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Evening star., 1940-03-29
When Her Movie Chance Came
She Was Happy to Walk Again
1t Was More Than
A Medical Film to
Evelyn CheseIdine
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG.

When Evelyn Cheseldine was a
youngster she wanted to be movie
star. So did all the other little girls
in her class.
Now young lady Miss Cheseldine
at 20 has had her chance in the
movies-but the scene was Gallinger
Hospital instead of the dreamed of
Hollywood studio.
The camera crew was a group of
George Washington University medi-
cal students. intent for the moment
not in photographing the radiant at
tractiveness Of the blue-eyed bru-
nette. but in recording her walk for
the films.
They asked her to touch her nose
with her finger. gesture which she
accomplished with all the aplomb of
one who knows that the movement
is significant test of coordination
Glad She Could Walk.
Miss Cheseldine told today about
the movie which also featured four
male stars-each with gait of
interest to the medical profession.
Il didn't mind making the film"
she smiled I'm glad I was able to
walk at all"
The young lady. who, doctors agree,
has made marvellous recovery, still
walks shakily after two brain opera
tions. An Inflammation of the cover
ing of her brain, localized to the
portion controlling coordination,
made the dangerous brain operations
essential.
1t was in March of 1888 that the
light started fading for Miss Chesel-
dine. She would see objects double,
then they would fade and after
awhile she couldn't see at all. After
three months in Gallinger following
her first brain operation Miss Ches-
eldine said she came home.
But I was like a little baby" she
recalled. Il couldn't sit up. couldn't
even feed myself"
Stricken for Second Time.
-Four monthSof that, and she was
able to sit up for a few minutes a
day Then the trouble that had sent
her to the hospital started again and
she went back, this time for six
months.
Gradually, after I came home
again" she said, Il got so I could
walk a little by holding on to chairs.
can walk around inside the apart
ment with cane now. As long as
have something to hold on to, I'm
all right"
Evening star., 1940-03-29
Alumni Of Academy
Organize Tomorrow

Washington and nearby alumni
Of Randolph-Macon Academy, Front
Royal. Va, will organize an alumni
chapter here at luncheon to-
morrow at the Army and Navy
Club.
Col. John c. Boggs, principal of
the school, will attend and Col.
Ralph G. Bishop of 1853 Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV, is handling ar
rangements. Tribute will be paid
to the late Charles L. Melton, prin-
cipal for the first 40 years OF the
academy's existence.
Evening star., 1940-03-29

All this was said with the same
brightness any one else would display
over a new hat. At that point in the
interview there was knock on the
door and Miss Cheseldine crossed the
room to answer it. She placed her
feet before her carefully and her
hand reached desperately for the
wall, but she made it.
She's determined to walk and work
again. She'd like to dance again, too,
and cross street without holding on
to somebody's arm.
But all that will come, she be-
lieves. Some day, she is sure, she
will walk out of her sisters home at
1904 V street Sc. and 60 to work.
And she will walk alone.
Evening star., 1940-03-29
Football Mates Rally
To Aid 6. j. Freshman
Accidentally Shot
Herman Byer, lS,
Seriously Wounded
In Toreet Practice

His former football teammates
stood by today to volunteer blood for
further transfusions for 18-year- old
Herman Byer of 35l0 Patterson
street NV, Georgetown University
freshman, who was shot through the
chest yesterday afternoon while at
target practice with a friend.
The accident occurred while young
Byer and James Schwab, 10, of 4707
Fulton street NV, were firing a %
rifle at target in stone quarry of
River road. near Bethesda, Md Po-
lice were told the gun was discharged
while Schwab was holding it and his
friend was seated on an automobile
cushion on the ground short dis
tance away. ssh
The quarry often is used for target
practice, and two men, c. B. Lauder
milk OF 420l River road NV. and
Lewis R. Shearer of Bethesda had
just left it when the youths drove
up.
When the accident occurred,
SchWab followed the men and asked
their help.
Mr.. Laudermilk drove the two
youths to Georgetown Hospital.
There Schwab, who had played with
Byer on the Wilson High School
football team last season. gave blood
for a TRANSMISSION.
Later in the afternoon more than
a score of BVer's former classmates
at Wilson and his present class
mates at Georgetown offered their
blood for transfusions.
A second TRANSMISSION was given by
Daniel Howard. "a, of 1910 Thirty
fifth street NV, student at
Georgetown.
The bullet entered Byers left
shoulder and ranged downward.
Although critically injured, Byer
was reported to be holding his own"
at the hospital today.
Evening star., 1940-03-29
Chiroproctors Mark
Palmer Anniversary

The District Chiropractors So
ciety last night celebrated the 95th
anniversary of the birth of DR.. D. D.
Palmer, founder of chiropractic. at
dinner meeting in the Hamilton
Hotel. DR.. Wayne F. Crider was
the principal speaker. Chiroprac-
tors from Maryland and Virginia
also attended.
Other speakers included Drs. Al
bert Shape. Henry w. Tippetts. F.
T. Evans, H. N. Roberts. j. w. Bon
brest and L. P. Calfee DR.. C. Rich
ard Smith. chairman of the Ami
versary Committee, presided.
Evening star., 1940-03-29
New Bill Lifts
Job|ess Pay
Minimum
Eberhurter Plans
Study Of Coveroge
For Domestics

Another plan for liberalizing the
local unemployment compensation
law was before the House District
Committee today for consideration.
The new plan, embodied in a bill
introduced by Representative Eber-
harter, Democrat, of Pennsylvania,
is designed as an Improvement" over
revisions proposed in the McGehee
bill now pending before the judiciary
Subcommittee of the District Com
mittee.
Mr.. Eberharter, member of the
District Committee, provides in his
bill that the minimum benefit pay
ment to persons drawing unemploy-
ment compensation be fixed at 81
week and the maximum at $40
week. The McGehee bill prescribes
S. week minimum and a $40 week
maximum.
Sets Rate at 2.7 Per Cent.
Like the McGehee bill, the Eber-
harter measure calls for a reduction
in the employers pay roll tax from
3 to 2.7 per cent on the first $1,000
OF wages as a means of curtailing the
present rapid increase in the surplus
OF the unemployment compensation
benefit fund, which has now reached
a total of about $4,000
The Eberharter bill, however,
would enlarge the Unemployment
Compensation Board from five to
seven members by adding another
representative from both employe
and employer groups. In addition it
provides for study of the possibility
of coverage for Washington's 10000
domestic workers under the unem-
ployment compensation law as we'll
as a study of the merit rating system,
and creation of council to advise
the Unemployment. Compensation
Board as to policies and procedure.
Opposes Merit Rating Now.
Mr.. Eberharter declared reduction
in the employers pay roll tax from
3 to 81 per cent would save en-
ployers 100000 a year. and added:
1T is my belief that merit or ex-
perience rating and other devices to
cut the tax rate below 81 per cent
at this time are inconsistent with
the national interests and are not
in the best interests of the Dis
trict."
Under Mr.. Eberharter's bill, the
worker would receive benefits for as
long as 20 weeks if he continued to
be unemployed during that period.
thus following another feature of
the McGehee bill Existing law
limits the benefit period to 16 weeks.
Pointing to the q minimum bene-
at. Mr.. Eberharter said many States
have provided greater minimums.
Pennsylvania, he said, has a $3.50
minimum and California $40.
Sees "Injustice" Corrected.
Mr.. Eberharter also said his bill
would correct "one great injustice"
that has been done to employees
who have worked in the District
and who after losing their jobs 60
elsewhere to look for work.
'The District Unemployment
Compensation Board in its inter-
probation of the present law re-
fuses to accept the claims OF such
workers when they are filed in
other States although almost any
other State allows this" he de-
clared, but my bill provides a
special section to remedy this sit
uation."
MY bill lightens the burden of
the District Unemployment Com
pensation Board by simplifying pro-
cedures in determining eligibles for
the claim and the direction OF ben
efits," Mr.. Eberharter continued.
This should make it possible for
claims to be paid promptly after a
one-week waiting period"
Evening star., 1940-03-29
Dean Koyser Discusses
U. S. and European War

The United States can best serve
humanity by staying out of the war
and conserving its youth and re-
sources, Dean Elmer Louis Kayser
of George Washington University
told the Cosmopolitan Club yester-
day at the Carlton Hotel.
He expressed the thought COM
plete warfare might break out in
the Balkans rather than on any
other front. He was introduced by
William L. King, club president
Judge Edward M. Curran was a
guest.
Evening star., 1940-03-29
Food Stamp
Plan for DC,
Is Prospect
Allen Comes Out for
Scheme After Talk
With Bondy

The food stamp plan, already in
operation in about 100 cities of the
country for benefit Of those on re-
lief, may be adopted for the Ma
tional Capital.
This apeared likely today, follow
Ing plans developed late yesterday
by District Commissioner Allen, in
conference with Robert Bondy, di-
rector of public welfare.
II am very strong for it," de-
clared Mr.. Allen. Results of study
had convinced him. he said, that
the plan was not only helpful to
families on relief. but was profitable
to retail merchants.
Families on relief, he explained,
are very much pleased with the
stamp plan, because they can get a
wider selection of surplus commod-
tiles than they now can obtain.
Revolving Fund Seen Necessary.
To set such program in opera
ton here. however, Commissioner
Allen explained, the District would
have to obtain from Congress a
revolving sum of probably $1,000.
The District appropriation bill for
1941, which is scheduled to come
up today in the House, contains no
such item.
The revolving fund would be used
to purchase an original supply OF
the food stamps from the Depart
ment Of Agriculture. Once these
stamps were purchased the fund
would revolve in the District of Co.
lumbia, which would continually
purchase with the money more
stamps from the Department OF
Agriculture.
Mr.. Bondy, it was disclosed, has
been making an extensive study OF
the food stamp plan and will confer
next week with Milo Perkins, pres,-
dent of the Federal Surplus Com
modities Corp.
Mr.. Allen and Mr.. Bondy had dis
cussed the matter sometime ago
with Otto Cass, director of public
assistance, who was reported as
1aVorable to the proposal
Operated Through Cass.
Mr. Cass would be the official
through whom the plan would be
administered. He probably would
make the stamps available at sew
eral selected places throughout the
city, it was explained.
There are two kinds of food
stamps used in the plan, it was ex-
plalned-orange stamps and blue
stamps.
The people on relief, when they
get their relief money, would be
permitted to buy orange stamps at
the rate of not more than 81 per
person per week. If man had a
family of six he could buy $6 worth
OF orange stamps each week from
the public assistance Office. When
he pays for these stamps, the office
would. then turn over to him blue
stamps, at the rate of so cents worth
OF blue stamps for every ST worth
OF orange stamps. He would not
have to pay for the blue stamps.
The reliefer then could take the
stamps to grocery store and buy
with the orange stamps any kind
OF food. With the blue stamps, how
ever, he can purchase only surplus
commodities on the list as such at
the time of purhase These surplus
comodltles usually are meats, fruits
and vegetables in season.
The grocer would take the stamps
to his bank for cash. The banks
go to the Department of Agriculture
with the stamps for their money.
The food-stamp plan went into
erect last week in Baltimore.
Evening star., 1940-03-29
Albin Named Director
Of Food Stamp Division
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
H. G. Albin has been named direc-
tor of the division of the Federal
Surplus Commodities Corp, which
administers the stamp plan for dis
tributing surplus food among the
needy.
Mr.. Albin was born in Stamford,
Conn, and was graduated from the
University of Illinois. He. has been
chief of the purchase and distribu-
ton division of the corporation
since 1885. The appointment was
made yesterday.
Evening star., 1940-03-29
Bid DeudIine Moved Back

The Public Buildings Administra-
ton today extended until April Is
the time in which bids may be re-
ceived for electrical work in the
smithsonian Institution buildings.
Electrical current is to be changed
from direct to alternate.
Evening star., 1940-03-29
Blossom Fete's
Original Dates
Unchanged
Decision to Postpone
Awaits Further Check
On Buds, However

Despite some uncertainty as to
when the famous cherry blossoms
will burst into bloom, the Washing
ton 1910 Cherry Blossom Festival
Committee today moved forward to
present spectacular pageant on
the shores Of Tidal Basin as orig
inally scheduled next Friday and
Saturday, April and 6.
AS precaution. however, the
committee reserved decision until
next Wednesday as to whether to
postpone the festival BY Wednes-
day it should be clear if postpone
ment is necessary said Edgar Nor
ris, chairman of the committee.
The committee action was an
nounced late yesterday following a
meeting in the Office of Commits
sioner Hazen. The Commissioner
himself was absent, recuperating
from illness in Doctors Hospital.
HOrticulturist Vague.
A horticultural expert at the
meeting, whose name was not dis
closed, declined to be explicit as to
when the cherry trees would bloom.
officials of the National Capital
Parks have refused so far to pre-
dict specifically when the blossoms
would appear. 1t was estimated
however that two weeks of nor
NAL spring weather" would be nec-
essary to bring them out A series
of exceptionally warm days, with
temperatures in the high 70s. would
rush the blossoms, but according to
weather records such a string of
exceptionally warm days are un-
likely now.
Chairman Morris is hoping, how
ever, nature will contribute her
part for the dates set.
Elaborate plans are being COM
pleted for the festival itself, the
committee announced. The pro-
gram will start at 7:30 pm. on both
Friday and Saturday, with the
crowning of the queen only on
Friday night.
Regal Swan Boat.
The old swan boat. long popular
on the Tidal Basin, is being fitted
up in regal regalia to provide fes-
tive barge for transportation of the
Cherry Blossom Queen. Miss Rose
Colliflowar, and her 10 princesses.
| The water festival. grand prologue
to the entertainment of the eve
ming, will be the same each night.
The queens barge will be "towed'
by Red Cross swimmers on eight
surf boats" and escorted by eight
decorated paddle boats containing
Is pretty girls and by eight gaylv
decorated canoes, with occupants all
carrying flares
/, The queen will be brought from
the boathouse across the north side
| of the Tidal Basin in this regal
| fashion and landed on the stage on
the northwest shore, where the cere-
mony is to take place. After her
coronation Friday she and her
| court will be assembled on the
stage to witness the spectacle of the
evening. The audience will look out
over the stage across the Tidal
Basin toward the rising Thomas
Jefferson memorial. The song,
Pale Potomac Moon" will be sung.
Sixteen dancers. trained by Miss
Evelyn Davis, will present folk
dances. This will be followed by a
spectacular choral version of Bios
som Time" the famous light opera.
Participating in this production un-
der direction of Miss Ethyl Man
ming. director of the Columbia Light
Opera Co, will be SIS singers and 8
dancers. The program is expected
to last until about 9 pm. each night
Evening star., 1940-03-29
Dr.. Gray to Be Speaker

DR.. Joseph M. M. Gray, chancellor
of American University, will discuss
Education for Industry and Leisure"
at $50 pm. Wednesday over radio
station WNYC In New York.
Evening star., 1940-03-29
Traffic Record

The traffic record, as revealed
at police headquarters for "a
hour period ending at am. to-
day:
Fatalities. none.
Accidents, 81.
Motorists injured, 2.
Motorists arrested. 446.
Pedestrians injured. 6.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrian control
regulation, 3.
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Farmers Ready In
Defense Program

Farmers of North Carolina are
organized for any emergency,
saws DR.. 1. o. Schaub, director
of the State College Extension
Service. They are ready to meet
anv call for contributions to Ma
tional defense in the form CT
food, feed and the materials for
| clothing. They have been pre-
pairing for such call in recent
years. They have experienced
| leadership to do the job, he de-
clared.
DR.. Schaub said that the Ma
tional Farm Program has en-
abled farmers to become better
ORGANIZED and more ready to
work together than at any time
in history. He also pointed out
that, through the Agricultural
Conservation Program, the fer
tility of the soil has been built
UP to where the necessities OF
war could be produced in great
er quantities, with less time and
expense.
"Our Extension organization
was only three years old When
the United States entered the
first World War in 1917" DR..
Schaub continued. "Yet, with
limited personnel and experience,
the farm and home agents and
subject matter specialists provld-
ed efficient leadership in that
great crisis. Farm and home de-
monstration work is now 26 years
old, and we have an organization
of trained agents, specialists and
administrators. Every county IN
the State is organized for Exten-
, sion work.
MANY of the farm and home
agents, canning and clothing
specialists, and others who direct
ed emergency activities of rural
people in 1917 and 1918, and
again during the depression
years, are still with the organiza-
ton. They did their jobs eff
GENTLY then; they have the con-
fiednce of the farm people, and
are ready to lead again.
6zgglsEsEEssss e - >
ct will not be necessary to
set up new services, or new Or
CARNATIONS of farmers to carry
'on agriculture's part of the Ma
tional defense program"
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State College
Grads In Demand
Textile School Offers Unusual
Opportunities for Big
Field I'm N. G..

The Textile School of NORTH
Carolina State College has estab-
hshed an enviable record for
training young men who could go
into the textile industry and rem
der useful service, but North
Carolina boys have been slow to
realize the tremendous opportu-
mites for success which the
States largest industry offers
them.
Approximately 2O@o of all the
cotton spindles in America are
located in North Cardinals 6nn
textile plants which produce di-
versified line of cotton, silk, ray
on and wooden fabrics that touch
every phase of human life. These
plants furnish employment for
more than 100000 people and in
every one of them there is from
one to a dozen or more positions
that college trained man might
aspire to.
In commenting on these facts
recently, DR.. Thomas Nelson,
Dean of the Textile School, said
that in 1910, as has been the case
for manf years, the requests for
graduates of the State College
Textile School exceeded the
number of men in the gradual
ing class. Of the IS Textile grad
yates at Commencement, three
fourths of whom were North
Carolina boys, large percentage
have accepted positions with
North Carolina textile organiza-
tons, while some have returned
to their native states or accepted
positions with commission houses
in New York, or with large rayon
plants located elsewhere.
DR.. Nelson also said that the
completion of the new textile
building during the past year, the
installation of a complete wooden
unit, and the addition of consid-
cradle new equipment in other
departments of the Textile School
made State College one of the
best equipped institutions in
America to give instruction in the
manufacture and processing of
textile products. He said that
with its increased facilities the
Textile School would continue to
do everything in it's power to
serve the textile industry, and
North Carolina boys who are
looking for an opportunity to at
tain success in their own home
state.
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dirt for several hours and made
no exception of eyes when look
ing for a landing field. Then
came the extra warm weather
which reminded us of other Sec
tons of N. c. But neither this
nor the dust lasted long, for a
rain soon came and settled both
of them. This of course is an adj
vantage, we have in changing
weather.
Speaking Of The Future
In these times of uncertainty,
there is particular fascination
on the part of many to have their
fortunes told. Out near the Black
Bear Inn, Mrs. Edna Robinson
does an interesting job of this,
because it is one of her many &C
conplishments which she really
enjoys. Mrs. Robinson has slight
impeachment in her hearing which
perhaps after all is an advantage
in some cases.
:. The other day she told client
she saw something in store for
him, mot so good or not so bad"
After studying for a moment he
said, "That must be store eggs!"
Readers Here and There
The other day letter came in
from Joseph Powell. at the Sa-
cred Heart Home. HYatesville, Md.
Mr.. Powell who doesn't have
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Now that war is making many
of us forget politics, or perhaps
remember it, as President Roose-
welt has in connection with the
appointment of two national
Republican figures to his cabi-
net, we are reminded of some:
thing we heard about George
Washington.
A teacher asked a pupil why
George Washington is described
as First in war and first IN
peace.
The pupil replied, Il don't
know unless it's to make him So
lid with both the prep2redists
and the pacifists."
Berries By The Bunch
This has been good straw
berry season for both the cultiva-
ted and wild berries. Many OF
the younger generation have
been picking them to sell and if
strawberries in general were
like the punches found by Ed
ward Phillips, of Beaver Creek,
this would be an easy job. He
brought in berries where as
many as 6 had grown together in
one bunch, there were also tri-
plicates and other collections of
more than one berry.
"Inez" as she is known to hun
dreds, and Mrs. Earl Davidson to
others, doesn't 60 in for picking
berries but roses instead, and has
brought one in that is equally
as odd. A branch of a red ramb-
Ter had the usual number of red
blossoms, and among the others
was a white one.
The Spirit of the Times
Mrs. G. D. Neal, popular and
efficient librarian who has been
an ardent champion of the Allied
cause since the opening of the
war says she doesn't feel that
there is such a strong sentiment
against the Germans as there was
before the U. S. entered the last
war. Not in one particular dem
onstration at any rate. She re-
lates how, before the last war she
had all of her rugs hanging on
the line and told some young
boys, including her son Joe, to
imagine they were Germans.
They did and you can imagine
what beating and cleaning the
rugs got. She reports that she
tried the same tactics on some
boys who were working in the
garden the other day, but no mott
ceable drive was made against
the weeds.
Snow In June!
We mentioned the fact that
there was a little snow in Fay
etteville the other day and our
audience looked up much sur
prised. The statement, however,
is true. A son was born to Mr.. |
and Mrs. Guy Snow. Mrs. Snow
will be remembered as Virginia |
Mcneil, popular secretary to |
Supt. j. B. Hash. Congratulations
to the Shows.
The Dust Bowl
Merchants and others here be-
gan to sympathize with folks
elsewhere on Monday. The dust
BOWL people were remembered
when the wind blew dust and
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good health reports that he en-
joys The Post very much. He is
a former resident of this county
and has many friends who will
regret to learn of his poor health.
John Rhodes relates how he used
to work for Mr.. Powell when he
was only lad, but that he has
never forgotten what fine man
he was. What could be better
than to be remembered for good
ness and fairness?