Evening star., 1944-09-08
0nePoIioDeath,
I New Cases
Reported Here
VINO Gives Priority
For Maids, OrderIies
At ChiIdren's

TOR M0loS, OrderIieS
At ChiIdren's
Another death and seven more
polio cases were reported by the
Health Department today, raising
the total for Metropolitan Washing
ton to 188 cases and II deaths since
July !. sca
Meanwhile, the War Manpower
Commission announced that Chill
dren's Hospital would be given
priority by the United States En-.
ployment Service to get maids and
orderlies to handle the IS cases
there.
Hospital Needs Come First.
Needs Of the hospital will receive
FIRST consideration" Area Director
Ernest v. Connolly said after a con.
ference with Miss Matte Gibson. SUI
perintendent. Miss Gibson said
maids and orderlies are badly need
ed. The present supply of nurses Is
adequate" she said. Expressing
appreciation for the VINO order.
she said watchman had been sent
to her by the USES yesterday after
weeks Of futile searching for a man
to fill the position.
The eleventh death was that of
Mrs. Marie Hyter, IS, colored, of 730
Barnes street NE, who was ad-
mitted to Gauinger Sunday and
died yesterday.
New patients are a 17-year-old
girl from Cabin John, Nd, at Gal
nnger; a 30-year-old man from
Northwest Washington, at Walter
Reed Hospital; an 8-year-old boy
from Hyattsville, Md, and a IL.
year-old girl from Laurel, Nd, both
at Children's.
1l3 Cases In Washington.
Other new cases were a 27-year.
old girl from Northeast WASHINGTON
and an 11-year-old girl, also from
Northeast Washington, both at Gal
linger.
OF the 1873 cases. 113 are from the
District and rs from surrounding
counties. Total number of cases In
Virginia during the outbreak now
have risen to 489.
The need Of more suitable care for
adolescent polio victims was de.
scribed today to a House Labor Sub.
committee by DR. A. L. Van Horn.
director Of the Children's Bureau.
Division of Health Services. Tho
subcommittee. headed by Represent.
ative Kelley, Democrat, of Pennsyl-
vania, is investigating the problem
OF aid to the physically handicapped.
There is a general need for more
suitable hospital and convalescent
facilities for this group, DR.. Van
Horn testified Many States, he
said, are without any convalescent
facilities at all and in no State are
convalescent facilities for children
suficient to meet the need.
DR.. Don w. Gudakunst. medical
director OF the National Foundation
Tor, 1nfantile Paralysis, told the sub
committee that his foundation has
raised nearly $4,000, 900 from con-
trlbutions in II years; $4,000, 900 in
AaC AoSt Two years.
Agencies Are Separate.
answering inquiries by Chairman
kelley. he stated that his founda-
ton Is separate from the Warm
springs (Ga0 foundation, which he
described as treatment and teach
ing center and the only hospital ex.
ciusively for, treatment of infantile
paralysis. They cooperate, however.
DR.. Gudakunst said.
More than half of the funds re-.
celved remain In the local centers
with the chapters for care of afflict-
eo IN those areas, he said. The other
nan goes to national headquarters.
which carries on a comprehensive
research program. educationaI
courses, distributes emergency aid
TO local units and assists in eouip-
ping hospitals with specially trained
staffs. This aid is available to ali
parts OF the United States,
Meanwhile, DR.. George C. Ruh.
land, District health officer. reit.
Grated his prediction that the cur.
rent polio outbreak would be over
ny october l. He said he based the
forecast on the pattern" of pre-
Uous epidemics.
LANCER to Offer Revised Bill.
Senator LANCER, Republican n,
North Dakota, was also scheduled tn
introduce In the Senate TODAY a re-
vised version of his 10000, 600 bill
ior national study of polio. this
time including recommendation of a
clinic here under the direction of
sister Kenny, Australian nurse tn
serve polio patients in the Eastern
States. I"
MRS. Ruth Albert will present mora
than $500 to Children's Hospital Ists
TINS afternoon as a gift from the
Womens Progressive Club for p,1r.
cnase OF new "aspirator" for polio
victims. poiio
The Red Cross anonuhced - fuu
ana part-time nurses had been re.
cruited for service with polio ns.
tients in the District and sis nurse.
IN other Eastern States. Twenty
part.tlme and II full-time went to
Cnlidrens. and Is full-time and 10
part-time to Gallinger, Miss I,ilI,an
Adams, recruitment secretar, g.