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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-08
Polio Victims
Care Revealed
BY WILLIAM A. O'BRIFN NJ

Hospital care is advisab,s r., -
patients in the paralytic s,aa. ~
lnfantile paralysis. In eD5daSs's 5dSs y
aoortlve cases (without narsi,....c'
should either be kept a. 9o~c. ~ 81
sent 10 receiving ward wi,s,' y {;
beng admitted 10 the aosn ,,.. y,
proper. Sp"a
In 4 community outbress -,
the health and hospital -eca.,s. ~ a
should be brought toge.he. .,:si ,..s
one head. The National 5.oe' F
dation for Infantile ParaJygis ~, III
supply both experience sr3 W .
nanclal aid in perfect.ng nj, u d
ganization in an erergencv "
During epidemics, childre3 VI.
any type Of fever" illness s,o-I. a.S
be kept in bed and Watches '-l, :,
the disease proves to be ;~fsa.4A' Il
paralysis, muscle spasne '.,..' ..'
weakness will be noted .z,.n sr'
about the fifth day. alth9Ygb ,s.
may not develop Until he r.
day. In suspected cases 0. frt.- .~
tile paralysis, it is best ID la..
the patient in bed a few ex,r. .
days after the fever goes 5or, '
A typical infant.le paraIvs;. y. d.
tient lies quietly and does no. W., Sd
to be disturbed. Neck and b.,I ~.
muscles are stiff. If the tr,gE :.
bent forward the knees comes j..
because Of tightness Of lie o,~,, n,
cles in the back Of the thighs e.,
tain muscles are weak or o,.,
pletely relaxed if the nerve co,
nections in the spinal cord are IN.
terrupted.
Patients in the acute stag. .
infantile paralysis should be- NJ,
in bed on firm mattress md,
which a board has been placed
A foot board is placed at the aN
of the bed and the patien. asked
to keep his feet against #. If no,.
sible. the body should be kep. +,
a straight comfortable position
Diet should be light and nutrition,
with plenty of fluids.
Hot packs relieve pain. tender.
ness. and muscle spasms. Tney
can be applied in the original Ken.
ney method, by using dry pieces
of woolen material Waich an
piping hot. Other metho5s o, ap.
plying heat have beer developed
but the most inlportan. factor X
to heat and cool the surface alter
nately.
Although poliomyeltis patient,
cannot move certain muscles hey
are urged TO try 20 do so as soon
as possible after the damage has
occurred.
Re-education Of the n.Gss
which have become disogde.y IN
their action is the most impomat,
phase of convalescent care. LOoS
ening tight muscles and strength
ening weak ones are part Of tae
daily routine of all poliomyelts
patients. Team work in which n.
patient. physician, nurse. physy.ul
therapist. neurologist, and or,ht
pedist cooperate assure the bes
chance Of functional recovery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-08

nent, and the presence OF 1olnr, ,
collaborators in the Greek Go''''
rlent and army. -,
Gov. Griswold should move a.. ~.
move quickly, as ne has o','
urged to do by the G. eeAs 'Hs.s .,.
selves, to reform the Govern, ,..,
along more Representative I.'
Meanwhile, however, We nave
small war on our hands ana w
cannot permit further SoVieI :. -.
croachment. Since We cailHo'
the cooperation of the U n ,J .o,
Nations. the task devolVe5 's s,1
the United States. And we %r
better face the issue hones'lH Nv. w,
despite Mr.. Truman's preIll'a..oo,,,
assertion that no American IiU0+ IVY,
would be sent. 10 Greece, Iha' ri,t we
thing might happen. Our pls1Irs3 pIrs3
as a nation has become In'o.
in the Greek affair. and We can
back down. .,,4ar
The United Nations mas .t;5e
ed a frightful blow to ITS pIes"%I t..nI
in this matter, and one ~ rts
which it may never recoTe,, .,ors
fact is that the United N' ~.
cannot operate successtu-N ..o;,
cause the worlds two gree, ..r
powers are at loggerheads' ~ The
in its career it has become g..
same kind of feeble deba..-.ft ftions
ciety that the League OF N''
developed into. aone
The original damage "as pns.
when the United States KEEP ,o in
sia company at San F'ranc,sS5' .SS tas
coming out for the veto. A"d tae
steadily wcrsening relations VI ronl.
United States and Russia are Ma.
pleting the ruin of the Un.'euu ~ tbe
tions. Only when, as ana - ,,ose
United States and Russia con-" III.
their major differences c7' Gas
Un;ted Nat ons perform as IL
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-08
The Potato Surplus

With millions of persons throughout
the world in desperate fight against
starvation twenty million bushels of
potatoes were destroyed in this coun-
try last year and sixty million more
bushels were either given away in
charitable and relief crusades or fed
to cattle. This year the surplus is ex-
pected to be even greater. 1t is no Won
der, then, that the National Industrial
Conference Board concludes that the
potato crop is "unwieldly, unversitile
and impractical for export.
The board arrives at this conclusion
by showing that per capita annual con-
sumption has dropped from 1875 pounds
in 1905 to 1926 pounds in 1916, and that
farmers have so improved their techni-
que that in 1916 the acre yield was
184 bushels against 1869 bushels in
1920. When consumption drops and
production grows surplus is inevitable.
1t might be all right if potatoes
could be exported to advantage. But
the board rightly says there is little
excuse for dehydrating them at 80 cents
pound when flour can be bought for
5 or 6 cents a pound by relief and
foreign-aid organizations.
The high water content is a natural
barrier to potato export. The rate OF
spoilage is too great in transit. Further
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-08
United Nations Failure


The Greek Government has in.
voked the most drastic provisions
OF the United Nations C harte r
against Russia's Balkan satellites.
these provisions. found in Chap
ter VII, provide for U. N. action
IN stopping aggression. The steps
range from breaking off relations
with the, aggressor up to actual
military operations
The Greek Government will get
nowhere with this action, any
more than the United States did
IN its attempt to set up border
commission in the Balkans T. pre-
vent interference in Greek affairs.
Russia vetoed that attempt. Rus
Sid will surely veto the stronger
measures. The Russian veto might
be called, in baseball parlance
the old auton at;:.'
Sir Alexander Cadogan, British
delegate, said some weeks ago
that, if the United Nations couldn't
solve the Balkan difficulty. the
delegates may as we'll pack up
and go home. But the United Ma
tlons can't solve it, because the
trouble in the Balkans is an ex-
ample in miniature of the world
wide diplomatic conflict between
the United States and Soviet Rus
sia.
Russia is intent upon attacking
the Truman doctrine at its in
ception and is engaged in a more
Or less open attempt to foment
rebellion in Greece. The issue is
confused to this extent: The left
ist movement in Greece does in
clude a lot of men who conducted
the underground warfare against
the Nazis during the German oc-
cupation Of that unhappy land.
Again, the United States is not in
an ideal position because of the
corruption Of the Greek Govern
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ably well, in the context Of civil
and political liberty. the America
labor movement itself can be re-
lied upon to deal with the tiny
minority of its members " 40
serve a foreign interest. The Com.
munists can hope to gain coh1o
o.. American labor only IN wv,
ways. One is the total failure {"
the economic system, IN Tnlr4
case it no doubt deserves 10 De
replaced. The other is a rea
threat to traditional AE'eF!c'.
civil liberties, such as coniaMsa
in that legal monstroslty ~
House-passed Rees bill. ouca d
threat will tend to rally d Tea'
important segment of the Amer,
can left, for the first tine ].
American history, around d"
Communists. II
Copyright, 1947, New York HeiS''
Tribune. Inc.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-08
The British Crisis

The plight of Great Britain under
Prime Minister Attlee's labor admins
tration grows steadily worse. 1t has
become so distressing that the Premier
issued warning in a crowded House
of Commons on Wednesday that the
British people will have to draw their
belts tighter and workers work harder
"some sacrifice of personal liberty" he
declared, is "the price this country must
pay to survive"
Britain, he said, is spending its bor-
rowed capital at the rate of S3,240,-
100000 a year. The $3.50, 900 loan
from the United States, which was ex-
pected to last until 1850, will not hold
out for the balance of this year. Further
labor controls, military retrenchment,
are among steps Britain must take.
None of this was unforeseen. The
principal items in the Attlee program
which former Prime Minister Winston
Churchill on Monday called "another
catalogue of pains and penalties" have
been seen in official circles in this
country and in the snug little isles for
some time. Economists for more than
wear have forecast just what is trans
piring.
The fact that Britain's economy has
deteriorated so greatly under the At
tlee regime has afforded Mr.. Churchill
the opportunity to warn the people OF
Britain that they will do we'll to con-
slider a general election. Addressing a
throng estimated at $4,000 at Blenheim
palace, his birthplace, he blamed the
labor government for the grave econom-
ic crisis Despite a recent operation
the former Premier appeared in good
physical condition for all his seventy
two years. For an hour he berated the
opposition, declaring the present Prime
Minister and the Labor Cabinet should
have acted sooner to avert "disasters
which threaten"
On the whole, there is much to
praise in the Churchill position. But
the American people and probably the
United States Congress are not likely
to go along with his tacit proposal that
further loan be forthcoming The
Congress sanctioned a loan to Great
Britain which should have carried the
government and the people over the
tougher period of postwar recovery
That it has not done so is obviously
the fault of the government. There
could be no excuse for sending good
money after bad.
There will be strong sentiment, we
believe, in and out of Congress, for re-
quiring Britain to work out its own
salvation before consideration is given
further American aid. This is the plan
Secretary of State Marshall has pro-
posed for the rehabilitation of war
ravaged Continental Europe. 1t is ap-
plicable to Britain as to any of the
needy countries.
The Filipinos have done a remark
able job for themselves in their effort
to restore economic security. Surely the
British can do as WELL When they
have done their best, as the Filipinos
are doing, there will be ample time for
further aid, if it is then needed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-08
HOW 1T WORKS

Ethiopia has informed the ur-N
Nations it renounces rehaplllta,.oh
aid in favor of nations more W
gently in need.
The reason is: Ethiopia. while
badly ravaged by war, has nlao'
good progress in recovery.
That shouldn't be surprising. In
Was-devastated countries are re-
covering at a speed proportlonat
to their distance from CommunS
Observation-Disclosures (S.C) Evening
Post.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-08
Com m is
TELLTALE FIGURES

Figures on A. B. c. sales In
creases. supplied by the state al'
ditor. seem to indicate that @
fondness of some of our frlenos n
neighboring Tarheelia is enrca2l
Virginia's coffers.-Roanoke Nal
Times.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-08
coon MORNING

GOOD MORNING
4 perverse, temper, and discontenteu'
,retfp, disposition, wherever they prevail
render any state Of life unhappy.-Clcero'
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Postgraduate Nurses
To Serve al Child Farm

Nurses from Catholic University's
postgraduate school Of nursing viii
assist at the Christ Child Farm for
Convalescent Children beginning
next week, according to Mrs. Mar
garet Gardner, farm superintendent
She said the graduate nurses
would be sent to the children's farm
as part Of their field work train
ing in conyalescent care end pcdi-
atrics. The first group viii 60
Tuesday.
Mrs. Gardner told Of the arrange
ment with the university at q meet
ing Wednesday Of the, Christ Child
Society at the home OF Miss Mary
". Merrick,. Q East Melrose street,
Chevy Chase, Md, president.
In her annual report, Mrs. Card
ner said ITO children were cared for
during 1916 at the Christ Child
Farm at Rockville, Md.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
By fhs Associated Press

CHICAGO, April liza CONNER
cial dye. toluidine blue, has been
found to be a potent antidote to one
of the most deadly effects Of the
atom bomb. two University OF Chi
lcago scientists reported today, !.
The dye. blood -clotting agent,
.counteracts the blood thinning
effect Of over exposure to atomic
particles and rays. Such rays are
released In an atom bomb explosion
and are a possible danger In the
|peacetime use of atomic energy.
These rays and particles caused
the eventual death from hemorrhage
'of many of the Hiroshima and Naga-
|saki victims who survived the blast
shock and heat OF the atomic explo-
sion. Physicians at that time were
powerless to stop extensive bleeding
|of the victims through capillary
tissue.
Successful use Of the dye in pre-
venting or controlling such hemor-
rhage in animals was reported in
the magazine Science by Dr.. J. Gar
rett Allen OF the university clinics
and DR.. Leon O. Jacobson, associate
dean of the division of biological
sciences at the university.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Webster Takes Oath
As Fec Member

Coast Guard Commodore Edward
M. Webster, retired, was sworn in
yesterday as a member of the Fed
eral Communications Commission.
Miss Pansy Wiltshire of the FEC
personnel staff, administered the
oath of office. The ceremony was
witnessed by all other members Of
the commission. except Paul A.
Walker. who was Ill.
Others present included Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Herbert
CASTOR, Admiral Joseph F. Farley,
commandant of the Coast Guard;
Rear Admiral Merlin O'Neill, as
sistant commandant; Rear Admiral
Ellis Reed-Hill, engineer in chief.
and Capt @. H. Peterson, in charge
Of aids to navigation.
Commodore Webster was chief
communications officer of the Coast
Guard when he first retired in 1884
He resumed the post June /, 1912,
and held 1t intil again relieved of
active duty last November 30 Be-
tween periods of Coast Guard serv-
ice, he was on the FEC engineering
staff and was assistant chief en-
gineer when recalled to active duty
in World War H.
He was director of telecommunica-
tions of the National Federation of
American Shipping when named to
the FEC by President Truman last
March 7. The Senate confirmed
the nomination March 18.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Deserfion Charged in Suit
To Divorce Army Officer

Mrs. katharine L. Fuqua. 1855
Columbia road NV, yesterday
brought suit in District Court for
divorce from 1t. Col. Stephen O.
Fuqua, now on duty at Fort Leav-
enworth, Kans., whom she charged
with desertion.
Col. and Mrs. Fuqua were mar
ried here in 1884. His father was
the late Maj. Gen. Stephen O.
Fuqua. Mrs. Fuqua is the daughter
of Mrs. Rowan P. Lemly and the
late Col. Lemly. Col Fuqua for
merly was military attaehe at Lis
bon. Portugal.
Mrs. Fuqua, in her suit, says she
received letter from him under
date of July Is, 1943, while he was
on military duty in Lisbon, saying
that insofar as he was concerned
the marriage was at an end" The
suit said there has been a property
settlement agreement.
Mrs. Fuqua is represented by At
torney Vernon Booth Lowrey.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Commercial Dye Gives Antidote
For Atom-Roy Hemorrhoqes

The study on use of the new agent
has been released from security only
now, although first reported 1T the
university's Manhattan District
atomic bomb project shortly after
the Japanese bombings
Experiments, conducted on anti
mails, showed that protamine, ex-
Itracted from flsh eggs. has the same
clotting effect In tissue exposed to
ionixing irradiation.
The original experiments sug-
gested that q reduction In blood
lplatelets. 4 clottins factor in blood,
was the cause Of hemorrhage. How
ever, later study showed that the
ionizing radiation--neutrons, alpha
particles. beta rays and X-rays-
produced or released In the blood
an anticoagulant, heparin-likc SUBJ
stance, which +thinneds the blood
and was the primary cause Of
hemorrhage. The reduction in blood
platelets, also caused by radiation,
was found to be a secondary cause
DR.. Allen said If animals exposed
to an otherwise fatal dose of radia-
tion can. be carried past the fourth
week through repeated injections
Iof the dye into the veins, they may
recover and resume normal func-
tiors.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Head of Army Nurses
To Get Red Cross Award

Col. Florence A. Blanchfield. re-
tiring superintendent of the Army
Nurse Corps, will be presented the
American National Red Cross award
in recognition of exceptional serv-
ice on behalf of humanity rendered
through the Red Cross.
The presentation will be made at a
tea at 5 o'clock today at the Wash
ington Club, l70l K street NV. In
the absence of Basil O'Connor, ma
tional Red Gross chairman. Dr.. G..
Foard McGinnes, vice chairman for
Aealth services, viii present the
0ws-9.
Col. Blanchfield, who will COM
plete her active Army service at the
end of April. has taken an active
part in Red Gross nursing activities
since 1917, when she enrolled as a
Red Cross nurse for service with
ehs armed forces In World War !.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
THESE ARE YOUR FRIENDLY CLARENDON MERCHA

First Federal Savings 4 Loan
J. C. Penney Co.
Taylor's Stationery b Printing
Helen Waldron
Arlington County Dairy
Furniture, Inc.
Northern Va. Shoppers Journal
Thos. J. Broyhill d J. M. Magruder
Fred walker Home Appliance
Arlington Market
Progressive Cleaners
Clarendon Trust Co.
The Quality Shop
Kraft Youth Center
Arlington Trust Co.
Evening star., 1947-04-11

Mayors
PAuls eS
George M. Yeatman & Sons
Wynn's
Honicks formerly Gary Triplett
Judson Reamy
Arlington Boys 4 Girls Shop
Sears, Roebuck q Co.
Conklyn's Florist
Va. Appliance q Service
Arlington Daily
American DRUG Store
Public Shoe Store
VIM. Hahn h Co.
Emile Beauty Salon
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Frank {. Reilly, 50, Dies;
Helped Light Times Square
nv IN A.,acioisd Pra.,

by the Assoctofed fress
NEW YORK, April u.-Frank G.
Reilly, So, builder of many of Times
Squares spectacular electric signs,
died yesterday.
A native OF Taunton, Mass, he
was an advertising man for IS years
and the firm bearing his name de-
signed and built the electric news
sign which circles the New York
Times Building.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
U. n. Atomic Group
Studies U. 5. Ideas
On Control Agency
ey The Assoeiaisd psss,

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y. April II.
delegates Of the United Nations
Atomic Energy Commission, acting
despite the objections Of Soviet Rus
sia. took up today an exhaustive
study of American ideas on the
makeup Of An international author
ity for controlling the atom.
The delegates Are seeking the an
swer to a question asked jointly by
the United States and France: Just
what is an authority2"
The decision to follow the United
States work sheet was taken by 10
delegates on the Politica, Commit
tee of the Atomic Commission late
yesterday at the first closed meet
ing it has held this year.
Andrei A. Gromyko, Russian dele
gate, did not vote when the work
sheet finally was given a show OF
hands. Poland's chair at the table
was vacant. However, other dele
gates indicated they expected Rus
sia and Poland would continue the
committee deliberations and no boy
colt was in prospect.
Gromykes prkes Start on Work.
Mr.. Groxnyk6 M iiak4 lined through
out the meeting of nearly three
hours that the committee should
start work Immediately on a con-
vention banning the atomic bond
now. He told the delegates that
Russia desired speedy implementa-
ton Of the December IA resolution
of the U. N. Assembly asking the
nations to exclude atomic weapons
from national ornaments.
The Russian delegate, who has
put in one OF the busiest weeks of
his diplomatic career in the Sc
curity Council, the Commission for
Conventional Armaments and the
Atomic Committees, said that Rus
sia felt the drafting of the first
convention should begin Immediate
ly and that the other problems
should be taken up after that was
completed.
Russia has advocated from the
start of the Atomic Commission last
June that the bomb must be abol-
ished promptly. Then, the Russians
say, the nations can sit down to
frame controls and regulations.
The United States contends that
controls and regulations must be
made part of a convention banning
the bomb. This country says that
without adequate safeguards and
controls, 1t will not surrender the
bomb or any secret.
Political Group to Meet.
The first part of the United States
work-sheet, which was circulated
several days ago among the dele
gates, deals with definitions of terms
that would be used In treaty under
which the international authority
Is set up.
Then 1t goes into the operational
and developmental functions of the
international agency which the
United States has proposed must
be established to oversee the atomic
matters everywhere in the world.
The Political Committee will hold
an informal closed meeting next
Wednesday.
Meanwhile. the delegates on the
commissions Working Committee,
made up virtually Of the same men
on the Political Committee, will
meet Monday to continue debate
on IS proposals for atomic control
submitted in February by Mr..
Gromyko. They are dealing now
with the first one, which involves
consideration of controls of atomic
energy.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Monster and MidoeIs
Take 10 Air IN District
Kite Flying Contest

Imagination pays OF as much La
making kites As it does In making
Easter bonnets, judging by the re-
suits Of the annual kite-fiying COM
test held yesterday at Fairgrounds
throughout the city under the aus
pieces Of the Department OF Recrea-
tion.
Entries In the contest ranged all
the way from 4 miniature box kite
8 inches high and 1 inches square
to star shaped monsters about Is
feet in circumference. Many OF the
standard varieties were In the air,
but generally they were outclassed
by the new types.
Children ranging in age from 5
to Is made their kites at the various
Fairgrounds Of materials supplied
by the Department OF Recreation.
The contest was divided into four
age groups: Subjunior. under IL;
junior, 13 and IA; senior. Is to Is,
and parent-ctild combinations.
Winners were:
Palisades Playground -Subjunior,
Howard Hart; junior, Teddy Rodill;
senior, John Pirrone. Cell kite win
ners: Subjunior, Michael Denel, and
Junior. Chris King.
Buchanan-Subjunior Tomm y
Tague:: junior, Franklin Waterstraat.
Hoover-subjunior Doris Thomas;
Junior, George Sells; senior, John
Stevens.
Turkey Thicket- t-Subjunior, Bar
bara Riley: junior, John Dillon;
senior, Bob Bickford; father-son,
Harry English and Harry. jr.
Rosedale- Subjunior. Monty Yer
million: junior, Donald Holdsinger.
Tacoma-Subjunior. Barbara
Donohue; junior, Carl Hevener;
senior, Meyer friedman.
Hillcrest-Subjunior Jerry Moore;
junior, John Hodges.
Congress Heights -Subjunior, Bar
bara, Chappell: junior. Brock John
ston; senior, Chester Hack; mother
daughter Sandra and Mrs. Chap
pell Box kite winners: Subjunior,
Carl Diedrich, and senior, Robert
Barnes.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Maryland Unable to Get
Craft for Oyster Petrol
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, April 11.-Mary-
land today had only the legal keel
Of an oyster feet designed to over
take fast-moving oyster poachers on
the Potomac River.
Chairman Edwin Warfield, jr.,
said he had attempted under au-
thority of a new State law to pur-
chase surplus air-sea rescue craft
from the War Assets Administration
only to find all available boats had
been bid for by priority holding
veterans.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Connecticut Avenue Unit
Adds IS New Members

Support of District Cleanup
Week to be observed later this
month was voted last night by the
Connecticut Avenue Citizens. Asso-
citation.
The group pointed out the neces-
sity of each individual doing his
part to keep the city clean,
j. D. Babbage introduced reso-
luton urging that the Commits
sioners aid settlement of the tele-
phone strike.
.Harry C. Grove, president, an
nounced IS new members had been
admitted to the association
The meeting was held in the All
Souls Memorial Episcopal Church.
Cathedral avenue and Woodley
place NV.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Fire Destroys Farmhouse

WOODSTOCK, Va, April Il (Spe-
ciaD The house on the Walter
Wisman farm has been completely
destroyed by fire with loss esti-
mated at $1,000. The outbuildings
and large barn were saved by the
Woodstock, Toms Brook and Edin-
burg fire companies Wednesday.