
teenth street NV. will be an
nounced later.
Evening star., 1955-01-26
William ]. Peabody,
Son Of D. c. Woman

william j. Peabody. 80. the
son Of Mrs. Caresse Crosby Of
Washington. was found dead in
his home in Paris. France. yes
terday the victim Of 9 faulty gas
fixture.
MIR. Peabody,s French wife was
found in time and revived. Mr..
Peabody was q partner IN the
public relations firm of Jones
and Peabody. He had visited his
mother at her home. zoos @
street NV. last Christmas. Mrs.
Crosby left by plane for Paris
yesterday. N
A Navy officer during World
War II, Mr.. Peabody was edu-
Gated at the Lenox School. Lenox,
Mass, and Williams College,
Williamsburg. Mass. He was
married in Washington in 1945.
Evening star., 1955-01-26
Harry Hall, 81, Driver
OF Loudoun School Bus
sp.eIal pi.po.eh 10 The s.ar

PURCELLVILLE, Va, Jan. 26.
Harry Hall, So. a school bus
driver in Loudoun County for
Y25 years, died Of q heart attack
Monday night while driving to
his home in Philmont.
MIR. Hall, a native and life
long resident Of that community.
had driven his daily runs to the
Loudoun County High School.
He was in his own car when
stricken.
He was the son of the late
John K. and Mary Creel Hall
and a veteran of World War I.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs.
Eva Kines Hall: a, son, Hubert
Hall of Aberdeen. Md. and q
grandchild.
Funeral services were to be
held at Q o'clock today at the
home followed by burialin Hills
bOro Cemetery.
Evening star., 1955-01-26
Walter Proyine, 81

JERSEY CITY. N. j.. Jan. 20
Rl Walter Provine. 81, retired
general attorney for the Chicago.
Illinois g. Midland Railroad, died
last night Of q heart attack In
the New Jersey Central Railroad
Terminal. Mr.. Provine Of Tay-
Iorsville. H.. was waiting for o
train to Philadelphia. en- route
home.
Evening star., 1955-01-26
Mrs. Thomas Mccormick,
Frequeni Visitor Here

Mrs Thomas Mccormick, SO,
died last night at her home in
Pittsburgh after a prolonged
illness.
Mrs. Mccormick was the
mother Of Mrs. Leo Pasvolsky, Of
3641 r street NV, widow Of DR..
Leo Pasvolsky. former special as
sistant to Secretaries of State
Hull and Byrnes.
Mrs. Mccormick, frequent
visitor to Washington, is also
survived by two daughters, Mary
and Genevieve Mccormick, Of
Pittsburgh. Services will be held
tomorrow In Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1955-01-26
J. H. Matthews, Expert
On Commercial Fishing
By tho Asseeiassd Press

BRUNSWICK, Me-, Jan. 26.--
John n. Matthews. ~. one Of
the Nations foremost authori-
ties on commercial fishing. died
at a hospital here yesterday
after q brief illness.
The author Of many publica-
tions about fishing Mr.. Matthews
was q former director Of the
National Fisheries Institute.
secretaryrtreasurer Of the mid
Atlantic Fisheries Association
and secretary Of the New York
Fishery Council. He came here
in 1949 after his retirement.
Evening star., 1955-01-26
Hi Mrntnrtalll

MIcKENs. LILY y. In loving nemory
of our loved enc. LILY r.. MICKKNB.
Who passed away two years aEo today.
January 20, 1888.
Loving tfaeuRhts o. one 20 dear
Often bring 4 silent tear:
Thcushts return to scenes long past.
THE FAMILY.
PORTER. Ellis b. A tribute of love
III memory Of Q devoted bFcthef. ELLIn
d. PORTER, who passed into the
70. 1852,
L9xsd il Ilss, EsRsIhsrsd g as.th;
DEvpTKp SISTER. MRS OKNKvA A.
sxiTH. EEasgf kkfi1T ffi w.: dzSKfSS. M.
voted father. KLlJAM w. NNrTH. and
dear aunt. MELISSA dAeKINs. who
passed 10 eternal reet January 20.
fSlf. and Ps6rnary -. fssI.
JULIA. M06R9. LILLIAN.
Evening star., 1955-01-26
Hi Mri,tnrialtt

BARLOW, JOSEPH r. In iovine ment-
ory OF my dear husband. JOSEPH r.
BARLOW. who parted from me four
years ago today, January Cd. 1861, i
Loving memories Of tlim win never die
As years roll on and days go by.
Deep In my heart 4 memory Is kept
on one ! loved and Will never forget.
CROWDY. HERMAN n. In memory Of
ff csowY asos 5s sso sss 6sSsr 6spap.sa HsEM HE Az
three i,harress years aso today. January 26,
Loving memories never die as Years
go on and days pass by.
snopsa Az wIs fss rs sHn ns.s tor each must .es
DAVIS. WILLIAM n. In loving memory
Of our devoted husband and father,
this iifs two 70 years ago nS sodas u.D.tno JsS1
gary a8. 1853.
DEATH u beaatiful for those who have
followed paths OF duty,
But deep N our hearts lies picture
Wlss l%ss6arAA AAsaShES aSB pasr SONS. It's
DONOVAN. BERNARD ?. In loving
,asn.s ,msnn,ors 81 y,, ols dear hussand gSya and
passed away three years aso today.
January rs, 1852.
We do not need . special day
To bring you to our minds:
The days we do not think OF you
Are very hard 70 nnd.
Forever ia our memory.
DEVOTED WIFE AND CHIDREN
Hafts y AsE GRACE pLR n lSSos ao dsss1ss 5ssss
this. life one wear aEo. January 20.
January once more = here.
To US the saddest Of the year,
Because q took our Gear davRhter
whosss I'VE i, siosa loved, bnt she could not stay
Memories are treasures that no one
Death u ! 6ssrsaehe nothing esn heal:
Some have foreotten. now that you're
Ba. Wi " sim rsmemssr. no matter
rATHEk q !. JAMES: SISTERS AND
JOHNSON, DR. GEORGE a. IN lovinF
remenibfance Qf my deaf husband. DR.
qEoRQE A. JOHNSON, who departed
this NV six years ago today. January
You are not forsosten. loved one,
Nor will yOu ever be.
As icng, g lie and memory last
DksTHnMEs 1sSSTHNMEsN WlFA. CHRISTINE p
JOHNSON GERTRUDE. IN l0vinE meFi-
Ory OF our dear sister and aunt,
GERTRUDE JOHNSON, who passed
ssay enc Seaf aso today January
We Do not need . special day
To bfing yOu to our minds,
The days We DO not think Of you
aAkcwSss Ass Ssrs anp arTd mSsnH < t5Pa y.n,rsrs
MCINTOSH HATTIE. In IoyinF memory
of my dear mother, HATTIE MeIN-
TO9H. who passed away four yeerx
aee today, January 20. 1881.
God sock ypu home. Ns55
It was His wk1l.
But In our hearts.
You are living gsiiI.
HER SON AND DAUGHTER -fN-LAW.
EDWARD AND JES6IE LANCASTER
Evening star., 1955-01-26
Benson Report on Lodejinsky
Is Inconsistent, Johnston Says

ment based its decision on FBI
reports. It also had access to
the files Of the State Depart
ment, he said. He added that
ito the best Of our knowledge
the Department of Agriculture
did not possess any security In
formation in addition to that
possessed by the Department Of
State" !"
In giving Mr.. Ladejinsky Sc
Icurity clearance for his new
FOA job. Mr.. Stassen said this
clearance was based on q full
FBI field investigation. The
State Department had given Mr..
Ladejinsky clearance before the
Benson rejection.
Takes Full Responsibility.
Mr.. Benson also took full re-
sponsibility for the Ladejinsky
action.
Secretary Benson seeks to
convey the idea that Ladejinsky
was not retained because OF
technical qualifications, vet he
asked the return of this employe
to aid the department in COM
pleting the Japanese trade agree
ment last October Senator
Johnston said in commenting on
the Benson letter.
'sMr. Benson says Mr.. Lade-
jinsky was not given the oppor-
tunity of a hearing or appeal
because he was treated as an
applicant for position. Yet, Mr..
Ladeiinsky had been on the Ag-
riculture Departments payroll
for 90 years. the last four Of
which were technically called
reinbursable loan from the State
Department. and he appears to
have had unemployment rights
with Agriculture. which would
make him more than just an
applicant for q position.
VIII Leave for Wet Nam.
MIR. Ladejinsky was scheduled
to leave this week for his FOA
assignment in Wet Nam. How
ever. MIR. Stassen, in a letter to
Senator Johnston, said he would
be brought back in the event he
was needed here in the commit
tees investigation.
Meanwhile the White House
was reported to be considering
creation of a special section to
help President Eisenhower de-
eide interagency conflicts on
security cases. The idea was
the result of the Ladejinsky
case.
Presidential Assistant Sher-
man Adams, 1t was understood,
was searching for the means
of helping Mr.. Eisenhower re-
solve any such future dilemmas.
One name suggested to fill
the post is that of Robert Cart
wright, Government security
official now serving as deputy
to r. w. Scott Mcleod. the
State Departments chief Of
security.
Mr.. Cartwright, 40. is a Bal
timorean who served with the
FB1 from 1929 until l94l. when
he shifted to the General Ac-
counting Ofiice's investigations
Office. He became Mr.. McLeod's
assistant in October, 1858.
Evening star., 1955-01-26
By Cecil HoIIand

1@SNr ee@rs@~-9
Chairman Johnston OF the
Senate Civil Service Committee
said today Agriculture Secretary
Benson had left s'rnany questions
unanswered and raised countless
others" in report on the Wolf
Ladejinksy case.
The South Carolina Democrat
made the comment in releasing
q report by Mr.. Benson on the
case. He cited what he described
as numerous inconsistencies in it.
The committee Is looking into
the departments refusal to con-
tinue Mr.. Ladejinsky. longtime
Agriculture employe. as agri-
cultural attache in Tokyo as
part of a proposed overall In
vestigation of the administra-
tion's security program.
Senator Johnston pointed out
that the Agriculture Department
had ruled that MIR. Ladejinsky
was a security risk. while on the
other hand. Foreign Operations
Administrator Harold E. Stassen
had given him full clearance for
q mission to the Far East.
This viii serve as an
example of the utter confusion
created by the administration
by this security program" Sem
ator Johnston said. Apparently
the administration is just as
confused as we are"
Senator Johnston also pointed
out that in one part of his letter
Mr.. Benson said Mr. Ladejinsky
has held no sensitive positions
in Agriculture and in another he
referred to the land reform ex-
pert's appointment ito the sersi-
tive position of agricultural at
tache in Tokyo"
In another part Of the letter,
Senator Johnston said, Secre-
tary Benson said that someone
in the department determined
that after 20 years in the de-
partment Mr.. Ladejinskys re-
tention would not be in the in
terest Of the national security.
Yet" Senator Johnston con-
tinued, The says that such a
determination was not made un-
der the Presidents loyalty pro-
gram. / understood that such
a determination could only be
made under the Presidents exec
utive order l0450."
Mr.. Benson's letter was in re-
sponse to one from Senator
Johnston asking five questions
about the Ladejinsky case.
In it, Mr.. Benson disclosed
that on January 6. I949. the
Loyalty Review Board of the
Agriculture Department made q
favorable finding" on Mr.. Lade-
jinsky's loyalty. This was under
Executive Order 1926, which
then applied to loyalty cases.
Mr.. Benson also said that his
files show that in l949 Mr.. Lade-
jinsky was cleared for access to
classified documents in connec-
tion with a project being carried
out by the Once of Foreign
Agriculture Relations for the
highly-secret Central Intelli-
gence Agency.
In his letter. Mr.. Benson again
said that he felt that Mr.. Lade-
jinsky did not have the technical
qualifications for the post Of
agricultural attache. This was
coupled. he said. with a finding
that Mr.. Ladejinsky's appoint
ment to the Tokyo post would
not be clearly consistent with
the interests Of the national
security"
He said that no letter OF
charges was issued to Mr.. Lade-
jinsky because such charges
would be issued only to q de-
partment employe being sus-
pended. Mr.. Ladejinsky was
being treated as a newcomer to
the department. because of his
1850 transfer to State.
Az nAN1rn,> eoia htp An.aa ~
Evening star., 1955-01-26
First Effort Fails 10 Sell
Surplus Butter Abroad
By The Assoeiaiad Press

The Agriculture Department
said today it failed. In its first
attempt. to sell any surplus butt
ter aboard, under a new cut-rate
price program set UP recently by
Congressional request.
The department said 1t had
rejected all bids submitted yes
terday under an offer announced
January IL placing 10 million
pounds on the block at a COM
petitiue bid basis.
Evening star., 1955-01-26
Dr.. 3. c. Grover. IS

CLEVELAND. Jan. 20 R.
DR.. Delo Corydon Grover, IS. a
lawyer and minister who retired
in 1889 as a vice president and
professor at Baldwin Wallace
College, died yesterday in Berea
Community Hospital.
Evening star., 1955-01-26
0rarn Of Ubanks

KING. CARL n. The family of the
late SAaL T. KING Wis wishes e express
to our many kind friends and neigh
bors for their kindnesses, beautiful
floral pieces and cards in their recent
MRS. CARL R. KING AND FAMILY. ~
Evening star., 1955-01-26
wAIKFR

brother, THOMAS A. WALKER.
RAYMoSp YMMesTos !. q a.hlR. hGRsFs; s..y. Y, y "
wsRsAw 5sns.ls pESas Ssss ri R Ts'ss:sss
2020 Florida. ave. NV. BENJAMIN
WARSAW. beloved husband Of Selma
Warsaw and DEVOTED father of Mrs
and Mrs. Beatrice thurman. He , also
is survived by two sisters. Mrs, Rose
both Of New York. and four brothers.
q es New HsrsS YORK ana aad nGrTs MsT wsrsrS
neral services at the Bernard Dam
zansky d Son Funeral Home. 3501
l4th St nv. on Wednesday, January
srae 4 cee.spy se p IL tssmsa ien o Isrs. aSsai
the family suggests contributions be
sent 70 the Heart Fund. Memorial
week. 2020 Florida ave. NV. 26
WEsCRLER. LENORE tnee Roche,. on
Tuesday. January 25. 1855. at Kings
Va. LENoRE IVES wEsctILHR LHEs'IssuEs snss Roche.
beloved wife OF Charles H. Weschler
sister Of Mrs. Robert Kaplan, David
G and Robert !. Roche; Funeral from
ne. on Friday. january rs, at $3.50
an. Reauiem mass at st. Anthony 8
friends invited. Interment Mount
Olivet Cemetery. ~
WISE. MABEL 4. On Tuesday, Jan
aa Hospl,s maBRL aaf & " %rsE. EahRfnan Riis q
the late Ge0rge u. wise, mother OF
Mrs: Mary a, Draswsii q 44os
rspS SS.nsss may e.i T i 9aRssls cssBs oa
lT5e Pa. ave. NV. tfree parking %.
positel. Services will Be held At
GaWler's Chapel on Thursday. jan
uary y, 81 Pm. interment prir
Evening star., 1955-01-26
Sanford P. Butler

SAVANNAH, Ga. Jan. 26
(R.-Sanford p. Butler. so. city
director Of public works and q
former city police commissioner.
died here yesterday.
Evening star., 1955-01-26
3 Billion Miles Dolly

LONDON. N.--Airlines through
out the world now fiy more than
3 billion scheduled miles every
day.
Evening star., 1955-01-26
nr,aflla..

THOMAS A IA special cone
fnunieation Of Osiris Lodge.
No. bs n A. a, nj, Ia hereby
j 2S. F8bSs At 4 PM: AZ TIE
Masonic Temple. 18th IL. and
New york ave. NV, fOf Ire
purpose Of conducting Ma
arlal lrigd,. services ! for our late
Evening star., 1955-01-26

GkDAR HfLt--S select sites, barFasns
ewntrs uaoved 10 NJ c. IA. S-NI4o
Evening star., 1955-01-26

ON. LUCIUs.k The ofiicers
and members Of James Reese
Europe Post, No. B. Amer
lean Legion. are requested To
Assemble at the Canaan Bap-
tist Church. 3I24 Georgia
ave. NV, on Wednesday,
January 20, 1885, at $3.50
Legion services.
2 cgRLEYs Commander.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-04
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
By Elaine IoANnsnnd nieknr.o.

Our emergency was serious but
we had so much help For instance
we climbed under an electric blan-
ket that night and hardly felt the
gas shortage at all. From sixtv-
I'VE miles away, one hundred and
hfty Kansas City gas service peo-
PIE came and helped us in our Dre-
carlous position. No wonder our
country is so great. The DeonIe
VINO pioneered westward. and. of
course the pilgrims who first land
ca on our coast, had so much To
combat to even exist that those who
survived were bound to make
wonderful new world for all of ns
who followed.
Wednesday evening all eIemen-
tary schools in town were oDenod
Ior people to sleep in. Their stoves
were also accessible for cooking
use. TOpeka's channel IL kent
everyone informed about the nro~
gress that was made in repairing
the break in the 16-inch pine line
Ihey pleaded with their customers
10 stay home so that service men
could turn all gas meters off. Gas
service could not return to Tonelra
until all meters were of. You can
imagine what work this entailed
Some homes were empty of occn-
pants who were out of town and
Il the meters were inside these
homes were entered by gas service
men accompanied by policemen.
Dawn pointed to our closet where
our gas heater is installed and
asked Hayes, Don't we have heat
IN there?" and Hayes told her no
Ihen she said, How did it get
Lynne begged to take Sambo our
Boston Bull, to bed with her that
night but / just refused. We covered
hlm up in a throw rug, put tinv
blankets on their dolls and bv Ia
O'Clock we all four were in he'd
dressed in red fiannels that we had
gotten for Christmas.
1t wasn't so hilarious the navt
morning when we got out of the
covers and could see our breath as
we spoke in our own home To odd
- "a anna " OuI situation. 0Uf-
SIDE the temperature was fourteen
aegrees at eight in the morning
ana on the ground were three inch
es OF snow. In our house the tem-
Derature was A. The paper's head
lines read GAS MAY STAY OFF
ALL DAY..
There was no school so the chill
dren stayed in bed Hayes had to
70 20 tne base and got up to see
that he had hot coffee, anyway.
AT ten-forty yesterday morning
weary gas service man knocked
on our back door and said he was
mere to restore our gas supDlv
so after nineteen hours we had
heat, hot water and could use our
cooking stove.
II was an experience and some
ning else to add to our stories
ABOUT being In The Air Force.
ALWAYS. r. r n
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-04

areas, against air attack; devise
more efficient methods to prevent
delivery of bombs, or retention of
any such bombs now held in the
country by enemy agents; keep a
large proportion of our land, sea,
and air forces, particularly fighting
planes always on the alert; pro-
hibit the entry of unidentified
planes into certain important
areas; finally, and most important.
decide now that we will never again
await an overt enemy attack"
Americans have been led to
believe that their Government is
committed to awaiting an enemy
attack with nuclear bombs. Pules-
ton points to an honorable and
long-accepted middle course, name
ly, if an enemy nation, possessing
the ability to destroy us, disposes
its forces in position to do so, we
should Immediately mobilize and
station our forces in position to
strike the enemy and defend the
United States. When in all respects
we are ready, inform the hostile
government that if within As hours
1t does not demobiliZe its forces.
we will take any or all measures to
protect our country. If the potential
attack should be Immediately de-
llveTed, as modified, we should
get an even break; if the enemy
then demobilizes we can prevent
war. If, in spite of our warning,
1t continues to hold its forces ready
to spring surprise attacks, WE
THEN SHOULD STRIKE FIRST.
Under International Law, having
given the foe fair warning, we
would be fully justified, claims the
Captain
Politics May Be A Factor
In case we are in World War III
or sitting on keg of uranium"
in November 1856, it seems as if
President Eisenhower would be GER
tain of reelection. I cannot imagine
better trained man for the Presi-
1ency under such a condition.
Whether or not the Republican
have this in mind. I
eave to you readers to decide. The
Presidential election coming next
year certainly cOmpIicates the stu
alton. Certainly, the character and
ocation Of each industry should
De most carefully considered. Also |
'ead The Natural Cycle OF Govern /
nent," an important mimeographed /
brochure, written and published by I
Edison 2. Shrum of Fornfelt, Mo.
Readers should steady the history /
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-04

On the thirty-seventh anniversary
of the Soviet army and navy, Mar
shall GeOrgi X. Zhukov, newly
appointed Defense Minister of the
new Khruschev- Bulganin regime,
and the man with whom General
Eisenhower once said he could do
business, warned the Russian
forces against US aggression.
In an order of the day, published
in all Moscow papers, Zhukov
charged "the aggressive forces of
the imperialist countries, headed
by U. s. mOnOpOlists" with Openly
preparing a new war against the
Soviet Union" He assured his vast
command that 'all necessary mea-
sures to secure the steadfast secur-
ity of the mOtherland" were being
taken by the Communist Party and
the Government, and warned his
fighters that they must always be
ready" to defend their country.
Obviously, such an anniversary
in Russia calls for a rOusing, sabre
rafting message, with a speech
in the same vein to the Soviet
leaders, which the Marshall duly
made. But the recent upheaval in
the Kremlin makes it equally OBJ
vious that this could be more than
Russian window dressing. The eco
nomy Of the USSR is plainly out
Of-joint. The people are getting
hungry, and there isn't enough food
in sight. GeOrgi MalenkOv's con-
fessiOn that he made a mess of
things appears well-fOunded. And
before now, dictatOrs have plunged
their countries into war to prevent
internal collapse.
There is also room for specula-
tion as to whether ZhukOV may not
be more interested in defending his
country than supporting the Party
even to the possibility of
defending his country from the
Communist Party!