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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-08-07
3More Victims !.
OF Polio Listed;
Total Now 81
Outbreaks Called Less
Serious This Year
By Health Officials

Three more polio cases were re.
ported by the District Health De-
partment today, bringing the total
to 80 District residents and 80
county residents hospitalized here
this year.
Meanwhile, District and Prince
Georges County health officials is
sued separate statements that the
outbreaks this year are not as seri-
GUS as last year and are marked by
a high percentage of non-paralytic
cases.
The new cases are a 16-year -old
boy from the 100 block of Forester
street S.W., at Gallinger Hospital;
a 4-year-old girl from the 3700 block
of Massachusetts, avenue NV, at
Walter Reed Hospital, and a 6-year-
old boy from the 1000 block of Long,
fellow street, Arlington, Va, at Chill.
dren's Hospital
Milder Cases Reported.
DR.. John M. Byers, Prince Georges
County health officer, said the out
break there is resulting in milder
cases than last year. May cases are
non-paralytic, he said.
Analysing So cases treated in the
District from January / to August 4,
the District Health Department re-
ported that 43 per cent were nom
paralytic. The trend of new cases
docs not seem to be abruptly up
ward, as it was year ago." the de-
partment added.
Only three cases were reported
last week, for example, as compared
to five the week before and nine
cases three weeks ago. Nine cases
were reported in the week of Au-
gust last year.
Three Deaths This Year.
The high percentage of nonpar-
alytic cases is encouraging, DR..
Daniel Seckinger, acting head of the
department, said. He pointed out
that there have been only three
deaths so far this year, as compared
to six at this time last year.
There have been more cases 50
far this year, however, but that is
because the outbreak occurred ear
Her THIS summer, DR.. Seck1nger ex-
planned. If only few cases are re.
ported in succeeding weeks, DR.. c. C.
Dauer of the department said, the
outbreak can definitely be said to
be on the wane.
Through last week there were %
from the District and 80 from the
counties. In 1914 through the period
comparable to last week there had
been % District cases and II from
out of town.
OF the 80 county cases reported
this year through last week, 81 are
from Maryland and from Vir-
ginia. OF the II last year IA were
from Maryland and from Vir-
ginia.
Fifty per cent of the cases were
children 10 years or over. Eight Of
the cases were adults over 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-08-07
0PA 10 Check Merchants
For Price Chart Compliance

Every Washington store handling
clothing. textiles, furniture or house
furnishings will be checked by OPA
representatives between. August II
and 81 to determine compliance
with new retail pricing chart reg
ulations, Robert x. Thompson. Dis
-trict oPA director, announced to-
day.
At the same time he warned fur
niture and bedding jobbers that to-
day is the deadline for filing mark
up charts or applications for cate
CORY mArkups under new regulA-
lations. Failure to flle, Mr.. Thomp-
son said, brings IN automatic ban o.,
selling affected items.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-08-07
Sunday Ruled
Partof Federal
Work Week
Warren Decisions
Assure Overtime for
Fractions of Hours
BY JOSEPH YOUNG.

A series of rulings establishing
Sunday as part of the basic Federal
work week and guaranteeing Gov
eminent employees regular time
and-a-half rates for fractional hours
worked overtime been issued by
Controller General Lindsay c. War
rem.
Issued in the last few days in
response to inquiries by various
Government agencies, the rulings
are expected to clarity many OF the
problems and questions raised by
the new Federal pay act.
Under the Interpretation of the
pay act, Government employees can
be required to work at any time dur
ing the week, including Sunday.
That day would be considered on the
same basis as any other day-one
of the days making up the basic
administrative work week of 40
hours.
Essential to Some.
The law states the basic admins
trative work week shall be worked
during not more than six of the
seven calendar days. Usually the
40-hour week is worked during five
days, Monday through Friday, with
overtime worked on Saturday.
In signing the pay bill last month,
President Truman expressed the hope
that, wherever possible, the basic
40-hour week would be worked Mon
days through Friday. However, some
agencies have reported 1t is essential
to their operations to have some
of their employees work on Sunday.
1t the employe has already work.
ed 40 or more hours during the week,
payment for Sunday would be on a
time-and-a-half overtime basis.
This, too, would be the same pay
ment as for work on any other day
OF the week which brought the work
week over 40 hours.
Collect on Fraction.
In regard to fractional overtime
pay, the comptroller general held
overtime and night differential pay
may be paid for overtime work in
periods of IS minutes. For example
a worker who has worked fraction
of an overtime hour is entitled to
time-and-a-half compensation, for
the time, whether the period worked
is IS, 80 or As minutes.
In another ruling, the comptroller
general held any employe who trans
fers from one agency to another in
the middle of the week is not en-
titled to overtime pay from either
since he does not work more than 40
hours for either agency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-08-07
Children Plan Drive
For $4,000 10 Buy
Home for Museum

Hundreds of Washington children,
led by three ambitious youngsters,
readied plans today to start a
$35 900 Embarrassing campaign to
buy a new home for the Children
Museum, which must vacate its
present site at 42l5 Massachusetts,
avenue NV. by September l.,
Miss Matilda Young, museum di-
rector, said $35 900 is the minimum
amount necessary to guarantee a
new museum home" She has not
yet found a suitable house with
enough ground near the center OF
town, but is optimistic.
The idea of city-wide drive for
funds, during which teen-age So
licitors would pass the hat" among
both children and adults, came from
Noel Todd, IL. of 3849 Beecher
street NV; Mitzi Silverstein, IL,
of 713 Third street NV, and Tom
my Fitzpatrick, 10, 4120 Forty-sec-
ond street NV, according to Miss
Young.
Mitzi, member of the museum S
dramatic club, originally suggested
that the club could hold an elaborate
medicine show to raise money
Noel, Star carrier, thought it
would be better to take the museums
pony and cart and travel in every
section of the city ringing door
bells" Tommy, Miss Young re-
ported, said he would do the bark
ing because I'm a good little sales
man."
When the children got together
Miss Young recounted, they decided
a city-wide canvass would be easier
and more effective. She said they
planned to obtain truck some
where and somehow" to transport
the pony and cart to different Sec
tions of the District and would
alert" children in the various
neighborhoods Of their scheduled
arrival.
The three leaders of the plan told
Miss Young they would recruit
helpers from the more than 1,00o
members on the museum files. Miss
Young said Mrs. Margaret Hale
Scherer will act as chairman of the
fund drive and will coordinate
solicitation of money from adults.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-08-07
Man in Al, Found Wearing
Uniform, Held for Jury

John Joseph Myers, 20, of Center
County, Pa, was held for the grand
jury today by United States Com
missioner Needham c. Turnage on q
charge of illegally wearing the uni
form of Navy gunner's mate, Sec
ond class.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation
agents said Myers had never been in
the service and was classified At by
his local draft board. Myers told
the FBI he bought the uniform for
81 in Baltimore barroom from a
discharged seaman who was broke. ,
Myers was arrested Saturday by
the shore patrol and turned over to
the FBI when he failed to display q
draft card. He is being held in de-
fault Of $1,000 bond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-08-07

who had something to do with the
work and are now soldiers in the
theater of operations where the
bomb was dropped for the first time
He also pointed out that assist
ance came from several Washington
area companies-Noland Co.. Lof-
strand Co.. S. E. Dockstader Co. and
II. & H. Machine Co.
Mr.. Singleton, whose home is al
628 Oakland terrace, Alexandria
Va, has worked here for is years
ne has three children who havens
seen much Of me for a couple Of
years"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-08-07
District Soldier Flies
Home From Leqhorn

District area veterans arriving in
this country on furloughs and leaves
include II who reached New York
yesterday aboard the liner Mormac-
port and the transport Sea Pike.
One District soldier, who was
flown to this country from Leg
horn, Italy, reached home in time
to spend his furlough with two SOL
der brothers. also here on furloughs.
He is Corpl. Thomas j. Bayer. Is,
of % Bryant street NE. One
brother, Maj. Anthony Bayer, %,
who commands recruit receiving
station in Puerto Rico, has 30-day
furlough before returning to his post.
The other, Corpl. Bernard M. Bayer,
10, is home on brief leave before
leaving for Pacific duty.
IL Arrive in New York.
A fourth brother is in the Ma.
rianas and a fifth is a civilian en-
ploye of the War Department at
Norfolk, Va.
The II veterans reported as arri-
walls at New York yesterday are:
Pfc. Ruben Ferguson, 622 South
Washington street, Alexandria; Pfc.
Calvin Thorpe, Alexandria; TIA
Alfred F. Janifer, 319 Sixtieth street
NE; It's Beverly E. Thomas, All
Eighth street S.W.; Pfc. Charles
Johnson, 1918 G street Sc; Pfc.
Hillary w. Price, 2407 Half street
S.W.; Tvs Werner A. Mason, 609
Seventh street NE; Pvt. Eppa S.
Compton, 221 Eleventh street Sc;
Pvt. Edward j. Napoli, 604 F street
NE; Pfc. Harold r. Arlington, 634
Thirty first street NV, and End 1t.
Donald F. Herndon, 7109 Georgia
avenue NV.
Hampton Roads Arrivals.
The liner West Brooke Victory
was scheduled to dock today at
Hampton Roads, returning Is Dis
trict veterans to this country. They
are: LIST 1t. Henry Burnett, Wash.
ington! I'd 1t. Edward McAlwister,
ii S street NV: Corpl Norris r.
Martin, 4713 Suitland road, Suit
land, Md; TIA Nicholas Hoffman,
1885 F street NE: Pfc. Robert H.
Gruver, 1884 Shepherd street NV;
T/Sergt Robert F. Ruane, 1920
Clydesdale place NV.
Also. Pfc. Irving Cohen, SIT Park
road NV; Pfc. Roy J. Riddle, 1893
G street Sc; Pfc. Robert N. Tillett,
1914 Nineteenth street Sc; Sergt.
John Burrell, 1400 Eighteenth street
Sc; Pfc. Albert Doleonibus, Sixth
street NV; Pfc. Grady r. Grover,
207 Sixth street NE, and SiSergt
William Holbrook, 5538 Nevada ave,
nue.. NV.
Three More Due Later.
The following three men are
scheduled to arrive at New York
near the end of the week aboard
the small transports Santa Marta,
Luther Martin and Samuel Liver
more: T/Sergt. James Curain, 1929
Nash place Sc; Sergt. Thomas A.
Whiteman, 4445 Faraday place NV,
and It's James r. Lyles, 220 South
Fayette street, Alexandria
Two veterans of Pacific air battles
are home on leaves.
One Of them, Aviation Radioman
&c Paul E. Nugent, 1904 Thirtieth
street NE, wears the Air Medal and
a gold star in lieu Of second Air
Medal. He is q member Of q veteran
naval bombardment group.
The other Navy airman is Aviation
Machinist's Mate &c Paul M.
Broyles, 1418 South Monroe street.
Arlington, who returned to this
country with other members Of Air
Group II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-08-07
Horrimon Book in Moscow

MOSCOW, Aug. Z tP .-Ambassa-
dor w. Averell Hartman returned
to his post in Moscow yesterday
coming via Stockholm, where he
picked up his daughter, Kathleen,
lwho had bsen vacationing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-27
CONTROL SCHOOLS
ATTRACT FARMERS

COLLEGE STATION, RALEIGH,
Aug. ga total of 1,341 of the
leading dairymen in North Caro-
lima attended the mastitis control
schools held recently in IS of the
principal milk sheds in the state,
says John A. Arey, in charge c1
Extension dairying at State Col
lege.
DR.. w. E. Petersen of the Uni
versity of Minnesota, DR.. George
Hopson of New York City, and
DIR. c. D. Grinnells of the Agri.
cultural Experiment Station J at
State College were the principal
speakers.
Preventive measures for the con.
troll of the mastitis disease, which
affects the cows udder, proper
milking practices, and sanitation
methods were studied. So interest
ed were many of the farmers ir
the control of this disease, thai
they attended morning session
at one location, then rushed bach
home to get some of their neigh
hors, and attended a similar ses
sion at night some rs miles away
''Dairyrnen throughout the stat
expressed keenest appreciation TO.
these meetings." Arey said, "an'
new methods of milking, outlined a
the meetings by DR.. Hopson, will
be followed to help in control Q
the disease"
DR.. Peterson said that even tn
slightest bruise on the cows udde
and leaving the milking machin
on too long could easily help tn
spread of the trouble. So impress
ed was he with the success of tn
meetings here in North Carolina
that he plans to hold simila
schools in Minnesota, one of tn
leading dairy states in the Natior
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-27
BLACK ROT HITS
SWEET POTATOES

COLLEGE STATION. Raleigh,
Aug. 26.-Black rot in this years
crop of sweet potatoes is showing
up throughout the state and this
fact calls attention once again to
the need for disease-free seed
stocks and the planting of the
sweet potato crop on soils tina,
do not have the disease.
Howard Garriss, Extension plant
pathologist at State college, says
that growers should be careful not
to include any yams with the
black rot disease in their ship
ments to the markets. These po-
tatos break down rather quickly
and will affect other potatoes in
the shipment.
When potatoes are cured and
stored later in the season, growers
should also be careful to grade
their crop properly and remove
all diseased potatoes and those
that are bruised and damaged.
There is no specific control Of
the black rot disease. Garriss
says. First, the farmer must be
sure to plant disease-free SEED
and he should treat them before
thew are bedded. Second, he
should plant them on soils that
have not had a crop of sweet pc
tatoes for at least three or foul
years.
Strict preventive measures mus
be followed, or large losses car
be suffered. The N. c. Crop I'm,
provement association has beer
making inspections of fields where
seed stocks for the 1916 crop are
being grown. Later inspections
will also be made during the cur
ing and storing of the crop.
The Development and growing Of
disease-free stocks of seed is Of
major Importance to the sweet po
tato industry in North Carolina
Garriss: says.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-27
Stettinius, Hillman
Sail On Queen Mary

NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-LR)-For-
mer Secretary of State Edward R.
Stettinius, Jr., was among 1928
passengers who sailed today aboard
the Queen Mary for Southampton,
England.
Stettinius is en- route to London
where he will serve as President
Truman's personal representative
at an interim commission meeting
of the United Nations Organization.
Also aboard the huge liner were
Sidney Hillman, president of the
CLIO Political Action Committee,
who will represent American la
Dor at a conference of the World
Trade Union Congress in Paris and
Manhattan District Attorney Frank
S. Hogan, who is on a personal
mission to study juvenile delin-
quency in Europe.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-27
Queen Elizabeth Sails
With $4,000 Americans

SOUTHAMPTON, England, Aug.
26.-LP-Th elmer Queen Eliza
beth, carrying almost $4,000 Amer
lean troops, sailed today for New
York.
Aboard were members & the
Eighth Air Force, various United
Kingdom-based units, 1000 men
formerly stationed in Iceland. and
l 1000 naval personnel.
Among the civilian passengers
were Herbert H. Lehman, director
of the United Nations Relief and
Rehabilitation Administration; and
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, president
of the World Jewish Congress.
Air force officers aboard includ-
ed Col. James Stewart, American
film star.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-27
Duplin County Farmers
Get Good Results With
New Sabadilla busting

COLLEGE STATION, RALEIGH
Aug. 26.-Howell Horne and Ellis
Raynor, Duplin County farmers,
are finding that the new Sabadllla
dust is an effective treatment in
killing the Harlequin bug.
Horne and :Raynor tested the new
dust at the suggestion of County
Agent L. F. Weeks and were de-
lighted with it. Horne stated, that
within few hours after the ap-
plication of the dust, the Harle-
quin bugs were lying flat on their
backs and were dead.
He applied the dust to collards.
The bug attacks both cabbage and
callards and is a source of much
annoyance to farmers in many sec
tons of the STATE as well as to
truckers.
A recent survey reveals that the
new dust is not generally distribut-
ed among seed stores and small
dealers at this time. There are,
however, supplies at Raleigh, Char
!otte, and Hendersonville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-27
BY John H. Harris
N. c.. State COLLEGE

In order to have early spring
onions next year, it is necessary to
plant seed or sets sometime during
the fall. AS a usual thing, plant
sets during August or September
which produce green onions in the
late fall. The onions that are not
eaten in the fall are left in the
ground to produce extra early
spring onions. To produce long
slender, bleached, green onion, dirt
should be banded around the onion
as it grows. This recommendation
should not be practiced if Dubious
onion is desired.
Two satisfactory green onions for
home use is the old fashion
potato onion and the Egyptian
or top" onion. The potato onion
multiplies under ground while the
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-27
Tar Heel Gardener

top onion produces seed stalks
above ground and bears bulblets
on the end of this stalk. Bota OF
these onions are commonly grown
from sets since seed are not avail.
able. These onions are usually left
in the ground year after year and
used as they are needed.
Other type onions may be grown
from either sets, plants, or seed.
The plants are usually available
only in the spring. The seed or
sets may be planted in either 4all
or early spring in, the lower Pied
mont and Eeastern part of the
state. In the upper Piedmont and
Mountains, early spring planting
would be advisable.
The onions grown from seed and
plants keep best, because they 90
not usually have enlarged necks
as do those grown from sets.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-27
RAINS DELAYING
PASTURE SEEDING

COLLEGE STATION, RALEIGH,
Aug. 26.-Continued rains this
summer have interfered with farm
plans and many farmers would
like to seed their permanent pas
ture land, temporary grazing crops,
and alfalfa but they do not have
the land ready.
The Agricultural Experiment
Station at State College has shown
that these crops give best results
when they are sown relatively
early so that they can make good
growth before winter sets in. Tenn
porary grazing crops sown at about
this period, often furnish valuable
feed for dairy and beef cattle by
the middle of October.
Earliness of seeding small grain
is also very important. With oats
for example, paintings at the Pied
mont Test Farm at Statesville
given an average yell of g.:
bushels for the October / plant
ing and only 1854 bushels for tht
November Is. There was an aver
age loss Of seven-ninths Of
buslel of oats per acre for eacf
days delay in planting.
For barley, the increase in yielt
was 1876 bushels per acre for DC
tober l planting as compared witt
Nover,cher Is.
=; On the other hand, wheat SHOULD
not be planted at the same earl.
dates as oats and barley becaus
Of Hessian fly damage. The earlies
fly-free dates for planting whea
are October l to Is in the Mour
.tains, October 5 to "a in the Piee
mont, and October 20 to u in tn
Coastal Plain, says J. Myron MAJ
veil. Extension ensomologist.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-27
HYBRID Corn Produces
Big In Beaufort County

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-Hy-
hr;d corn, planted in demonstra-
t;on .n1ots in Beaufort County, win
n;a1d from 10 to 20 per cent more
than the standard open-pollinated
varieties. according to County
AGENT W. L. MaGahey of the State
ns,1ase Extension Service. The
hog population. however. Is lower
then Il has been in number OF
.uears Many swine producers are
selling their animals at auction al
feeder pigs, MaGahey said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-27
THE WILMINGTON MORNING STAR. WILMINGTON N. c. ~
Wilson Leaf Growers
Use 10000 Tons Coal

WILSON, Aug. 26-LP)-Approxl-
mately 10000 tons of lump coal
have been used in Wilson County
during the tobacco harvesting sea-
son for curing in barns, normally
heated by wood, according to j.
Clifton Tomlinson, assistant county
agent of the State College Exten'
sion Service. More coal stokers
and wood furnaces are employed
for the curing of tobacco in the
county than any other devices
Tomlinson reported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-27
Richmond County Men
Developing Fish Ponds

ROCKINGHAM, Aug. 26.-Rich-
mond County. although situated
MANY miles from the coast, is
rapidly developing its fishing in.
dustry through the establishment
of farm fish ponds. it was reported
here by @. E. Coward, assistant
county agent of the State College
Extension Service. A bulldozer
has been purchased by the Rich
mond County Terracing Associa-
ton to be installed on a terracing
tractor and will be used chiefly for
the construction of fish ponds,
which will offer the farmers an.
other source of income and highly
palatable food.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-27
Robson County Ali
To Make Calf Entries

LUMBERTON, Aug. 26.-several
Robson County All club boys and
girls have secured animals to be
exhibited in the annual Lumberton
Fat Stock Show and Sale next
spring, it was announced here
by V. c. Herlocker, assistant
county agent of the State College
Extension Service. Considerable
interest is being manifested in the
livestock exposition because OF the
successful show and sale last year,
Herlocker reported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-27
SEEK PRIORITIES

ELIZABETH CITY, Aug. 90
Another effort is being made by
local citizens to obtain a priority
to construct freezer locker plant
in Elizabeth City, according to
County Agent p. H. Jameson OF
the State College Extension Ser.
vice, who is aiding in the work.
SIT is felt'' Jameson said, THAT
such a plant would be an esset tc
the entire section"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-27
Wake County Hay Crop
Best In Many Year:

RALEIGH, Aug. 26.-Wake Coun.
ty has the best hay crop that it
has had for many years, but ex-
cessive rains are hampering har.
vesting operations, it was announc.
ed here today by County Agent
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-27

ratory in the country to which he
has been sent.
Inc organization, which is well
known IN scientific circles, is un-
per the direct sponsorship of the
british government, Manning ex-
plalns, although its administration
Is le1t entirely to the discretion of
the scientists in charge.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-27
PANGALOS ARRESTED

ATHENS, Aug. 80 Up Gen.
Theodorus Pangalos, dictator of
Greece in 1926, has been taken into
custody on charges of being Nazi
collaborationist.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-27

The 1475-mile long big Inch
oil pipeline poured more than 3d.
900, 900 barrels of oil into the New
York harbor area for military
aviation and vehicle use.