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Evening star., 1939-02-19
Delay Is Proposed
In Building K Street
Elevated Highway
Whitehurst Advises
Waiting on Various
Other Projects

Construction of the proposed ele-
waited highway along K street NV,
as bypass for consested M street
in Georgetown, probably will be de-
layed for at least another year. un-
der proposals submitted to the Com
missioners by Highway Director H.
c. Whitehurst.
Capt. Whitohurst has suggested it
would he advisable to await the
effects Of vsrious highway projects,
such as development of the George
Washington Memorial parkway, i'm
proveAnent of Key Bridge and the
recent opening of the new link with
Virginia arteries via Columbia Island
to Llncoh, Memorial Bridge.
At the same time it was learned
that purchase of the Chesapeake e.
Ohio CarSl by the Government has
removed possibilities of using this
strip through Georgetown for the
proposed elevated highway. This
was a possibility considered pre-
viously,
The first link of the proposed
project now is being built, except
that it stands as an entity of its
own. This is the grade separation
structure being ereDed at the inter-
section of K street NV. with the
Rock Creek and Potomac parkway
drive. A part of this span will be a
new bridge over Rock Creek. The
cost of the project has been placeA
at s320.O00.
This project has been so designed
that it will tie in with the proposed
K street elevated highway to Key
Bridge, if and when that link is
approved. In view of the present
recommendations it appears unlike
ly that the Commissioners will in
clude estimates for the elevated
highway in their 194l budget pro-
posals.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Decision Due Tomorrow
On Dr.. Smith Heorino

The House District Committee
will decide tomorrow whether to
grant public hearing to DR.. Carrie
Weaver Smith, who was dismissed
by the Commissioners in 1887 as
superintendent of the National
Training School fO. Girls.
DR.. Smith requested the hearing
She charged in Q letter to the COM
mittee that the Commissioners
summarily removed her without a
hearing and that their action had
damaged her reputation and pro-
fessional standing.
The committee plans to reach q
decision on DR.. Smiths request
after an executive session with the
Commissioners. Elwood H. Seal
corporation counsel, has urged the
committee not to act until the Com
missioners had first been heard
behind closed doors.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Senate Groups Name.
To Study Small Loan
And Taxicab Bills
Another Will Consider
Proposal to Amend
Tax Refund Law

Subcommittee to study a pro-
posed new small-loan law and regu-
lation of the number of taxicabs in
Washington were appointed yester-
day by Chairman King of the Sem
ate District Committee.
The Small Loans Subcommittee
is composed of Senators McCarran,
Democrat, of Nevada Reynolds,
Democrat, of North Carolina, and
Holman, Republican, of Oregon.
The subcommittee will await the
draft of new bill on the subject by
Corporation Counsel Seal before
meeting. District authorities have
advised Congress the present law
needs strengthening to obtain proper
regulation of such loans.
The subcommittee on limitation
of taXicabs consists of Senators
Tydings, Democrat, of Maryland;
Hughes, Democrat, of Delaware, and
Capper, Republican, of Kansas. Un-
der the proposed bill the number
would be reduced by not replacing
cab licenses voluntarily dropped or
rescinded for cause.
The Commissioners advised the
Senate committee yesterday they
are agreeable to the transfer of con-
troll over local credit unions to the
Farm Credit Administration, in ac-
cordance with a Treasury recon-
mendation some time ago. At pres
ent some are under the supervision
OF the Commissioners and others
under F. c. A.
Senator King also appointed a
subcommittee yesterday to consider
bill to amend the law relating to
tax refunds here. It consists of SEN
ators Tydings, McCarran and
Bridges, Republican, of New Hamp-
shire.
Chairman King may visit Gal
llnger Hospital today to get first
hand information concerning the
condition and needs of the institu-
ton. which have been the subject
OF discussion at the House end of
the Capitol recently.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
GroundworkLaid
For Government
Selection System
Presidential Committee
Meets With Civil
Service Commission

The groundwork for the selection
and promotion system contemplated
by President Roosevelt for the high
er classifications of the Federal serv-
ice was laid yesterday at an all-day
session of the special presidential
committee and the Civil Service
Commission, which are cooperating
in this task.
Meeting in the Supreme Court
Office of Justice Stanley F. Reed,
the chairman, the group was sped on
its work by a letter from President
Roosevelt in which he emphasized
that the future of our democracy
may in no small measure depend
on trained men and women willing
to devote their lives to the public
service"
In the absence of Justice Reed
Justice Felix Frankfurter, another
member of the committee, presided
at the meeting, which was given
over principally to an appraisal of
the work to be done. The commit
tee named as its executive secre-
tary Charles S. Bell of the office
of the Undersecretary of the Treas
ury, who will have charge of as
sembling the material for the study
that will precede the actual forma-
ton OF program.
The way already has been paved
for gathering this data. the Civil
Service Commission having called
upon the several Government estab-
lishments for list of the positions
involved.
There was one other absentee
from the committee-Gen. Robert E
Wood, chairman of the board Of
Sears Roebuck. In attendance. in
addition to Justice Frankfurter were
Attorney General Murphy, William
H. McReynolds, administrative as
sistant to the Secretary of the
Treasury; DR.. Leonard D. White of
the University of Chicago. and Gano
Dunn, New York engineer. Meeting
with them were the members of the
Civil Service Commission and sew
eral aides.
There was no indication as to the
time that will be required to set up
the program. but it is intended to
facilitate it as much as possible.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Reduced Speed Limit
For Potomac and
Channel Proposed
Druft of New Hurbor
Regulations Almost
Completed

A speed limit of six nautical miles
an hour will be applied to all water
craft operating in the Potomac River
upstream from Key Bridge and in
Washington Channel upstream from
P street. If the Commissioners adopt
proposed new harbor regulations,
now about completed.
Roland M. Brennan. chairman of
the Harbor Regulations Committee,
announced yesterday he had virtu-
ally completed the draft of the pro-
posed regulations, which would be
submitted to the full committee
membership at meeting this week.
Study of the regulations is being
brought to conclusion in view of the
fact that work is in progress on i'm
provement of the water front, under
which special arrangements will be
made for anchorage bases for water
craft, among other facilities.
There now is speed limit of Is
miles per hour in some areas in the
navigable waters within District
boundaries. The proposed limit of
six nautical miles per hour would
apply to four anchorage bases as
we'll as to Potomac waters above Key
Bridge and in the Washington
Channel above P street. These are
the Georgetown, Washington Chan
mel, Anacostia River and Oxon Run
Bay anchorage areas.
The proposed draft of regulations
also would forbid swimming in any
of the marked channels of the har-
Dor or anchorage areas.
Another provision would forbid the
discharge within the harbor of any
crude petroleum. gasoline or other
inf1ammable oils. or bilge water. The
proposed regulations also sets up
detailed safety regulations of vari-
Gus kinds.
Members of the committee, in ad-
dition to Mr.. Brennan, now assistant
to Highway Director H. C. White
hurst, are: Edwin C. Schmitt, rep
resenting the United States Engi.
neer's Office for this district; Frank
Gartside of the National Capita,
Parks Office; Thomas Settle, Ma.
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission; Clifford r. Whyte
District engineer of bridges; Guy
Pearson, chief clerk of the District
Engineer Department; Harbor Mas
ter William H. Carlin, and Edward
w. Thomas, assistant corporation
counsel.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
iHeuring Called on Plan
To Cut Firemen's Hours

The Police and Fire Subcommittee
6fi the House District Committee
will hold a public hearing Thurs
day at 1890 m on bill to estab-
lish a f1ve-day 60-hour week in the
Fire Department. Firemen now are
on duty six days. 72 hours a week.
District officials opposed a similar
hW which died in the last Congress
on the ground that a fve-day 60
hour week for f1remen would add
nearly S500000 a year to the cost
of operating the municipal govern
nent.
Representative Schultz, Democrat
Of Indiana, is chairman of the Po-
, lice and Fire Subcommittee. Other
members are Representatives Nc
Ardle Of Pennsylvania and Schwert
Of New York, Democrats, and Bolles
of Wisconsin and Seccombe of Ohio
Republicans.
Evening star., 1939-02-19

Liquor, at least In moderate
amounts, doesn't cause or aggravate
high blood pressure-a condition
suffered by from Z to II per cent of
the population in middle age and
from which. in one or another of
its ends results, 175.00O dies annually
Moderate smoking has a slight
but PROBABLY not consequential ef-
feet. The victim can eat about what
he pleases, so long as the condition
is not aggravated by fatness. Mod
crate exercise is all right and the
patient himself is the best judge
OF the quantity he can stand.
The one thing to be avoided if
possible. Dr. Walter A. Bloedorn,
acting dean Of George Washington
University School of Medicine, told
the postgraduate clinic meeting
there yesterday, is breaking the
morale of the individual by sub
jecting him to lot of do nots,"
most of which do no good.
Cause Declared Unknown.
Many patient. he said, is terri
fed when told that he has high
blood pressure because the end re-
suits are so we'll known. At least
half die Of heart failure. Another
large percentage dies of cerebral
shock and another Of kidney failure.
But. he stressed. the person who
comes to physician with mod
erately high blood pressure may
easily live from Is to 20 years with
out much change in ordinary acti-
vities aid most persons are not
wiling to pay the price of years ii!
bed for tho few. extra months of life
which they may gain. Their morale
IS broken ana they Probably die
sooner anyway.
Nobody knows the cause of high
blooc pressure, d. Bloedorn said
1t appears to be due chiefly tc
heredity and to run in families
Many doctors have the idea, he sstd
that it may be due in part to a
high calory diet or to one rich in
salt and one of thei- first steps is
to place the patient on 8 low diet
with as little meat as possible. There
is no real evidence that this i, true
he stressed. and more harm is done
by depriving person of what he
likes to eat than is gained by the
restriction.
There is a popular fallacy shared
by many physicians, he said, that
alcohol may prove fatal. Actually
the effect of it on the blood vessels
the only effect that can have any
real significance in this disease.
to dilate them. This lowers blooc
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Moderate Drinking Won't Raise
Blood Pressure, Says Doctor
Clinic Told Lot of DO Nots'
Break Morale of Victims
Star Staff Photos.

pressure II anything-although not
enough to make much difference.
Rest Important Factor.
Smoking is worse because nicotine
is a blood vessel constructor. 1t
actually raises blood pressure quite
markedly over short periods. but the
effect is not important enough tc
deprive a man of it if his system
Graves it.
Perhaps the most important fac
tor, DR.. Bloedorn stressed, is rest
which some doctors interpret as put
ting patient to bed and keeping
him there. Just as good results in
the average case are obtained by
prescribing period of rest after
meals. Thus is justified the couch
in the busineSsman's Office. Pa
tients should be told to exercise
mildly. he said. but to stop with the
first signs of brea ,hlessness, pain in
the region of the heart, or undue
| fatigue No specific amount can be
prescribed.
DR.. Bloedorn ridiculed the many
| dietary fads which have been intro
duced for high blood pressure. Any
body who introduces a new diet, he
said, can get lot of followers, how
ever silly it may be.
IF proposed a diet exclusively
Of peanuts" he said, very likely
could get a lot of people who
would eat nothing but peanuts with
out the slightest reason"
Digitalis Held Effective.
The physician should remember
he said. that the most probable IA
tai result is heart failure, and this
may be warded off for a long time
by very slight daily doses of digi-
tails. Often the doctor waits until
there are actual signs of heart fail
ure before resorting to this drug
Little faith IS to be placed in the
host of blood-pressure-re
drugs on the market. but some good
may be accomplished by mild treat
ment with various sedatives.
! One of the few cases where a
patient apparently has been op-
Grated upoL successfully for cirr-
hosts of the liver was reported by
DR.. PAU S. Putski of the medica
school faculty. Usually the dura-
tion of life in such cases is very
brief, and this man, operated or
by a new procedure, already has
considerably exceeded the average
The 18th annual banquet and re-
union of the medical school alumni
was held at the Mayflower last night
Resolutions and scrolls were pre-
| (See G. w. u, Page B-3)
Evening star., 1939-02-19

OPOSSUM TREES" A MAN-when this opossum wandered
out Of the woods and peched tree at Connecticut
and street yesterday afternoon Aonzo Staff of 1906
NV climbed the tree for his Sunday dinner While crowd
spectators ceered ozo captured the sma beast and
strolled off, swinging the possum by its tall
n. W. D. Jewett Photo
Evening star., 1939-02-19

(See G. w. u, Page B-3)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-07-13
School Board Meets

At a special meeting on July
3, the school board awarded con-
tracts to w. O. Deel and R. L..
Mullins to construct the Cranes
Nest school building and the addi-
ton of room on the present
Large Schoel, building.
Other routine business and a
few mi@or changes and extensions
of bus routes consumed the re-
mainder of the meeting.
Grpund work preparatory to the
erection of an additional room to
the large school was begun ON
Monday of this week. Due to the
crowded conditions at Large and
Increase in school population it be-
came necessary to. construct this
additional room. An appropriation
for additional room was voted by
the board Of supervisors about
month ago. Due to shortage of
school funds the school board was
unable to furnish the additional
teacher, and the board of super
visors again came forward with an
appropriation for the salary of the
additional teacher.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-07-13
FARM
Tories
FARMER CAN SAVE
BY GENERALIZATION
Cornell Experiments Show
Benefits of Plan.
BY L. M. HURD

by L.. w. III OD
Capitalization of buildings and op-
erations to save travel, time, and
labor is the main idea in planning
modern poultry plant, according to
experiments in Cornell university's
poultry department.
In study of "chore routes" made
in Oregon on 125 farms, it was
learned how much time is spent
and the distance travelled in a year
going to and from the laying house,
the brooder house, and pullet range.
Poultrymen who travelled the
least, going to and from the laying
house, covered 81 miles year and
took 81 hours for the chores. Those
who travelled the most covered $50
miles in 27O hours. The long
distance group travelled from seven
to fourteen times as far as the short
distance men.
AS rule all permanent buildings
should face toward the south and be
on land that slopes gently in the
same direction. They should, how
ever, be far enough below the crest
of the hill to be protected from
strong northern and western winds.
If woodlands or orchard are on the
windward side, so much the better.
The ideal plan for a rearing
range is to allow enough land for a
three-year rotation system. One to
three acres of land should be al
lowed for each 500 growing chickens.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-07-13
Kiwaniis

The Kiwanis Club had as it's
dinner guest on Monday evening
Chief Tilden of Baylor University,
Texas. Although he spoke but
briefly he brought out some in
teresting facts about Indian life
and customs. Chief Tilden is in
Clintwood for ten days in connec-
ton with the Daily Vacation Bible
School instructing children in
woodcraft, beadwork and leather
craft. 1t has been planned for
him to attend the scout meeting
on Wednesday night.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-07-13
Order of Publication

Virginia: In the Clerks Office of
the Circuit Court of the County
Of Dick ems on, on the 9th day of
June, 1889.
Beatrice Bryant, Complainant
against
Jay Bryant, Deft.
The object Of this snit is to oh
tain divorce, a vincullO matri-
mont. from the defendant on the
grounds of adultery and desertion.
And affidavit having been made
and filed that the defendant Jay
Bryant, is not a resident of the
State of Virginia. it is ordered
that he do appear here within 10
days after due publication hereof
and do what may be necessary to
protect his interest in this suit
And it is further ordered that a
copy hereof be published once a
week fora successive weeks in the
Dickinson County Herald. and
that copy be posted at the front
door Of the courthouse on or be-
fore the lst July rules, 1889.
A cnpy--Teste:
K. e. Fuller, Deputy for
w. E. Counts, Clerk
J. G. Smith, p. q. 6-29-39
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-07-13
The Curse of Scotland

The origin of the superstition that
the nine of diamonds is the curse of
Scotland is uncertain, but one Of
the most plausible explanations is
that in the game of comette, in
PRODUCED by Queen Mary, it IL the
great winning card. 1t caused ruin
to so many families that it became
known as a curse.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-07-13
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Mrs.
Bonnie Wright, trading under the
name of Liberty Cafe, at Haysi
Va, intends to apply tt the Vir-
ginia Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board for license to sell beer for
on and off premises consumption
at the above named location.
This July IL, 1889.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-07-13
soFTBALL

The Clintwood softball aggrega-
ton split a doubleheader to Pound
on the local diamond last week.
Losing the first game by the score
of 10 to 9, Pound put on the pres
sure in the nightcap and won 5
to 3.
Both games were featured by
the hitting of Doc Poore for Clint
wood.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-07-13
From page one
Baseball

high into the air and was lost
under a parked car. Both runners
crossed the plate with the win
ming scores.
Errors on the part of both
teams were responsible for most
of the runs, and both sides collect
ed Z hits each.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-07-13
MRS. LILY McFALL
is SERIOUSLY ILL

Mrs. Lille McFall, widow of
the late J. G. McFall, is reported
as very sick at her home, and little
hope was held for her recovery at
the last report. She has been ailing
for some time, but grew worse
late last week and was forced to
take her bed.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-07-13
Hello GO. 600. 900 Times

Telephone calls made through the
Bell system total 100000 daily.
the American Telephone & Tele-
graph company reports. or more
than 3h calls for each telephone In
the system. ~
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-07-13

Bob Artrip of Dwale left Sun
day for Catawba Sanatorium to
bring Mrs. Artrip to the Dicken-
son County Hospital for an opera
ton. Following a severe attack of
pleurisy, Mrs. Artrip was sent to
Catawaba for observation. 1t was
disclosed that she did not have
tuberculosis and that an emer.
gency operation was necessary.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-07-13
Personals

Floyd and Al Artrip Of Wash
ington and Baltimore respectively
visited their father, w. j. Artrip,
of Skeetrock during the Fourth
of July holidays.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-07-13

Mesdames A. A. Skeen, James
M. Skeen and Virgil F. nSkeen
were in Norton on business last
week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-07-13

Mrs. Virgin Skeel has been con-
fined to her home for the past few
days but is able to be out again.
Mrs. j. B. Cunningham of FIRE.
mont has returned from the hos
pital at University of Virginia
where she underwent an opera
ton.
Mrs. John M. Skeen and Paul
are visiting John M. Skeen in Mt.
Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Rasnick
have returned to Richmond after
spending a week visiting friends
in Dickinson County.
Miss Anna Lee Lambert has re-
turned to Johnson City after
weeks visit with friends and rela-
tives.
Miss Rita Lambert has left for
Bluefield for an extended visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steven Adkins.
and Mrs. John w. Chase and
Gordon Flanagan were fishing
on the Pound last Saturday.
Mrs. Chas. S. Perkins and chill
dren visited relatives at Marion
last week.
Mrs. Minnie Potter, mother Of
Mrs. Virgie Kennedy, and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Alice Powell, are visit
ing Mrs. Kennedy this week.
Chas. S. Perkins of Grundy
spent last weekend with his family
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellie Mullins Wis
tied in Kentucky last week.
Greed Fleming of Fremont was
here Tuesday on business.
Joan Steel and Lois Spivey are
spending the week in Washington
visiting friends.
Mrs. J. K. Damron, Mr.. Lillian
Spivey and Walter Sutherland
have returned from McComas, w.
Va, where they attended the fu-
neral of a brother, Linden Suth-
erland.
Eddie and Tot Sutherland of
Grundy were in town over the
weekend.
The Daily Vacation Bible
School at the local Baptist Church
is well attended by children of all
ages in Clintwood and surround
ing community.
Lois Stone was unable to re-
turn home from the Dickinson
County Hospital this week.
Earl Adkins and family with a
well equipped trailer left this
week for a weeks fishing on the
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-07-13
For House of Delegates

hereby announce myself candi-
date for the nomination for Floater-
ial Delegate for Wise and Dickinson
subject to the action Of the Demo
cratic convention at Wisein August.
| earnestly solicit the help Of the
party and assure you that any as
sistance given me will be greatly ap-
preciated. | will endeavor to repre-
sent the people in such way that
they will have no cause to regret
their action.
N. ] BUCHANAN.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-07-13
Holston River.

Lonnie and Faris Newberry of
Skeetrock were in town on Mon
day.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-07-13

Blaine Salyer and Jack Cullom
left last week for a months train
ing at c. M. 7. c., Fort Eustis,
Virginia.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-07-13

Mrs. Jess w. Skeen was in Nor
ton last week on business.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-07-13

Mrs. Virgin Skeel has been con-
fined to her home for the past few
days but is able to be out again.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-07-13

Earl Adkins and family with a
well equipped trailer left this
week for weeks fishing on the
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-07-13

Lois Stone was unable to re.
turn home from the Dickensor
County Hospital this week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-07-13

Mrs. j. B. Cunningham of FIRE.
mont has returned from the hos
pital at University of Virginia
where she underwent an opera
ton.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-07-13

Joan Steel and Lois Spivey are
spending the week in Washington
visiting friends.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-07-13

Eddie and Tot Sutherland of
Grundy were in town over the
weekend.