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Evening star., 1947-09-05
$3.50 Polio Cases Make
Year Lightest Since 1912

The Nation has passed its summer
infantile paralysis peak with the
lowest number since 1912, the United
States Public Health Service an
nounced yesterday.
Since last year was classed as an
epidemic year, the Public Health
Service said, it was expected that
this year would follow the usual light
pattern. But officials were more
than pleased when it was reported
that the total number Of cases
through August 30 was only 3,790,
as compared with 12,434 for the
same period last year.
In stating that the peak" was
past, officials explained that the
term applies to the week in which
the largest number of cases is re-
ported during the dangerous season.
This year the peak was reached
during the last week of August, and
officials expect the number of re-
ported cases to 60 down steadily.
The District, in company with 20
States, showed a slight increase in
cases reported during the last week
in August. Twenty other States
showed decreases under the previous
week, and the remainder showed the
same number.
Evening star., 1947-09-05
Rites Set for BatcheIder,
Chicago Cartoonist
By the Assoeioted Press

CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-Funeral serv-
ices will be held today for Charles
F. Batchelder, "a. former newspaper
cartoonist and retired head of the
Chicago Daily News art department,
who died Wednesday night.
He began his newspaper career in
1880 and worked on the Chicago
Tribune, the old Chicago Times
Herald and the st. Paul Globe be-
fore he joined the Daily News in
1893. He retired from the Daily
News in 1918.
He designed the Chicago Union
Park monument erected to the
memory of policemen killed in Chi
cago's Haymarket riot of 1886.
Mr.. Batchelder was born in Gin
cinnati, a son of James L. Batch
elder and the former Margaret
Cloud of Columbus. Ohio. The fam
lily left Cincinnati when Mr.. Batch
elder was a small boy.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs.
Edith B. Foster of suburban Will
mette, and Mrs. Pauline Adams, su-
burban Evanston.
Evening star., 1947-09-05
Indian Office to Return
ToWushinotonOct.1

The Indian Office, moved to Chi
cago during the war to make room
for war agencies, will return to its
old quarters in the Interior Depart
ment Building about October l,
Assistant Indian Commissioner
William Zimmerman said today.
Between 100 and ITO employees
at Chicago are expected to return
to the agency, Mr.. Zimmerman said.
All temporary wartime service work.
ers have been released or resigned.
he said.
About a dozen Indian Once off,
cials remained here as liaison staff.
Funds for the agency's return were
provided by the last Congress.
Evening star., 1947-09-05
Dpatha

TILLMAN. WOODROW. On Wednssd
September 8, 1947, WOODROW, TILhMAN
of 1242 Columbia rd. NV, beloved nus
B. Rome. Sara Anderson, Joseph James
and Millidge Tillman. He also leaves other
relatives and friends. Friends may call s.t st
You st. NV. after pm. SATURDAY., Sep
tember 6. Funeral services Monday. Sep,
tember s. at II am, at the above tunersl
terment Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.
TsANGAREs, KATIE BELL UTTER
fse g D';S
Saiss sares and ant mother Of John n. J. ives
ley, Herman F., Elmer D.. Msrshial nTliaa 7
fn0asf fn1ersi Home sae.ces ssei 81 'ns 18th St
monday seDtsmIfbeGE I'm a. s1 0m
sWsnnona;, y G. THOMAS 2x,s wsisoV B. WATSON bSa3S
leaves other relatives and friends, Friends
may call at the W. Ernest jarvis Funeral
ices Monday, September &, at l pm, at
the above funeral church. Relatives and
friends invited. Interment Arlington Ma
''0Rhs MEDDfaG, GaMe!efy JOHN W. On wednesday
& st. ne. JOIN W. WEDDINa, father of
F. and Addie M; Wedding. Friends may
call at William J. Nalley's Funeral Home,
1900 Rhode Island ave. at Eastern ave.
$50 am; thence 10 holy Name Church,
the repose Of his soul. Relatives ana
friends Fl invited invite 1nterment washington
Whitley. EDWARD. On Monday. Sep
Ep%anp ss%Rsl wgfTbY Wifi at sRss5 oakdss
Of W Edssr, d CALVIN IN and io Leon Whitby; Step
uncle Of Ruth Fisher. Sylvester, Herbert.
a8 M9n rsa,ss aaa Ausn snd s snss also hSst
mains may be yieged at Frazisr's Funeral
aqme nf viii Ssy 5s hed On Fday
s., at / pm, at the Columbia Lodge Of
Elks, 301 r. I. ave. NV. 1nterment Wood
lawn Cemetery.
WILCOX, CHARLES c. On Friday, Sep
Columbia rd. NV, CHARLES C. WILCOX,
beloved husband of Edna Blanche Wilcox
(nee Ward. father Of Mrs. Louise Giaca-
grandfather of Fernando Giacalone. No.
tice of funeral later.
WILLIAMS, ELLEN. On Wednesday,
ocplCulUCI I0fFB at NdIACiu I1OoPltdi'
ELLEN WILLIAMS, wife of Harry Williams,
mother of Rebecca Hinton, beloved daugh.,
ter OF Mrs: Rebecca Gray, grandmother OF
Lauren Hinton. She also leaves other
relatives and friends. Friends may call at
the w. Ernest Jarvis Funeral Church, 1882
You st. NV, after IL am. Friday, Sep
tember 5. Funeral services Saturday, Sep
tember 6. at L pm. at the Mount Joy
Baptist Church, 3rd and Eye SITS. Sc, Rev.
Raymond M. Randall officiating Relatives
and friends invited. Interment Arlington
National Cemetery Monday, September s,
at 10 am. 5
ZOERNER, HENRY r. On Thursday,
September 4. 1947, at his home. Gaines
vile. Fla. HENRY r. zOERNER, formerly
Of 76 Calvert pl., Kensington, Md, beloved
Mrs. Hazel z. Baughman, Miss Frances A.,
Oliver H. and Paul A. Zoerner. Remains
resting at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Fu-
neral Home of VIM. Reuben Humphrey, Be-
thesda, Md. Funeral services Monday.
September 8, at 10 am, at the Warner
Md. Interment Fort Lincoln Cemetery, z
Evening star., 1947-09-05
Mrs. Mary |. Pratt, 50,
Dies al Silver Spring

Mrs. Mary L. Pratt, SO, lifelong
resident of the Washington sub
urban area, died Wednesday night
at the home of her daughter, Mrs
Larry B. Mason, 8511 Cedar street
Silver Spring, after short illness.
A native of Prince Georges
County, Mrs. Pratt moved to Ia
koma Park, Md, about 40 years
ago. She had been resident OF
Silver Spring for the past 20 years
and was a member of Marvin Me-
mortal Methodist Church, -Four
Corners.
Besides Mrs. Mason she is sur
vived by two sons, Charles Alfred
Pratt and Edward Woodrow Pratt
both of Takoma Park; five grand
children and a great grandson.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. tomorrow at the Warner E.
Pumphrey funeral home. Silver
Spring. Burial will be In George
Washington Memorial Cemetery.
Evening star., 1947-09-05
Turkeys Will Bring
26 10 Accents Under
U. 5. Price Support

Under the Agriculture Depart
ment's new price-support program,
announced today, turkeys in Mary
land and Virginia will bring from
26 to ASS cents a pound.
The department estimated this
years national turkey crop at
81, ,000, 900, a is per cent drop from
last year, but no shortage was fore
seen.
The new program, effective from
Labor Day, will continue through
January 81. OGicials said it will
include live-weight prices rejecting
80 per cent of August IS parity
prices to the producer. The depart
n1ent will buy dressed turkeys from
professors or sellers who certify
they have paid producers prices re-
flecting the new overweight sup
port prices for all live or dressed
birds.
In Maryland and Virginia. the
prices in cents per pound for the
various classes follow:
..Sip x9Ins .s turkeys (under Is pounds live
Grade A young turkeys-New York
dressed (under is pounds. 1850
young Young turkeys as to % pounds, live
Grade young turkeys-New York
dressed Q6 to 20 pounds. 4O.75.
Young turkeys (22 pounds and over, live
weight. 20.
Grade A young turkeys-New York
dressed eco pounds and over), "a
After the department buys the
turkeys. it will keep them in storage
and later will either release them
to foreign governments, turn them
back to domestic channels, depend
ing on the price situation, supply
and other factors, or release them
for the school lunch program.
Officials said if conditions demand
some of the turkeys will be canned
Evening star., 1947-09-05
james E. Dunoher Dies;
Retired Lumbermun
BY the Associafed Press

DETROIT. Sept. 5.-James E.
Danaher, SO, retired lumberman
and banker, died at his home here
Wednesday night.
Mr.. Danaher, who retired in 1888,
was Mayor of Ludington in 1888
and 1889. A native of Wisconsin, he
became a numbering and logging
executive in Northern Michigan at
the age of 81.
Mr.. Danaher later headed 1um-
Der company in Oregon and after
moving to Detroit in 1902 he was
a director of the Board of Com
merce and several banks. He also
was vice president and director OF
the Michigan Copper and Brass Co.
Evening star., 1947-09-05
Body Of Man Believed
Dead Z Months Found

The body of an unidentified man
was found this morning near the
end of North Lincoln street just of
Fairfax drive in Arlington.
Police estimated the time Of death
as about two months ago and said
there was no evidence of violence.
Detective Capt. Hugh Jones. said
three or four whisky bottles were
found nearby. A pair of trousers
was rolled up beneath the head and
the remains were clothed in a khaki
shirt and trousers, tan leather
jacket and tan shoes. The body
was found in a wooded section,
about block from the nearest
house,
Evening star., 1947-09-05
Bill 6. Lowrey Dies;
Sponsored RESTORING
OF Lee Mansion

Funeral services for Bill G. Low
rey, IS, member of the House OF
Representatives from 1921 to 1925
and former president of Blue Noun
tain College, Blue Mountain, Miss.
were held at Olive Branch, Miss.
Wednesday, friends here learned to-
day.
Mr. Lowrey, originator of the plan
to restore the Lee Mansion at Ar
lington, died Tuesday at Olive
Branch.
During his service as Representa-
tive from the second Mississippi dis
trict, he introduced a bill on which
the later legislation creating the
Tennessee Valley Authority was
modelled. He also was active in OBJ
tanning local flood control for Mis-
sissippi rivers.
A native of Kosuth, Miss, he was
educated at Tulane University. After
teaching English for several years
at Blue Mountain College, he was
elected president of the school in
1898. In 1911, he left this post to
accept a similar one at the Amarillo
(Tex) Military Academy.
An active Baptist, he had served
as president of the Mississippi Bap-
tist Convention, and spearheaded
the drive to establish. the Baptist
Memorial Hospital in Memphis,
Tenn.
Mr.. Lowrey was clerk of the
United States District Court for the
Northern District of Mississippi
from 1929 until his retirement in
1885.
He was a Mason and was presi-
dent of the board of trustees OF
Mississippi Heights Academy at
Blue Mountain.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Marylee Booth Lowrey; seven sons
Joseph j. Lowrey and Vernon B
Lowrey, both of Washington; Ros-
well G. Lowrey, Hattiesburg, Miss.
E. Stovall Lowrey, Clarksdale, Miss.
Leon r. Lowrey, Olive Branch; j;
Capt. Baron G. Lowrey, U. S. N.
San Francisco, and Perrin H. Low
rey, Alexandria,; a daughter, Mrs
Mary A. Grayson, jr., Dallas, Tex,
two sisters and brother.
Evening star., 1947-09-05
Minneapolis Times
To Appear as Tabloid
By the Associated Prsss

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 5.-The
Minneapolis Daily Times, an after
noon newspaper published six days
a week, announced today that be-
ginning Monday it would appear
in tabloid size.
ManuS .McFadden, executive
editor said the paper would con-
tinue to be edited for family read
ing and would not be sensation
allied" In this connection, the
papers announcement avoided the
use of the word tabloid, describing
the new formal in such terms as
magazine, easy-to-read, easy-to-
handle and armchair size.
In tine masthead. the words Min
neapolis Daily will be droppeo
from the papers name. The paper
then will be known as Times-the
Picture Paper.
Evening star., 1947-09-05
Trunun
Continued From First Page.>

Brazil's response to the United
States need for air bases and fol
supplies of strategic materials dur
ing the recent war gave convincing
proof of the mutual trust and con-
fidence existing between the Ma
tions, the President added.
When both our countries were
attacked, our people fought side by
side until victory was attained.
'The bravery of your fighting
men, against an experienced and
resourceful enemy cemented oul
comradeship and gave us another
reason to feel deep sense of pride
in our friendship"
Need for Close Cooperation.
He said the memory of those days
of struggle and sacrifice together
would always be sacred bond be-
tween u.s."
The problems of peace lying be-
fore us are more difficult than had
been anticipated and will require
the closest collaboration between
us" Mr.. Truman said.
But T am confident that we can
solve them with mutual good will
and forbearance," he asserted
President Truman completed the
draft of his address just before
moving to picturesque Laranjeiras
Palace from his American Embassy
residence late yesterday with his
wife and daughter Margaret. The
transfer was made in cold, driving
rain, which kept the streets clear OF
the crowds that previously had
watched his passage around the city
The palace, Brazilian govern
ment guest house, is situated in a
cluster of hills on the outskirts OF
the city. It's spacious grounds are
dotted with statuary circling sunk
en- garden in sharp contrast to the
simplicity of Blair House in Wash
ington, where Mr.. Truman's guests
stay.
Brazilian President Dutra held q
small dinner last night, which was
a prelude to the usual state dinner
tonight, when the Brazilian chief
of state will be host in the baronial
Palacio Itamarity. A huge recep-
ton will follow.
Paper Asks Plain Speaking.
The press continues to be enthu-
siastic over Mr.. Truman, but the in
f1uential, conservative newspap per
Correio Da MAMMA calls for plain
speaking by President Dutra to Mr.
Truman on Brazilian economic
problems which, it says, can be
overcome only with American aid.
1t says don't beg aims" but de
sire the support and collaboration OF
a great nation with which we al
ways have dealt in terms of CO.
operation and friendship"
Rio reporters were unhappy be-
cause Mr.. Truman did not hold a
press conference as he did on his
trips to Mexico and Canada. The
President responded that he hao
met newsmen of those countries So
cially and had done the same with
Brazilians aboard the battleshiI
Missouri on Tuesday.
Charles G. Ross, presidential press
secretary. was criticized by the
newspaper o Globo which calleo
him "the invisible man." because he
was hard to reach. Mr.. Ross sale
he was doing the best he could with
the volume of work.
Evening star., 1947-09-05
Mo|otov Will Attend
u. n. Only if Needed
By the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS. Sept. 5.-Soviet
Foreign Minister Molotov will not
attend the opening sessions of the
United Nations Assembly starting
September 16, but will be ready to
fly to New York from Moscow in the
event of an emergency, an authori-
tative source said today.
The Russian delegation at the
start will be headed by Andrei Y
Vishinsky, deputy foreign minister
generally regarded as the No. 2 man
in the Foreign Ministry, this source
said. The Russians are sending a
large delegation to the Assembly.
There was no indication on just
when Mr.. Molotov might arrive, If
ne comes at all, but it was said he
would be prepared to attend on short
notice if the need for him arose.
Secretary of State Marshall and
Foreign Minister Bidault of France
are definitely committed to attend,
and U. N. officials have said Foreign
Secretary Bevin of Britain would
lead the British delegation.
Chinas Foreign Minister, Wang
Shih-chieh, is arriving next week.
Evening star., 1947-09-05
B. L. Melton, 81, RoiIrood
Clerk so Years, Dies
BY the Assoeioted Press

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. Sept
5.-Bernard l.. Melton. 50, freight
rate clerk for the r. F. & P. Rail
road here for nearly so years. died
in a Fredericksburg hospital Wednes-
day.
A native of Louisa County, he was
employed by the c. & o. Railroad
before joining the R. F. & P.
He was a member Of the City
School Board for 10 years.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Mary Bragdon Melton: daughter,
Mrs. Cooper D. Pontoon of Scarsdale,
NJ Y, and two sons, Edward M.
Melton of Scarsdale, and DR.. Bernard
L. Melton. ir.. of Phoenix, Ariz.
Evening star., 1947-09-05
Miss Agnes Louise Brady
Rites 10 Be Held Sunday

Funeral services for Miss Agnes
Louise Brady, principal of Airing
tons James Madison Elementary
School, will be held Sunday after
noon at Statesville, N. C.
Miss Brady, who had been at the
school since 1899, was killed We'd
nesday night in plane crash near
Falls Church. She lived in Arling-
ton at 1900 Key Boulevard and was
native of Statesville. Burial will
be in the North Carolina town.
Evening star., 1947-09-05
Nnurtltttn

oRLovE, MRS. SAMUEL. An unveil!ns
will be held Sunday, September T, f947, at
1890 am. at the B'nai Israel Cemetery
Fourteenth and Emerson Street Shulel for
Mrs. SAMUEL ORLOVE. Relatives and
friends invited.
Evening star., 1947-09-05
Four Governments Retained

The Union of South Africa, which
was formed from four independent
colonies, retains four provincial
governments and legislatures.
Evening star., 1947-09-05
Luroer Cities Wurmer

There Is evidence that the out
door mean temperature in cities
increases as the population in
creases,
Evening star., 1947-09-05
Doc Killers Excuse

Convicted of killing an American
dog in Berlin, German said he did
so to get food for his mother.
Evening star., 1947-09-05
FUNERAL DIRECTORS.

]. William Lees Sons Co.
Ath and Mass Ave NE Ii. 5000
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
CrennatOrium
Evening star., 1947-09-05
CEMETERY LOTS.

FORT LINCOLN grave lots. choice sites;
Abingdon dr., Alex, Va, TIE. 2736. -
Evening star., 1947-09-05

Through the years we have
learned that because there is agree
ment between us upon the funda-
mental principles of justice and
equity, we can face our common
problems with an assurance OF
agreement upon the ways and means
of solving those problems.
The recent war again gave con-
vincing proof of our friendship. The
mutual trust and confidence that
exists between us manifested it
self at an early date in the i'm
mediate response of your govern
ment to our need for air bases and
for supplies of strategic materials.
When both our countries were at
tackled, our people fought side by
side until victory was attained.
The bravery of your fighting men,
against an experienced and re-
sourceful enemy. cemented our COM
radeship and gave us another rea-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-04-03
Dear Editor:
Kennewick Courier-Reporter
KenneWick, Washington

Kennewick Courier-Reporter
Kennewick, Washington
I am enclosing herewith state
ment showing the receipts and ex-
penditures for the 1947 polio cam
paign which same shows that we
have considerably increased the
contributions this year over the
amount raised in 1916. During
the year 1916 Benton County had
the highest per capita contribution
in the State of Washington, and
one of the highest in the United
States. I do not have the figures
for the other counties this year,
but I anticipate we will be very
close to the top again this year.
I want to express my personal
appreciation to your paper for
the, very generous assistance you
gave to our committees and your
local chairman, and it is nice to
know that the newspapers of this
county have always been willing
to give this campaign their whole
hearted support.
Very truly yours,
~ ~ ~
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-04-03
From The Past
THIRTY YEARS AGO
April &. 1917

The Kennewick Courier-Re-
porter published a Call For Pre-
paredness setting forth the war
emergency and calling upon resi-
dents to support the war effort to
the utmost. It was signed by F.
L. Bash, Chairman; E. C. Hous-
ton, Commissioner; and r. E.
Pratt, Commissioner.
A crowd of $50 Kennewick men,
women and children waited in a
chilling wind at the supper hour
TO say goodby to Spokane and
Walla Walla National Guardsmen,
who were entrained for the mobil-
ization camp at American Lake.
The Merchants Cafe was Sched-
uled to open on \ the following
Monday in remodeled and re-
finished building just west of the
Commercial Hotel. c.. A. Jones,
former chef of the Hotel Kenne-
wick, was the new proprietor.
Professor Yother and Melander
of Pullman were in Kennewick
Valley studying the depredations
of the strawberry root weevil.
Fumigation, the professors said,
was the only effective method
they had found to cope with the
pests. But their experiments in
pest control were continuing.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-04-03

will also be an Easter egg hunt
for the children followed by a
basket dinner for all. Everyone
is invited to the Finley Church on
Easter Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Piert returned to
her home Monday after spending
more than a week in Vancouver
with her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Meyer, who had recently under
gone a major operation.
Donald Lande suffered a
broken arm when he fell down
the basement steps at his home
last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cochran
and son Jerry of Prosser visited
at the Stanley Cochran home on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Kuh and fam
lily were Sunday dinner guests at
the RichenbacR home in Kenne-
wick.
The Riverview High School is
presenting its annual musical
April 4, at 8 p. m. at Hover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kuh, who
have been visiting here with
friends and relatives, left Mon
day night to return to San Fran
cisco. Joe will be stationed at
Mare Island on his return.
Jack Young of Patterson called
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-04-03
Appropriations

Daily newspapers the past few
days have been carrying alarming
news stories and comments on the
unwillingness of the present Con-
gress to appropriate funds for
reclamation.
A delegation which has just re-
turned from the nations capitol
reports that the entire Columbia
Basin development program is
seriously threatened. In addition
are numerous irrigation and
power projects ready for building
as soon as funds can be allocated.
1t seems an extremely short
sighted policy on the part of our
lawmakers to sidetrack a pro-
gram that has so definitely proved
successful over period of years.
It is only necessary to cite the
Teton project which not only
has repaid its entire cost to the
government but in addition has
paid to the nation forty times
that much in added wealth. All
projects are repaying at the rate
of better than ninety per cent of
schedule
Two reasons are put forward in
explanation. Both are without
foundation in common sense.
One is that Eastern Industrial
lists who WELD a considerable
power in Congress are unwilling
to see an electrically powered
west competing with their coal
burning east.
The other is that a Republican
majority, in attempting to "put a
stop to spending is hatcheting
every kind of federal expenditure.
Reclamation and power develop
ment are not federal handouts.
They are sound investments in
growing America.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-04-03
Welcome

Kennewick on Saturday will
welcome the Inauguration of the
Inland Anyways service from
Walla Walla to Seattle. Mayors
of the cities involved will bear
the messages of their communities
in the ceremonies.
It is big step in bringing
Southeastern Washington closer
to the trade centers of the Coast
and will certainly be welcomed
by the weary travellers who must
make quick connections.
It has been charged that it has
Only been recently that the Coast
cities have discovered" this great
and growing region. Perhaps this
service will help to- overcome the
isolation from which we have suf-
fered at the hands of the heavily
populated areas.
KenneWick Fundamentally well
comes the new enterprise with
sincere wishes for success.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-04-03
HOVER NOTES
BY Mrs. Harmon Wilcox
Phone news to Kennewick 12x9
before Wednesday

MIR. and Mrs. John h Num- are
the proud parents of daughter
born March %. She has been
named Peggy Rose.
Mrs. Donald Yeager and daugh-
ter Billie are spending two weeks
at the home of Mrs. Yeagers
mother in Longview, Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Montague
entertained Sunday with a dinner
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Seth
Montague's anniversary. Dinner
guests included MIR. and Mrs.
Rollie Clark of Kennewick, MIR.
and Mrs. A. Elliott of Richland,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenney Christensen
of Kennewick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Larkin and
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Hawkins