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Evening star., 1947-11-19

Albert Wratten, 17-year -old Rock
vile High School football quarter
back who received a head injury
during a game Friday between Rich
ard Montgomery and Bethesda
Chevy Chase High Schools, was to
undergo further surgery this after
noon at Suburban Hospital Bethes-
da, in the second stage of removing
a blood clot.
The youth was reported today to
be in a semiconscious and very
serious" condition. Hospital officials
said he had been in either a totally
unconscious or semiconscious con-
dition since he was brought to the
hospital FRIDAY,
Evening star., 1947-11-19
Action Of Pilot
Blamed in Crash
In Blue Ridge
CAB Says PIune
In Which so Died
Was Below Minimum
By w. n. shippen, Jr.
Aviation Editor of The Star.

Action of the pilot in descending
below Capital Airlines' minimum
altitude on the mountainous ap-
proach to Washington was given
by the Civil Aeronautics Board to-
day as the probable cause" of the
DC-4 crash on June 13 which killed
so persons on a Blue Ridge range
8 miles southeast of Martinsburg,
w. Va.
A contributing cause to the acci-
dent that killed all aboard the four
engined Capital Airlines plane, in
cluding 10 District area residents,
"was the faulty clearance" given
Capt. Horace Stark of Alexandria,
Va, by Airway Traffic Control of
the Civil Aeronautics Administra-
ton, the CAB found.
There was no evidence Of mall
functioning of the plane, whose
landing wheels were contracted and
engines apparently turning up con-
siderable power when it struck a
ridge 225 feet below the summit at
an altitude of ,425 feet. The trans
port was believed descending at a
normal angle at the time.
Plane Below Limit.
The plane, bound to Washington
from Pittsburgh, had just passed
over Martinsburg, w. Va, and
descended below the 5000 feet pre-
scribed in this area by the COM
pany pilots flight manual, the re-
port said. The settings of the air
crafts altimeters, it was pointed
out, checked closely with those at
National Airport at the time of
the crash.
The accident occurred during a
rain storm, when clouds partially
obscured the mountain tops, and
after the pilot had requested and
received permission to seek visual
contact with the ground to avoid an
instrument approach to Washing
ton and the delay that would entail
in a holding pattern above the
overcast.
The CAB pointed out that course
selected by the pilot for his alter
nate approach plan "was approved
for use by the CAA without any
publication of minimum altitude for
flight under instrument conditions.
Indeed, the whole subject of what
are minimum attitudes and who
prescribes them was in considerable
confusion at the time of the &C
cident."
The report stated that investiga-
ton after the accident showed varl-
ations between company minimums
and Federal regulations and "it be-
came apparent" there was "neces-
sity for a general Standardization
of minimum en- route attitudes"
2,000-Foot Minimum.
AS a result, it was said, the CAA
has established 2,000-foot mini
mum above terrain under instru-
ment flight rules in mountainous
areas designated by the Federal
authorities.
This rule was hastened by action
of the Presidents Special Board OF
Inquiry on Air Safety appointed
after the series of disastrous crashes
In the late spring and early summer.
Existing manuals and instructions
on issuance of flight clearances by
the CAA are now being simplifled
and clarified, it was said, and air.
lines have been ordered to equip
their planes with absolute terrain
warning indicators by next Febru-
ary Is.
Evening star., 1947-11-19
Dr.. Grover to Receive
Engineers Society Award

DR.. Nathan c. Grover, 10, who
was chief hydraulic engineer in
charge of water resources in the
United States Geological Survey for
26 years, will receive the Washing
ton Society of Engineers Award for
outstanding professional achieve
ments at the organizations annual
banquet at 7:30 pm. tomorrow in
the Mayhower Hotel.
It will be the second time the
award has been made.
Gordon Fox, vice president of the
Freyn Engineering Co., Chicago,
who worked six years in Russia, will
discuss Russia and the Communist
CHALLENGE"
Evening star., 1947-11-19

The development OF regional au-
thorities, including a public utilities
commission, was described as logi-
cal possibility for the Metropolitan
Area at a meeting of the Mont
gomery County Charter Committee
last night.
Clarence M. Pierce, assistant staff
director for the subcommittee Of the
House District Committee, advo-
Gated the regional authorities as a
means of solving many perplexing
problems of mutual concern to resi-
dents of Washington and the ad-
joining counties in Maryland AND
Virginia. He spoke at meeting in
Rockville.
Specifically, he mentioned prob
lens of water supply, sewer anc
garbage disposal, park and recrea.
ton development, highways, heath
and sanitation, exchange of prison
ers, detection and apprehension O.
prisoners, and certain welfare mat
terS.
Logical Development.
1T might be conceivable that re-
gional authorities on the order O.
the New York Port Authority nigh
be developed to furnish water to al
communities in the Metropolitan
Area, land to handle sewage anc
garbage disposal for the whole area,
Mr.. Pierce said. Certainly II
appears logical to consider the de-
velopment of an area public utilities
commission to handle such prob
lens"
Mr.. Pierce said the charter pro.
posed for Montgomery County anc
the Auchincloss home rule propose
for the District both seek greater
local control over local affairs ane
more efficient local governments.
Statement of Policy.
The following statement of policy
was adopted by the committee las
night and approved by the Board 0!
Directors:
"At this time of the opening o1
the campaign for election of the
charter form of government, the
Montgomery County Charter Com
mittee considers it appropriate tt
make the charter issue clear anc
keep it clear throughout the cam
paign.
"The charter movement is non'
partisan fight for real home rule fol
Montgomery County. Charter vel
comes the support of men ane
women of both major parties, bu
it does not and will not seek thu
support of political parties nor &C.
cept- their leadership.
"The Charter Committee recog
nizes that great numbers of regis
tered voters of both major parties
throughout the county voted for tn
Charter Board last fall. Although
the Lindsey Act requires party des
| ignation on the ballots, these SAM
people voting independently can in
sure the adoption of the charter il
November, 1948, and the election o
the county council, which will b.
representative of all the voters"
Six members of the Board of Di
rectors were elected. They are
Mrs. Dean Dinwoodey, James j. Hay
den, Walter H. McClennon, Leslie M
Able, DR.. Harold P. Morris and Mrs
Ralph Himstead. Allen H. Gardne
was elected an honorary director.
Evening star., 1947-11-19
Col. Allen to Give Talk
In Bethesda Tomorrow

Col. Robert S. Allen, newspaper
man, author and former member
of Gen. Patton's Sd Army staff
will speak informally tomorrow
night at an open house at the Be-
thesda Public Library.
A number of Bethesda and Wash
ington authors also will be present
Miss Beth Bryson, librarian, said
They include Paul Shinkman, Mrs
j. B. Yaukey (Cornelia Spencer
and j. J. Perling, all of Bethesda
Mrs. Margaret Broadley of Ken
sington, and Mrs. Catherine Co.
blentz, 2737 Macomb street NV.
Evening star., 1947-11-19
New Bill Proposes
Voluntary Admission
To St. EIizabeths

Federal Security Administrator
Oscar r. Ewing has recommended
to Congress enactment of legislation
to provide voluntary admission and
treatment of mental patients at st.
Elizabeths Hospital. Persons may
be admitted there now only by COM
mitment.
He strongly urged" approval of a
proposed bill sent to the Speaker of
the House. Referred to the House
Committee on Education and Labor,
Mr.. Ewing's letter and bill were as
signed to the Subcommittee on In
stitutions, headed by Representative
Buck, Republican, of New York.
The measure is a revision of a
bill introduced in the Seventy
ninth Congress at request of the
District Medical Society, but which
failed of enactment. The new bill
was said by Mr.. Ewing to "in-
corporate some changes designed to
clarity the financial relationship be-
tween the hospital and the District
government"
D. C. Opposed Previous Bill.
District Commissioners opposed the
Medical Society bill in 1916 princi-
pally because of the financial burden
it would lay on the District revenues.
The Ewing proposal would provide
that persons who are not adjudged
insane, but who feel they are in
need of psychiatric help might ap-
ply voluntarily for treatment. They
would have to be certified as legal
District residents by the Board OF
Public Welfare for admission and
treatment, but the medical determi-
nation as to whether they would be
admitted would rest with medical
authorities.
IF this measure Is enacted" Mr..
Ewing wrote, I'VE should think the
District would not be unduly bur-
dened by additional expense. 1t
would save directly some of the
commitment expense to which it is
now put. 1t would also save an
even greater amount, but less OBJ
viously, in shortening the time re-
quired for treatment and avoiding
other governmental expenditures
which result only from the more
adequate care they would receive;
and the amounts payable by persons
able to pay In full would equal the
charges made by st. Eiizabeths."
The measure would authorize the
District "to recover the cost of
board, medical care and treatment
from the patient or from any person
or persons legally liable therefore. .
The main purpose of the bill, Mr.
Ewing said, is ito eliminate commit
ment proceedings as a condition
precedent to treatment in an ade-
quate mental hospital.
1.-THE present procedure for COM
mitment," he continued, "is unduly
cumbersome, and only recently was
very severely criticized by the hos
pital survey sponsored by the Met
ropolitan Health Council"
Similar Law in States.
About "a States have laws similar
to the proposed bill, the admins
traitor pointed out. These include
|all of the States which have been
outstanding in their care of the
mentally i'll, with the sole exception
of the District of Columbia"
There are persons who recognize
the fact that they are unwell men
tally and that they would profit by
hospital treatment, who at the same
time should not be considered legally
incompetent ard insane" he SAID
DR.. Winfred Overholser, superin-
tendent of st. Elizabetll's Hospital
said he strongly favors the new
! measure.
Evening star., 1947-11-19
Bestermun to Speak

w. N. Besterman. recently re-
turned from Europe as consultant
to the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs, will discuss Impressions
From Europe" before a meeting of
the Polonaise Cultural Society, at
8:l5 pm. tomorrow, in Pierce Hall,
Sixteenth and Harvard streets NV.
Evening star., 1947-11-19
RobertV. Fleming Named
Smithsonian Bourd Head

Robert v. Fleming, president and
chairman of the Board of Directors
of the Riggs National Bank, has
been appointed chairman of the
Executive Board of the Smithsonian
Institution, it was announced today
by DR.. Alexander Wetmore, secre-
tary of the Institution.
Congress named Mr.. Fleming last
summer to the Board of Regents of
the Smithsonian. His appointment
as chairman was made on behalf of
the Institution by its chancellor,
Chief Justice Vinsou.
Evening star., 1947-11-19
Joint River Commission
Opens 2-Doy Session
By The As.oeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Nov. 19,-The joint
Maryland-Virginia Potomac River
Commission opened a two-day ses-
sion here today to discuss problems
stemming from conflicting fishing
and oystering regulations enforced
by the two States.
The principal dispute revolves
around the difference in the State
laws affecting dredging OF oysters
and the threat of confiscation by
Maryland authorities Of Virginia
boats caught taking oysters illegally.
Evening star., 1947-11-19
Dinner at Church Tonight

The Women's Society of the Trim
ity Methodist Church, Fifth street
and Pennsylvania avenue Sc, will
hold its annual turkey dinner and
bazaar this evening at the church.
The dinner will be served from S to
Y o'clock.
Evening star., 1947-11-19
Mrs. Morrison Clark
Heads Hospital Drive

Mrs. Morrison M. Clark, 2801
Daniel road, Chevy Chase, Md.
president of the ladies auxiliary Of
Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, has
been appointed chairman of the
hospitals membership campaign
Arthur G. Lambert, president of the
hospitals board of trustees an
nounced today.
Mrs. Clark said a three-weeks
drive to raise funds and enroll men,
bers will open January 10. The goal
will be announced later.
Evening star., 1947-11-19
Filed
|0n busL Lineby
Arlington PUG
Arnold Units Service
'Inodequote,' Petition
ToICC Maintains

The Arlington County Public
Utilities Commission today filed
a formal complaint with the In
terstate Commerce Commission
charging inadequate service" by
the Washington, Virginia g.
Maryland Coach Co. (Arnold
line).
The PUG, the commission said,
asked that a hearing be held "at
the very earliest possible date
in view of the acute situation which
now exists with respect to the in
adequate service now afforded by
the coach company ="
The petition asked the 1CC to
order the company ito afford safe,
efficient and adequate service to
the residents ="
Has Week to Answer.
Lester r. Conley, chairman OF
the PUG Transportation Commit
tee, said that the line has until
next Wednesday to answer the
complaint. After the answer, the
| ICC will decide what to do, he said
Mr.. Conley said also that the
State Corporation Commission, with
which a similar petition was filed
for intra State operations, has in
dicated it's willingness to hold joint
hearing with the ICC if the latter
deems it advisable. If the joint
hearing is not held, the State COM
mission will hold a separate seS-
sion, he stated.
The busline last month was grant
ed Interstate fare increases of S to
10 cents per zone on its routes be-
tween the District and points in
Arlington and Fairfax. The raise
was granted over the vigorous pro-
test of Arlington officials and bus
riding groups which demanded that
service be improved before any fare
increase was granted.
Improvement Was Assumed.
The PUG complaint asserted that
the authorization for higher fares
appeared to have been based on the
assumption that the company would
improve service when it was able
to do so as the result of the in
creased revenue" to be obtained
from the fare increases.
The PUG said, however, that the
company now has eliminated some
services in Arlington and greatly
reduced" services in other instances
The county commission specifically
charged:
That "off peak service on the
Walker Chapel run has beer
dropped.
That the darlington Clarendon
operation "has to all intents ane
purposes been eliminated"
Rush Hour Service Inadequate.
That rush-hour service still falls
short of the needs, passengers otter
having to wait As minutes to an houl
to board a bus.
That because previous service!
have dropped, passengers are re.
quired to make transfers on trips be.
tween Arlington and Washington
and travel over circuitous routes te
reach their destinations.
That night service does not meet
the needs OF those using the line
after dark.
That there is a constant over
loading of buses" a practice which
endangers the lives of passengers
That there is a total disregard
of the interest of the public by the
management of the coach company
and a general discourteous attitude
toward the public by a number o1
drivers and employees OF the com.
pany."
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-01-30

control many of the insects on veg
etables in home gardens or on orn-
amental flowers and can be mixed
in seeds to protect them from M
eects Seeds busted with DDT
should not be fed to animals. Use
five per cent DDT dust for Japan
ese beetles, rose chafers, squash
bugs fleas, and flies around gar
hage cans. The 10 per cent dust Is
for reaches, silverfish, carpet
beetles. bedbugs, human or cattle
lice and dog ticks or to apply In
mice runways or on wollens or car
pets. IN,
DOT already mixed with water
or oil is sold in either three or five
per cent strengths. The three per
cent mixture will kill flies or mos
ouitoes in inclosed spaces. The five
ner cent mixture is sprayed to con-
troll flies, mosquitoes, bedbugs, sill
verfish, clothes moths, roaches'
buffalo moths, powder post beetles,
or grain weevils. The oil mixture
never should be placed on animals.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-01-30
Mrs. HarrY Smith, Caldwell.

Mrs. Harry Smith, Caldwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zern Mallett were
in GAINESVILLE Monday on business
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Warren and
son, Jimmie Dexter, visited Mrs
Warren's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
James Palmer, Sunday.
Sam RosSiter visited his mother
Mrs. Millie Rossiter, last week.
Mrs. Ina Bates is recovering from
an attack of ''flu''. Those calling al
her home were Mrs. Emma Meek
Mrs. Josia Gibson, Rev. Tschappat
and Inez Franklin.
Several from here attended the
basketball game at Dexter City, Fri
day night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Leasure Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Kirkbrida
of Sarahsville, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Fowler and
daughter, Mary Ruth, Mrs. H. B
Horton, Nellie Cunningham were
business callers in GAINESVILLE, Sat
urday.
Mrs. Lou Philpot and son, Perry
and his daughter, Elaine, were in
Cambridge Saturday.
Perry Philpot, who has a govern
ment job as game warden, was
working in the Seneca Lake district
the past two weeks. He and Rodney
Swagler, his helper, left Sunday for
Youngstown where they will stay
for next two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kindle, Mr.
and Mrs. Leone Stuart and son, Paul
of Bellaire, visited this weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Guy VanFoss
Visitors the past week at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Stephen were
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Carpenter ot
Greely, Colorado, Mr.. and Mrs. H
O. Christman and family of Lewis
vile route, and Forest Clyde ReeC
of Stafford
Mrs. Arthur Batten and son, Carl
and Vernon Moore spent Sunday a
the home of Mrs. Batten's sister.
Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Meek, anc
daughter, Helen, we're dinner guest!
Sunday, of their son and brother
Mr.. and Mrs Carlos Meek and son
Duane, of Duncan Falls.
Mrs. H. P. Gibson has received
word that her brother-in-law was il
the Good Samaritan hospital fol
surgical treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Gibson were
dinner guests of Mrs. Gibson.
mother, Mrs. Offa Bishop, Sunday
They were dinner guests that eve
ming of Mr.. Gibson's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. P. Gibson.
Mrs. Nora Richner has returned
to her home from Columbus, where
she has been visiting her sister, Mrs
Ruth Craig and daughter, She wa.
accompanied home by her niece
Miss Jean Gee, r. N.
D. A Wheatley is at his home here
enjoying the first semester vacation
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-01-30
Bigger Corn Yields
Paw For Fertilizer

Tests made in 1946 by the agron-
omy department, Ohio State Uni
versity, indicate an Ohio farmer can
expect from Is to 20 more bushels
of corn per acre when a row appli-
cation of fertilizer is supplemented
by plowing down enough other fert-
ilizer to supply so to 80 more pounds
of nitrogen per acre.
E. P. Reed, extension agronomist,
explains that the 1916 field trials
were run in % counties and the
fields where the corn was grown
contained II different soil types. In
general, the practice of blowing
down additional fertilizer for corn
will pay best In Ohio on good soils
with $4,000 to 14,00 corn plants per
acre.
In these field tests, the row appIi-
cation was an average of 345 pounds
per acre of 3-12-12. Three methods
were used to put the extra nitrogen
in the corn fields. Comparisons were
made between blowing down 600
pounds per acre of 8-8-8, 750 pounds
of 1866, or 400 pounds of 1000
in addition to the fertilizer applied
in the row.
Mr.. Reed says that yield increases
in the 1916 tests varied from zero
to over 40 bushels per acre. The
agronomists report that increased
corn yields in 1916 paid for the
ploWed down fertilizer in 80 per
cent of the tests with 8-8-8, in Al
per cent of the tests with 1866, and
in 81 per cent of the tests with 20
90. The corn was priced at $1.15 q
bushel to figure the money return
from the increased yield.
The men conducting the tests
point out that the corn crop gets
only 40 per cent of the available
plant food from the plowed down
fertilizer and the other go per cent
of its value is available to the crops
which follow the corn in the sue,
ceeding three years. This residual
effect from the fertilizer is a plus
value above the immediate profit
from bigger corn yields.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-01-30

sc per cent powder is mixed at the
rate of one teaspoon to gallon Oh
water, one-half pound to 30 gallons
of water, or two pounds to 100 gal
Ions.
For a cattle spray, the so per cent
powder is mixed two and one
fourth teaspoons to one gallon OF
water, one pound to Is gallons, or
four pounds to 100 gallons. one
application will protect cattle for
two or three weeks, and from one
to two quarts of the spray will be
required per animal.
To kill lice on cattle or hogs, the
powder is mixed at the rate OF
three and one-half teaspoons to one
gallon of water, one and one-halt
pounds to 25 gallons, or six pounds
to 100 gallons. The spray appllca-
ton should be repeated in two
weeks. This same strength of spray
will kill adult mosquitoes IN the
shrubbery around buildings.
For flies within buildings, the
strength of spray required de-
pends upon the length of time con-
troll is wanted. For short-time re-
lief in fair buildings or in late fall,
the spray can be made of two lbs.
of so per cent powder to Is gallons
of water or eight pounds to 100 gal
Ions. Four times those amounts OF
powder in the same amounts OF
water will control flies in build
ings for two to three months.
DDT dusts are sold in strengths
of three per cent, five per cent, lO
per cent, Is per cent, and 30 per
cent. The last two should be used
only to mix with water for the uses
already described and twice as
much of rs per cent should be used
as the amounts of so per cent rec
commended for the various pur-
poses.
The three per cent DOT will
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-01-30
Dexter City

Dexter City, Jan. 90 - Mr.. and
Mrs. James King of Lowell spent
Saturday with his brother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank King.
Mrs. Media Griggs was shopping
in Caldwell Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Conner
spent Saturday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Worrell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Hutcheson
and son, Richard, spent the week
end in Columbus with their daugh-
| ter, Eileen and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Velosky of
Dover, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Saunders,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Lockiure of Day
ton, KY, were guests of J. H. Yarn
| ell and son, Floyd.
J. o. Miller, who has been en-
ployed in California and Minnesota
on pipeline construction, arrived at
his home, Saturday, from New
Brighton, Minnesota.
Bob Clymer and family of Colum-
bus were visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. G. Clymer over the
weekend.
James Lamp, who has been i'll
since the holidays, is still unable to
be out, although he has improved
considerably.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-01-30
Redskins Turned Back By
CrooksviIIe Ceramics, 45-36

In a clean, hard-fought game at
Crooksville Tuesday night, the
league leading Ceramics turned
back the Redskins 1886 after a nip
and tuck battle. Caldwell trailed
throughout the game, but twice
rallied to pull within two points of
the victors. A fourth quarter slump
which saw them score only four
points, rubbed out Caldwell's hopes
of pulling an upset and throwing the
league race into a tie.
Joe Wilson was the chief point
maker for Crooksville with 16
points, although Freriks and Nor
rison managed to come through with
timely goals when they counted
most. Tuffy Tilton kept Caldwell
in the running with IA, followed by
Reed with eight.
In the preliminary, the Caldwell
reserves dropped a close game to
the Crooksville reserves 1928, with
Craft scoring 10 points for the losers.