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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-01
By EASLEY BLACKWOOD

Opening lead: Diamond king.
Mr.. Muzzy led the king of
diamonds and it was permitted
to win. The queen Of diamonds
followed and Mr.. Meek won
with dummy's ace. He led the
deuce Of hearts from the board
and finessed the 10 when Mr..
Abel ducked.
Mr.. Muzzy won with the jack
and returned his last heart.
Mr.. Abel made the ill-fated
decision to duck again and Mr..
Meek. won with the king.
He now cashed four spades.
Mr.. Muzzy followed suit three
times. then discarded the trey
Of diamonds. Mr.. Abel had to
make two discards and he chose
two small hearts.
Next came the king Of clubs
and here Mr.. Muzzy had to
drop the jack or queen. He was,
down to his original three clubs
and the jack and nine Of dia-
monds. His side had won just
two tricks. They needed three
more to defeat the contract.
Obviously Mr.. Muzzy's hand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-01

could not do the job. He could
win o club and one diamond
trick-since the guarded 10 Of
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WORD GAME
Find 80 or more words In
u D &c r o q s
meaning, comic, droll." Aver
age Is 80: time limit. Is minutes

Rules Of the game: /. Words must be
Of four or more letters. 2. Words
ton Of IS" such as bats" "cers." are
not used. 8. Only one form of Q word
Is used. 4. PROPER names are not used
Answer 10 TRIFLE
tier, tile. tire. rent. reft, relit. rite. rifle.
rife. rtfle, rift. tier. Met, iile, fire filter.
litter, liter. life. lief.
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Mother Leaves Four Children
To Go With Man | Love-

NEW YORK. Jan. IA (P.-
Four small children are in a well
fare home today, abandoned in
a church by their mother who
said she was going away with
the man I love-
Police identified the mother
as 32-year-old Mrs. Eleanor
Hyans. who had been separated
from her husband and was liv-
ing on relief.
She left the children Saturday
night. along with a note, in the
back pew of the Roman Catholic
Church of Christ the King in
Queens.
The note, signed by heart
broken mother" told of being
Kicked around all my life" and
said the writer vas going away
with the man ! love and get
a divorce and get married.
The scrubbed note, found
tucked in the pocket of her eld-
est child, Joseph, 6. promised:
Il will return for my children
in about one year. I've not
abandoned my children. I want
them back as soon as they can
have good home like other
children. :.
Please try to keep them from
getting separated. / love them
very much :"
Abandoned along with Joseph
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RedsAdmit Holding
American Woman

BUDAPEST, Jan. IA (P.-
Hungarian Communist authori-
ties have acknowledged that Mrs.
Georgette Meyer Chapelle, Amer
lean free lance photographer
has been held incommunicado for
over month, the United StateSe
legation said today.
A native of Milwaukee, Mrs
Chapelle had been working on
pictures Of Hungarian refugees
for Life Magazine.
She left her Vienna hotel early
in December, telling the room
clerk she would be back in three
days. Later she was reported
to have been picked up by the
Communists on December IS
nine miles inside Hungary while
in the company of some Hun
garian students.
Recently the American lega-
ton said it had been trying to
get the Hungarians to say if they
had her in custody.
The legation said the Hungar-
ian authorities finally admitted
that Mrs. Chapelle had crossed
into their territory without a
visa on December S or s. (Ac-
tually she repeatedly left Vienna
December 49,
1t was not immediately known
VINO had arrested her, where she
was being held or what the Hun
garlanS intend to do with her.
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Doctors Push
Disaster Study

The District Medical Society
will open its second disaster
medicine course tomorrow at the
Isociety's auditorium. 1718 N
lstreet NV.
The three-evening course tol
physicians will start at 8 pm
with an introduction by DR.
Ralph M. Caulk, president of thu
group.
Physicians hope that all mem.
bers of the group will partici.
pate so they will be prepared
for a national emergency or dis
aSter such as an atomic bombing
Tomorrow's program will bt
devoted to casualties caused By
bombing and fallout radiation
and the management of mas.
casualties.
Lectures will be given by 1t
Col. Gerald Mcdonnell. nucleai
energy division OF the Office OF
the Surgeon General; 1t. Col
James Brennan. department OF
radiology of Walter Reed Army
Medical Center. and 1t. Col
Joseph D. Goldstein, depart
ment of atomic casualties
studies, Walter Reed Army In
stitute of Research.
Wednesdays program will in
clude talks on the civilian ply
|sician under disaster conditions,
the professional care of casual
ties. anesthesia. the treatment
OF burns under disaster condi-
tons and other subjects.
On Thursday Col. j. E. Fon-
dahl, director. District of Co.
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Officers Installed
At Church Here

Clifford Armhold, l13 Mohican
drive Sc, was installed as
moderator of Ingram Memorial
Congregational Church yester-
day at a service in the church,
Massachusetts avenue and Tenth
street NE
Other officers installed in
cluded Clifford Weimer, Duane
Bethka and Willard Tow ne.
deacons; Mrs Gladys Furminger
and Mrs. Jane Fowler, dea-
conesses, and Randolph Willis
Robert Colson and Olin d.
Hutton. trustees.
Also, Mrs. Maj jorie Colson.
church clerk; Charlie Stephe.l :
son, treasurer; Jerry Davis,
financial secretary, anG Harold
Miller and Mr.. Armhold dele
gates to the Washington Associa-
ton of Congres ational Churches
and the Middle Atlantic Confer
ence.
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Chief Has Theory
In Mcdonald Case

LOS ANGELES, Jan. IA (P.-
Police Chief William Parker says
he has "a pretty solid theory
about the Marie Mcdonald kid
nap case. But he's not talking
yet.
I'm not yet in a position to
express it." he said yesterday. OF
the progress of police investiga-
ton of the case he said.
We're at the point now of
trying to compile a specific list
Of variations between Miss Nc
Donald's version when she was
questioned in the hospital at
Indio. and the version she gave
before police movie cameras dur
ing her re-enactment of the case
at her home"
The blond actress disappeared
from her home in suburban En-
cino January 8 and was found
the next night on the desert near
Indio.
She has said that she would be
willing to take a lie dectector
test. but her attorney, Jerry
Giesler, said, mot if she listens
to me. It's an insulting thing"
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were James. S; Carol, 3, and
Mark. 2. When found by the
Rev. James Coppinger. Joseph
told the priest his mother was
going to Florida" but my
father will be back"
The children were taken to
New York Children's Shelter.
A brother of Mrs. Hyans
Charles Sanford. 26, got in touch
with police after reading of the
abandonment in newspapers. Mr.
Sanford, carpenter with two
children Of his own, was turned
down, temporarily at least, in q
bid to care for his sisters chill
dren.
He told police of a man with
whom his sister had been keep
ing company. Authorities later
identified him as l9-year-old
Robert York, an auto mechanic
and nighttime law student
They sent out a several-States
alarm for him.
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young men to draft into their
forces, has been employed here
as an electrician.
E, C. Shepherd III, general
chairman of the st. Alban's
Committee on Refugees, was host
at yesterdays tea. He said jobs
have been found for a number
of the men and older boys. More
jobs, however, are being sought,
When an appeal was made by
the parish for interpreters as
the refugees began arriving
David Nicholas. a cab driver of
404 Second street NV, answered
the call.
Mr.. Nicholas, who speaks nine
languages, came here from
Hungary after World War II, a
parish spokesman said, and has
helped greatly with the refugees.
They have been aided also by
contributions and gifts from all
over the city,
The Austrian family was
sponsored by the parish as a
part of 5000 refugees who came
recently to the United States
under the now expired Refugee
Act of 1858. The Hungarians
came here under the United
States Escapee program.
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Trapped Head Down
IN Hours, Man Freed

CHELTENHAM, England, Jan
IA R.-A 26-year-old cave ex-
plorer was rescued today from
a head-down trap between two
boulders where he had spent
1912 hours.
The explorer, Harry Thierons,
was wrenched free by a friend,
Patrick Hamblett, after firemen
and mine rescue experts had
tried for hours to widen the
crevice and slide him out.
Thierons, suffered from shock
and exposure, was taken to a
hospital,
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Bishop to Speak

The Mos; Rev. Philip M. Han
nan. Auxiliary Bishop of Wash
ington, will speak at the 14th
annual celebration of Nativity
Mems Night at Sis pm. Thurs
day in the school auditorium Of
Nativity Catholic Church, 5000
Georgia avenue NV. The Right
Rev. Msgr. John j. Coady is pas
tor of the church.
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ia y. l3,l4.lb ~
ADAM A. wESCHLER & son,
AuctiOneers

TWo-sToRY row BRICK DWELL.
ING NO "2S l5th STREET, NE.
BY virtue OF deed Of trust tcorded,
IN Liber No 10000, Folio 2gl ;
sea one OF the laic records OF the
DiStrict o. COLUMBIA, and at the
the trldcrsiRred trustees will III 4
for lie b" public auction. in front
Of premis 1s. on FRIDAY. TPE
EIGHTEENTH DAY .. JANUARY,
1857 AT ONE-THIRTY O'CLOCK
p NJ, the ouowing-d 'sct ped prop
erty IN the District Of { ,lumbid,
Howenstein's subdivis On OF Square
numbered 035 as per IT RECORDED
in he records OF inc ONCE OF the
Surveyor OR the District OF Coium-
6ia N L.brr at Polio 20
TERMS or SAVE Property will be
trust approximately 3dl Ii.
urther particular OF which Will b
announced at time Of sale the
pure aSe price above said trrSt to
be paid IN cash rash depG,it OF
sale Examination OF title. con
vcyancing. recording Il tarial fees
and revenue stamps at cost Of
~ chrS r. Adjust nentS made as
OF date Of sale Terms t. be com
Piled with within ., tays tren da
o. sale otherwise trustees tescryr
the right 10 resell properly at risk
and spst Of deipplting JrchaSct,
after . 7avs' ", ftiscment 81 such
resale iu some newspaper Nublahed
In Washington d. c., o, deposit
may be forte tied. or without for.
feitins deposit trustees NAV avail
themselves of any legal or equitable
right against deiaultins purchaser.
CHARLES e MITCHELL.
How ARD PEI NSTElN,
jab,S,11,14l7 Trustees.
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AUCTION SALES
THOS. J. OWEN & son, Auotioneers,
IN + st. NV.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
TWO STORY STANDARDIZED
BRICK DWELLING BEING KNOWN
AS PREMISES NUMBER ilO9
OATES STREET NORTHEAST.
BY virtue OF certain deed OF trust
duly recorded, in Liber No. 1904,
Folio go ct seq. of the land rec
ords OF the District of Columbia.
and at the request of the party
secured thereby, the undersigned
trustees will sell, Lt public auction
in front of the premises. on
FOURTH DAY OF JANUARY Ap
1857, AT ONE-THIRTY O'CLOCK
PM, the following described land
and premises, situate in the Dis
trict OF Columbia. and DESIGNATED
ds and being Lot lO3 in Suusre
1864 in Rutty's subdivision of lots
in Block Is. Trinidad as ppr Mat
recorded in the Once OF the Sur
geyor for the District of Columbia,
in Liner SO. at Folio l04.
TERMS. Sold subject to prior
tbullding association deed of trust
for approximately S5.44B.ll; FUR
Their particulars of which will be
announced az time of sale: the plr-
chase price above said trust 10 BE-
paid IN cash. A deposit OF $500 re-
CURED Conveyancing. recording.
etc. az purchasers cost. Adjust
menis made as of date OF sale
Terms TO he complied with within
thirty DAYS, otherwise deposit for
teited and the property may be ad-
vertised and reSold at the discre-
ton Of the truSteeS
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lumbia Civil Defense Program
will address the group.
Participation in the course
qualities doctors to become men,
bers of MEDS, Medical Emer-
gency Disaster Service, a traino
CORPS of physicians ready fol
work in case of an emergency.
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cake-and mingled with then
New World friends as part OF
them. They came to Washington
within the last 10 days.
Among the group was a Hun
garian family of three, spon-
sored by Rear Admiral and Mrs
o. P. Lattu of 5000 Ordway
street. NV, as Godparents
whose children are helping the
family with their English. The
Hungarians asked that their
names not be used for fear of
repraisals against relatives still
in Hungary. The father was one
Of the Freedom Fighters.
Another family sponsored here
almost failed to get out of Hum
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gary when traitors tried to route
them back into Communist lines
as they sought to reach the
Australian border.
Two other families said they
fled across the frontier in
November without mishap, al
though they had to wade across
a river. A 42-year-old wife, who
speaks English. German and
French. as well as Hungarian.
expressed delight over the re-
ception given her family here.
A 20-year-old electrician, who
repeatedly escaped Hungary as
Communist troops were making
a house-to-house search for
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Hunts Elk With Knife

BUTTE, MONT. (P).-A man
who went hunting" elk with a
knife was arrested in Butte. Po-
lice said they found two pounds
of elk meat in the mans mack
NAV pockets. The elk belonged
to another man.
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SPECIAL NOTICES
I WILL BE REsPONsIBLE. for

I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE for only
ROBERT r. H. RETTEW. 1873 web
Ster st. NV, Apt. a. Ia
WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for
any debts contracted by any one
but myseli. GERTRUDE W. JACK
son $50 Langston nj Sc. D. C.
TAX RETURNS PREPARED. Federal
state and local. Former Internal
htvt Hue ~ecnt u. S-.jN sU.
THE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING
SlVE SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSO-
CATION VIII be held at S ! m.
Tuesday January % 1857. at sos
Conn ave NV
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the
shareholders Of the Home Building
Association will be held at the
ONCE OF the association, zoos
pennsylvania ave. NV. Tuesday,
the election OF directors and for
the consideration of such other
business as may properly come be-
Tor the meeting. EDGAR F. BRITT
Assistant Secretary
WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for
any debts contracted Tor BY anyone
olher than myself ANDREW H
hnoSELEY' 35i2 18th Sc, Wash,
I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for
any debts contracted for by anyone
Crom Nd i6s
FEDERAL-STATE income tax returns
prepared your home. Former In
tetnal Revenue agent. Ii. 3-ol40,
aas
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CHARLES E. MITCHELL
THOMAS w. HUNT,
THOs. J. OWEN & son, Auctioneers.
iii Z st. NV.
TRUSTEES SALE OF vALUABr E
Two STORY sEMIDETACHED

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
TWO STORY SEMIDETACHED
BRICK DWELLING BEING KNOWN
As PREMISES NUMBER 3l5 SEW
ENTEENTH PLACE. NORTHEAST
BY virtue OF a certain deed of trust
duly recorded. in Liber No 9iS7
Folio 4s1 ct SEQ. Of the land rec
ores OF the District of Columbia
ana at the request Of the party
secured thereby the undersigned
trustees Will sell, a. public auction
IN front of the premises. on TUES
pay; THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF
JANUARY. AID 1857, AT TWO
O'CLOCK PM. the following de
SScribed land and premises, situate
designated as and being part Of
Lot li7 in Gruver's subdivision OF
lots in Block g.. ''Isherwood. !" as
per plat recorded in the ONCE OF
the Surveyor for the District Of
Columbia in .Liber Sc at Folio 10.
Now known for purposes of assess
ment and taxation as Lot s25 in
SQUARE 456l
Terms: Sold subject to prior
building association deed of trust
for approximately S5.656 IS further
particulars of which will be an
n.ounced at time of sale; the pur-
chase price above said trust 10 be
paid in cash. A deposit of $500 90
required. Conyeyancing, recording.
ments made as OF date OF sale
Terms TO be complied with within
thirty DAYS. otherwise deposit for-
felted and the property may be
advertised and reSold at the dis.
erection OF the trustees
HOWARD BERNSTEIN.
CHARLES E MITCHELL
I 4
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New World Meets Old
At Party for Refugees

The O'Clock Adams Parish yesterday had touch
Of the Old World-and the New.
was given by the Parish for IA refugees Hungary
and four from Austria who accompanied by their American
"GodparentS. interpreters and other guests.
The 18 refugees 10y drank coffee and ate
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THOS J. OWEN 4 son, AuctioneeTs,
mn + 81. NV.
TRUS LES SALE OF VALUABLE
HWO-STORY ROW BRICK DWELL
ING BEING KNOWN AS PREM
ISES NUMBER ] ~ THIRTY-FIFTH

TRUS les SALE OF VALUABLE
HWO-STORY ROW BRICK DWELL
ING BEING KNOWN AS PREM
STREET. NoRTHEAs;Ti'. II "
BY virtue of a certain deed of trust
duly recorded in LiOer No Idl49.
Folio 30 ct SEQ. of the land rec
ordS Of the District OF Columbia,
and az the request of the party
trustees Will sell at .publ!c auction
n front OF tho premises on TUES
DAY. THE TWENTY SECOND DAY
OF JANUARY AID 1885,. AT TWO
O'CLOCK PM. the following de-
ierioed land and premises; situate
deSigna ed as and beina Lot 90 in
CORN and Horning. Inc sub divi-
sion OF lots in Square West Of lOiG.
as per plat recorded in the Office
Of the, surveyor for The District Of
SUI Get TO building restriction line
and covenants of record
TERMS, Sole subject "a a prior
tbdildine association deed Of trust
for approximately SS3lini furth.
er particulars. OF which viii be an
nOuneed at time OF sale the pur-
chase price above sait truS' to be
paid IN cash A deposit OF $500 90
required. COnveysncing, recording,
etc, at purchasers cost. Adjust
mentS made as OF date OF sale.
Terms 70 be eoinplied with within
teited and the property may be
advertised and resolt at the dis.
erection OF the trustees
MAX BERGMAN
FAY S BERGMAN
Trustees.
jal0,12,14161g
ADAM A. WESCHLER & son,
AuctiOnePrs
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1HOS. J. OWEN q SON. Auctioneers,
III T. st. NV,

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
TWO-STORY ROW BRICK DWELL
ING BEING KNOWN AS PREM
lSES NUMBER l30@ NINTH
STREET NORTHWEST.
b. virtue Of certain deed of trust
duly duly recorded, IN Liber No. 9l21.
ords Of the District Of Columbia.
and al the request OF the party
secured thereby. the UNDERSIGNED
trustees viii sell al public auction
IN front Of the premises on
THIRD DAY OF JANUARY. 4 D.
the following described land and
premises situate IN the District
VI Columbia, and designated as
and being Parts of Lots j > and
3 in the subdivision made by the
heirs Of John Davidson OF Square
a6l. as per plat recorded in the
once OF the Surveyor for the Dis
trict Of Columbia, in Liber N. X.
at Folios lU2 and 1903. being more
particularly described by nlefes aud
bounds in said deed Of trust. Now
being known as Lot $50 for pur-
poses of assessment and taxation.
TERMS or SALE: ALL CASH. A de-
post OF >JUU Will be required at
time Of sale Adjustments n ade as
- We " 'a1Ns FaAl NNAifNS niAAAAIE'
recording revenue stamps. etc. at
cost OF purchaser Terms OF sale
70 be complied with within thirty
days from day Of sale. otherwise
the trustees reserve the tight to re-
sell the property al he risk and
cost Of detaultilg purchaser after
nye DAYS advertisement Of such re-
sale in some newspaper published
IN WASHINGTON d. c.
BEN L. FULLER.
w L. DOAflNY
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Stor Classified AID
Coll
Sterling $4,000

Closing Hours:
SUNDAY EDITION. 10 PM Friday
MONDAY EDITION. 8 PM Sunday
TUES. TO FRI. 9 PM. Doy Before
SATURDAY EDITION. 10 Pm. FRI.
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BANKRUPTCY SALE
ELEVEN THOUSAND FEET
"a n TO ain. CONDUIT
BY PUBLIC AUCTION
At WEscHLER's, 9O5 E st. NV.
UEsDAY
JANUARY ~, 1857 1890 AM,
TIT electric Company, Bankrupt
TERMS. CASH
LEE W. COWAN, Trustee.
ALL Dcarik0 Building
THOS, ]. OWEN & son. AuctioneefS.
IN Z ST. NV. i.
TIL sTEEs, SALE OF vA4IABI E
DWELLING BEING KNOWN as
PREMISES NUMBER 1906 MIN.
TENTH STRFET, NORTHWEST.
BY virtue Of a certain deed trust
duly recorded. N Liber No. s43 +,
e ro opds 81 the e. , 1871 Of q, the ISnd
and at the request of the party Sc
cured thereby, the undersigned
trustees will sell, at public auction.
III l.Ont o. the premises. on TUES
Day TIE TWENTY SECOND DAY
OF JANUARY AID 1857. AT
THREE FORTY-FIV O'CLOCK
PM the following described land
ana premises situate In the Di. :
tr.ct Of Columbia ard designated
as and being Lot 10 IN Riggs sub
division IN SQUARE ~. as per
plat recorded in the Office OF the
SURVEYOR Tor the District OF CO.
lumbia Ill Liber "a at Folio IA
TERMS OF SALE. ALL CASH. A
deposit OF $4,000 will be re-
quired at time of, sale. Adjust
mentS made as Of dale Of sale.
All conVeyanclng, recording reye-
nue. stamps etc at cost of pdr-
chaser Terms OF sale to be COM
Piled with within thirty days from
day of sale, otherwise the trustees
reserve the right to resell the
property at the risk and cost of
defaulting purchaser, after FIVE
days advertisement Of such resale
in some newspaper published in
Washington, D. c.
SHANE MCCARTHY.
FRANCIS A. GAEGLER. Jr.
jal0.l2.l4,16.l9 Trustees.
TIanS ANaFW-Ns
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Evening star., 1957-11-24
Mer.11uies IN M0SSe

A THLETIC officialdom, which has
n long regarded skin diving as a
mans sport, recently got around to
taking notice of the mermaidS with
oxygen tanks, face masks and spears.
The girls turned out en- maSSe recently
with equipment, rooters, and even
their youngsters, at Laguna Beach,
Calf, for an AAU event. Operating
as two-lady teams, the divers were
out to bring in the biggest weight OF
fish they could spear in a 3-hour
underwater stint. To add individual
competitiveness, the judges decided to
award another prize for the biggest
single fish brought in
Gathering on the beach before the
Dive In" signal, the girls showed OF
the variety of their approaches to
skin diving. While some preferred to
dive in swim suits alone, others
donned full-length rubber suits as
protection against cold and abrasion
from underwater objects. Battling a
rough surf to begin with, some Of
them had difficulty getting out far
enough to launch themselves into the
deep to participate in the underwater
phase of the contest. To keep track
Of both time and contestants the
judges required that diver register
with them at the waterfront every
time she came out of the water to
rest and also inform them IL her
teammate was still in the water.
BY the final bell, mermaids Ellen
Rodgers and Lillian Kimball had
managed to spear some 4 pounds 2
ounces of fish to take the grand prize.
Perhaps due to the fact that the dive
was their first official competition,
the women'S prize catch came no.
where near the mems total, gathered
in a later contest under the same
conditions. Of 81 pounds IA ounces.