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Evening star., 1947-10-07
Benning Group Opposes
Higher Utility Rates

Any proposed rate increases for
public utilities was opposed. last
night by the Benning Citizens
Association.
The action came apparently as a
result of the recent request for rate
increases by the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co. A letter will
be sent to the Public Utilities Com
mission telling of the stand taken
by the group.
A motion that Congress be re-
quested to permit the citizens OF
the District to elect members of the
Board of Education was referred to
the associations Education Com
mittee.
The meeting last night was held
in the All Saints Church, 1904
Minnesota avenue NE, and was
conducted by D. B., jenkins, presi-
dent.
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Alb. Chuck Roast Stretched
Into 4 Meals for Family of 4

meat is usually considered an am
pie serving. She emphasized that
no nutritional qualities are lost in
the Misunderstanding" process. and
explained the addition of vegetables
and cereals partially gave the ex-
perimental meal its bulk and nout-
ishment.
Along these lines she suggested
that, in addition to the old favor
ties, such as onion, garlic, tomato
paste, sauce or catsup, the house
wife experiment with thyme, mar
joram and basil.
Mrs. Miles added that the expert
ment also showed a housewife could
buy a cut OF pot roast or chuck
roast every day for three months
for stretching" purposes, and by
varying the flavoring. methods of
cooking and seasoning, never re-
peat the same dish.
Full information about the Work.
shop classes, which also are run
ming during the daytime, may be
obtained by telephoning Hobart
$500.
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Bunch Lawyer Denied
Permission 10 Make
His Own Investigation

Commissioner John Russell Young
today notified John r. Fitzpatrick,
attorney for the family of John
Forrest Bunch, that he could not
permit him to make a special inves-
tigation into the death of Mr.. Bunch
because two Federal agencies have
not completed their Investigations.
He declared the District has moth
ing whatsoever to hide" in the case.
Mr.. Bunch, a 64-year-old car
penter, died at Gallinger Hospital
August 4, six days after he was
arrested on an intoxication charge.
A coroner's jury held the death to
be accidental. Mr.. Bunch's family
retained Mr.. Fitzpatrick because
they believed Mr.. Bunch's injuries
occurred after he was arrested.
Will Continue Efforts.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick today gave out a
letter. dated yesterday, from Com
missioner Young in reply to letters
September 26 and october 2 request
ing permission to inspect all eyi-
dence relevant to the case and to
interview various District employees.
He also had inclosed excerpts from
inquest testimony. hospital re-
port and statements from two men
who embalmed the body.
The attorney said he was not sat-
isfled with the Commissioners letter
and would continue his efforts to
make an investigation of his own.
Commissioner Young noted that
United States Attorney George
Morris Fay and the Justice Depart
ment are investigating the matter.
I'm view of the fact that these
two agencies of the Federal Govern
ment have not completed their in
vestigations, I do not believe 1t
would be proper for me to make any
further comment on the matter or
to comply with your several re-
quests at this time.
Coroner's Autopsy Cited. !
"All of the files, evidence and per-
sonnel of the District in any way
connected with the case are avail
able to the two Federal agencies
making official Investigations. I am
further advised that the office Of
the United States attorney has ex-
tended to you an invitation to work
with it in the investigation of the
case and I assume that it will make
available to you the information
you desire. The District of Colum-
bia has nothing whatsoever to hide
in connection with the Bunch case
Referring to the statement OBJ
tanned by Mr.. Fitzpatrick from the
undertakers, Commissioner Young
said an autopsy was performed be-
fore the body was sent to the under
takers. He suggested that Mr..
Fitzpatrick confer with the deputy
coroner as to the condition of the
body at the time Of death. He also
requested the attorney to refer the
affidavit of the undertaker's assist
ant to United States Attorney Fay.
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Dr.. Lokey Named Speaker
For Missionary Institute

DR.. Clarence Lokey. executive
secretary of the home section, Cen
eral Board of Missions and Churcn
Extension, the Methodist Church,
New York, will address the one-day
first annual Washington West Dis
trict Missionary Institute in Eld-
brooke Methodist Church, River
road at Wisconsin avenue NV, on
Thursday. Theme of the meeting
will be "China, Land of Opportu-
nifty and Promise"
DR.. Lokey will address the in
stitute at the 2 pm. afternoon ses-
sion and also at the fellowship din
ner at 8 p. m.
The institute is sponsored by the
Baltimore Conference Board of Mis-
sion and Church Extension and the
Woman's Society Of Christian Serv-
ice, both OF the Washington west
district. DR.. Ralph Della Smith,
Washington west district superin-
tendent, will preside.
Evening star., 1947-10-07

advertisement of the trustees sale,
many Of them from veterans.
A member Of the Hopkins Il Way
son firm, developers of the Morning
side subdivision of 800 homes in
Prince Georges County. said the
needs Of veterans would be catered
to in the new project, which is
near ,TB., Md.
Mr.. Greenbaum said there are
several ether lots in the project,
which were not covered by the fore
closed trusts. He said only about
SIS 500 had been realized from Will
liams Properties, Inc, and about
$4,000 from assets filed by VIII
liams.
The attorney said most of the
$4,000 will be eaten up by priority
claimants and administrative ex-
penses, leaving veterans little
chance Of getting returns on their
claims.
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Crowd Sees Stobbinq;
AssoiIont Escapes

While waiting to board streetcar
last night at Seventh and K streets
NV, in sight of scores of people,
Huston L. Colmore, colored, 26, Of
2615 E street NE, was stabbed four
times in the back and neck by a
young colored man who ran of and
was not apprehended.
At Casualty Hospital the victims
condition was reported as not sert-
oils' -
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Bethesda Republicans
To Hear Clark Tonight

r. Duncan Clark, Delegate to the
Maryland General Assembly, will
address a meeting OF the Seventh
District Republican Club of Mont
gomery County at the Chevy Chase
Women's Club at o'clock tonight.
The club will conduct campaign
to increase Republican registration
in Bethesda election district during
the three weeks from Monday to
November l, when supplemental
registration board will sit in the
Bethesda County Building.
Evening star., 1947-10-07

After proving that family of
four can have four meals each from
four pounds of chuck roast. District
Red Cross members recorded their
findings and ate up the evidence
last night.
The demonstration was presented
in Walsh House, 2020 Massachusetts,
avenue NV, after Mrs. Milton e.
Miles and her Food Costs Workshop
decided to see how far they could
stretch" meat in view OF today's
high prices. ~.
Prize attraction was the roast,
bought for $3.50 in a chain store,
which was about 80 cents to 81
more than it cost in April, accord
ing to Mrs. Miles
She decided to cut it up into four
sections, the first to be cooked into
Swiss steak. the second into beef
a la Stroganov, the third into pot
roast and the fourth to be converted
into vegetable and beef soup.
AS the meat sizzled, stewed and
boiled on the Red Cross stove, she
pointed out that 4 ounces of edible
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Decision on Contract
For Fire Department
Radios Delayed Week

The Commissioners today asked
District Purchasing Of1cer Roland
M. Brennan to hold up letting of a
contract for purchase Of II two
way radios for the Fire Depart
ment until next Tuesday to permit
the late-bidding Electronic Engi-
neering Co. to submit answers to a
qualifications QUESTIONABLE"
Mr.. Brennan, as a result, will not
award the contract until after a
meeting of the Commissioners next
Tuesday, despite the fact that six
bids were received and opened with
in the prescribed period. The elec-
tronic concern, 1924 Vermont avenue
NV. seeks consideration in letting
the contract, although it's offer was
received after the deadline.
The company, headed by c. S.
Peake, did not enter the competition
for the contract until six bids al
ready were in hand, both Mr.. Bren-
nan and Fire Chief Murphy agreed
The engineering firms interest In
the radio contract came to the fore
over the week end, when Mr.. Peake
charged, in letters to Mr.. Brennan
and four congressional committees,
that District specifications for the
sets were written to apply to the
product of one firm only. Chief
Murphy denied the charge, pointing
out that the six bids already opened
offered to sell the sets within the
specifications.
Lowest bid of the six received
within the deadline was that of the
New York firm of Fred Link, Inc,
which set the figure at $495 for each
of the 72 sets, or $35,640. Mr.. Peake
asserted his sets are superior and
can be bought for $500 per unit, or
$28, ,0SO.
The sets will be used to equip Fire
Department vehicles throughout the
city. When they are installed. the
entire fleet of fire vehicles will be
in two-way radio communication
with communication headquarters.
Evening star., 1947-10-07

available for so many diseases.
If no specific cure can be pre-
scribed, he declared, the physician
should do his best to improve the
patients general condition by altered
modes of living.
Fat Danger Cited.
DR.. Krause said the average Amer
ican is In more danger of getting
unhealthily fat than of contracting
diseases brought on by manutrition
He contrasted this situation with
widespread starvation abroad. He
set the number of persons who are
overweight at % per cent Of the
country's population and urged
doctors to do everything they can
to correct their patients improper
diet habits.
For excessive smoking. the speaker
recommended severe curtailment.
Don't let them tell you. I don't
inhale,'" he cautioned. "You get
just as much effect Of nicotine
through your saliva"
In a panel discussion during the
afternoon on upper extremity
pain" DR.. I. William Nachlas ot
Johns Hopkins Medical School ir
Baltimore reminded doctors attend
ing the opening session of the three
day assembly that pain originating
from an irritated section of the BODY
may be felt at points quite remote
from the source.
Msgr. Sheen Speaks Today.
At luncheon today the doctor.
heard talk by Msgr. Fulton ]
Sheen, professor of philosophy al
Catholic University.
The society's public meeting or
problems of youth will be held ir
the Statler at 8:15 o'clock tonight
G.. Rowland Shaw, former Assistant
Secretary Of State, viii preside. On
the speakers" roster. will be DIR
Miriam Van Waters, superintendent
of the Framingham Mass) women's
reformatory; Theron l.. Caudle
Assistant United States Attorney
General, and DR.. George E. Gardner
director of the Judge Baker Guid-
ance Center in Boston.
Visitors who have missed the
public health show sponsored by
the medical society will get another
chance to see it tonight. The
exhibit will be open to the public
from 7:30 pm. until the public
meeting begins. y.
Evening star., 1947-10-07

lllSUOll 11Oi1 W.
lumbus, Ohio, where he was asso-
ciate professor of surgery at Ohio
State University. He also was en-
gagged in private practice there and
acted as consultant on cancer cases.
Johns Hopkins Associate.
DR.. Mclean also has been asso-
ciate with Johns Hopkins Hospital
in Baltimore and the Memorial and
Polyclinic Hospitals and Tumor
Clinic in New York.
He served with the French Army
Medical Corps in World War I.
DR.. Mclean emphasized the value
of early treatment in an interview
today. =,
If the family physician should
suspect cancer, and the patient re-
ports to a clinic within "a hours,
so per cent of the patients could
be saved" he said.
Pointing out more women over
40 die of cancer than of any other
disease, DR.. Mclean suggested the
advisability of an examination every
six months.
Survey Results to Be Discussed.
He said he would like to see
women's organizations begin an in
formation campaign on block plan
whereby literature would be circu-
lated by their members.
Tomorrow DR.. Mclean will ad-
dress the first annual meeting Of
the District division of the Ameri-
can Cancer Society. He will discuss
conclusions to be drawn from the
recently completed Metropolitan
Washington cancer survey conduct.
ed by the Public Health Service.
DR.. Harry H. Kerr will preside
The meeting will start at 4 pm. In
the United States Chamber OF Com
merce Building, 1915 H street NV
Evening star., 1947-10-07
tBy Thomos 6. Buchonon

The highly controversial rice diet
for the relief Of high blood pressure
was defended today before the Dis
trict Medical Society's scientific as
Sembly.
DR.. Walter Kempner OF Duke Uni
versity, originator and chief advo-
cate of the system, addressed a ca
pacity audience at the Hotel Statler.
The diet-Which consists mostly
of plain rice supplemented by fruit
Juices and such vitamins as the
patient needs-is at'tough one," the
doctor admitted He called it ''the
worst of all diets as far as restric-
tions 60 and the best of all we
have so far found as far as results
are concerned"
He cautioned the doctors, how
ever, that the diet requires long
time to take effect. 1t varies between
4 days and II months before sub
stantial improvement is generally
noted, he said.
Successful Cases Cited.
He recalled that until few years
ago there was general agreement
among medical scientists that
dietary treatment was of no value
in case of apprehension. But he
cited case after case where he said
his method had succeeded in i'm
proving the patients condition
where orthodox treatment had
failed.
He said he had no objection to
the use of such treatment as sym
pathectomy," which involves the
surgical cutting of certain nerves
to bring blood pressure down He
urged, however, that the diet treat
ment be used first before risking
dangerous and often unsuccessful
operation
The doctors we're advised yester-
day to crack down on patients vices
when overindulgence in food or to-
bacco menaces their health.
The days principal speaker was
Dr. Louis M. A. Krause, associate
professor of medicine at the Univer-
sity of Maryland. He said the
family doctors first responsibility is
to find out whether a patients con-
dition would respond to a specific
cure.
A doctor can't afford to make the
wrong diagnosis today, he pointed
out, when specific remedies are
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Drive Launched
1oCurb Liquor
Sale 10 Minors
Police Who Arrest
Youths Told to Trace
Source of Drinks

A breakdown on persons who
sell or give liquor to young men
and women under 81 years was
directed by the police depart
ment today in a general order
to all precincts issued by Assist
ant Supt. Walter H. Thomas.
All policemen who arrest persons
under 81 years of age for intoxica-
tion. under the order, must hence
forth make every effort to find out
where the minors obtained the
liquor they drank. -
If the person who furnished the
liquor is licensed under the Alco-
holic Beverage Control Board, the
order provides, the investigation is
to be pushed by the arresting off,
Ger so that action may be taken
against the ncensee for the unlaw-
full sale.
A full report must be made of
each investigation to the command
ing of1icer of the precinct involved.
The commanding officer, in turn,
must forward an Endorsed report to
police headquarters. 90.
Police Must Follow Through.
The reports must give the name,
age and address of all persons con-
cerned and all other pertinent in
formation revealed by the arresting
ofiicer's investigation. Inspector
Thomas order emphasized. that the
policeman who arrests the intoxi-
Gated minor must follow the inves-
tigation through, even if his inquiry
takes him into another precinct.
In cases where the arresting Off
Ger must go into another precinct
in search OF the person who pro.
vided liquor to minors. reports must
also be made to the precinct in
which the licensee lis located.
Women's Bureau to Participate.
Aseparate report must be filed, the
order stated, where it is found that
a licensee definitely has violated the
ABC regulations. The reports also
must show If the liquor has been
purchased by a person of legal age
for consumption by a minor, a pro-
cedure which Corporation Counsel
Vernon E. West has ruled is not
illegal.
In instances where the minor is a
girl, the order says the police
Women's Bureau must be notified
Immediately to enable its operatives
to conduct an investigation. The
Women's Bureau also is required to
report to police headquarters and
the commanding officers of precincts
concerned on completion of its in
vestigation of cases involving girls
under 81 years of age.
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Firm Plans TO Develop
Williams Project Site
Purchased at Auction

The site of George H. Williams
abandoned Gwynn Park Md GI
housing project today is slated for
development by a Prince Georges
County contracting firm which sue
cessfully bid for the property at
auction yesterday.
The 81 lots on which 80 five e-room
dwellings are in varying stages OF
construction went to Hopkins &
Wayson on bids totaling ,750
subject to ratification by the Prince
Georges County Circuit Court.
The bankrupt Williams is under
stood to have been advanced some
$4,000 under two deeds of trust
from Williams Properties, Inc. The
property was sold at auction by
Trustees James w. Gill and H. 10y
Anderson under the provisions of
the deeds of trust.
Williams Under Indictment.
Leave to foreclose because of de-
fault was granted by District Court
Williams is under indictment here
on charges of using the mails to
further an alleged scheme to de-
fraud and obtain money from vet
erans and of transmitting falsely
made checks in interstate COM
merce.
More than $50 veterans contend
they gave Williams down payments
of $500 to $1,000 on homes he failed
to produce at Gwynn Park, Oakton
and Riggs Hill Manor, all in Prince
Georges County.
Samuel H. Greenbaum, trustee in
Williams bankruptcy, said he had
tried for some time to interest build
ers in the Gwynn Park property to
forestall foreclosure but was unable
to do so.
First Offered individually.
The lots were offered first in
dividually, then IN three groups and
then as two units. The highest
total bid came in the last category
About so persons were present at
the auction. williams himself was
seen shortly after the bidding be-
gan, but he did not remain to learn
the disposition of his one-time
project.
The individual bids ranged from
nothing at all for unimproved lots
to $1,000 for one with partially
completed house containing
heating plant, wiring, and rough
plumbing under roof.
Most of those attending the sale
apparently were real estate men
builders or residents of the neigh
borhood who came to, look on OF
offer something for one of the par
TALLY completed homes near the
Grain highway. Few, if any. o1
the veterans who claim investments
with Williams we're present.
Charles Zorn, caretaker of the
property, said he had received many
inquiries about the properties since
Evening star., 1947-10-07
PUG Hearing Set Oct. l6
On Cos Liqht Co.

The Public Utilities Commission
will hold a formal public hearing at
10 am. October Is in Room 500, Dis
trict Building, to consider the condi-
ton Of the Washington Gas Light
Co.
The annual hearing will consider
the rates, tolls, rules and regulations
and conditions of service of the gas
company.
Evening star., 1947-10-07


ner call box at Eighth and H streets
a few minutes before the robbery
and that a policeman was on the
scene a minute after the two rob-
bers escaped.
Search was still under way for
the two colored men who held up
John l.. Tucker, 80, of 2755 Macomb
street NE, an employe of Morris
Bressler g. Co., wholesale poultry,
butter and egg dealers of 1865
Fourth street NE.
Call Box in Frequent Use.
Mr.. Tucker saved $4,000 in cash
he was carrying in his pocket when
the men accosted him as he was
about to enter the Eighth street side
door to the Hamilton National Bank
branch at Eighth and H streets
NE. He was carrying the other
cash and checks in paper bag.
Ninth precinct police said the call
box near the scene of the robbery
was used at frequent intervals
throughout the morning by foot and
squad car policemen. 1t. Charles
Warder called in at 11:12 am. and
remained at the corner for a few
minutes.
The holdup occurred about 1920
am.
Not more than minute later
policeman, assigned to school patrol
duty, happened to arrive at the cor
ner. He started an immediate
neighborhood check after talking
with Mr.. Tucker and notifying the
precinct station. police said.
Although No. 9 precinct station
has 90 officers and men, only AZ
ordinarily can go on routine street
patrol duty, 1t was explained. At
the time of the robbery there
we're three foot policemen on
duty, two others on traf1ic, and three
in court. A sergeant and corporal
were also on the street.
Precinct Area Large.
The dificulty of covering the large
Northeast precinct area even with
90 officers and men over a 24-hour
period is greater because OF the day
of and 26-day annual leave provi-
sions, officials said. The so not
assigned directly to street foot
patrols include those on station duty,
IL for scout car work, fixed assign
ments such as the three at Union
Market and on special detective,
traffic or licensing duty and school
patrols.
No. II precinct which covers a
17-square-mile area east OF the
Anacostia River, has 90 men, in
oluding officers and 18 scout car
men. This leaves only Al for ordi-
nary patrol. The work is compli-
Gated by the necessity of assigning
men to most of the "a schools in the
area. precinct officers said.
Police officials commented that
this has been the situation for a
period Of years" at the precincts.
Evening star., 1947-10-07

as 1uTCIeT TedSOH
why the number
of precinct po-
licemen should
be increased.
They gave per-
sonnel figures
indicating No. 8
precinct Is un-
dermanned to
cover a large
area of business
establishm en- is,
S c h ools and
homes. But they
reported that a
police lieutenant
Evening star., 1947-10-07

linger Hospital
in about two
months.
DR.. M c L e a n
said he would
strive to have
cancer made a
reportable dis
ease, either by
law or regula-
ton, and to en-
list cooperation
of private physi-
clans.
A cancer eX-
pert. DR., Mclean
came to Wash
s~rS1~ fr1~ ~.
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Bureau Head Hopes
Cancer Can Be Made
Reportab|e Disease

DR.. Jay Mclean, new director of
the Health Department Cancer Bu-
reau, said today he hoped to have
cancer clinic established at Gal
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Group to Present Pluy

The Montgomery Players will pre-
sent Love From a Stranger" Octo-
Der is in the Leland Junior High
School. Bethesda.
Evening star., 1947-10-07
S1,527 Ho|dup Cited
JAS Showing Need for
More Precinct Police

Police today cited the holdup of
a poultry company employe of sl,527
if cash and $5,470 in checks near
Eighth and H streets NE. yesterday
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-14
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