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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-17
Winter
Window
Garden

Sweet Potato: Suspend over
water with toothpicks. tapered
end down, the tip in water.
Mango: Plant seed in soil,
pointed end up. Give plenty Of
time to sprout.
Onion: Grow in water. Set in
narrow-neck jar with roots
touching water.
Beet: Cut off top half Of beet
with greens attached; plant in
soil.
Pineapple: Cut of top with
about one inch Of the fruit; plant
in soil.
Date: Plant the pit in soil.
Avocado: Plant seed in soil,
pointed end up. May also be sus-
pended over water like the
sweet potato until it sprouts.
Carrot: Cut off top inch or two
of the carrot with greens and
plant in soil.
Carrot Basket: Cut off top Sec
ton of carrot and hollow this
part out. Hang like a basket in
a sling of Irvine and fill with
water. Greens will grow UP from
the bottom.
Squash: Plant seeds in soil. A
quick grower.
Grapefruit: Plant overlooking
seeds in soil.
Put the plants in regular
garden soil. Occasionally give
them a little fertilizer. Choose
colorful or quaint containers.
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The hes. M best beef many things
using less gas
the Kitchen
everybody wins Our
he can dependU continued
the In honestly
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runs his own train of cars inde-
Ipendently of every other train
of cars. The one thing in COM
mon is the right of way"
In 1916, President Truman
honored Mr.. Macdonald with the
Medal of Merit in recognition Of
outstanding public service during
World War II.
The citation accompanying the
award stated that he had en-
viSioned, even before the war, the
Importance of highways to mill
tary operations. and under his
energetic leadership 1890 miles
of strategic highways were Gre
ated and maintained"
French, Norwegian Honors
He also held the Cross of the
Legion of Honor of France, and
was a knight of the first class in
the Order of st. Olav of Norway.
He served on the executive
committee of the American AS
ISOLATION of State Highway Off
Gals. and was the author Of
papers on highway engineering.
administration and finance. He
belonged to the Cosmos Club
here.
Mr.. Macdonald is survived by
his widow, Caroline: daugh-
ter. Mrs. Charles Weidinger Of
Staunton, Va, and son, Thomas
H. Macdonald, jr.. of Washing
ton.
The body will be brought here
Wednesday for graveSide serv-
ices at IL am. in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
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John c. Keone, II,
D. c. Businessmen

John c. Keane, a District ma
tive who was in business here
for many years, died Saturday
after an operation in Hartford.
Conn. He would have been 78
tomorrow.
Mr.. Keane. son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Keane, was
Graduated from Georgetown Uni
versity and went into business
with his father in the old T. r.
Keane Co. He later was asSoci-
ated with the Keane- Adams Co.
and the Southern Hotel Supply
Co. He retired three years ago
Mr.. Keane moved to Hartford
last year to live with his daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Richard Peabody and
Mrs. William Corvo.
He also is survived by another
daughter. Mrs. Archibald Fraser
of Dayton. Ohio; three sisters,
Miss Katherine C. Keane and
Miss Ellen T. Keane. both of
22l9 California street NV. and
Mrs. William c. Rose of 26l4
Thirty-f1rst street NV, and
eight grandchildren.
A requiem mass will be offered
at 10 am. tomorrow at ST..
Thomas Apostle Church, 1865
Woodley road NV, with burial
in Rock Greek Cemetery.
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Mrs. Adam Weir,
Resident q Years

Mrs. Adam Weir, SO, the
widow OF a founder and former
chairman of the board OF the
State Loan and Finance Corp,
died Yesterday Of coronary
Thrombosis at Doctors Hospital
Mrs. Weir. whose home was at
Quebec House. returned 10 days
ago after spending the winter
in Florida.
Born in Washington. Iowa,
she was the former Lucy Davis,
and had been a Washington
resident for the past % years.
Mrs. Weir belonged to the PEG,
the Washington Club, the
Daughters of the American
Revolution, and New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church
Her husband died in l945. She
is survived by son, Davis. of
Washington. who is president
ana chairman of the board of
the State Loan and Finance
Corp; daughter, Mrs. John w.
Martin. of the Pooks Hill Apart
Iments in Bethesda; and sis
ter. Miss May Davis, of Mt,
Pleasant, Iowa.
Services will be held at pm.
tomorrow at Gawler's Chapel,
1855 Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Burial will be in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
The family asks that express
sions Of sympathy be sent to the
Washington Heart Association.
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Edmund Turner,
Insurance Broker

Edmund Pendleton Turner, 10,
al insurance broker associated
with the firm of Adkins 81
Ainley here for 80 years. died of
a kidney condition Friday at
Garfield Hospital.
A native of Houston. Tex,
Mr.. Turner was the son of the
late Edmund Pendleton Turner
and Mary Van Alstyne Turner.
He was a descendant of the
American statesman and iurist.
Edmund Pendleton, whom
Thomas Jefferson called the
ablest man in debate l ever met"
A graduate of Sewanee Mill
tary Academy in Tennessee. and
of the University of Virginia at
Charlottesville. Mr.. Turner
served with distinction in the
Army in World War 1.
Mass will be said at GAS am.
Wednesday at st. Matthews
Cathedral. Burial will be in Ar
lington Cemetery.
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DR.. Fred }. WompIer, Active |
Many Years in Medical Fields

HARRISONBURG, Va, April
8 tP).-Dr. Fred j. Wampler, "a
for many years a professor and
clinic director at the Medical
College Of Virginia in Richmond
and former State medical direc-
tor of the WPA program, died in
a hospital here Saturday.
DR.. Wampler was born near
Edom and educated at Bridge
water College and the Univer-
sity of Chicago Medical School.
He served as a medical mission
AIRY in China for the Church of
the Brethren in the early part
of the century and came back to
the United States in 1926 to
serve with the Public Health
Service in the Eastern Shore
area.
In 1928 he became professor of
preventive medicine and director
of the outpatient clinic at the
Medical College of Virginia.
DR.. Wampler left the medical
college in 1914 to become health
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Mrs. Bertha F. Schippert, 81,
Widow of Morticiun Here

from Kansas. He served one
term during the Wilson admins
tration, then practiced law here
until his death in 1928.
Born in Nashua, Iowa, Mrs.
Schippert was the daughter of
the late Andrew J. Felt, a pub
Usher and banker. and former
Lieutenant Governor of Kansas.
She belonged to the Daughters
of the American Revolution and
the Order of the Eastern Star.
While in Washington. she was a
charter member of the Senate
Ladies Luncheon Club and
member of the Women's Con-
gressional Club.
Besides her son, William. Mrs.
Schiprert is survived by another
son. Wilbert F. Thompson, of
$500 Q street NV: daughter,
Mrs. H. R. Winkemeier. of Ridge
wood. N. Y; two grandchildren
and four Observation-Disclosures.
Services will be held Wednes-
day in st. Petersburg. Burial
will be in Topeka. Kan.
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director for a Baltimore steel
firm, and in 1916 he became
health officer Of the Page War;
ren-Shenandoah Health District.
Subsequently he headed a medi-
cal mission to Peru and Para
quay for the State Department.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Pearl Hoover Wampler; a son,
Fred Wampler of College Park,
Md : a stepson. the Rev. Robert
Hoover of Danville, Ohio; a
stepdaughter, Mrs. Jane H.
Bornman of Orlando, Fla; two
sisters. Mrs. E. R. Miller Of
Greenmount and Mrs. w. H.
Sanger of Bridgewater: broth
er, the Rev. Ernest Wampler Of
Bridgewater, and five grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 pm tomorrow at College
Street Church of the Brethren
in Bridgewater with burial in
Greenmount Cemetery near
HarrisOnbure.
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Rites Set Tomorrow
For Mrs. Elsie M. Cole

Funeral services for Mrs. Elsie
Mae Cole. IS. of 2504 Sheraton
street. Silver Spring, who died
Saturday night after drinking
a weed killer solution, will be
held at 2 pm. tomorrow at the
Roy w. Barber funeral home.
LaytonSville. Md.
Montgomery County police
said Mrs. Cole. the mother of
three children. gulped the solu-
ton in the basement of her
home. Her husband, Hannibal,
grabbed the bottle but was too
late to prevent her from Swal-
lowing some Of the poisonous
liquid.
Police said Mrs. Cole had been
under medical treatment for
about two years.
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Clarence (. Purcell of GAO,
Lifelong Resident Of Area

board OF trustees. At the time
of his death he had been treas
urer of the church for Is years.
A member of Alexandria
Washington Lodge No. %. F. A.
A. NJ, in Alexandria. for 40
years, he also was member
and Past Patron of Chevy Chase
Chapter No. 80 of the Order of
the Eastern Star, and served the
Grand Chapter. OES, of the
District as Grand Sentinel in
1941.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Mae Stouffer Purcell, Of the
home address; an adopted son,
Edward Jones Bennett, Of New
ark, Del. and a sister, Mrs. Eva
Purcell Tomlin. 800 East Brad
dock road. Alexandria.
Services will be held at the
River Road United Presbyterian
Church. 1920 River road NV. at
2 pm. tomorrow. Burial will be
in Ivy Hill Cemetery in Alexan-
dria.
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Mrs. Lunsburgh,
Ex-OfficiuI of Store

Mrs. Aline Lansburgh, rs,
daughter OF Gustave Lansburgh,
one of the founders of Lans-
burgh's department store. died
of a heart attack yesterday in
her apartment in the Sheraton
Carlton Hotel.
She was a member of the
board Of directors of Lans-
burgh's for a number of years
until 1t merged with City Stores
Corp. of Wilmington, Del. in
1851 Since then, she had trav-
eled widely.
Survivors include three sis
tiers. Mrs. Minnie Goldsmith of
1925 Ellicott street NV, Mrs.
Blanche Singer of New York,
and Mrs. A. Cohn of Miami, Fla.
Funeral arrangements are be-
ing handled by Joseph Gawler's
Sons, 1856 Pennsylvania avenue
NV.
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Thomas Harris Macdonald,
Former Head of Roads Bureau

Thomas Harris Macdonald, a
pioneer in road development in
the automobile era who played
major role in the development of
the Nations modern highway
system, died last night on the
campus of Texas A. and M. Col
lege. the Associated Press re-
ported. He was 76.
He apparently suffered a heart
attack while attending a play on
the college campus with his wife.
Mr.. Macdonald retired in 1853
after "a years as chief of the
United States Bureau of Public
Roads and Commissioner of
Public Roads. Since then. he
had held the title of Distin-
guished Research Engineer at
Texas A. and NJ, and was in
lstrumental in organizing the
Texas Transportation Institute.
official research branch for the
Texas State Highway Commits
sion.
Wrote Thesis on Roads
Born in q log cabin near Lead
vile, Iowa, in 1881. he once told
an interviewer he became inter-
ested in good roads at ar early
age because there were none out
there. He wrote a thesis al Iowa
State College in 1904 on the Iced
of better roads for farmers, and
in 1907 was named State high
way engineer of Iowa.
/ When Mr.. Macdonald came to
Washington in 1919 to take
charge of the national highway
program he was SO.
/ He recognized early the trans
formation the automobile would
bring in the American way of
life.
1.-THE American people are
trying a great experiment" he
told an interviewer in 1924. 1T
is the greatest theory of trans
Iportation ever offered. No other
people could ever have tried it at
any other time in the world S
history, because the conditions
were not present. This is it:
The people have provided
themselves with Is million pieces
of rolling stock and have asked
the Government to supply the
roadbed.
Think of our good roads not
as separated pieces of good road.
but as a system of good roads
on which you can go anywhere
with certainty. 1t is like a rail-
road system, except that each
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Dfatha

al Doctors Hospital. LUCY WEIR. siie
OF the late Adam Weir, mother OF Mrs
John w Martin and Davis Weir. sister
Friends may call at Gawler's Chapel
1885 Pa. ave. NV, courtesy parking
opposite, where services will be held
on Ont In caa AZ, April =. a. J pm Inter,
fiowerS. contributions NAV be sent to
Washington Heart Association
WELLS, ELIZABETH N. Departed this
HE on Friday. April >. 1857. at her
s Essidfnfs Wells We S'h devoted e. mot Eaza a.
Mrs. SADIE r Deyoe. Samuel Wells
and William I. Wells She also is
survived by six grandchildren. ten
Srothefs othef relat me s ahe ms snS
friends After 10 am Monday. April
friends may call at her late resi-
dence. Funeral services on Tuesday.
4 NJ e chwch Nichols ave. and i
sumner I'd. 5 e., the Rev. J " Duckett
otiiciatins interment HARMONY Gene
terry ARRANGEMENTS by the Robert @.
Mason Funeral Home.
WHITMlRE. ELIZABETH J. On Sunday.
April .. 1885,. az Washlnglon Sani-
tarium. ELIZABETH }. wHTrMIRE, be-
loved wife Of the late Frank J. Whit
mlre ana sister of Mrs. Edith s. Ross.
Hobart NJ. Smith and L. Dewey Smith
Friends may call a, the Takoma Fu-
neral Home. 254 Carroll n. NV tpark-
ms opposiiei. where services will be
held on "wednesday, April 10, at As
p.m lnteFment Arlington National
Cemetery In lieu OF flowers. donations
mas be made 10 the Heart Fund. 8
IRA o. or beJ ssh
ST. Seat Pleasant, Md. on SUNDAY.
April Z. 1857 husband OF Florence NJ
Worthlngton. father OF Ira : Joseph
G.. Harry N. and Paul W. WorthInRton
and Mildred A. Sweeney, He also Is
survived by eleven grandchildren and
three Observation-Disclosures Services at
Chambers Funeral Home, 5l7 lIth ST.
Sc. on "wednesday, April 10 81 | m
Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery. .
LOUIS Z. On Sunday.
April q, 1897. AZ Georgetown Hospital
LOUIS z ZIMMERMAN Of 300 S. High
land street. Arlington. Va. beloved
husband Of Bessie " Zimmerman and
brother OF R. Leo Zimmerman. Mrs. n
L. Dryer and Mrs. Nora v. Burke OF
Arlington. Friends may can at the
Ives Funeral Home. 2s47 Wilson blvd.
Arlington. where funeral services wifi
be held on Wednesday April 10. at :
pm. lnterment Columbia Gardens
Cemetery q
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Maj. Theodore,
Served in 7 Wars

MAJ. Lawrence Albert Theo-
dore. USING (ret). SO, chief
accountant. for the law firm OF
Davies. Richberg. Tydings, Lam
ola q Duff, died Saturday al
Washington Sanitarium. He had
been in i'll health for several
years.
A resident of 1904 Mayfair
place, Silver Spring, he had
lived in the Washington area for
about 10 years.
Maj. Theodore served many
years in the Marine Corps. in
GLIDING both World Wars. He
was adjutant OF the Fifth Ma
rine Division in World War IL
and also served as assistant chief
of staff at Paris Island after the
war. He was born in Franklin
La.
He attended Benjamin Frank
lin University here. and was a
member of the Silver Spring
Elks Lodge. the Retired Officers
Association and the National
Cost Accountants Association.
Surviving are his widow
Katharine, and four daughters
Jacqueline, Katharine. Kath-
leen and Jaime. all of the home
address and Mrs. Marilyn Ruth
Boccucci. 3l2 Carroll avenue,
Forest Heights, Md. A sister
Rose. ana two brothers, Leon
Theodore, of 1919 Blair road
NV, and Jonas Theodore. of
New York, also survive.
Services will be held at 10 am
Wednesday at the Warner E
Humphrey funeral home, 8434
Georgia avenue, Silver Spring
Burial with military honors will
be in Arlington Cemetery.
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Cardinal SECURE Dies;
Stormy Figure in Spain

MADRID, April 8 (R.-Pedro
Cardinal Segura y Saenz. long a
storm center in the Roman Cath
Ollie church and former primate
of Spain, died today after a long
illness. He was an outspoken foe
|of democracy. the Franco gov
eminent and Professionalism.
The 76-year-old cardinal had
been i'll with a kidney disorder
and circulatory trouble for more
than a year. He was brought to
"a hospital here March %. Physi-
clans said the immediate cause
Iof death was a collapse of his
heart.
His death reduced the college
of cardinals to SO members. At
full strength it has 10.
Cardinal Segura had been a
cardinal since 1927 and arch
bishop of Sevilla since 1897. Be-
cause of the severity of his views
and sharp differences with Gen.
.eralisSimo Francisco's govern
ment, the Vatican had relieved
him of his administrative func-
lions in Sevilla two years ago.
turning them over to his CO.
adjutor. Archbishop Jose Maria
Bueno y Montreal.
Champion Of Monarchy
A stern advocate of absolute
monarchy. the prelate's clashes
with Generalissimo Franco fol-
lowed long series of disputes
with the old monarchy and the
republic which followed it.
His opposition to Professionalism
was equally uncompromising.
reaching a climax in a pastoral
letter denouncing the 1858 United
States-Spanish laid for bases"
agreement. He charged Spain had
sold its religious heritage for
dollars and opened the country
to a flood of Protestant propa-
gandists.
He was born December 4. 1880,
at Carazo, a village on the harsh
BurgoS plateau in Northern
Spain. Ordained a priest in 1899.
he was made a canon of Valla-
dolid Cathedral. He was APP
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Mrs. Bertha Felt Thompson
Schippert, 50, the widow OF a
Washington mortician. and once
active in social circles here. died
of coronary occlusion yesterday
at the home of her son, William
H. Thompson, jr., in st. Peters,
burg, Fla.
Mrs. Schippert had lived in
st. Petersburg since 1888, when
she and her husband, A. J. Schip-
pert. whom she married in 1890,
moved there after his retirement
as a funeral director here. Mr..
Schippert died in 1889.
Hel first husband was William
H. Thompson, the first Demo-
crat to be elected to the Senate
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Clarence E. Purcell. 81, 9
native of Alexandria and life-
long resident OF the Washington
area. died Friday at Suburban
Hospital Of a heart attack. Mr.
Purcell had been hospitalized
since he was stricken at his
home. 4534 Harrison street NV.
on March "a.
He was associated with his
father, the late John E. Purcell
in the dry goods business in
Alexandria for several years be-
fore coming TO Washington in
1924 with the Bond Redemption
Division Of the Treasury Depart
ment.
For the last 20 years he had
been associated with the Gen.
eral Accounting Office. and was
in the investigation unit there
at the time of his death.
Mr. Purcell was an active
member OF the River Road
United Presbyterian Church.
where he had served on the
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DEATHS
HI Mrmnriant

OF our dear father, RICHARD BIRCH
who passed away i've years ago April
:, 1872,
April brings back memories
OF loved one zone TO rest:
You will never be forgotten
son. GEORGE II BIRCH DAUGHTER
JENNIE I. BOLT sON-iN-LAW
BRADY. GLADYS. In loving memory OF
my dear daughter, GLADYS BRADY
who departed this life April S, 1914
She was a wonderful daughter,
SO gentle. sweet, and kind.
You will live forever in my heart.
And always IN my mind
Lo ANIISqq MOTHER LuVENA HER
BROOKS. AMY. In loving memory Of
our dear mother, AMY BROOKS, who
passed away three years ago today
April 4, 1884,
You were such a wonderful mother.
So gentle, gOod and kind,
You'll live forever
In our hearts and minds.
Now there is nothing we can say
Except a loving prayer.
That God will bless you, mother.
And keep YOU IN His care
DEVOTED CHILDREN.
Federico. CARRIE. In loving memory
of our dear mother. CARRIE Federico
who passed away years ago April
YOUR DEVOTED CHILDREN.
FINNIF. THOMAS. In loving memory OF
my father, THOMAS FINNIE, who
passed away thirty-thrce years ago to-
day, April *, 1924
Ills DAUGHTER
loving memory OF PFC. FRED HARRY
GARNER .iR. who departed this life
four years aRo t0Nay
Another year has passed. making It four
And each day We miss you more and
more
rho we know YOU have found peace on
high.
We SIN wonder why did you nave to
YOUR LOVING FAMILY.
BACKETT. VICTORIA q. A token of
love to the memory OF my dear grand
mother. VICTORIA G, HAcKETT, who
today. April =, 1859.
A precious one from us has zone.
A. voice We loved Is stllled;
A place is vacant In our home
That never can be filled
RisA HAcKEIT KING, AND FAM
lLY, Cleveland, Ohio
MURPHY. MARGARET N. In loving
GARE1 NJ MURPHY who departed
this life twenty-iour years aeo today
April \, l93a.
Her life is a beautiful memory,
Her absence our silent grief.
Shes asleep In Gods beautiful garden
In the sunshine OF perfect peace
HER DEVOTED DAUGHTERS, CLAIR
ICE KENNY, ALICE JACKSON
JOSIE SMITH. MARGARET BAR
kER. FRANCES DICKENS.
NEW, JAMES NJ In loving memory OF
our dear son and brother, JAMES NJ
NEW, who departed this life two years
aRo iofsiy. April y, 1855.
Sleep. dnrlins. sleep on,
You have earned your right foi
heavenly peace
DEVOTED MOTHER, SISTERS, AND
BROTHER
RILEY, LUCILLE q. In loving memory
of my dear mother, LUCILLE q RILEY
vino depa rted this life year ago to.
DAY, April y, 1858.
Ms love and memory Of you. mother
dear. VIII last forever
DEVOTED son, ERNEST PETlNAuD
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Mrs. PIugge, 80,
Long Active Here
lin Church Affairs

Mrs. Herman o. Plugge. a
Washington resident for more
than SIS years and long active in
the Presbyterian Church here,
died early today at George
Washington University Hospital.
She was 80.
Mrs. Plugge was stricken at
her home, 5040 Loughboro road
NV, last night.
Her husband, who died in
1887, was the president of Lutz
81 Co.. a leathergoods store and
the second oldest firm in WASH
ington when it went out of BUSH
ness a year ago. The former
Adah Randall. Mrs. Plugge was
born in Kentland, Ind, the
daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. John Willoughby Randall
She was a niece of George AIDE,
the Indiana author.
Mrs. Plugge came to Washing
ton in 1899. She was active for
many years in the Washington
Heights Presbyterian Church,
where she served as a trustee
and as president of the Ladies
Aid Society. She also had beer
Ia trustee and chairman of the
Home Committee of the Pres
Ibyterian Home for the Aged
More recently. she had been a
member of the Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by a son, John
AIDE Plugge, IS Oxford street
Chevy Chase. Md, and two
daughters. Mrs. Hiram Stout OF
the Westminster Apartments. ano
Mrs. Donald E. Lane of the
home address, and four grand
children.
Services will be held at Cav
ler's Chapel at 2::30 pm
"Wednesday