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Evening star., 1940-05-06
Cobra S Venom Used
To Treat Victims Of
Cerebral Palsy
Excellent Results
Obtoined, Doctor Tells
Pon-Americon Group

Extracts from the venom OF cobraS
are proving of value in treating some
OF the most pitiable of human be-
ings-victims Of cerebral palsy-Dr.
Thomas Wheeldon, of Richmond,
Va. told the Pan-American Medical
Association meeting at the Pam
American Union last night.
Victims of cerebral palsy are born
helpless because of some lesion of
the brain which prevents voluntary
control of the muscles, including
those of speech and facial express
sion. Hitherto the cases generally
have been considered helpless. All
their lives they must be carried
around like newborn infants.
But, DR.. Wheeldon said, the mall
ady turns out to be a combination
OF different syndromes. There is
the inability to exert any nervous
control over muscles, due to a de-
feet in the motor area of the brain.
There are involuntary and constant
movements of various muscles, the
so-called overflow phenomenon" or
use Of one muscle when that of an
other is intended, and the inability
to maintain equilibrium.
Seven Cases in 10O, 900.
There are about seven cases of
cerebral palsy, DR.. Wheeldon said.
IN each 100000 live births. In the
States Of Virginia and North Caro-
lima there are about 700 cases. The
condition has been neglected in the
past, he said, partly through the
conviction of physicians that there
was little to be done for it, partly
through the belief that the victims
would live only short time at most,
and that most of them were con-
genital idiots.
Actually, he said, none Of these
beliefs is true. Many of the victims
survive into adult life and are of
normal intelligence. A considerable
group of them are mistaken for
idiots because of their facial ex-
pressions and drooling at the mouth.
Nothing can be done, he pointed
out, to remedy the basic cause Of
the disease, the congenital brain
lesion. The only approach is
through an attempt to educate the
muscles-a process similar in some
respects to that used in the treat
ment Of victims of infantile paraly-
sis. In order to do this it is neces-
sary to obtain relaxation of the
nerves controlling these muscles.
Proves Of Value.
For this purpose, DR.. Wheeldon
said, the snake venom is proving of
exceptional value. It has been pos
sible, by means of it, to clear up the
inco-ordination Of movement, over
flow phenomenon and involuntary
movements and to concentrate on
the basic condition.
Altogether, he said, several hun.
dred cases have been treated, but
the results for the whole group are
not yet suficiently clear to be re-
ported. Excellent results have been
obtained in II cases where treat
ment has been completed.
Closer personal associations be-
tween the medical professions Of the
United States and Latin America
were urged by DR.. Manuel Martinez
Baez of Mexico City. While the
most cordial relations exist between
the organized medical groups, he
said, there has been little consulta-
ton and discussion by individual
physicians on research problems in
which they are interested.
A fostering of personal COM
munication, he said, would 60 far
toward better international UNDER
standing.
Evening star., 1940-05-06
D. G. Man Elected

Benjamin Berman of 5513 Seventh
street NV. yesterday was elected
national president of Sigma Alpha
Kappa, social and literary fraternity
of professional and business men.
Mr.. Berman is junior investigator
for the Civil Service Commission.
Evening star., 1940-05-06
Truffic Record

The trafnc record, as revealed
at police headquarters for a.
hour period ending at 8 an.
Sunday:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, 80.
Motorists injured, 3.
Motorists arrested, 396.
Pedestrians injured, 4.
!. Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation Of pedestrian control reg
ulations, 2.
The traffic record for 24-hour
period ending at 8 am. today:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, 80.
Motorists injured, S.
Motorists arrested, 161.
Pedestrians injured, s.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation Of pedestrian control reg
ulations, none.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-21

human being could tell us apart.
isn't that true, June? Tell me.
isn't 1t true ?"
why yes" June affirmed.
wondering.
June. IL you love me you'll
agree to my plan. even IL 1t is
wild. II you love me you're going
TO take my place. From this min
ute on you're Joan Radzell and you
live with your father and your
grandmother in a great big house
in Chicago. ILL.,, with more servants
than you can boss in any day of
the year, and more money in your
pockets than any girl ever
needed"
June's eyes were shining. II
don't know exactly what it's all
about, Joan, but I'll do 1t. I'll do
anything you ask me to do. I'd
like to live that way. I'd like 10
have all the money in my pocket
wanted to spend, and to have
pretty clothes like yours. oh. I'd
love IT, And you'll be me then.
Joan. You'll be June Radzell and
you'll be living in a two in one
apartment with the sweetest moth
er who ever lived"
And you'll never have two
whole pairs of stockings to your
name. And the flat will be cold in
the winter and hot in the summer.
You'll walk in the park with Tony.
or maybe go TO a fifteen cent
movie.
And you'll be fixing midnight
snacks for mother"
June sat down suddenly because
her legs trembled so that she could
no longer stand. "Oh, no, Joan
no. must be crazy. I'd give any
thing in the world to stand in your
shoes, that is. everything but
Mother. I couldn't leave Mother.
I wouldn't leave her. Not ever"
Ito Be Continued)
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Continued From Page one)
of first one and then the other Of
his baby daughters. He said.
Jerry, don't put this on me. /
can't choose"
You'll have TO. Jim. ] couldn't
choose either" Her eyes smarted
with umshed tears.
Jim said. Jerry. has 1t gone too
far? Could we"
But Jerry shook her head. I'm
afraid IL has gone too far. Jim.
You know and ! know that this In
the best for all Of us-even them"
She nodded toward the sleeping
babies.
But I cannot choose" For the
moment all of his strength left
him.
He had the urge to turn his back
upon these three. who had once
been his entire happiness. and walk
away from all of them, forever,
never once looking back.
But the judge had said. "one of
the twins will be given into the
custody of the mother, one, the
father" There was no alternative
but to obey.
Certainly the Judge was no Sol
ONION. He had left the decision of
which child should 60 to which
parent up 10 the white-faced man
and woman most concerned.
you must choose" Jerry reiter-
ated. inexorably.
when I can't even tell them
apart ?"
II can't either, all of the time"
she said. bending to push back the
wee sleeves and show the pink rib
bon on one tiny girls arm, the blue
ribbon on the other.
Jim lighted another cigaret, ner-
vously. He walked over to the win
dow. He turned his back on the
babies. "I'll flip this coin" he said
at last. IF 1t falls tails. then the
baby with the blue ribbon on her
wrist is mine-heads. the baby with
the pink ribbon"
Jerry blinked to keep the tears
from flooding into her eyes.
Jim flipped the coin. Breathless.
ly they peered to look.
Heads" Jim said after a lonf
pause.
Jerry went swiftly to the bed
She lifted into her arms the bah,
with the pink ribbon tied about IL
chubby wrist. This is Joan, Jim.
Jerry said almost IN a whisper.
Jim Radzell took the baby from
her. Without a word, scarcely see
ing. closing the door of the room
behind him with never a backward
glance. he walked out of the lif,
Of the white-faced girl.
She sat quietly for . minute oil
two then she picked up the tele
phone receiver. Please send some
one for my bags" The baby on tn,
bed stirred, cried a little.
Jerry Radzell took the tiny child
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-21
Won't Discharge Guardsmen With
Dependents Until Mobilization

CAMP MURRAY-Brig Gen
Maurice Thompson. adjutant gen
eral of the Washington national
guard. said Tuesday that discharge
Of enlisted men with dependents
fsoa ths Es;s-5 -o=ia rot - an-
thorized until such time as orders
for mobilization are received.
Applications. Gen. Thompson
said. may be made at any time but
will be held In allegiance until the
order comes, but q mere request
for discharge by reason Of de-
pendents" win not be accepted.
Requests,must be made. he said.
through unit commanders giving
sufficient data regarding circum-
stances and relationship Of de-
pendents. and the commander must
make 4 statement that he knows
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-21
Seattle Firm
Given Award
Ferry Dock Will
Be Repaired

A contract for reconstruction OF
the Fox island ferry dock. mainly
for new dolphins. was awarded &c
the Manson Construction A Engi-
neering Co. Of Seattle late Mon
day over the no" vote Of Chair
man Guy r. Melton Of the board
Of county commissioners.
The Manson company won the
award with a low bid Of S3,073. 20.
Melton opposed the action on the
ground that the bid OF the Hart
Construction Co. of Tacoma. So
24e.20, was not enough higher to
matter when the company Is a
Pierce county taxpayer.
Il wish to go on the record that
way" declared Melton. because l
feel we should do what we pos
sihly can to promote payrolls of
our own community"
During the discussion Manson
was called and promised he would
employ a 100 per cent Pierce
county crew on the job.
Commissioners Rankin and
Schlarb held to their previously
established maximum differential
for local concerns Of five per cent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-21

"Once OF twice a year. usually.
Sometimes q year or two went by"
He married again ?"
yes, father married again. But
/ only saw my stepmother once or
twice. She died four years ago.
She was a sweet-faced, kind per-
son. and she had a lot Of money.
But that wasn't the reason
Grandmother picked her out.
Grandmother just worships family
prestige. Grandmother's great
grandparents came over in the
Mayflower.
II guess several million other
Americans great grandparents did
the same thing, but Grandmother
thinks the honor belonged exclu-
sively to her. She's a great old
girl, our grandmother is"
June thought her sisters words
over carefully. She was beginning
to understand some of the things
her own mother had been loyal
enough never to tell her.
There were so many things the
two had 10 say to each other. Nine
teen years In a long time to relive
In the course of few hours.
And so you always knew about
me-" Joan asked her sister again
and again. She could not get over
the fact that always she had had
a mother and sister. and always
that mol her and sister knew about
her.
/ Mother talked constantly of you
Sometimes ! used TO be almost
Jealous, June laughed. land I'd
throw my arms around my moth
er's neck and ask her II she didn't
really love me as much as she
loved you"
And what would Mother say ?"
The answer seemed to Joan the
most important thing in the world.
Mother would hold me very
close" June responded, shed kiss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-21

me, smooth back my hair and look
into my eyes. Dear little girl.
she'd say. I'm afraid ! haven't
been very kind to you. Perhaps
I should have given both of you
up. Your father has money, pres
tige, a wonderful home, a splendid
background for any girl. But I
was selfish. couldn't give both
Of you up. and brought you along
with me-"
Joan's eyes were wet as she
listened to the words from her sis
ter. But she didn't realize, June
darling, how wonderful 1t would
have been to have a mother.
when I was growing up it
seemed to me I'd rather have had
a mother than anything else In the
whole world. Dad and Grandmother
and everything we had didn't count
at all because I didn't have a
mother"
you didn't even know our
mother was living?" June asked
curiously. It seemed an impossi-
bility to be the daughter of the
radiant personality Of her mother
and not know.
mot until I was 16. They never
spoke Of her. Then we came back
Grandmother and I - to the
United States. It started out to
be just a visit home, but we stay
ed. I didn't want to 60 back to
Europe again. I was in love with
the United States.
"Of course / got to know people
In Chicago when we returned.
Chicago may be big city but, as
Grandmother says. the right peo-
pie know the right people.
well, in the right set someone
asked me about my mother. Since
I'd never known a mother / guess
hadn't thought very much about
her, except when I was lonely oil
homesick.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-21

Goinos, Comtnos and Doinos
OF Tdcomans as the Re-
porter Found Them.

James II. March planning to at
tend meeting-Charles Funk tell
ing about how Sundays heat af-
fected baseball players-Art De-
mers and George Coleman both
very happy - Bob Richards plan
ming to attend wedding in Bremen
ton on Harold Ficken-
scher c h king temperatures
Jojo Werner accompanying girl
friend TO church-George Ross at
tending party In his honor-R. T..
schaffert making telephone call
George Shanklin leaving car in
garage and then stopping for chat
with friends on the street-G. X.
Anderson on way to civil service
office-Waiter 7. Neubert making
report--Jack Lusk and Bob Pode-
wills painting three crosses at st.
Leo's church,. w. Lane looking
forward to his date of retirement
Bill Common commenting on pro-
fessional football - Floyd j. Glib
oons being congratulated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-21

II guess just supposed she was
dead. because you see my father
had married again. But this wom-
an asked me If I'd ever seen my
mother. I came straight to my
father and asked him. He told me
the whole story. He told me how
you came to go with Mother and
how came to belong to him."
Mother told me about that,
too" June said softly. That's why
I wrote you. never dreamed you'd
answer my letter. Joan. I just
knew that was lonely, that some
where in the world I had a twin
sister.
And I thought IL you'd be one
one-hundredth part as interested in
me as / was interested in you
you'd answer"
Here / am" Joan said. "Or
rather. here we are together. june"
Yes" June got up with deter
mination, but we aren't going to
be here very long. In just two
minutes flat you and I are going
to be starting out of that door to-
gether to see Mother"
you didn't tell her anything
about my coming" Joan asked in
sudden quick dismay.
mo, not a word. I wanted you
to surprise her"
That's good" Joan said. "be-
cause you see we aren't going
home to her together"
I'VE aren't?"
mo" Joan turned to her sister
with sudden determination. She
put her hands on the other girls
shoulders and looked deep into her
eyes.
Then, turning, she led her to the
full length mirror in the door
Look for yourself, June" Joar
said. Aren't we exactly alike
As alike as two peas? II / had
your clothes and you had mine nc
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-21

in her arms. We're going a long.
long way" she whispered. Maybe
to the end OF the rainbow, my
sweet"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-21
Mrs. Lucille Wright
Is Seeking Divorce

Divorce action asking alimony
Of $500 per month was filed in
superior court here Monday after
noon by Lucille A. against George
p. Wright IT.. vice president and
secretary Of the Tacoma Grocery
Co. Ground for the action was
burdensome home life. The
Wrights live at 3712 No. 31st.
They were married in 1892 and
have two children, one five years
old, the other seven.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-21

the circumstances are ~trlIe and
correct
Discharges 10 allow men Of the
active national guard 10 continue
in college or enlist in the regular
services Of the CCC will not be
authorized. ne further declared.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-21

SLIPPERY TURNS at 40 miles per hourl Hub to hub
dueIs at 1901 For 500 bsterng, nervewracking miles
Laboratory equivalent of $4,000 normal highway
driving miles. Yes it's Americas most thrilling classic
of auto speed It's also proving ground of your safer
and more efficient car of tomorrow. For the aerody-
manic design, hishcompresson motor, alloy pistons,
the saey glass of your today had their testing arhe
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-09

For Planes
Are Delayed
Secretary : tim on
Says Uncertainties
Cver Tax Legislation
r. G NJ a.- lie ,<siening of
Contracts impossible.

Washington. Aug. 5.-tAP)--S"c-
rotary SlumS"n reported today that
tic Array h%d i"rm adj" 10 sign
contracts for only 80 Of 4,000 planes
appropriated rnT daring June "ch:cf-
~" hrco:!Sc Of uncertainties O}cr tax
legislation.
Inc War department chief told a
congressional tax hearing that the
fault for such limited number Of
Dlanc cort.ny'S WIS sol with III"
Army ani that sc far 3s | am
aware" i'Nr hid been 10 Undu" &C.
lay in the DrcDm.'inn "f the Army'H
specifications and designs.
The fault has moi been with Inc
defense advisory commission ana, ne
said. the rCprcSc natives u! industry
have h"cM earnest" in their efforts Il"
cooperate.
"ihc fact is. Mr.. Slimson said. Nv"
have all been facing Il difficult pro-
Nl,,a "i,h an earnest effort /" CO.
operate.
THAT problem arises IN large
part from Tho ia"t thai the entire
vlugranl OF Hirp!aM" construction IS
50 large that it necessarily involves
Il great expansion Of existing plant
facilities ana the construction ct new
ones To Nvrt the requirements OF our
Army in the present emergency.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-09
Leaf Prices Hold
Firm, Second Day
Louisiana
Cities Flooded

Crowley. Lid. Aug. 9.-(AP)-
Southwest Louisiana cities, in some
instances completely covered by
nearly 20 inches oi continuous rains
in the past 10 hours. called today for
outside aid.
The business section OF Crowley a
city OF 10000 population in the heart
OF the Louisiana rice belt, WAS I'M
der II to ~ inches of water. The
rain continued this morning.
". J. Cleveland. chairman OF the
emergency relief organization, est
mated that at least 3.nG0 persons
were in need Of food and clothing
and that there was immediate need
of health measures.
Lafayette. city Of about 2O.GO0
population. reported an official ran
fail OF 1858 inches for the past II
hours. ending at : q. I'M. today, when
q slight rain was continuing.
Every street i'm the city was Hood
cd, including the main business see
ton. the water varying from several
inches To several feet deep.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-09
Cudahy Is
Reprirnanded
Welles Announces
Ambassador to Bel
ginm Requested to Re-
turn to United States.

Washington. Aug. 9.-(AP)-John
Cudahy. American ambassador 10
Belgium. was rcprimanded publicly
by the State Department today for
his press interview in London on Bel
oian food conditions and other as
poets Of the German occupation oil
that country.
Sumner WclieS. acting secretary OF
state. reading d formal statement al
his press conference. Sald (hat
CUGahv. at the direction Of President
Roosevelt. had been requested to re-
t,nn - the United States Immediate
" lo, consultation. Cudahy, the
statement said. had given the inter-
view i'm violation of standing nStruc-
tons of Inc Department OF State. ana
anv views expressed by the ambaS-
y..,tnf are not to be construed as re-
presenting the views Of this govern
mcrt.
The incident, the statement con-
tiuued. illustrates once AGAIN the mn
portancc which must be attrlDutco
bv American representatives abroad
To the departments Instructions to
refrain at this critical time from
milking statements other than those
in accord with the Department OF
State
Cudahy wa; criticized in the BIT
ISL press for the interview, IN when
he said conditions approaching
famine would result in Belgium TINS
fall unless American toOd supplies
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-09
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
Rv LYNN NISBET.

Raleigh. Aug. 81 hope ana pc
licvc we've really laid the ground lor
real cooperation between the State
Dnnartmant of Agriculture and State
College," said President FRANK r
Graham of the Greater University
iust after the board of trustees mao
approved appointment OF DR.. Ropet,
NJ Salter ;ts director Of the CehtFal
Experiment Station, and OF DR.. Leon
;rd Bauer as his assistant. These APP
mnintnents bring to North Caroline
Two men from the University o.
ohio who are nationally famous To-
heir progressive work in agrlcul-
Tne oo.t as director of experiment
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-09
Nazis Control
Vital Patents

New York, Aug. 9.-(ApD-Ihur-
,nond Arnold. assistant United States
attorney gcnrlyu, today declared d
special Federal grand jury had I'M
covered evidence tending to SHOW
,hat patents vita! 10 United States
war indutricS are Gcrman-con-
relied. =.
Arnold made his statement in dis
cus.ng the grand jury'S investigation
Of charges that production is re-
:r;cicd and prices fixed N some OF
he cuumtry's war industries.
Government Investigators are
seeking to determine whether pro-
ductiun bOItlcnCck is threatening 10
rctard the defense program.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-09
Transcription Described
As Tragic Necessity

dia.c establishment by the United
States Of ii nucleus OF armed forces
in the air, on the sea and on iaho.
properly equipped and capable OF
expansion within an adequate li!nc
into proportions sufficient to over
come any attack on the United
States or the Western Hemisphere.
The time element il q tragic ne
cc.sity because the volunteer system
cannot accomplish the emergency
work absolutely needed"
Sheppard contcndcd that larg-
or army was needed Immediately 10
protect American interests in the
Western Hemisphere. warning that
If the Panama Canal were put oEi
Of commission. our navy would Dc
tc1Dlcs~."
~Thcrc ron tc NJ Withdrawal fr0."
-.n2r7a. I!.".;.. T"Crtr R'co. o.
.,a.Ea. without vital d: a-t"r. Hc
Continued on Pag,' Tnrcc.l
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-09
Amendment Of Salter May
Bring Peace BetWeera State
Department Ana College

station has been vacant for nearly
three years. DR.. Schaub, dean OF the
school Of agriculture and director Of
extension. substituting for that time,
While the alleged lack of co-opcra-
ton between the college and the state
department has been worrying agri-
cultural leaders for years. some steps
were taken al the last legislature to
alleviate the C0no.uon.
Commissioner Kerr Scott head OF
the State department, Joined with
DR.. Graham and other faculty mem
bers OF the University. IN urging Mf
Saltcr to come to this state ana III
3ICdoing cooperation. Besides a CO.
rrdiratj0n committee. named year
and a half ago bat which has so IA!
accomplished almost nothing, Shows
Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-09
CIGARETTE, CONTRACT

Washington. Aug. 9.--tA!D-Ihc
Navy department ha. awarded SIG
l7I.78 contract for cigarettes TO Inc
r. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Winston
Salem. n. {.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-09
klentEoh

For North Carolina
Considerable cloutiiness tonight
and Saturday: occasional show
ers in coastal area.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-09

-.~-; on Page Turle)
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CONTINUED on Pagr Tnlcc.)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-02-22

Among the teachers who are TAX
ing advantage of the school vacation
by visiting in other cities are: Miss
Therese Thole and Kathryn Brown,
Seattle; Bernice Brown and Marg-
cry Kregger, Spokane; Ethel Free
burg, Lacrosse; Evelyn Hoem, Sno-
homish; Charles Asbury, Puyallup;
Verna Gilbert, Vancouved, B. c.;
Helen Campbell, ChehalliS and
Lena Mains, Mabton.
The regular meeting of the Toast
masters club was held at the home
of Frank Maupin. Urban Koelker
gave the fifteen minute talk on the
subject, Mr.. Clutchbill Guns For
Loan" Five minute speeches were
given by John Vibber, who spoke on
What Profit-A Night in the Nut
House," Anon Mueller talked on
profession as mortician; Cecil An
derson spoke on THE World OF To-
morrow" Ed Weber on "The Flu
ture of Navigation" and Ed Crooks
on There Will Be No Aces This
Time. The next meeting will be
held at the home of Ed Weber on
February %.