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Evening star., 1946-08-09
Admission Of Letters
lis Sought by u. 5. in
De Marcos Sanity Trial

The jury sitting in the District
Court hearing to determine the SAN
ity of Julian r. De Marcos, 10, st
Elizabeths Hospital patient, was
excused for some time today while
counsel argued legal points regard
ing admissibility of certain letters
allegedly written by De Marcos
which the Government seeks to in
troduce through DR.. Edgar D. Crit
fin, senior medical officer at st
Elizabeth's.
Assistant United States Attorney
John P. Burke argued in behalf of
the Government and Attorney
James J. Laughlin represented De
Marcos
Hopes to Gain Freedom.
Through the hearing De Marcos
hopes to establish that he is sane
and gain his freedom from St
Elizabeth's, where he has been a
patient approximately 7 years. The
Government expected to rest its
case upon completion of testimony
by DR.. Griffin.
During his testimony yesterday
DR.. Griffin said De Marcos is suf-
fering from true paranoia." type
of insanity which the physician de-
scribed as 'incurable."
Doctor Cites Delusions.
DR.. Griffin said De Marcos has
very highly systematized delusions
of persecution"
The physician also declared De
Marcos has made assaults on pa
tients at the hospital, He testified
also the patient had threatened ito
kill him" whenever the opportunity
presented itself. At one point in his
testimony DR.. Griffin said: Il think
Mr.. De Marcos is an exceedingly
dangerous individual"
Another Government witness yes
terday was DR. Elmer Klein, member
of the Commission on Mental
Health, who testified that De Marcos
is of unsound mind and that he be-
lieves him to be dangerous.
Evening star., 1946-08-09
Extension Of Sewers .
Planned in Campaign
Against Polio Spread

While plans of the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission call
for extension of two branch trunk
sewers in Prince Georges County
during the next year to eliminate
the discharge of raw sewage into
the Northeast and Beaver Dam
branches, county health officials
have taken steps to determine
whether such conditions are to
blame for the outbreak of 16 polio
cases, and possibility of 17th,
within smile radius of those
streams, it was revealed today.
While no actual proof has been
obtained so far as to any of the
victims contracting the illness as
result of the sewage contamina-
ton, DR.. John M. Byers, county
health officer, said he would ask the
John Hopkins University School of
Hygiene and Public Health and the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis to make a study of the
suspected polio areas.
DIR. Byers said it was possible the
raw sewage was to blame, but added
that there have been no definite
findings as to the exact cause of
any of the cases in the county this
year.
Girl Taken to Hospital.
The latest victim, a 2l2 -year-old
Greenbelt girl. was admitted to
Children's Hospital on Monday, and
brought the total number of cases
now under treatment in Washington
hospitals to "a Only four of those
are from the District, and the re-
mainder are from nearby Maryland
and Virginia.
The District Health Department
said there were 70 cases treated at
this time last year.
A 6-year-old Greenbelt girl also
is under observation as a possible
victim of polio, according to DR..
Byers. If she has infantile paralysis,
she will become the sixth resident
OF that community to contract the
disease.
Carrier" Study Asked.
The county health officer said he
would contact DR.. Kenneth Maxcy,
professor of epidemiology at John
Hopkins, with suggestion that he
examine the immediate families of
current polio patients for their pos
slbiiity OF being human carriers. -
DR.. Byers said the National
Foundation would not be requested
to take action until a report is made
by DR.. Maxcy.
In an effort to stem the national
poliomyelitis emergency, the War
Department has directed a call to
National Red. Cross headquarters
here asking for discharged Army
nurses to volunteer their services for
this work.
Evening star., 1946-08-09
AAF 10 Send $4,000
Overseas as RepIacements

The Army Air Forces will send
$4,000 men overseas this month tC
meet replacement requirements in
both the European and Pacific
theaters.
The first 10000 requirements will
be handled at the Kearns CUtah
and Greensboro IN. c. depots OF
the Air Training Command be-
fore the depots discontinue August
Is. They will then be moved, the
eastern depot to Mitchell Field, N. Y.
and the western to Hamilton Field
Calf.
The two depots will resume opera
tions September Is under 1t. Gen
George E. Stratemeyer's Air De-
fense Command, which is to handle
requirements thereafter.
Processing of the remaining g.
900 requirements this month will
be done by the Training Command
in order to insure a steady flow OF
requirements to all theaters during
the period the depots are in opera
tive.
Evening star., 1946-08-09
Savings Bond Redemption,
Continue Down Trend

Redemptions of series "E" United
States Savings Bonds in July held
to a four months downward trend
throughout the Nation despite gen.
eral price uncertainty, it was an
nounced today, with daily re-
demption average per cent under
that for June.
Vernon L. CLARK, national director
OF the United States Savings Bonds
Division, said July redemptions
actually exceeded June's by $2,87O,-
900, or 0065 per cent, but added
that there were two more Treasury
reporting days in July than in
June bringing the daily average
down.
Predictions that the end of price
control would produce an immediate
wave of E bond redemptions were
decidedly not borne out" Mr.. Clark
said. Sales exceeded redemptiofls of
E, F and G bonds by $252, ,SO4 900
in July, bringing the net gain in
current sales over redemptions to
1862 10000. He predicted sales for
the year will pass the five billion
mark by mid-August.
Evening star., 1946-08-09
!, Armys Dress Blues Stir Mixed Reactions

If the Quartermaster CORPS
fashion show yesterday afternoon at
Boiling Field was a criterion, the
Army is going to accept It's new Off
duty blue uniforms with feelings
ranging from deep satisfaction to
just-as-deep opposition.
That will come later, though.
About 500 officer and enlisted per-
sonnel of the field gathered yester-
day to help determine just what the
uniform will look like, and passed
judgment on seven different uniform
possibilities, modelled by a team of
GIs from Camp Lee, Va.
On two factors, the uniforms were
constant-all were blue and all were
of the same design, with wide-shoul-
dered blouses tapering gradually
and eliminating tight waists.
Wide Range of Shades.
Other than that, their resemblance
took sharp differences. The blues
ranged from deep shades through
blue grays to bright hues. Some
had yellow trouser stripes, blue
chevrons and yellow hat bands.
Others had red stripes, chevrons
and epaulets.
The new issues, the audience was
told, will be granted in addition to
the regular olive-drab uniforms, and
are designed particularly for the
more formal" off duty affairs.
w. F. Founder, research analyst
with the Quartermaster Corps
training division, explained that six
similar teams will begin a tour of
Army camps in October and that
two teams will go overseas to bring
opinion of the uniforms. After that,
the two top choices will be displayed
for public and military choice, he
said.
To keep the survey impartial
and democratic" he added, the
tours will be conducted and results
compiled by the Survey Research
Center of the University of Michi-
gan, headed by DR.. Rensis Likert.
For the benefit of WACs present
yesterday, new women's uniforms
also we're modelled. With only
choices, the WACs will have to de-
eide between O D. battle jacket uni
forms and new type of verde
green or "expermiental-green" dress
Evening star., 1946-08-09
Memorial Parkway
Leg in Montgomery
Gets Green Light

President Truman late yesterday
gave green light to early construc-
ton of the Montgomery County leg
of the George Washington Memorial
Parkway, proposed to run from the
District line to a point above Great
Falls, by signing into law Washing
ton regional parkway legislation
The law removes from the basic
measure which set up the parkway
project in 1880 wording which pre-
vented construction of the scenic
roadway in Maryland with allied
eral funds. The wording of the
basic act did not apply to Virginia
The measure also blankets into
existing parkway plans extension OF
the Anacostia Park system up the
valley of the Eastern Branch in
Maryland as we'll as Indian Greek
projection of the Oxon Run Parkway
from the District line to Marlboro
road, and expansion of the George
Washington Parkway up the valleys
of Cabin John Greek, Little Falls
Branch and Willett Run.
Signing the act came less than a
week after the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission,
land purchase agency for the park
way, announced it would ask the
Justice Department for early con-
demnation of remaining land needed
for the right of way in Montgomery
County
This announcement was concur
rent with word from the National
Park Service that it would seek road
construction funds for the Cabin
john Great Falls section of the
drive in the 1948 budget.
The George Washington Memorial
Parkway is planned as a scenic dual
road drive on both sides of the
Potomac from Great Falls to Mt.
Vernon. 1t is one of four national
parkways in the country. All are
under way with special funds appro-
priated each year by Congress.
Stream valley parkway extensions
authorized by the act are also ex-
pected to receive early attention by
the planning group as well as its
opposite number in Maryland, the
Maryland Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission.
Evening star., 1946-08-09
| S77,955 Grant
For D. c. Airport
Goes Begging

A Federal grant of S77,e55 TO,
airport development is going beg
ging because the District has nc
air terminal of its own.
The Commissioners have been ad-
vised by Civil Aeronautics Admin
lstrator T. P. Wright that the money
is the Districts proportionate share
of S45,000,000 appropriated May IL
under the Federal Airport Act.
Catch in the situation is the fact
that the S77,955 is available to pay
The Governments share of airport
project costs when such projects
ARE located in the District, or
sponsored by the District or some
agency thereof, but located in an
adjoining State"
Washington National Airport
which is administered by the CAA
does not fall within the prescribed
category.
Anybody got a large, vacant lot
handy?
Evening star., 1946-08-09
Bottle Tosser Fined SIS
After Boy Is Injured

Although four little boys did throw
rocks at his chickens, William c.
Anderson, 27, colored, of the 1900
block of Second street S.W., was not
justified in retaliating with a milk
bottle, which struck a fifth boy In
the head, Municipal Court Judge
Ellen K. Raedy decided yesterday.
Anderson was found guilty of as
sault and sentenced to pay fine OF
s25 or serve 80 days in jail.
Chief witness for the government
was Leo Murry, 8, of the 1900 block
OF Second street S.W. He told the
court that four boys were throwing
rocks at the chickens but it was
not him." He said the milk bottle
hit him in the forehead and he had
to go to the hospital for six stitches
Evening star., 1946-08-09
Army Engineer Board
Gets Philippine Plaque

A plaque emblazoned with the
great seal of the Philippines was
presented yesterday to the Engineer
Board, the Army engineers research
organization, by Col. Alexandra
Melchor, military and political lead
er of the newly formed Philippine
Republic.
The plaque, presented on the oc-
casion of Col. Melchor's completion
of five-year tour of duty at the
board, was accepted by Col. w. Dix
on Smith. Col. Smith commended
Col Melchor for his contribution to
the war effort and expressed re-
gret on his departure for the Phil
Iippines.
Evening star., 1946-08-09
.13 Persons Injured
When Engine Rams
Train al Union Station

! Thirteen persons were injured al
Union Station last night when 8
switch engine backed into a string
of passenger cars and rammed a
dining car into a dead-end block
police reported.
Most seriously injured, police said
were Bertha Poe, 4S, of West Alex
ander, Pa, who was at Casualty
Hospital with a back injury and
William Sincerney, %, of GIG Seventh
street NE, a terminal brakeman
who was at Emergency Hospital also
with a back injury At the hospital
the condition of both persons was
described as good.
The other II persons were treated
at Emergency Hospital and Union
Station and released.
The accident occurred when a
switch engine was making up a
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train
on Track 8, police stated. The en-
gine made faulty coupling with
| IilC lCud SdI anu UiiC lSSultlIlS JUL
knocked down passengers and crew.
men.
Treated and released at Emer-
gency Hospital were: Frank Man
gum, 80, of Coral Hill, Md, a rail-
road electrician; Bernie Pompey, %
colored, of 2230 Eighth street NV,
a terminal cleaner; Roscoe Wag-
goner, 80, colored, of Cincinnati,
B & o waiter, and Robert j. Davis,
SIS, colored, of Baltimore, B g. o
cook.
Passengers treated at the first aid
room at Union Station were: Henry
w. SnoWden, 1343 Kenyon street
NV; Pvt Sam Perkins, of Fort
Myer, r. E. Dach. no address; Will
liam Liddie, of Dayton, Ohio; Will
liam H. Brown. of Louisville, KY;
Pvt. Carl F. Miller, no address, anc
Selley Wickham, no address,
Evening star., 1946-08-09
Reno Road to Reopen
To Traffic Next Week

Reno road, long closed in the
vicinity of the Bureau of Standards
because of storm sewer construc-
ton. will be reoponed sometime next
week, the Highway Department said
today.
The sewer project, costing $4,000,
was begun in April. The contract
called for completion July 18. but
strikes and construction materials
shortages have held up the work.
Finish of the work is not expected
for several months, but has
progressed to point where 1t is
considered safe to reopen the road
ways to motorists, it was said.
Evening star., 1946-08-09
D. {. Licensing Board
Agrees 10 Samp|ing Of
Pie Firms Products

At the request of Rudolph B
Behrend, president of the Connecti-
cut Pie Co., the District License
Revocation Board this morning
agreed to permit joint sampling OF
the bakerys products by District
Bacteriologist Steve H. Casey and g
representative of Dairy Laboratories
a commercial laboratory here.
The action was taken during q
hearing on allegedly "insanitary'
conditions at the bakery reported
by inspectors of the District Health
Department. Alexander Macdonald
of the Dairy Laboratories testified
an analysis of the companys prod
ucts he made July. II and 18 re-
vealed no contamination.
He said the bacteria count on
peach, custard and huckleberry pies
and chocolate cake he had sam
pied was relatively low and did not
appreciably rise after. being left at
room temperature overnight Mr.
Macdonald said he and other mem
bers of the laboratory staff had
eaten the pies with no unpleasant
results. He conceded, however, that
had he found as high bacteria
count as did Mr.. Casey in his anal
ylis May 27. he would have been re-
luctant to eat the products.
Testify to Cleanliness.
The board heard numerous en-
ployes of the company testify as to
the cleanliness of the establishment
They denied Health Department
charges that unwrapped pies and
cakes were left exposed to dust and
dirt.
Health Department officials and
members of the License Board spent
more than an hour yesterday in
specting the pie company's plant at
3l59 o street NV.
After peering into ovens and vats
and examining remote corners of
storage rooms, the License Revoca-
ton Board remained noncommittal
as to its conclusions.
The tour of the bakery was con-
Quoted by Mr.. Behrend and George
Shefts, sales manager of the con-
Germ, who explained to the District
officials technical aspects of the
bakery's operation.
Cites Corrective Steps.
DR.. Reid r. AshWorth, director of
the Bureau Of Food Inspection of
the District Health Department, and
Health Department Inspectors Ken
meth Roberts and Richard j. Carroll
were among the inspecting party.
Mr.. Behrend demonstrated nu-
merous corrective measures he said
the company had taken to eliminate
operational procedures which had
been criticized.
Among these were a suspended
scales. which replaced one which had
been located on the floor, from which
soggy dough allegedly soaked into
floor crevices. new ice water con-
tainer, partition which was being
built to separate garbage and trash
from a supply storage room, and a
wall on which the inspectors had
repol ted finding fungus growths
later partly painted.
In yesterday afternoons hearing
at the District Building, Robert c.
Lester, business representative of the
Bakery Drivers Union, warned that
If the pie company were ordered
closed, the District would be flooded
with pastry from other cities, not
subject to the control of local Health
Department inspectors
Evening star., 1946-08-09
DC. Ambulance
DeficiencyLaid
ToLack Of HeIp
Shortage of Drivers
And Internes Cited
As Commissioners Act

The shortage of ambulance driv-
ers and resident internes at Wash.
ington hospitals available for am
bulance assignments is responsible
for many deficiencies in the city's
emergency ambulance service, DR.
Alvin R. Sweeney, superintendent
OF Gallinger Hospital, said today.
DR.. SWeeney's comments on tht
ambulance service followed a mum.
ber of recommendation made yes.
terday by the Commissioners for i'm.
provement of the service, whcih il
the past has resulted in delays II
removal of sick and injured to hos
pitals.
The Commissioners, acting on 6
report submitted by DR.. John A
Reed, chairman of the Distric
Emergency Ambulance Service Com
mittee, recommended to the bulge
director that the cost allowance tt
municipal hospitals be raised from
$l.50 to S365 per ambulance.
Still Short on Personnel.
Although this raise in cost al.
lowance will be of great help ir
improving the ambulance service
members of the recommending com.
mittee feared the shortages of per.
sonnel would remain.
Two other committee recon.
mendations were referred to the
District Space Committee, call fol
a thorough" investigation of the
housing problems for ambulance.
and attendant personnel at the
Health Department at Muncipa
Center and a recommendation thai
proposer garage and housing space
for ambulances and personnel be
made available at Gallinger Hos.
pital.
DR.. Sweeney said reception service
at Gallinger Hospital was beins
improved as rapidly as possible
with existing conditions and person.
nell" The Commissioners had askee
that reception service be improved
to avoid delays which tied up am.
balances for half an hour to q:
hours in the reception wards at Gal
linger as pointed out in DR.. Reed,
report.
At Casualty Hospital, Miss Eliza
beth M. Rogers, superintendent
said she thought the three ambu
lances could handle more calls thar
they do at present.
She pointed out that six or sever
years ago Casualty ambulance
averaged 1000 calls month, where
as now they only average about 25I
per month. The drop was causee
by the establishment of the Cen
trail Ambulance Dispatchers' office
she said.
Two on Duty During Day.
Casualty Hospital has two am
balances on duty during the da,
and one at night, Miss Rogers said
and practically never" are both O
them out at the same time during
the day.
The Commissioners also recon.
mended yesterday that Freedmen.
Hospital be furnished a permanent
ambulance. AS stop-gap meas.
ure, Health Department ambu
lance had been assigned to the
hospital several weeks ago, the city
heads said.
j. G. Capossela, superintendent oI
Emergency Hospital, said that mos
of the time he found his ambulance
equipment sufficient to give imme-
diate service
He said Emergency Hospital has
two ambulances which allows the
hospital to keep one in service q
hours day. The problem of drivers
was pressing until three of them
returned from the service recently
he said.
He estimated that the hospital
ambulances averaged about eight
calls in a 24-hour period, but there
have been days when as many as &c
calls were received.
Evening star., 1946-08-09
truman 10 Get AirmaiI Bill
Via HeIicopter Wednesday

A helicopter will be used to fly
the new scent airmail bill from
the Capitol to the White House
lawn next Wednesday morning, ac-
cording to plans disclosed by the
Post Office Department.
The bill, ready for President Tru-
mans signature, reduces the domes-
tic airmail rate from cents to
S cents, effective october /.
Passengers invited for the trim
are Postmaster General Hannegan
Gael Sullivan, second assistant
postmaster general, and Chairman
Chavez and Chairman O'Brien of
the Senate and House Committees
on Post Offices and Post Roads,
respectively.
Evening star., 1946-08-09
Missionary to Talk on Jews

A lecture on The Place of the
Jew in the World of Tomorrow
will be given at 7:45 pm. tomorrow
in Meridian Hill Park by r. Aller
Anderson, one of group of mis-.
sionaries sponsoring a series of pro.
grams there. A sound motion pic.
ture. Palestine Today" will bt
shown.
Evening star., 1946-08-09

The green uniforms feature green
shirts and ties and will merely be
made of heavier material for win
ter wear, it was explained. The
experimental green" is a new color
never before used in uniforms, as are
the mems blue colors, Mr.. Founder
pointed out.
All the uniforms will be the same
whether they are issued to officers or
enlisted personnel.
After all the samples" were dis
Evening star., 1946-08-09

played, the audience was asked tc
fill out a six-page questionnaire in
which they were allowed to choose
favorites or make changes in any
combinations they wished.
| Among the team Of models was
Bill Duffy, 18, of 1905 Webster street
NV, who has been In the Army
six months. I've seen so many
changes made in these uniforms, I'o
like to design one myself" he COM
mented
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-07-19
Isabelle Bad Marriage
Services Held Tuesday

Funeral services for the late
Isabelle Bad Marriage were con-
Quoted at the Assembly of God
Church Tuesday at 2 p. M. with
the Rev. J. 7. Kindall officiating.
Burial was in the Browning
cemetery. Arrangements were in
charge OF the Beck Funeral
Home.
Her death occurred last Satur-
day. During her illness she &C.
cepted Lord Jesus Christ as her
personal Savior and trusted Him
until death took her.
Pallbearers were Joe No Run.
ner. Bob Wells, Eddie Mad
Plume. Melvin Running Rabbit,
Johnny Singer and Arthur Wells.
Deceased was born on the
Blackfeet Reservation July l.
1921.
Surviving relatives include her
husband. William; three small
son, Willie, George and Lso; her
mother, Mrs. Bad Marriages; two
sisters, Mrs. Josephine Dog T.
Gun Anne 7. Pad Marriage; two
brothers. Joe and Paul Bad Mar.
rage. and grandmother Annie
Still Smoking.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-07-19
Manchester Pays
5000 Fines For
Traffic Violations

William Manchester paid a
5000 fine in Judge Lukin's court
Wednesday on two charges. one
for alleged drunken driving
and other for not stopping
after crashing into another car.
Manchester pleaded not guilty
to the charges and following
testimony of Witnesses Judge
Lukin passed judgment of guilty.
Testimony Of witnesses was
that Manchester, under the in
fluene of intoxicating liquor.
crashed into a car owned by
Kenneth Sheppard. The latter.
it was testified, alarmed at the
approach of Manchester's car,
sought to avoid the crash by
driving to the extreme ri g h t
edge of the highway. Despite
this, Manchester's car struck it.
1t was testified that he failed
to stop. The affair occurred Tues.
day night. he being picked up by
Town officers the following
morning.