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Evening star., 1947-07-26
Epidemic BIumed on Troops

DR.. c. J. McSweeney, superin-
tendent of Dublin's Cork Street
Fever Hospital, says he has never
doubted" that infantile paralysis in
epidemic form, was first brought to
Ireland in 1912 by visiting American
troops.
Evening star., 1947-07-26

the War Department, the Guard
announced today.
Vacancies still exist in the unit,
which will be composed of 126 en-
listed men and six officers at full
strength. The commander is Capt.
Jarvis Braunstein. Men interested
in joining the battalion should call
Executive 1888.
Evening star., 1947-07-26
Guard Unit Inspected
For Federal Recognition

Battery A, 380th .Anti-aircraft
Automatic Weapons Battalion, Dis
trict National Guard, has been in
spected for Federal recognition by
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22

supplied to the plant in water
solutions, since that is the only
way in which the plant can alb
sorb it's food, no matter where
it may be growing.
The results of all this WORK
were brought to a startling con
clusion by DR.. William F. Gericke
of California. About 1929 he be
gan to prepare shallow waterproof:
tanks. Across the top of the tanks
he stretched meshed wire cover
ed two inches deep with peat, OF
rice hulls, Or pine shavings,
Through the tanks he circulated
water containing the major ano
trace elements. The shavings
picked up moisture from the cir
culating water solution. DR..
Gericke put plant seeds in the
shavings. The seeds grew! Their
roots reached through the meshed
wire and dipped into the water
solution. DR.. Gericke's method is
known as the water culture meth
cd or hydroponics. meaning Ga
Dor of water"
Another means for growing
plants without soil is the sand
culture method, which employs
clean sand through which the wa
ter solution circulates. The sand
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22
The Book OF knowledge

acts as the bed for the seed.
For the best growth, the culture
solution must be Fitted" to the
individual needs of different
species Of plants. Even the same
plant requires changes in the solu-
ton at different stages in it's
growth or at different seasons, FOR
the best results.
In California, several water cul-
ture farms are being III as sue
cessful businesses. Some railroad
dining car menus feature vege-
tables grown without soil. c o t
greatly limits the extent to which
soilless farming can be used COM
mercially, but the fact has been
established that science can re-
move the dirt from dirt farming.
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Of Knowledge)
distributed By United Feature
Syndicate, Inc.)
TOMORROW:-Making a Stippled
Silhouette.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22
PLANT LIFE.

PLANTS JIM WIN "
WITHOUT SOIL - -
Men have proved that SOIL i
not necessary for the growth O.
n1ants. Formerly it was though
tb.+ the roots ate the soil. In the
18TH century Jean Baptiste var
ue1mont. a Belgian, planted a viii
IT,, in a pot and kept it there
five Years. giving it only water
Toe willow gained 1854 pounds ano
+ba soil lost only two ounces. Why
did the willow gain?
r. the middle of the last cen
+nrv. julius Won Sachs. a Ger
began to analyze the par
that soil plays in the growth Of
nIants He found which minerals
are contained in soil. He even sci
plants growing in solutions o.
these minerals.
There followed a long line o,
;nvastigators who were INTERESTED
- determining exactly what were
elements needed in soil Tor
the the best growth Of plants. Expert
aaents showed that the necessary
elements could be classed, accord
inc to the amount needed, in two
groups: the major elements n. and
the trace elements. Different
n,snts. however, do not require
he same proportions Of them.
The major elements required
are potassium, calcium, magn ss
nm. nitrogen, phosphorus and sui,
nh,1r. The trace elements - iron,
boron. manganese, zinc, and per-
.ba . copper - are so called be-
.rs,,se they are required only in
h most minute amounts. Thriv-
Ing h,g plants require all Of them; ~
These elements must always be
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22
Carolina Beach Gets
New School Principal

o. A.. futile, former district Sci
ma consolidated school principal,
is the new principal of the Carolina
Beach school.
H. M. Roland, county su%perinten-
dent, yesterday announced the ap-
pointment. futile has served at the
Selma school for the last Is years.
He will reside at 217 Northern Elk
tension at the beach.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22
HEALTH OFFICER
WARNS DOG OWNERS
OF POSSIBLE RABIES

Dog owners should watch their
pets carefully these hot days to
halt any epidemic of rabies.
That is the warning today Of DR..
A.. H. Elliot, city-county health Of
ficer. The physician pointed out
that such animals wander more
freely in warm weather and that
a disease is more easily given by
one to another. DR.. Elliot also
pointed out that about $500 dogs
have been immunized this sum
mer but that number still is short
of the entire group in the county.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22

Bobby G. Keel, 10, Gadsden, Ala,
to Althea Brown, II, Wilmington
Charles E. Benson, "a, Whining
ton, to Isabel Melvin. %, Winning
ton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22

Mount Athos, in Greece. is oc-
cupied by 20 monasteries and 480C
monks and Greek law forbids any
woman from entering the 100
square-mile territory.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22

A white circle around the moon
is due to the scattering OF llgnt by
water droplets in the atmosphere.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
1948 Budget Hearing Set
Tomorrow in Falls Church

A public hearing on the Falls
Church town budget for the fiscal
year ending August 81, 1948 will
be held at the town hall tomorrow
night.
AS was the case last year, the
principal point of controversy in
wolves proposal to divert for cur
rent expenses a 100000 reserve built
up in the sewer fund. Five of the
six councilmen and Mayor Fenner s.
Hazelgrove have tentatively decided
to Use the fund for town expenses,
while one council member, j. H.
Mccarthy, who has been in charge
of the water and sewer departments
for several years. Is opposing the
move.
Another problem facing the coun-
Gil is the question of re-enacting
the towns business privilege tax
which expires on January /. The
proposed budget includes antici-
pated receipts from this tax for
next year, but the local chamber Of
commerce has indicated it will
thoroughly scrutinize town expendi-
lures before indorsing the tax for
a second year. Meanwhile, 1t was
learned that at least one town n1er-
chant thus far has refused to pay
the business tax.
Evening star., 1947-11-09

teenth street and Constitution ave.
nue. NV.
The services will open at 2:30 pm
Tuesday with the United States
Army band playing. Miss Suzanne
Lundgren, 2700 @ street NV, will
be the vocalist.
Services at Walter Reed.
Fort Stevens Post No. 80, American
Legion, will sponsor services at Wal
ter Reed Hospital at 8:45 am. Tues
day. The speaker will be the Le-
gion's national chaplain, Father
Harrington.
At II am. Tuesday, Michael
Guiffre of Riverdale, Md, First Di-
vision veteran of World War I, will
lay wreath on the division monu-
ment at Seventeenth street and
Executive avenue NV. An Army
rifle squad and bugler will partici-
pate.
Hundreds of former Marines will
be decorated with American Defense
and Victory medals in a ceremony
at 8 pm. Tuesday in Leland Junior
High School. Col. Luther A. Brown
U. S. M. c., will present the awards
and speak briefly. The services will
be under the direction of the Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase Legion Post
which will install officers during the
evening. q
Capt. Lyle o. Armel, assistant di-
rector of Navy Civilian Relations,
will speak on America Pays Tribute
to Those Who Served" at program
sponsored by Cissel-Saxon Post No.
IL, American Legion, at 10 am.
Tuesday in front of the Silver
Spring armory.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Silver Spring Post Office
Extends Lobby Hours

Extension of hours during which
the lobby of the Silver Spring Post
Office will remain open was an
nounced yesterday by William E.
Bowman, postmaster.
Mr.. Bowman said the lobby Is now
open until 1870 pm. except for
Sundays and holidays. Mail de-
posted In the post Office letter drop
before 1880 pm. will be dispatched
that night. Heretofore the lobby
has closed at 8 pm,
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Bruziliuns to Honor
Unknown Soldier

A wreath from student veterans
at the University of Sac Paulo, Bra
I'll, will be placed at the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier at Arlington
cemetery in ceremony Monday.
Reinaldo Ramos Saldanha da
Cana, dean of the university, will
present the wreath at 1:30 p m.
Other Brazilian officials to attend
include Brig. Gen. Henrique Lott,
Brazilian military attache here;
Brig. Gen. Joao Valdetaro, chief of
the Brazilian Military Commission
in Washington, and Maj. FREDERICK
Mindello, assistant Brazilian mill
tary attache.
Mr.. Saldanha da Cana, major
with the Brazilian Expeditionary
Force in Italy during World War
II, is in the United States for con-
ferences on handling problems of
veterans In schools.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
4-HC|ub al tLeesburq
Wins Banner for 1947
Spec;oI Dispo,cb 10 The Ste,


LEESBURG, Va. Nov. g. Tht
Leesburg All Club was awarded tn,
first place banner in the senior divi.
sion at the annual achievement
night program at the Leesburg High
School last night.
The junior division winner wa!
the Waterford All Club. Both ban.
ners were presented by j. R. Lintner
former Loudoun County farm agent
Second place in the senior division
was awarded to the Lincoln club;
third to the Aldie club, and fourth
to the Lovettsville club. The Lin
coin junior club was awarded second
place in the junior division and Pur-
cellville club was third.
Special awards presented by Miss
Nova McGrady, home agent, and w
H. Cockerill, farm agent, were as
follows:
George Miller, Lincoln. for
achievement In raising Holstein-
Friesian cattle; Adoph Rose, Lin
coin, Guernsey dairy heifers; Lin
wood Reid, Lincoln, garden; Charles
Poland, Aldie, poultry; Edgar Til
lett, Leesburg, meat animal indus
try.
Also Betty Litton, Lincoln, dress;
Anne Caffey, Lincoln, clothing
achievement; Audrey Finn, Aldie,
food preparation: Frances Keesling,
Lovettsville, girls records; June
Marshall, Leesburg, frozen foods;
Jean Douglass, Leesburg, canning;
Frances Ritchie, dress review and
home improvement.
Mary Ellen Myers of the Leesburg
club presided.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Six Nominations Weighed
For Arlington Board Seat

Judge Walter T. Mccarthy o1
Arlington Circuit Court has at least
six names before him for considera.
ton in naming a successor to Lee
Lloyd, Arlington County Board
member who died Monday, 1t was
learned last night.
Appointment of a county resident
to fill the remainder of Mr.. Lloyd's
term expiring December 81, 194s, is
up to Judge Mccarthy.
Names submitted so far to the
jurist include Homer>G. Bauserman
retiring Arlington sheriff; T. Oscar
Smith, Lincoln Mackey and Lawson
Wimherley. unsuccessful candidates
for the board in Tuesdays elections;
j. H.. White, jr., vice president of
the Old Dominion Bank and man
ager of the Columbia pike branch,
and Charles E. Boldin, a General
Accounting Office employe.
Judge Mccarthy last night had
no comment on when he would make
the appointment or whom he would
appoint.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
New Arlington Rules
For Nursing Homes
Effective Dec. 6

The Arlington County Board yes
terday put off until December 6 the
effective date of an amendment
to a county ordinance regulating
child care and nursing homes.
The amendment, which covers
the operation of nursing homes,
would have gone into effect today
The extension was granted at the
request of James Simmonds, at
torney, who appeared on behalf
of Mrs. Florence Kincheloe, oper-
ator of a nursing home at 5000 Lee
highway.
County Manager A. T. Lundberg
told the board a Safety Commit
tee comprising the county building
inspector, fire chief and plumbing
inspector, had inspected the Kin
cheloe home and reported 1t does
not conform to regulations.
Mr.. Simmonds said that nursing
homes are hard to find" and that
as far as he knew the Kincheloe
establishment 'is the only one in
Arlington"
Incinerator Site Protested.
The board set the night of No
vember 10 as the date of a con-
ference regarding the incinerator
for which bonds were authorized
in referendum Tuesday. Board
Chairman Basil M. DeLashmutt
read letter from Frank Campbell,
president of the Garfield Manor
Corp. which protested location of
the incinerator near the present
sewage disposal plant at U. S. route
and South Glebe road. The pro-
test was referred to Mr.. Lundberg'
The board was notified that Cir
cult Judge Walter T. Mccarthy will
confer at pm. Monday with COM
mittee comprised of Mr.. DeLash-
mutt, Daniel A. Dugan and Mr..
Lundberg, regarding possibility of
establishing a trial board for police
and firemen.
Colin Hamilton, secretary of the
Arlington Board of Trade, has been
named chairman of the local Citi-
.zen's Food Committee, Mr.. Lund-
berg reported to the board.
Old Ordinances Repealed
Commonwealth Attorney Law
renee w. Douglas suggested that the
board advertise the repeal of four
obsolete county ordinances which he
had discovered in working on codi-
fication of county ordinances. The
board acted as he suggested.
A resolution expressing regret at
the death of Leo Lloyd and recog-
nizing his long service on the board,
was adopted. MIR. Lundberg, as
clerk to the board, was directed Of
ficially to inform Judge Mccarthy
of the vacancy.
The board also authorized Mr..
Lundberg to employ an architect to
prepare plans for three-story addi-
ton to the north side of the court
house. This action was taken after
County Treasurer John Locke Green
and Commissioner of Revenue Harry
K. Green told the board that
cramped quarters were impairing
the efficiency of their offices,
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Maryland Breeding Group
Re-eIecfs Powell President

William r. Powell of Ellicott City
has been reelected president of the
Maryland Artificial Breeding Co.
operative, Inc, 1t was announced
yesterday.
Other officers elected at Ellicott
City by the Board of Directors are
Walter J. Hahn, Frederick, vice pres
ident, and John w. Pou, extension
service dairyman at the University
of Maryland, secretary-treasurer.
The directors also approved use of
four new sires by the cooperative,
raising the total in use to 10. An
Ailegany County unit of "a members
has been formed. it was reported by
Edwin Weatherby of College Park,
association manager.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
District Area Students
Eastern High Paper
Take Press Awards

Four students of high schools In
the Districtearea and 'The Eastern
err" student publication at Eastern
High School, were among winners in
scholastic journalism, contests yes
terday at the University Of Maryland.
The students were among the more
than 200 pupils from % high schools
of Maryland and the District of
Columbia who attended the second
annual all-day convention and
tournament of the Maryland Scho-
lastic Press Association.
District area winners included
Doris Parent of Eastern High School,
who won third place in the news
story writing contest, and Ray Bel
lamy, Bladensburg High School, who
placed fifth in the same event.
Don Ferguson, Montgomery Blair
High School, Silver Spring, finished
second in the sports writing contest,
and Raymond L. Bancroft, Eastern
High School, was fourth in editorial
writing.
The Eastern High School paper
finished in three-way tie for sec
ond place, along with Baltimore's
Patterson Park High School "Press"
and the Allegany High School
"Alcohi' of Cumberland, in the con-
test for school publications.
First place In the school contest
went to the Kenwood High School,
Baltimore County.
Speakers on yesterdays program
included Dr.. H. c. Byrd. president
Of the university, Miss Eleni Sakes,
fashion editor .of The Star, and
Joseph M. Murphy, director of the
Columbia Scholastic Press Associa-
ton at Columbia University in New
York City.
Conducting the various writing
contests were Dr.. Jack Y. Bryan,
professor of journalism at the uni
versity. news: Bill Macdonald of
the university's publications Office,
sports; Miss Myrtle Bray of Western
High School, Washington, features,
and DR.. Regis L. Boyle of Eastern
High School,. editorial writing.
While the students were partici-
pating in the contests. faculty ad-
visors attended a conference of their
own. A panel discussion on the
journalism setup in Maryland
schools was led by Miss Mary E.
Murray of Cumberland, who was in
charge of the convention.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
B|adensburg 10 Curb
Rush-Hour PARKING
On Defense Highway

In a move to eliminate tratnc con-
gestion along the Defense Highway
the Town of Bladensburg soon will
ban parking along mile-long Sec
ton of the thoroughfare during
rush hours and on week ends and
holidays.
Mrs. Ruth B. Young, town clerk,
announced yesterday the new regu-
lations will go into effect as soon
as mo parking" signs are installed
The regulations, which were
adopted unanimously Friday night
at a meeting of Mayor Andrew F.
Gasch and the Town Council. will
ban parking on both sides of the
highway from to am. and to
7 pm. Mondays through Fridays
and all day on Saturdays, Sundays
and holidays, Mrs. Young reported
Although some residents protested
the proposed parking ban on the
ground it will be unfair to busi-
nessmen, the council decided lit
was time for merchants to provide
their own parking lots" Mrs. Young
said.
In other business, the town
adopted an ordinance specifying the
duties of Town Police Chief Henry
Nebel, including a stipulation that
he submit report Of his activities
at each regular meeting of the
council.
Mayor Gasch. following a request
from Richard Downes. of Lanham
and j. Lee Ball of Landover Hills,
who represented the Bladensburg
High School Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation. ordered the towns Streets
and Roads Committee to study the
possibility of building a sidewalk
on the south side of Defense High
way.
The committee members, Coun-
cilmen Vincent j. McCarron and
Otis l.. Stevens, were instructed to
report at the next meeting. Mr..
Downes informed the town that
funds are available through the
County Board of Education to fl
nance the portion of sidewalk in
front of the high school.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Maryland Planners
To Open Two Offices
In Prince Georges

In a move to provide bettss&ssy.
ice to residents OF Prince HS6Eyei
County, the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Commis-
sion will open two new regional Of
fees tomorrow in the Hyattsville
area.
A new planning and engineering
Office, authorized in September, will
open at 5406 Queens Chapel road,
West Hyattsville. with Fred W.
Tuemmler, present director of plan
ming for the commission, in charge.
In addition, the building inspec-
tors Office for the county, headed by
Perce L. Wolfe, will move from its
Offices in the main Washington Sub
urban Sanitary Commission Build
ing, Hyattsville, to quarters at 1000
Gallatin street, directly back of its
present location.
According to Irwin I. Main, chair
man of the planning commission,
staff members at the new Planning
and Engineering Office will include
Wesson Cook. planning engineer,
who will handle the engineering,
surveying, subdivision and land
planning work; Leon L. Gibbs, land
scape artist. who will assist Mr..
Teummler in zoning work and in
park and recreation development,
and George F.. Vogel, chief drafts
man, who will be in charge of map
ping and drafting.
Serge K. Doubroff also will con-
tinue his work as chief land plan
ming consultant in connection with
subdivision work in the county.
Opening Of the new Office will
serve as a convenience to residents
of the county, who formerly had to
go to the commissions main offices
in Silver Spring, Mr.. Main reported.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Police Chief Charges His Sister
with Murder-Suicide Attempt

grandparents in warwick County
This case will have to be han
died like any other" said Chief
Peach, who is immediate past presi-
dent of the Virginia Association Of
Chiefs of Police.
Firemen were credited with saw
ing the lives Of the two byAapplxs
ing inhaIators,y the child retefVidg
oxygen for 10 minutes before both
were rushed to a hospital.
Mrs. Collins refused to make a
statement today to Commonwealth S
Attorney William L. Carleton and
asked only for counsel to represent
her, police said.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Election irregularities
In Richmond Charqed
By State 6. 0. P. Chief
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Nov 7.-Earle
Lutz, executive director of the Re-
publican State Central Committee,
charged today that in direct viola
ton of the law prohibiting any per-
son by writing, word or gesture to
counsel or advise a voter how to
mark his ballot, this practice was
permitted in the presence of officials
in many precincts" here last Tues
day.
Specifically, I cite the ninth
Madison and seventh Lee precincts" "
Mr.. Lutz said in letter to Wilmer
L. O'Flaherty, secretary OF the Rich
mond Electoral Board.
"In the interests of clean elec-
tions in Richmond and with the
hope that publicity will cause the
General Assembly to change the
electoral laws so that they can be
understood clearly and carried out
properly, I am taking this oppor-
tunity of calling your attention to
just a few of the irregularities that
were noted in Richmond last Tues
day. When reports are received
from other precincts, I shall add
to the lists" Mr.. Lutz stated.
Doesn't Claim Fraud.
He added that he was not claim
ing there was any fraud COM
mitted."
Meanwhile the mystery OF the
missing registration cards of a
number of voters appeared no
nearer solution as voting officials
moved to improve voting machinery
in three ways:
/. To check the $4,000 registra-
tions to find those registered since
September IL, In which the irregu-
larities or mistakes of Tuesdays
election occurred.
2. To draw paper for council
for introduction In December or
January to provide for as many as
five new precincts to split and facil-
tate voting in the largest precincts.
To Seek Early Registration.
3. To consider asking the General
Assembly in January to provide for
an early registration of voters In
the city.
The check is to be made to re-
move the $500 registered since Sep
tember IL, in order that they may
be segregated for a better explora-
tion of what happened to the miss
ing registration cards. !
Mr.. OFlaherty today sent letters
to 81 affected persons. to ask for
definite information before the
investigation Is resumed Monday
night.
Mr.. O'Flaherty said he is still
puzzled as to how the registration
cards, became misplaced. He said
the fraud theory is discounted
by the small number Of persons
affected
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Fairfax Democrats 10 Elect
New Executive Committee

The Democratic Party of Fair
fax County will hold convention
at 7:30 p. m. on November 18 In
the Fairfax Courthouse to elect
members to the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee.
County Chairman George B
Robey announced that any Demo
crat desiring to serve on the COM
mittee must file notice Of his candi-
dacy> with him not later than
Tuesday and pay a fling fee of So
Membership on the committee is
to be apportioned on the basis OF
one member for each 100 votes cast
in this years Democratic primay