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Evening star., 1944-08-16
MontgomeryApprove!
Purchase Of Land
For Fenton Street
Sl2,432 Allowed for
9,946 Feet to Reoch
CoIesvilIe Road
Special Dispatch TO The Star.


ROCKVILLE, Md, Aug, lex.
tension Of Fenton street, Slvel
Spring, ID colesville road WAS as.
sured yesterday when the Mont.
gomery County Commissioners au.
thorized acceptance OF the deed ane
payment of. the money for acquisi.
ton Of the necessary land from B
r. English.
In giving formal notice. as re.
quired by law. Of their intention ol
purchasing the property, the com.
missioners stated that the 994t
square feet needed would be bough,
on the basis Of 81 Is per square foot
the total price being sl2,43250.
Establishment Of stop signs at tn.
northwest and southwest corners o1
the intersection Of Arlington anc
Fairmont streets, Woodmont, wa.
ordered by the commissioners. Theil
attorney, Joseph A. Cantrel, was re.
quested to prepare the necessary
ordinance.
Steele Appointed Justice.
Gov. O'Conor advised the board
he had appointed Alfred H. Steele
OF 1914 Custer road, Bethesda, q
justice OF the peace for Bethesda
district. The commissioners also
were informed by DR.. v. l.. Ellicott
county health officer. that the only
rabid animal reported for the week
ending August II was a COW belong
ing to Paul Mills, Travilah.
Earl Buscher of Bethesda was ap-
pointed an emergency policeman
for the county at a monthly salary
of SITS. On recommendation of DR.
Ellicott the annual compensation of
Mrs. Florence Garrett, assistant su-
pervising nurse for the county, was
increased 500.
Purchase Of File Ordered.
DR.. Ellicott was authorized to pur-
chase visable index file in connec-
ton with setting up a record sys-
tenn in tuberculosis. The health OF =
ficial stated that the cost would be
between 5000 and $500.
Garner Duvall of Germantown
was appointed to position in the
office of the County Board of Tax
Assessors. He formerly was a dep
uty tax assessor for the county, but
resigned about year ago to take
up farming.
Evening star., 1944-08-16
Budget Bureau Gets
Legislation for Two
Highway yBrid!ge Span!
White House Informed
Of D. c. Heads Action;
lckes' Also Makes Move

The Commissioners have for
warded to the Budget Bureau the
draft Of legislation for construction
OF two four lane bridges to replace
Highway Bridge and have Informed
the White House of their reasons fol
opposing one six-lane bridge favored
by the National Park Service and
the National Park and Planning
Commission, it was learned today
There were also reports that Sec
retary of the Interior Ickes, l'nder
whom the park service functions
also had informed the White House
of the rival plans.
No Appropriation.
The legislation. it was understood
would authorize two four lane
bridges. acquisition of park land re-
quired for the approaches and re.
Alignment of roads. 1t also would
grant the right to close roads dur
lag. construction and the use of land
for storage of materials. =,
The legislation, however, does no;
carry appropriations. it wxs said.
Ihe District Government. backed
by the Public Roads Administration
and the Fine Arts Commission. has
been deadlocked with the two Fed.
eral groups for some months over
the bridges. The park service anc
the planning commission favor one
six-lane bridge.
Roads Chief Backs Plan.
The Commissioners voted their
approval of the two-bridge scheme
on July 81, at which time they an
nounced in a prepared statement
that the corporation counsel would
be instructed to prepare legislation
for the use of park land.
Backed by the arguments of T. H
Mcdonald, administrator of public
roads, the Commissioners decided
that ito serve present and future
traffic needs, including turning
movements at the ends of the ia
cinty IN Virginia and the District, a
total capacity of four lanes in each
direction is necessary"
Meanwhile. plans have been sent
by the District Government regard.
ing proposed changes at the inter-
sections of Connecticut avenue, M
street and Rhode Island avenue
NV. The plan was sent to the
commission because it involves q
small piece of Federal property.
Whitehurst's Plan.
The hope Of Capt. H. C. White
hurst, highway director, is to Chan
nelize" M street traffic into Rhode
Island avenue on the north half OF
the intersection, thus making one
instead of two streams of cars cross
ing Connecticut avenue from the
east.
According to the highway direc-
tor, the light standard now there
would be removed, the point of M
street and Rhode Island avenue
would be cut back, q triangular
island would be placed near where
the point now is and long, narrow
island would be built in the middle
OF Rhode Island avenue.
Under this plan, it was explained,
westbound M street traffic would
be routed around both islands.
Evening star., 1944-08-16
.2Hospita|s Halt
TonsiIIectonlies
On Children
Surgeons Fear Polio
Infections Might
Spread to Throut
BY HAROLD b. ROGERS.

No more tonsillectomies are beinR
performed on children in the clinics
OF Children's Hospital and Episcopal
Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, it
was learned today, because of the
possibility that II the patient should
catch infantile paralysis, the dis
ease naieht develop into the :nore
dangerous type of "bulbar" polio>
affecting the throat.
Surgeons specializing in removal
Of tonsils are known to be divided
somewhat on this theory, but ON.
cials of both Children's and Fpis-
copal Hospital have put into effect
a definite ban on such operations en-
clinic cases there. Their example
may be followed by other institu-
tions.
The ban has no Jurisdiction over
the procedure to be followet by ply.
stcians in caring for their private
patients. Many surgeons hAre, how
ever, are following the practice in
their private cases, and operating
only when the tonsillitis case seems
too hazardous to risk postpopement
Of surgery.
Wait Cooler Weather.
At Children's Hospital, DR.. Leroy
L. Sawyer, who is in charge CT the
clinic during July, August and Sep
tember, said he stopped such oper-
ations with the outbreak of polio
here, and intends to do no rnorA
tonsillectomies until cooler weather.
probably in October.
There was one case at Childrens,
he said, where removal of tonsils
was followed by infantile paralysis,
OF the dangerous bulbar type. This
phase Of the disease causes the child
great dificulty in breathing and
swallowing. Patients are placed N
oxygen tents for relief.
DR.. Earl G.. Breeding, executive
ofncer of Episcopal Hospital and a
member of its medical staff. said
no mere tonsillectomies are being
performed in the clinic there. De-
cision as to whether an operation
is necessary in private cases, how
ever, is left entirely with the sur
geon in the case, he said. There
was one case last year at Episcopal
where polio followed a tonsil oper-
alton, he said.
New York Report Cited.
Some physicians differ with this
theory, 1t was learned. In New York
City, for instance, one surgeon said
an analysis showed that there mad
been only one such case of polio
following tonsillectomy out of sew
eral thousand cases.
Some leading specialists in nose
and throat ailments expressed the
opinion that doctors in the WASH
ington area we're convinced gencr.
ally Of the advisability of postpon-
ing such operations until cooler
weather. AS most such cases are
not emergencies. these surgeons feel
1t Is wiser to postpone as a measure
OF additional safety to the patient.
Two more District cases of in
fantile paralysis were reported to-
day. These, with the four District
cases and two from the nearby area
reported yesterday, bring the totals
since July to 42 for the District
and SO for the entire area.
Eight more Virginia cases were
reported to Richmond yesterday,
bringing the total in the State since
June l to 231. August cases 50 far
total 81.
Evening star., 1944-08-16

pital $50 beds and 80 for nurses and
80 for internes. At Georgetown Hos
pital we provided AZ general beds
and 81 for internes.
Besides all of this, FWA has al
lotted $564,S48 to provide accom-
modations for 4l4 student nurses al
Providence. Children's, Garfield
Georgetown and Freedmen's Hospi-
tails. Health centers in Arlington
received $685. 600 and In Alexandris
~, ,500."
Evening star., 1944-08-16
Licenses Urged
For Hospitals
InMary|and
Proposal Calls for
Minimum Standards
In Four Cotegories
~ the Associated Press.

~ we ASSoclateQ fktSs.
BALTIMORE, Aug. le.-The
licensing Of all institutions giving
bed care to Ill persons-hospitals,
nursing and convalescent homes
was advocated by leading medical
authorities yesterday before the
Legislative Council.
Under the plan, institutions would
be required for the first time to meet
minimum standards in four cate
sories before they could care for the
sick. The categories would be build
ing and property. personnel, records
and case histories and ethical
standards.
One Of the witnesses before the
council, Harvey Weiss, director Of
Siani Hospital and president of the
Maryland-District of Columbia Hos
pital Association, said there were
number of institutions in Maryland
below what such minimum stand
ards should be.
Other Experts Testify. :,
Others testifying in favor of the
proposal, which was sponsored by
the Maryland-Distric of Columbia
Hospital Association, were DR.. Ed
win L. Crosby. assistant director of
the Johns Hopkins Hospital; j. D.
Coleman, director Of the Associated
Hospital Service of Maryland; DR..
Merrell L. Stout, president of the
Baltimore Hospital Conference and
director of Woman,s Hospital, Bal
timore, and DR.. Robert H. Riley,
head Of the State Health Depart
ment.
Mr.. Weiss was asked by State
Senator James j. Lindsay, Council
chairman, to present specific recon-
mendations in writing to DR.. Horace
Flack, chairman of the Department
OF Legislative Reference. No Council
action was taken on the proposition
DR.. Crosby told the Council that
Maryland's major hospitals were
aware Of and approved the proposed
legislation and suggested that the
licensing and examining authority
be placed in the State Department
Of Health.
Advisory Group Recommended.
About ~ States already have SIM
liar laws, he said. He recommended
that an advisory committee to the
Health Department be established
to include doctors, hospital repre-
sentatives, nurses and the public.
During the Council meeting wide
1y divergent forecasts of the post
was employment picture in Mary
land were presented, with the State
Unemployment Compensation di-
rector voicing optimism.
Stephen c. Cromwell, the State
jobless insurance division head, con-
cluded his report on Maryland's
postwar prospects in labor with the
comment:
you will note that I have re-
vised downward considerably my
estimates of unemployment over
those anticipated year ago. This
has been occasioned by the slow
reduction in the labor force which
has not caused q consequent drain
from this fund and the beginning
Of industrial conversion which are
occurring prior to the cessation of
hostilities."
He estimated that unemployment
compensation payments during the
period from November, 1914. to
March, 1s45, would not exceed s16,-
100000, and that payments from
April, 1s45. through March, 1916,
may see payments totaling $34,-
oO0, 0,0OO."
Evening star., 1944-08-16
Alexandra Teen-Aqers
SponsorAmuteurContest

The Alexandria Teen-Age Club
Will sponsor an amateur talent con-
TEST as a part Of its talent night tour
70 be held at George WASHINGTON
High School Friday night.
preliminary tryouts, open to the
first SO residents who register, will
be held at the high school at 8 pm
tomorrow, with any type of per
former eligible.
The best 20 will be chosen to ap-
pear Friday and compete for the
$25 first prize, $40 and s. second
and third prizes.
Contestants may register at the
Recreation Department. Alexandra
1896,
Evening star., 1944-08-16
Squirrel Bites
Maryland Girl,
Then Choses Her
~ the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Aug. 16.-The
squirrels around these parts may not
be rabid but they're certainly belhg-
erent. Witness:
The County Health Department
said yesterday q squirrel attacked q
girl who was walking along . road,
biting her ankle, then climbed her
dress to bite her on the wrist. She
brushed 1t OH and ran and the
squirrel chased her.
Another squirrel, killed after 1t
chased . dog, was found to be free
of rabies.
Evening star., 1944-08-16
133, 500 Books Loaned
By ARLINGTON Librories

Circulation among the six branch
es OF the Arlington County library
system from July /, 1913, to june
80, 1914, was 133,6o0. it was reported
today by Mrs. Mildred G. Blattner
County librarian.
The figures for the respective
branches were as follows: Arline-
ton, 1860; Aurora Hills, 1920:
Cherrydale. 23,742: Clarendon, A.
755: Glen Carlyn. 1854, and Holmes
(coloredo, so. The Holmes branch
was opened in June.
Evening star., 1944-08-16
PrinceGeorges
Inocu|ated Dogs
Free 10 Run Now
Roundup Of Conines
ReIoxed; Quarantine
Still Is Effective

Prince Georges County dog own
ers who have had their pets inoc-
ulated against rabies now may per-
NIT them to run at large, the county
commissioners announced yesterday.
At the same time, the commits
sioners revealed that they have re-
laxed their drive to rid the county
Of stray dogs by discontinuing the
use Of . county-owned truck to
pick up strays.
Theodore Siehler, acting board
chairman, explained that when the
antirabies incubation program was
inaugurated last month. it was pro-
vided that dogs receiving the shots"
would be permitted to run at large
30 days after the end OF the pro-
gram. This period expired yester-
day, he said.
Will Continue Service.
Mr.. Siehler emphasized, however,
that dogs not vaccinated must be
kept confined for the duration of
the present quarantine, scheduled to
end September Is. or during any
future ban imposed by the board.
Although the mass collection of
stray dogs has been discontinued, it
was pointed out that the truck will
respond to any report of several
stray dogs or in cases where resi-
dents wish their dogs destroyed.
DR.. c. j. Gibbs, county veterina-
rian, reported that 200 stray dogs
have been destroyed in the county
lethal chamber since it was installed
about a month ago.
Approve TrafIic Chanxe.
After Edward B. Dunford, spokes-
man for group of Riverdale resi-
dents, asked that work be started
Immediately on the channeuzatiou
OF trafnc at Edmonston and River
dale roads, the commissioners voted
to ask the State Roads Commission
to proceed with the project.
Mr.. Dunford, attorney for the
town. pointed out that there Is a
traf1c hazard at the intersection
caused by the projection of a build.
ing. which obstructs the vision of
motorists.
In response to a letter from the
War Manpower Commission, the
board said 1t had no objection to
the use Of prisoners of war In log
ging and lumber industries In the
county. The commission had asked
whether the board would object to
this type of labor.
A hearing will be held at II I'M
Tuesday in the commissioners of.
nee in Upper Marlboro on a petl.
ton by the Trinity Lutheran Church
OF Mount Rainier for a permit tc
build q private school at Thirtieth
street and Bunker Hill road in tn,
town.
Seek State Hospital.
Il 1ho commissioner voted "a re-.
quest Gov. O'conor to place thu
proposed State hospital for TIKI
Western Shore in Frederick County
A Recommendation by the county
road examiners that the county tax.
over the road from the entrance int
Dillon Park to Southern avenue wa,
approved.
The commissioners also approved
the examiners recommendation tha,
they reject q request to take owe,
the road leading from Lacy ano
Porter avenues in Suitlard.
Mrs. May E. Hiner, Riverdale. wa,
appointed secretary in sne Hyatts.
vile ONCE Of the County Health De.
partment to succeed Mrs. Mareare,
Ann Etovski, who has resigned.
Evening star., 1944-08-16
Sove This Newspaper

Many paper mills are shut
ting down for lack Of waste
paper to convert into cartons
for Army and Navy supplies
shipped overseas. Every pound
OF old newspapers and maga-
zines II needed. Notify some
school. child In your block to
have your paper picked up.
Evening star., 1944-08-16
Naval Aviutor Killed
III Potuxent River Crash

1t. q. g. Estes Spalding Paine, Is
U. S. N. R., was killed Monday aft
ernoon when his Navy fighter plane
crashed and burned inshore at the
naval air station, Patuxent River
Md. 1t. Paine was on an expert
mental flight.
His mother, Mrs. Liston Paine
lives IN Flushing, N. Y.
Evening star., 1944-08-16
Record Virqiniu Perch Crop

RICHMOND, Aug. 16 (P.-The
Virginia peach crop this year was
estimated at 1,s50,000 bushels, the
largest crop on record in the State,
by the Virginia Cooperative Crop
Reporting Service. This amount is
"a per cent above the 1s33-l942 av-
erase production.
Evening star., 1944-08-16
Huge Loss Threatened
In MARYLAND Wheat Crop

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 16.-Wastage
OF a large portion of the wheat crop
In Maryland, Delaware and Penn
sylvania Is threatened, growers de-
clare, because Of a backlog of g.
100000 bushels now in storage here.
One estimate as to the total
amount OF wheat which might 60 to
waste was 100000 bushels, valued
at approximately $500, 900.
Evening star., 1944-08-16
Foirfox COP to Meet

The Republican Party of Fairfax
County will hold 4 rally and dinner
at 7:30 pm. tomorrow at the Fair
TAX Elementary School. Senator
Capper. Republican, Of Kansas win
be guest speaker.
Evening star., 1944-08-16
Fort Meade Features
Nickel Glass of Beer
At Post Exchange

BY the Associated Press.
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE,
Nd, Aug. 16.-The 14-ounce
glass Of beer for a nickel has
returned to Maryland, but only
at the Fort Meade post ex-
change.
And there 1t will be only for
the duration OF $4,000, excess
profits which officers decided
to redistribute through lowered
prices.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-13
Farm Group Considers
State, County Future

Southwest Ypsilanti Farm Blu.
reau, meeting Tuesday evening at
the home OF Robert II. Raymond,
Merritt Rd.. considered county and
state planning. Karl SchantZ led
the discussion and President A. H.
Amhein presided.
II was suggested the county
Farm Bureau keep in contact with
various community groups, by hir-
ing some capable person TO I'LL the
post.
II was decided to hold one meet
ing a month. at which social activi-
ties will be combined with the
business meeting, which will en-
courage attendance and promote
better cooperation. The next meet
ing will be a picnic at Prospect
Park, Aug. 90.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-13

Mr. and Mrs. Harlie Heath and
Anna were Mrs. Farley Yaw and
daughter kathryn. Fort Smith,
Arkansas; Mrs. Ella Miller and
daughter, Helen, Ypsilanti, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Eighmc,
Milan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Smith. Mrs.
Nellie Holcomb and Miss Lois Hol-
comb returned home Saturday eve
ming from visiting relatives and
friends at Atlanta and Otsego
Lake.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-13
NelCS From York

Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Draper and
family, Ypsilanu, were Sunday
visitors OF his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Burt Draper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Grams. Milan,
spent Sunday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Loyal Kanitz and family.
Mrs. Helen Naugle is visiting
her husband in Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marble Heath. San
Marcos. Tex, spent the week end
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harlie Heath and sister. Anna.
Sunday visitors at the home of
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-13

Patrolman Dean Manson stopped .
motorist the other day for driving
in the wong direction on a one
way street. You guessed f.: thu
drivers name was Corrigan.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-13

Kroeger, noticing that the "a.
pers had been recorded in tho
mans home state IN 1920. asked
why ne wished them recorded
again
Why" said tho vet $50 can
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-13

summit County Recorder Frank
KrOeger says that a World War I
veteran from a neighboring noun
tain state came 10 county count
house and asked 20 have his dis.
barge papers recorded as the law
demanded
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-13
4H CLUB MEETS

York. Mich, July l3-Mooreville
All Club held their meeting. We'd
nesday afternoon at the home OF
Miss Eleanor Wilkie. After the
business meeting, cookies and gela-
tin were served.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-13
World War | Veteran
Catches Up TO War u

AKRON. o.-UP-Better to be
sure than sorry.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-13

Face Cut While Playing
Miss Joann Condo received a
deep cut below her eye, while play
ing Saturday. II required five
stitches.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-13

get that there musteringout pay
they are talking about"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-13
EmuLArEs NAmssAkE

TOLEDO. o.-UP- Motorcycle
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-06
Fresh Linens
Add Comfort

SLEEPING ON AIR" is
lovely poetic thought trans
lated into terms of reality, it
means simply this-a large COM
fortable bed, a light, cushiony
mattress, a soft wooden blanket
and you. tucked in comfortably
between two cool, fresh, UNI
ruffled sheets. and with mind
focused on a serene and happy
thought.
Yes, we'll bet many of our
fighting men think of just that
for the homecoming. Keep those
fresh sheets handy and that
mattress in good condition.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-06
Mother-D Daughter Tea

IT WAS decided to give a
mother-daughter tea, Dec. u,
in the room furnished for en-
ployees of Goodwill Industries
at the plant in East Con-
gress street.
Mrs. George T. Trumbull.
president. appointed Mrs. J. T.
Smith and Mrs. Catherine Null
len co-chairmen.
On their committee are
Mrs. Lee Fowle Mrs. Sig
fried Mullen Mrs. Bruce
Tappan Mrs. Roy Stringer
and Mrs. J. c. Hurley.
Lillian Hicks will give
musicale molologue preceding
the tea.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-06
Red Cross
Unit Formed

A RED CROSS UNIT at
wayne University will be
formed at a tea 10 be held
at 3 p. m. tomorrow in the
Detroit chapter house in East
jefferson avenue. Miss Mary
Louise Hon.. lei. chairman of
the University of Detroit unit,
will preside at the tea table.
Twenty 10 35 members of the
unit will make a tour of the
chapter house, prior to the tea.
They will visit the various Serv-
ices 10 determine their own
program.
The affair will be attended
also by Miss Mary Marjorie
Smith and DR.. Margaret Ruth
Smith, faculty members, and
Mrs. George Thompson. chair
man of the college units of the
Detroit chapter.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-06
Newmans 60
To California

CPL. AND MRS. JAMES
ROBERT NEWMAN are en-
route to California. where they
will make their home near the
corporals new station. The
Newmans had been living at
Kearns, Utah. where they were
married recently.
The bride is the former Mar
garet Almyra Harrington,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Zach
riah N. Harrington of st. Clair
avenue, and her husband is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Stacy A.
Newman of Mt. Pleasant. Tex.
Miss Patricia Butler of Salt
Lake City was maid of honor
and Sgt. Peter J. lander, who
was also stationed at the AAF
overse replacement depot
there, was the best man.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-06

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