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Detroit evening times., 1945-10-20
Polio Epidemic

NEW YORK. oct 10 GNS)-
Basil OConnor, president of the
National Foundation for infantile
Paralysis, announced today that
check for SIS, 600 has been sent
10 the foundation chapter al
Polytechnic Mont, where a severe
outbreak Of poliomyelltiS has oc-
CURED -s
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IN THE AMERICAN WEEKLY

IN THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
is THIS THE PERFECT CRIME ?
Erie Stanley Gardner writes
on mystery of body discovered
in a sealed cylinder
THE UNTIMELY RETURN OF
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HOW TO MAKE DRIED FRUIT
PASTRIES - Tempting recipes
In Household Almanac.
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In THE PICTORIAL REVIEW
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Evening star., 1945-11-28
Fenwick Report Calls
For Health Program
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FfSSS.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 28.-An
adequate health program in the
State should come before an ex-
tensive educational program or any
other need. Charles r. Fenwick, Ar
lington, chairman of the Virginia
Advisory Legislative Council Com
mittee on Rural Health and Medical
Care, said yesterday in presenting
the report Of his committee to &C
delegates from IS agencies and civic
organizations of the State.
The group decided to establish q
Statewide health and medical care
council and named a committee to
work out details of the organization
The council will be merged with
the Rural Health and Medical Care
Committee, headed by DR.. H. B
Mulholland. chairman Of the Uni.
versity of Virginia.
DR.. w. T. Sanger, president of the
Medical College of Virginia, viii
serve as chairman of the COMMITTEES
planning the details of the council
organization.
Mr.. Fenwick said the health stu.
alton in rural communities Is wors,
today than 1t was in 1899. He urgee
organizations throughout the Stat,
to make the public realize the acut,
need for the extension of publil
health service, saying that legisla'
tive action will not be taken unit
State officials think the majority o
people are in favor.
Miss Leslie G. Foster, executiv,
secretary OF the Virginia Tubercu.
losis Association, recommended tha1
a health council be formed with I
paid executive at its head.
Evening star., 1945-11-28
Supreme Court 10 Test
Bus Segregation Law
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 28.-M. B.
Watts, clerk of the State Supreme
Court. received notice yesterday
that the United States Supreme
Court had granted an appeal in 4
case testing the validity Of a vir-
ginia racial segregation law per-
tanning to interstate passengers on
Interstate buses.
Cousel for the petitioner, Irene
Morgan, colored, notified Mr.. Watts
that Chief Justice Harlan Stone
awarded an appeal from a decision
OF the Virginia Supreme Court.
handed down last June at Wythe-
willie, holding that the State segre.
ton law is not burdensome to in
terstate commerce and does not
violate the Federal Constitution.
The petitioner in the case was
nned $40 and costs in the Circuit
Court Of Middlesex County on a
charge Of violating the segregation
law by refusing to move to a va.
can't seat In, the rear of q Grey.
hound bus while travelling across
Virginia from Norfolk to Baltimore.
She was elected from the bus.
Justice Herbert B. Gregory of the
Virginia Supreme Court ruled that
the State statute represents q valid
exercise Of the States police pow
er.
The Virginia attorney general
viii have is days in which to flle .
memorandum with the United
States Supreme Court, after which
certified copy Of the record viii
be forwarded to WaShington
Evening star., 1945-11-28

had been in bad health several years.
Mr.. Fletcher, . former Notre
Dame and Olympic track star, re-
signed Is physical education pro-
fessor in 1942 after poor health had
prevented him from teaching ut
Washington and Lee for several
years.
Funeral services and burial will be
held here today.
Mr.. Fletcher was q native Of Lin
coin, Nebr., and received degree in
electrical engineering at Notre
Dame.
After graduating he taught mathe-
matics and coached In all sports at
Utah State Normal for q year, and
held q similar position at Mitchell
tS. Dak) High. School in 1918 and
1914, coming to Washington and Lee
in the latter year.
Mr.. Fletcher served as secretary of
the Southern Conferences and was
its president from 1898 to 1885.
Surviving, are his widow, two
daughtefS and q son.
Evening star., 1945-11-28
Legion in Montgomery
Plans 'Murch o.. Dimes

Preliminary plans for the March
OF Dimes drive and dance were In
augurated yesterday BY the Mont
gcmery County American Legion
Council with the appointment Of
Alfred Paul Of sBethesda as chair
man. Mr.. PAUL has headed the cam.
paign for. the last seven years.
Subcommittee chairmen for the
drive, which begins January II and
will be climaxed with q dance In the
Silver Spring. Armory January 80.
are Is follows:
March Of Dimes, Joseph II. Fields,
Silver Spring, and g. n Durrer,
Kensipgton; coin boxes Newton
Cashion Ksnsingtonss pslhlic schools.
III. ]. Moore, Rockville; pEiyato
schools, Leslie BelI. Bsthe1a9: !: civic
associations and Parent-z zeaclleE
Association, Frank Long. Kenstn9-
ton: bowling, 1sjeene 7. g. Nauey;
sound ampaifl cation, roOkes lUtly,
and ps1blleity, Hiehard O. Musssr,
|silvsr spring t
Evening star., 1945-11-28
Court Will Test Legality
Of Arlington Zoninu Rules

The constitutionality Of the Ar
lington zoning ordinance is sched-
uled to be tested during the next
term OF Circuit Court. .-
Harry shockey, counsel for Miss
Helen z. Carroll, $3.50 North Elev-
enth street, Arlington, yesterday ap-
pealed the decision Of Judge Hugh
Reid In County Court in which his
client was fined SO and costs for
violation Of the county zoning regu-
lations.
Miss Carroll was charged with
permitting two families to live in
her house which is restricted to one.
family occupancy.
Samuel j. Hughes. $40 North
Eleventh street; Mrs, Dorothy
Hughes, his wife, and Mrs. Charles
M. Glen, 5228 North Eleventh street,
Evening star., 1945-11-28
eeand Dr.. Macdonald
Debate Army Training

Peacetime military training in
this country is essential to with
stand the shock Of any future at
tack, 1t. COL, 3. Brooke Lee, Mont
gomery County parq commissioner
declared last night In . debate at
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
HIS opponent, DR.. Ralph W,
Macdonald. executive secretary Of
ths National Education Association.
termed such = course the heart 81
mtiitarism, resulting In an armed
rsce with the world becoming "a
armed camp"
Asserting that ''our every efFoYt
must be to- discourage the start Of
agsrssstve warfare" Col. Lee said
the slrest WY to discourage s,Ich
an act on the part Of any Other
nation u for this country to "look
strong and be strong. /"
He emphasized that never again
WM we be given two or three years
70 prepare through the courage and
sacrihce of dur allies as hes Beer
our great good fortune twice in the
last 8 years.
Dr. Macdonald contended that
every nattcn IA. history which haS
adopted : pgo1raim OF military
training has been destroyed. ne
add that compulsory military
training m this country, II main-
tained Tor : few years, would lead
|to dtlution and weakening of our
democracy and its ultimate destruc-
ton. He explained that he favored
continuation q the National Guard
and the RoTC because they ~
wholly in keeping with democratic
principles"
Evening star., 1945-11-28

testified that q colored family Of
i've resides in the basement Of Miss
CAROLS house.
Separate entrances. on different
streets. are used by Miss Carroll and
the colored family, according to the
testimony.
Donald r. Locke, county coming
administrator, testified the house is
located. In . one-family residential
district.
Mr.. Shockey moved to strike the
Commonwealth's evidence on the
grounds that one person does not
constitute a family and that the
ordinance is unconstitutional. He
described the regulation as "arbi-
trary and capricious," adding that it
goes beyond police power and au-
thority Of the county board by pro-
hibiting the use Of property,
Evening star., 1945-11-28
ODT Aide Runs CopitoI Tronsit From1i Office;
Just Sits Tight Awaiting End Of Labor Dispute

matters called for his attention.
Also, the other day. he had to
give the management q paper to
sign. He called up E. D. Merrill,
company president, who came 10 his
ONCE, got the paper and took n
away.
Mr.. Richardson Is not worried
about his lack Of activity because,
he explains. that Is the way II d
meant to be.
Reporters keep coming in here
asking. me what I'm going to dc
about this and why I don't do some
thing about that" he said. well
all I'm going to do is sit here and
see that the buses and streetcars
keep running until the controversy
Is settled. II the Government starts
throwing its weight around 1t only
makes things worse. These people
are perfectly competent to handle
their a11airs-they just tell me what
they're doing and Is long as moth
ing's wrong stay in the background
as much as possible. My job Is to
WELD q fire-extinguisher, not q club
People think this operation must
be costing the Government q lot
Actually my job Is to see that il
doesn't cost anything"
The highway transport depart
ment is folding up Saturday. Mr.
Richardson plans to resume the re-
tirement he started five years age
when he resigned as president and
general manager Of the Chicago
Surface Lines.
Mr.. Richardson looked hopefully
at battery Of telephones and buz-
zers on his desk. Nothing rang
nothing buzzed. There's hardly
anybody left in the department
any more" he said. II haven't
been home since May. I'll Just 81,
around here until they get thi,
thing smoothed out and then gel
on back to Chicago"
Evening star., 1945-11-28
Baby Burned 70 Death
In Farmhouse Blaze

Four-nionth-old Marie Frazier
was burned to death Monday in q
fire which destroyed the tenant
farmhouse of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Frazier, in Middle
brook, Md, near Gaithersburg
Montgomery County police reported
Three other children were rescued
by James Keys, 48, colored, Of Rock
vile, who first noticed the blaze.
The mother, Mrs. jamie Frazier
had been burning leaves, according
to police, and left them to tend tc
some hogs. Mr.. Keys told police he
noticed the blaze when passing By
and called to Mrs. Frazier.
He said he succeeded in breaking
. window and leading the three
older children, Charles, 4; Shirley
Ann, 3, and Marjorie, l, to safety
but because OF the intense heat was
unable to reach the youngest's crib
The building was burned to the
ground before the Gaithersburg Vol.
unteer Fire Department could save
1t. The father Of the children was al
work at the Washington Vault
Works, near Rockville.
Montgomery County police have
taken up . collection to reward Mr.
Keys for his efforts.
Evening star., 1945-11-28
Junior Chamber Group
Plons Fill Chest Drive

The Alexandria Junior Chamber
LOT Commerce voted last night to
sponsor . city-wide 'sFfll the Chest
drive from December 10 to II, In al,
effort to raise additional funds for
the Community War FUND.
g. German Ridgely, Jaycee presi-
dent, pointed out that Alexandra
ended Its Community War Fund
campaign with collections Of only
454.9 $50, , deficit Of $35. $50 In It's
Quota To avoid curtailng the work
of the Community Chests IN the
metEopolitan area, the Community
War Fund organization plans 70
reach m persons during the weak cf
the I'll tl1s Ghestn drive who have
not contributed to til fund.
Evening star., 1945-11-28
Alexandra School Board
Studies Two New Bids

Two bids for the construction of
an addition to George Washington
High School in Alexandria today
were being studied by the Board Of
Education pending a meeting soon
with the City Council. The amounts
Of the bids. which were received yes
terday. and the contractors names
were not revealed.
Four bids for the. addition, which
Is estimated to cost between $20O ,00o
and $300, 900, were received Septem-
Der n but were rejected at that
time since the lowest bid amounted
to $323, 400. It was explained that
this estimate was believed "out Of
line" since the south wing of the
building was constructed in 1885
at a cost Of $l44, 900 and the pro-
posed north wing is only slightly
larger.
T. G. williams. superintendent OF
schools, said he hoped q meeting
with the Council would bring some
solution to the problem as the addi-
ton is badly needed to relieve over.
|crowding. The high school has from,
$50 to 400 students more than the
Virginia Department Of Education
recommends for the size Of the
building.
Evening star., 1945-11-28

buses be exempted from the plan.
This met with applause from many
of Those attending the hearing.
Citizens Group Protests.
The first witness for the opposi-
ton, John n. Connaughton, vice
chairman Of the Public Utilities
Committee Of the District Fedora
ton OF Citizens Associations, said
he had been instructed by his or
ganization to oppose the plan On
these grounds:
The buses rerouted to the Mount
Rainier terminal from East River
dale and cheyerly would have to
pass over the narrow Barney
street bridge. In Cottage City; that
there would be congestion at the
terminal. and that the proposal
would put an extra burden on the
already badly overloaded street
car lines
Evening star., 1945-11-28
Literary Fund Loans
To Virginia Units |
Total H,l05,7S9 !
- the Assoeisted Press.

~ tksS A140CI8tS0 SI488.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 2s.-1Iit.
erary Fund loans to Virginia ooun.
ties. cities and towns totalina
IS .2o5, ,7SoS3 were Outstanding at tl,e
close Of the fiscal year, June 80
the annual report Of W. TayIoe
Murphy, State treasurer, showed
today.
OF this amount 77s counties had
loans Of $5,S22,731.4s and 10 cities
and towns accounted for the bal
Aanee Of $383 058.37. Fairfax County
held the largest loan. $559 ,720, fol-
lowed by Roanoke County with
$476. .030 and Arlington County with
$3s6, 400. -"
The fund increased from $11.-
784. .70s.7l on July /, 1874, to s12,s25..
1851 on June 80, 1s45. The in
crement included 1856, ,2s7S4 from
lines and forfeitures, $32o.24 from
the sale Of waste land. $454 from
primary fees, $1,1l5 from oyster
nnes. $2,722.69 from escheated prop-
erty, $812.50 from confiscated prop-
ely ano $tS,oSl.Zo In profits on sale
Of investments.
The literary fund provides money
which the localities NAV borrow
through the State Board Of Educa-
tiou for construction Of school build
ings and additions at an interest
rate Of 2 per cent. Any principal
amount IN the fund In excess of
$to! !0oo. 900 may be used by the Cen
erA Assembly for other school pur-
poses. ;
Other loans outstanding on last
June 30 included Clarke. S57 lo0.
Fauquier, $500: Loudoun. s7o0:
Prince William, 81, $780,.
Cities and towns included Falls
Church. $500, and Herndon. 81 425
Evening star., 1945-11-28
Cut in Virginia Auto
Liability Insurance
| Rates Under Study
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED PreS1.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 28.-Testi-
mony was completed before the
State Corporation Commission yes
terday on proposed revision OF
automobile liability insurance rates
which spokesmen for the plan esti-
mated would mean cheaper rates for
|more than three-fourthS Of Vir-
ginia's passenger car owners.
The commission took the case un-
der advisement without indication
as to the date q decision would be
rendered.
Triple Classification Provided.
The suggested revision, providing
a triple classification of rates, was
advanced by ~ stock and mutual
insurance companies At present
passenger car owners pay the same
rates whether their cars are used
for pleasure or business. Under the
news proposal. 4 ''B" rate would be
established for all autos used in
business this rate would be % per
cent higher than the existing rate.
In. n.addition, there would be an "A"
classification for all cars not used
for business purposes and driven
more than $500 miles . year by
persons at least Is years of age, and
an "A-1" classification on autos
driven less than 1890 miles annu-
ally by drivers at least IS years old.
Those In the "A" group, compris-
ing So per cent of the States pass
enger cars, would pay 20 per cent
less than the 'B" rate, and those
in the "A-l" group would pay 30 per
cent less. It was estimated that
those in the latter category amount
ed to "a per cent of the total num-
ber Of cars in use In the State.
Reductions Seen.
Figures presented to the commis-
sion indicated the net result would
be that "A" drivers would pay "a
per cent less than at present and
"A-1" drivers las per cent less.
The commission announced that
II the new rates are accepted, five
companies now deviating from pre-
sent schedules would be permitted
to continue their current rates
These are the State Farm Mutual
Auto Insurance Co., Virginia Auto
Mutual Insurance Co., Farm Bureau
Auto Insurance Co., Indemnity In
surance Co. Of North America and
Keystone Auto Club Casualty Co.
Evening star., 1945-11-28
Council Votes !
New Bond Issue
In Alexandra
$l,500, 900 Finance
Plan Authorized
To Improve City

Alexandria City Council last night
passed on third and final reading
an ordinance authorizing the issu.
ance OF 81 500, 900 worth OF bonds
to finance a program OF street and
sewer improvement, school buildings
and for the acquisition Of new school
sites, construction Of public build.
ings and improvements of the city,s
recreation facilities.
Many Of the projects included
have already been completed under
temporary financing and others will
be undertaken later.
The ordinance authorized the is
suing December Is Of / 500 bonds of
81 600 denominations, with interest
payable on December is and June
Is at the rate Of 2 per cent. The
bonds are to be Of varying maturity
dates, with 81 years set as the long
est term any are to be outstanding
Public Hearing Tuesday.
A public hearing will be held Tues
day night on the request of Carl H.
and Phillis Boehringer for permis-
sion to operate clinic for the care
OF alcoholics in cooperation with q
Washington physician on their prop
erty at 1907 Duke street. While no
rezoning Is required, a special action
OF Council Is necessary, and the
Council said adjacent property own
ers should be given the right to ex-
press themselves on the subject.
Mr.. Boehringer stated he had con.
suited members Of the medical pro.
fession in Alexandria and was ad.
vised such an establishment is need.
ed in the city.
An appropriation of 1890 wa.
passed on first reading to cover cos,
OF recording Selective Service regis.
trationS as authorized on MAY II
l945.
Resoning Applications Granted.
The following applications for re-
zoning were granted after public
nearing: South side of MONTGOMERY
street. 100 feet west OF Washington
street from residential to CONNER
cial; part Of lot at the southeast in
tersection Of Fayette and wilkes
streets from residential to indus.
trial; lots rs and n beginning lO(
feet south Of Cameron street on the
east side Of st. Asaph street from
DNl to d. commercial; lots 502
SOB and 504 beginning lis feet south
OF Cameron street on the west side
OF Pitt street from D-1 to D-2 com.
mercial; 422 South st. Asaph street
from residential to commercial. two
lots between Duke street and thu
Southern Railway from residential
to industrial; half OF lot on south
side Of Oxford avenue east of Mount
vernon avenue and three lots or
north side Of Del Ray avenue east OF
Mount Vernon avenue from residen.
tiai to commercial: lot on the south
side Of Duke street west of Elizabeth
street from residential to CONNER.
cial,
Capt. John Opie, U. s. N. request.
ed waiver Of the building code to
permit alteration Of accessory build.
inss on his property at 224 South
Lee street, but the council deferred
the matter until the building code
could be amended to cover the de.
viations rather than grant q special
waiver.
Evening star., 1945-11-28
Falls Church Official
SAYS Town Must Grow
Or Be Taken Over

Sargent White, member Of the
Falls Church Town Council, told a
meeting of the newly organized West
End Citizens Association last night
that the town must grow and annex
surrounding territory or "be swal-
lowed up by Arlington"
Mr.. White said Arlington County
wants to annex Falls Church and II,
a recent Falls Church annexation
suit, Arlington County appropriated
50 900 to fight the case and donated
services of its Commonwealth at
torney.
Mr.. White pointed out that Falls
Church must know the character Of
the territory it may annex in the
near future. He suggested that out
of such citizens groups . the West
End Citizens Association, should
come citizens who are wiling md
able to make a study of the sur
rounding areas, looking toward thar
eventual annexation.
He urged the group to consider
the question Of juvenile delinquency
and lack of recreational facilities
and suggested it would be cheaper
for the citizens of the town to pro-
vide some sort of Halloween enter
tainment as an alternative to hav-
ing more than so per cent of the
towns streetlights broken as oc-
CURED last Halloween. -.
Officers elected at the meeting
attended by more than so citizens of
the west end of Falls Church were
Ralph B. Ley, president; L. T. Laing,
vice president; Mrs. Allen Otis, re-
cording secretary treasurer, and H.
G. McGinnis, corresponding secre-
tary.
The group adopted a constitution
and appointed committee consist
ing of John ]. Kirby, Thomas Bal
lard and John. H. King to draft
bylaws.
Evening star., 1945-11-28
New Londover Boord

The Landoyer Suburban Citizens
Association has appointed q new
Executive Board OF two members
from each subdivision. They are
Mrs. Frank Herndon and Mrs. Laura
Bassett. Cheverly Gardens; Mrs
John willard and Mrs. n. X. Edle-
man. Columbia Highlands; Jesse
Hartley and Erick Barry, Landover,
and Frank De Acre and Mrs. II. 0
Kaufman, Cheverly Manor. A
bazaar has been planned for De.
Ecemher { II thu cognmua1by hall and
. Christmas party December = q
tthe saxae plAce.
Evening star., 1945-11-28
Prince Georges Puts Of
Action on Park zonino

The Prince Georges County Com
missioners yesterday postponed ac-
ton on two zoning petitions Of the
Observation-Disclosures Capital Park
and Planning Commission until De-
cember 4.
The commission has asked that
the properties known as the Nc
Cormack- Goodhart tract. lying be-
tween the Montgomery Prince
Georges County lines, University
Lane and New Hampshire avenue
and the CORN and Hornnig tract,
fronting on New Hampshire avenue
and University lane be CHANGED
from Residential &c" to Residential
"An u