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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-08
BY EVELYN M. DENT
star Special Writer


Air Force Chief Of Staff
Curtis LeMay and Mrs. Lee
May were hosts last evening
at a reception and dinner at
Boiling Air Force Base Of
ficers Club. Honor guests
were the final six members
of the West Point Glass Of
1928 in the Air Force.
1t was a family" party.
with Secretary Of the Air
Force Eugene zuckert and
Mrs. Zuckert heading the list.
With thoughtful regard Gen.
LeMay had invited all the
other members of the Class Of
1928 he could find which
made it a reunion party.
The honor guests and their
wives were Gen. and Mrs.
Samuel E. Anderson, from
France; Gen. and Mrs. Tru-
man Landon, from Ramstein,
Germany; Gen. Emmett o.
Donnell, Jr., Honolulu; 1t.
Gen. and Mrs. James E.
Briggs, San Antonio, Tex; 1t.
Gen. and Mrs. George w.
Mundy, Alaska, Mai. Gen.
and Mrs. William T. Hefley,
Robins Air Force Base, Ga.
At ceremonies held in six
widely separated world cities,
the guests of honor retired
July 81, and departed for
Washington soon after With
their wives to attend the gala
party last evening.
The six officers have, adj
ditionally. much in common.
Each was graduated from
flying school at Kelly Air
Force Base, San Antonio,
each served with distinction
as wartime pilots and each
retired after 35 years service
as rated command pilots.
Dine in Ballroom
Gen. and Mrs. LeMay with
the honor guests and their
wives received in the Capital
Room, and afterwards dined
in the large ballroom at tables
for 10. Each was conferred
with a silver star base on
which summer flowers had
dITdLlScus
The gay room looked as
though a roll call Of the Air
Force top echelon had been
made. In addition to Secre-
tary and Mrs. Zuckert, pres
ent we're the Under Secretary
and Mrs. Brockway Mcmillan,
Assistant Secretary and Mrs.
Neil Harlan, and the newly
named Assistant Secretary
and Mrs. Alexander H. Flax.
Eulogies were superfluous
so the program was simple
toasts proposed by Gen. Le-
May, which included one for
the new son Of the President
and Gen. Anderson with q
toast to the Air Force.
The Singing Sergeants sang
the proposed Air Force
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assisted by 1t. Doreen Two.

assisted by 1t. Doreen Two.
Comdr. Crawford-S re-
turns to Ottawa in septem-
Der and 1t. Cynthia Dunn.
USN-W, comes back to WASH
ington. The prime purpose
for the exchange was to OBJ
serve the utilization and
training of women in the
Navy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-19
Alton Y. Bruckin,
Decorator, Native
OfNorth Carolina

Alton Vance Brackin, SO. an
Alexandria CVa.) interior deco
rator, died Sunday at his home
there. He had been Ill with a
heart ailment.
Mr.. Bracken moved TO Alex
andria five years ago from
Danville. Va. A native of
Reidsyille, N. c., he was edu-
Gated at Trinity College, now
Duke University.
He was a member OF ST.
Johns Methodist Church Of
North Springfield, Va; Of the
Loyal Order OF Moose and
Royal Eagle Lodge No. 1872,
Royal Arch Masons and the
Knights Templar, all OF Dam
VILE.
He leaves his wife, jamie
Daniel Brackin, and daughter.
Mary Green Brackin OF the
family home at 1905 Navajo
drive, Alexandria; a sister. Mrs.
j. M. Keeter OF South Norfolk,
Va. and two brothers, John M.
Brackin Of Providence, N. c..
and Robert Wilson Brackin OF
Norfolk, Va.
Funeral services will be at 2
pm. tomorrow at the Ives
Chapel In Arlington, Va. with
burial at Columbia Gardens.
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Trustee Demands
Bankruptcy Dutu

BALTIMORE, Feb. 10 (AP) .
The trustee for the bankrupt
Mutual Security Savings g.
Loan Association asked q Fed
eral judge yesterday to cite two
officers Of the firm for con-
tempt because they have not
filed bankruptcy schedules.
Attorneys for Robert H. Sy-
monds. president of the firm,
and Morton Lifshutz. a di-
rector, said the defendants
should have the privileges of
the Fifth Amendment. The at
torneys said the officers are
under indictment in Mont
gomery County and should not
be required to testify until that
case is concluded.
The trustee, Charles A.
Doctor, and his attorney argued
that the information was
needed to collect assets and pay
creditors. They commended the
Fifth Amendment privileges
apply only to situations that
can be demonstrated as posing
a real danger.
Judge Harrison L. Winter
said he would decide on the
issue in a written opinion to
be filed later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-19
james |. Herring,
Enforcement
Official in FDA

James I. Herring, So, an en-
ploye Of the Food and Drug
Administration since 1885,
most recently serving in the
Bureau of Enforcement, died
yesterday at Suburban Hospi-
tai after a long illness.
native Of Mississippi, Mr..
Herring was a graduate Of Mis-
sissippi State College and en-
tered Government service in
1881. At that time he was with
the Bureau of Entomology Of
the Department Of Agriculture.
He Joined the FDA as a sea-
food inspector at New Orleans,
and then served as an inspec-
tor at Minneapolis. Cleveland
and Chicago. In 1914 he re-
turned to Minneapolis as chief
inspector for the FDA. Later
he was assistant to the chief
inspector of the Chicago dis
trict.
He came to the Bureau Of
Enforcement in 1859 and lived
at 1921 Oliver street. Chevy
Chase, Nd.
He leaves his wife Opal and
two daughters, Mrs. Bruce
Croanin and Deborah Ann. all
of the home address.
Services and burial will be
in Belmont, Miss, Friday.
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than 81 million in mechanical
equipment. printing equipment
and all furniture and supplies.
He supervised the moving Of
the heavy linotype machines
by giant cranes from the eighth
floor of the old building to
waiting trucks, and then their
installation on the fourth floor
of the new structure. The move
was completed without a hitch.
Interests Were Wide
His interests in mechanics
included hydroplane boats. He
also was deeply interested in
all sorts of engines, short-wave
radios, high-fidelity equipment
and gadgets. In addition, he
was an accomplished organist.
Mr.. Ruth was a member of
the Society Of Mechanical En-
gineers and of the D. c. Truck
ing Association.
He is survived by his wife,
the former Graziella de la
Campo, of the home address,
$500 Salem lane NV; two sons,
Carlos H. and Juan T. Ruth,
and his mother, Mrs. Marie S.
Ruth. Of Washington, who is
now visiting in Florida.
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George W. Towbermon, Sd,
Accountant, Scout Leader

George w. Towberman, "a, a
prominent Boy Scout leader in
the District, died Sunday while
visiting relatives in Staunton,
Va.
Mr.. Towberman, a Post Office
accountant, devoted more than
80 years to Boy Scouting here.
He served as assistant scout
master with two other troops
before he was named scout
master of Troop SO, Emory
Methodist Church, in l947,
where he served until his death.
He was a member of that
church.
Mr.. Towberman received
many scouting honors curing
his career, including the Silver
Beaver Award-the highest
honor that can be conferred
upon any volunteer Scouter.
Aside from his Scout work,
Mr.. Towberman had served
frequently on committees with
in the area. He served en- the
official board of his church
and SIS a Sunday school teacher
and as adviser of the church's
Youth Fellowship.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. william H. Tow
herman Of the home, 1901 North
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District and vicinity-Rain
early tonight, followed by clear
ing. Low near 33. Partly sunny
and warmer tomorrow.
Maryland-Rain in south
east, snow mixed with rain in
north; snow accommodating sew
eral inches in west and central
portions until early tonight.
Cloudy late tonight, low in 30s
In east and 1882 in west.
Warmer tomorrow, cloudy in
mountains. partly sunny east
of mountains. Gale warnings
displayed on Atlantic coast.
Virginia-Rain ending east Of
mountains, mixed snow and
rain ending in mountains to-
night. low in 30s except 20s in
mountains. Tomorrow, warmer,
mostly cloudy in mountains
and partly sunny east Of them
Gale warnings displayed on
coast.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Small craft warn
ings displayed. Mostly easterly
winds backing to northwest 20
TO rs knots tonight. North
west TO west winds Is TO rs
knots tomorrow. Rain early to-
night, clearing later. Fair to-
morrow. Visibility 2 miles 10
near zero with fog early to-
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Mrs. Upshow, 80,
Former Teacher

Mrs. Annie r. Upshaw, 80,
died Sunday at her home, BIS
Forty-eighth street NE. She
had lived in Washington for
81 years.
Mrs. Upshaw was born at
GreenviAe, Miss, and was a
teacher there before coming
here. For many years she was
a Girl Scout leader in WASH
ington.
Survivors include a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Mayme U. Foster, of
the home address; two grand
children and four great-grand-
children.
Funeral services will be at 1
pm, Thursday, at the Sargent
Memorial Presbyterian Church,
Fifty-first and Grant streets
NE. Burial will be in Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-19
Mrs. Frunk Shipe,
Here Since 1911,
Member of OAR

Mrs. Frank H. Shipe, 10, died
yesterday at her home, 1901
Kanawha street NV, after q
long illness.
Mrs. Shipe. a native Of Bal
timore, came to Washington in
1911. She attended Stuart
Hall School in Staunton, Va,
and was a member of the Susan
Revere Hetzel Chapter of the
Daughters of the American
Revolution.
She is survived by two sons,
John K. Shipe, 10807 Burbank
drive. Potomac, Md, and Wal
ter H. Shipe, Sill Newington
road, Springfield. Md, and six
grandchildren. She also leaves
a brother, John X. Wilson, jr.,
Of Baltimore and two sisters,
Mrs. Charles K. Ham of Bal
timore and Mrs. Frank Fisher,
jr., of Dunedin, Fla.
Funeral services will be at 2
pm. Thursday at Gawler's
Chapel, Wisconsin avenue and
Harrison street NV, with
burial at Glenwood Cemetery
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who was also with the Navy,
here.
After their marriage, Mrs.
Chicherio continued to paint
and had sold many Of her
works here. The Chicherios'
seventh child, Marie Agnes, was
born three months ago.
The other children are Mary
Catherine. John Charles, David
Paul, Therese, Stephen and
Michael, all Of the home adj
dress at 300 Charlton court,
Silver Spring.
Funeral services will be held
at 8 am. Friday at st. Andrew
the Apostle. with burial in Ar
lington National Cemetery at
10 am.
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Raymond Bear,
Aviation Enoineer

Raymond Melville Bear, a re-
tired engineer at the Navy
Bureau Of Aeronautics. died at
his home. l40l Fairmont street
NV, yesterday after a long
illness.
Mr.. Bear, a native OF Vir-
ginia. was a graduate OF WASH
ington ind Lee University at
Lexington, Va.
He worked In the field OF
aeronautics Al years.
Mr.. Bear leaves his wife,
Hallye Carico Bear. OF the home
address. and a sister, Miss Eva
Bear.
Services will be at IL am. to-
morrow at the Hines Funeral
Home, 1901 Fourteenth street
NV, with burial at Atkins
Cemetery In Fries, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-19
Oscar Shewmuke
Of Richmond Bar

RICHMOND, Feb. 10 (AP)-
Oscar l.. Shewmake, Richmond
attorney and one-time State
Corporation Commission off,
cial. died yesterday at the
home of a daughter. He was
81.
Mr.. Shewmake was rector Of
the William and Mary College
board from l949 to 1852 and
held an honorary LID. degree
from the school-his alma
mater.
Mr.. Shewmake for many
years was a law partner Of
Representative Gary OF the
Sd District.
After receiving his law de-
gree from the University Of Vir-
ginia, he was Surry County
commonwealth's attorney. He
also taught at William and
Mary and served with the Vir-
ginia Tax Board and later as
counsel and judge for the State
Corporation Commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-19
Ovidio Piuni, rs,
In D. G. Business

Ovidio Plant Of 1886 Six
tenth street NV, q District
businessman for 40 years, died
Saturday at Sibley Memorial
Hospital after a short illness.
He was 70.
A native Of Florence. Italy,
Mr.. Piani moved to America
and settled In the District in
1912. He was In the grocery
business for a short time and
then began his own taxi and
limousine service, which he ran
for 40 years. He was a life
member Of the Roma Lodge
here.
Mr.. Piani leaves his wife.
Emma, at the home address.
two sisters. Mrs. Vittoria
Petrini OF 4006 Garrison street
NV. and Mrs. Lavinia Catani
OF Florence. Italy; q brother.
Napoleone Piani OF Rome,
Italy: three nieces and five
nephews.
Services will be at 10 am.
taworrow at Hines Funeral
HNne, 1901 Fourteenth street
NV. Burial will be at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-19
Frederick Price,
Retired Colonel,
Formerly Of D. c.

Frederick A. Price, retired
Army colonel and former resi-
dent of Washington, died Of a
heart attack Wednesday at
Fort Pierce, Fla, where he had
lived since 1949. He was 81.
Col. Price was born in Eliza
beth, N. j., graduated from
Rutgers University in 1905 and
entered the Army in 1909 after
employment with an engineer
ing firm in Elizabeth.
With the coast artillery dur
ing his whole military career,
his last assignment was as
editor Of the Coast Artillery
Journal in Washington. He
had seen service on Corregidor
in the Philippines and worked
here with the WPA. He retired
in 1914.
Col. Price was a member Of
Beta Tau Pi and Phi Beta
Kappa Fraternities.
He leaves his wife Nancy
of Fort Pierce and four daugh-
tiers, Mrs. w. y. Falardeau Of
Fort Pierce, Mrs. A. o.. Pat
rick and Mrs. John Rudolph,
both of Miami, Fla. and Mrs.
H. Van Aucken. of San An
tonic, Tex. Services were held
at Fort Pierce, Fla, Friday.
Burial was in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery this morning.
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said, would be legal for such
reasons as elimination of ex-
cess merchandise or to meet a
competitors equally low price
He said the case now should
go back to the lower court for
a trial on the Government
charges. Justices Black, Stewart
and Goldberg, who dissented.
said they would have affirmed
the lower courts ruling holding
the statute invalids
VIII Hear Cuban Case
In other action. the Supreme
Court:
l. Agreed to examine a lower
court ruling involving the
validity of Cuban expropria-
ton Of a sugar company owned
by residents of the United
States.
The Second Circuit Court of
Appeals, which ruled the Cuban
degree violated international
law, had upheld dismissal Of a
suit by a Cuban financial
agent for proceeds from a sugar
shipment.
The Supreme Court was
urged to review the case by
Solicitor General Archibald
Cox, who said it involved an
important question Of whether
and how United States courts
should handle such matters.
2. Upheld 6-3, a 5000
damage award to a railroad
freight yard conductor who said
he was bitten by an insect
while working in a pool of
water along "a B&O Railroad
track.
The worker. James Gallick
OF Cleveland, said body ulcera-
tons developed from the bite
and forced the amputation Of
his legs. He said the railroad
had been negligent In allowing
the pool TO stand near the
track.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-19
Mrs. Joseph c. Chicherio,
Artist and Mother of Seven

Mrs. Geraldine Chicherio, Al,
an artist here, died last night
at the Holy Gross Hospital of
Silver Spring where she had
been admitted with influenza.
She was the wife Of Joseph
c. Chicherio. q management
officer with the District gov
eminent. They have seven chill
dren.
Mrs Chicherio was an active
worker in the organizations Of
st. Andrew the Apostle Roman
Catholic Church in Silver
Spring.
Born in Perham, MINI, she
came to Washington in the
l940s as a member of the
WAVES. She met Mr.. Chicherio,
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Charles H. Ruth, Jr.,
Star Aide, Dies at 81

Charles H. tPete) Ruth. jr.,
50, mechanical superintendent
OF The Star, died today at
Georgetown University Hospital.
Mr.. Ruth, who had been an
employee of The Star for nearly
20 years, was stricken this
morning as he prepared to
make a business trip to Phila-
delphia. He previously had
suffered two heart attacks.
Mr.. Ruth was on a bus head
ing downtown when he col
lapsed as the vehicle passed
near Georgetown University
Hospital. He was pronounced
dead on arrival there.
He was the son of the late
Charles H. Ruth, who was gen.
eral superintendent Of The
Star from 1919 until his death
in 1949.
The younger Mr.. Ruth was
born August II, 1911, in Okla
homa City. and attended Staun-
ton (Va.) Military Academy
and the University Of Virginia,
where he received a bachelor
Of science degree. He came to
The Star as a cost analyst in
the business department in
1885 after previous jobs with
department stores in New York
and Baltimore.
Saw Duty in Pacific
During World War II, he
served for three years as an
officer in the Army Air Force,
including duty in the South
west Pacific. Later, he became
assistant mechanical super
intendent and then mechanical
superintendent of this news
paper.
One Of the biggest jobs in
his career was supervising the
vastly complicated move of
The Stars equipment from the
old building at Eleventh street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV,
to the present location at 225
Virginia avenue Sc, on March
8 and 8. 1859. He was assigned
command with less than three
weeks to plan the shift of more
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jill. WubboId, 81,
Oil Executive,
Formerly of D. c.

Joseph H. Wubbold, 81, a
former Washington resident
and marketing executive for
the International Petroleum Co.
in Coral Gables. Fla, died last
Tuesday in the crash of a
Northwest Orient Airlines Jet
in the Florida Everglades. He
was on a business trip to
Chicago at the time of his
death.
A native of Hagerstown, Md,
Mr.. Wubbold attended Catholic
University and was a musician
in local night clubs prior to
World War II. During the war
he Joined the American Red
Cross and served as a club
director in Australia and the
Philippines.
Later he became a recreation
director with the Standard Oil
Co. in South and Central
America. Transferring to the
International Marketing divi-
sion of the company, he worked
in Cuba until his last assign
ment with the International
Petroleum Co. in Florida.
He leaves his wife, Peggy, in
Coral Gables, Fla; two sons;
1t. Joseph H., jr. of Falls
Church and Martin of Coral
Gables and three daughters,
Mrs. Jean w. Conte of Falls
Church, Miss Elizabeth Wub-
bold Of Arlington and Miss
Melissa w. Wubbold of Coral
Gables. He also leaves five
grandchildren.
Services and burial were held
Saturday in Coral Gables.
schools in Maryland and was
graduated from the University
Of Maryland.
He was a past master Of the
Laurel Wreath Masonic Lodge
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and a member Of the Boumi
Temple, st. Elmo Commandery
No. IL Of the HyattSville
knights Templar, the Grand
Council of Royal and Select
Masters of Maryland, the Lions
Club and the American Legion
Of Laurel.
Mr.. Mitchell leaves his wife,
the former Marian Hearn, and
a son. Allen Hearn Mitchell, of
the home address on German
road, Laurel; a daughter, Mrs.
Carol Phillips and a brother
George Mitchell, both Of Laurel,
and a sister, Mrs. William Say
lor Of Fairfax, Va.
Services will be at II am. to-
morrow at Old Brick Church.
Guilford, Md. with burial there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-19
Edgar l. Morris,
Ohio Publisher

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Feb. 10
(AP). - Edgar L. Morris, rs,
publisher of the Springfield
Daily News and Sun and a
newspaper executive here for
So years, died early today in
Mercy Hospital after suffering
a heart attack. He had been a
patient in the hospital since
February 10 when he was adj
mitted for treatment of hem
orrhage Of the nose.
He leaves his wife, Dora
Schmidt Morris; two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Martha Knauss of
Springfield and Mrs. Christene
Summerford of Washington,
D. c.; two grandchildren and
a brother, Charles E. Morris of
st. Louis. Mo.
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Maryland Tags
On Sole Monday

BALTIMORE, Feb. 10 (AP)
The Department of Motor
Vehicles will mail out about
IA million license applications
for 1868 tags Thursday.
License tags will go on sale
at the new department head
quarters in Glen Burnie
Monday, officials said.
Drivers who do not have
public liability automobile in
surance will be required to pay
an extra $40 into the unsatis-
fled claims and judgments
fund.
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ACCIDENT

Continued From Page Al
less driving. He was freed un-
der $500 bond pending a hear
ing in Fairfax County. Court
on March IL, police said. Mrs.
Hottie was not charged, they
added.
Mr.. jenkins family said he
previously had won 16 tro-
phies in acceleration tests and
sanctioned drag , racing in
Maryland and Virginia.
Neck Hurt Earlier
He spent more than six
months last year with his neck
in a cast after receiving a
broken neck in another acct
dent in Washington on De-
cember 2, 1861. At that time,
he was operating a heavy ma
chine to load logs at 6413
Western avenue NV. when a
log fell back and struck him.
He was confined to a hospital
until the following March and
stayed in the cast until July,
his family said.
Mr.. jenkins worked nights at
the service station and was
taking courses in drafting at
Columbia Tech Institute in
Arlington during the day.
He was the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur T. jenkins Of the
Falls Church address. He also
leaves a brother, Arthur Ho-
ward Jenkins. He had been
married, then divorced, and
had no children.
He was a graduate Of Prince
William County's Brentsville
District High School in Nokes-
vile. Va.
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Worrenton Crash
Kills Soldier

A soldier stationed at the
Army's Vint Hill Farms in
stallation, Warrenton, Va. was
killed near there late last night
when a car went off a road and
crashed into a tree.
State police said Army Pvt.
Morris F. Neyens. "a. was killed
instantly in the crash about
l1:45 pm. on State Route 676
in Fauquier County.
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deed. To say installation of
the sewer line would not be in
the public interest, she added,
would be Federal interference
of the worst sort into a purely
local matter"
She wrote further that Fed
eral interference under the
"pretext" Of supporting the
public interest will be strongly
opposed by other local govern
ments of the area"
Copy to Kennedy
In releasing the contents of
the letter today, Mrs. Wilkins
noted she had sent copies to
President Kennedy and Senators
Byrd and Robertson, Demo-
Gratis of Virginia.
Since developers announced
plans to build three high-rise
apartment buildings on the as
acre Merrywood tract on the
Potomac Palisades, the project
has aroused protests from
critics who contend it will spoil
the rivers shoreline. The
Merrywood estate formerly was
owned by Hugh D. Auchincloss,
who is Mrs. Jacqueline Ken
nedy's stepfather.
Last Dece Der Fairfax
County applied to the Interior
Department for permission to
run a sewer line across 300 feet
of parkway right-of-way, and
beneath the road itself, from
the Merrywood tract to a &c.
inch sewer line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-19
Jesse Mitchell, Flyer
Partner in Laurel Firm

Jesse r. Mitchell, 40, a part
ner in the Maintenance Serv-
ice Co. in Laurel and an ANA
teur flyer, died Of a heart at
tack Sunday at his Laurel
home.
Mr.. Mitchell began the home
maintenance and restoration
service in 1945 with Charles
Morton as his partner.
He and his wife, Marian had
returned recently from a visit
to New Orleans and Nassau in
their private plane, which they
often used for vacations across
the country.
A native Of Kansas, Mr..
Mitchell came to the area when
he was 5. He attended public