Evening star., 1943-10-27
5 More Dogs Found
To Be Rabid; One
Had Several Fights
Montgomery Extends
Quarantine, Falls Church
Council PIons Action

Five additional dogs have been
found to be rabid, including one
that was in fights with a number Of
other dogs over the week end, the
Health Department announced to-
day.
This announcement brings the
total Of rabid dogs found so far this
year to 70. Altogether, 10 animals
have been submitted to laboratories
for tests.
The last dog found to be rabid, a
stray, untagged black and white
pointer, has caused considerable ap-
prehension, according to DR.. James
G. Cumming, chief OF the Bureau
of Preventable Diseases. The name
Of the owner and the sections Of the
city in which the dog first came
into contact with other dogs are not
known.
Two New Cases Today.
The Health Department said that
two new cases Of rabies in dogs had
come to their attention today These
dogs died in private veterinary hos
pitals and came from an area where
Irabies had not been previously re-
ported-an area near the District
line between Wisconsin and Con-
necticut avenues NV
Meanwhile, officials in nearby Vir-
ginia and Maryland took steps to in
tensify their control of stray dogs in
an attempt to stamp out rabies.
The Falls Church Town Council
will hold special meeting tonight
or tomorrow night to adopt an emer-
gency dog ordinance after it was re-
ported last night that dog, believed
to be rabid, bit six other animals
in the town, The dog is still at large.
1t Is believed that the ordinance
will be similar to that in effect
last summer, when all dogs were re-
Quired to be kept tied or penned.
Pending adoption of the ordinance,
residents were urged to call police
If they see any stray dogs
The Montgomery County Com
missioners yesterday extended the
present dog quarantine to the Sandy
Spring area on recommendation OF
DR.. v. L. Ellicott, county health
officer.
The new quarantine boundary
lines are as follows: Potomac River,
Persimmon Tree road Bradley
boulevard, Seven Locks road, Mon
trose road. Rock Creek, Rockville
Norbeck road, Norbeck extending
along old Baltimore road, Norwood,
and along Lay Hill road to Cedar
lane, to Ednor, to Browns Bridge.
to the Howard County line to Prince
Georges County to the District line.
Checkup Urged.
The District Health Department
said that, in view of the local rabies
epidemic any dog owner who be-
lieves his dog was exposed to the
black and white pointer should have
the dog destroyed or placed under
quarantine for 100 days
The animal first was noticed by A
private physician Saturday after
noon in the 17O0 block OF Upsrur
street NV. running aimlessly
about, drooling at the mouth, its
chest covered with saliva.
The physician called a nearby pre-
cinct and the Health Department
reported that when the officers ar
rived a question developed as to
whether or not the dog should be
destroyed. At any rate, the dog was
left to prowl again"
Fought Other Dogs.
The dog. the department said
ran at large Saturday after
noon, Saturday night and Sunday
morning. with scattered reports OF
fights with other dogs, particularly
, in the neighborhood of the 370o
block Of Warren street NV.
DR.. Cumming said that on Sat-
urday night this dog apparently
, crossed Rock Creek Park into the
Chevy Chase area east of Connecti-
cut avenue. where it again engaged
in number OF fights. leaving the
infection of rabies in its wake
About Sunday noon, people in the
, neighborhood OF the 4700 block OF
Linneen avenue NV. notified police
that the dog was at large. Police
finally shot it at Broad Branch road