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Evening star., 1947-10-24
You and the Chest Compoiqn

The Chest helps needy sick people
pay for open ward or clinic service
The payment is made to the hos
pitals or clinics at fixed rates. The
hospitals are not members of the
Chest, have no appropriation and
are paid only for services actually
performed, up to the limit of funds
available.
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What is the Chests Hospitaliza-
tion Fund?
It is the money set aside by the
Chest Budget Committee. with which
it pays for care given to the needy
sick.
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How do people get help from the
disqualification Fund?
BY applying to the Health Security
Administration, or, in emergency
cases, asking the hospital or clinic
to which they go to put the Health
Security Administration in touch
with them. The help is given on the
basis of each individuals need.
Evening star., 1947-10-24
Initiation Shoves'
lat $78.75 Take
lBorber's License

A local barber who took the inf1a-
ton too seriously was out of work
today.
He is Pat j. Fiordelise, proprietor
of the Esquire Barber Shop, 1904
New York avenue NV. The Com
missioners yesterday. approved a
recommendation of the Board for
the Revocation of Licenses that Mr.
Fiordelise's barber-shop license be
revoked, the board said he had tried
to charge two Army sergeants $18.75
apiece for a shave and massage.
The sergeants told the board at a
hearing last July % that they
argued with Mr.. Fiordelise, and he
finally compromised" by accepting
$40 from each of them.
Victims of the deal, according to
the board, were Sergts. Gorrel Peters
of Fort Meade, Md, and Alec Sono-
sky of Fort Bragg, N. C.
Mr.. Fiordelise also was said to
have charged 1t. Howard c. Nettles,
y. S. Army, $5.25 for a shave and
massage last April. 1t. Nettles now
is stationed at Vint Hill Farm Sta
tion, Warrenton, Va.
Evening star., 1947-10-24
b. &O.WM Cut Down Smoke,
OfficioI Promises Northeast

B. r. Tolson, manager OF the
Washington Terminal Co., blamed
the smoke troubles at Union Sta.
ton on the difficulty in getting
proper grades of coal. He said the
station is changing to Diesel en-
gines as rapidly as possible and in.
vited citizens to tour the railroad
installations to see what the prob
lens are.
A woman shouted: whats the
use OF going on tour? After you gel
through it's the same old hell al.
over again."
Opening the meeting, Engineer
Commissioner Gordon R. Young
said the District had been reluctant
to prosecute railroads for smoke
violations, seeking to obtain vol
untary cooperation.
Whether this policy is to be con-
tinued or new one adopted is
matter which the Commissioners
must consider he said.
Other Witnesses Listed.
Others who testified about rail
road damage to their property and
nerves included j. George Gately
Calvin C. Harrington and David
Saidman, all of the Brentood Ter
race Citizens Association; Mrs. An
drew Jorgenson and Mrs. Robert A
Gibb of the National Gateway Citi-
zens Association; Mrs. George E
Dodson of the Brentwood group;
Francis j. Crillen and Freeman
Weiss, Rhode Island Avenue Citi-
zens Association; Morris Engle
Southwest Citizens Association, and
Thomas E. Turner, Deanwood Civic
Association.
Statements were presented by C.
A. Taylor, general manager OF the
Chesapeake & Ohio; R. H. Herman
engineer of shops and equipment
for the Southern: G. B. Curtis
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Po-
tomac road foreman of engineers
and A. j. Greenough, Pennsylvania
Railroad division superintendent.
Evening star., 1947-10-24

Stallatlon sermon. The charge to
the minister and the charge to the
congregation will be said by the Rev.
Max F. Daskam of Philadelphia and
Capt. William Mansfield, u. S. NJ,
respectively.
The new pastor will be greeted
by Laurence c. Staples, executive
director of All Souls Unitarian
Church, and by the Rev. Paul r.
Hunter of Rock Creek Congrega-
tional Church. The Rev. Berwyn
Jones of Pershing Drive Christian
Church, Arlington, will give the in
vocation. The Rev. Marvin Palmer
lee of Richmond will read the
Scripture and the Rev. John Mac
Kinnon of Wilmington, Del, will
lead in prayer. -.
Evening star., 1947-10-24
Krug Urges Coal Consumers
In Some Areas 10 Buy Now
BY the Associated Press

The Nation is not threatened
with general coal shortage, but
consumers in some areas would be
wise to buy now, report to Secre-
tary of Interior Krug said yesterday
The report came from commit
tee representing coal producers and
distributors. organized labor and the
consuming public 1t informed Mr..
Krug that the coal car supply situa-
tion appears to likely to improve
somewhat with the closing of the
Great Lakes to navigation and the
winter decline in movement of other
commodities.
James Boyd, director of the Bu-
reau of Mines, said the committee
submitted this summary to Secretary
Krug:
There is no general shortage
except for certain of the better
grades in localized areas. In those
areas consumers would be we'll
advised to accept delivery now of the
kind and size of coal which their
suppliers have available"
"Also, from information available
it appears that the car supply situa-
ton will be somewhat improved"
Evening star., 1947-10-24
Police Private, Denoted
For Rudeness, Reinstated

Motorcycle Policeman Eugene r
Blankenship, who was assigned tt
a beat after dispute with citier
over a traffic violation August 20
will be returned to the traffic division
November l, Police Supt. Robert j
Barrett said today.
Since October 1, Pvt. Blanken.
ship has been a patrolman at No
precinct. His argument was with
Walter G.. Kolb, electrical contractor
of 1919 Window place NV.
The incident came only a few
days after Maj. Barrett announced
he wanted his men to be more
courteous to citizens in their daily
contacts.
Evening star., 1947-10-24
IFew Tickets Left
| For First Concert
IOf Star Series

A heavy demand for invitations
to the first of this seasons series
of neighborhood concerts by the
National Symphony Orchestra
practically has exhausted the supply.
Only about 100 invitations remain
at the information counter of The
Evening Star Building and these
will be issued ON a first-come, first
served basis.
The concert will be given at Gen.
trail High School at pm. Monday
under the sponsorship of The Star.
WMAL, The Stars broadcasting sta
ton, will carry the entire program
for the benefit Of those who canno<
attend.
A committee from the Central
High School Parent-Teacher As
sociation headed by Mrs. c. Y. Lloyd.
president, will serve as hostesses
for the evening. Others on the
committee will be Mrs. J. w. Cox,
Mrs. Carrie Giglio, Mrs. j. E.
Dougherty, Mrs. H. S. Pope, Mrs.
Eugene Fosdick, Mrs. Robert A.
Howard, jr., Mrs. H. c. Wood ana
Mrs. L. D. Wommack.
Evening star., 1947-10-24
By NewboId Noyes, Jr.

An official of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, amazed" at what he
heard about the railway smoke
nuisance in Washington's Northeast
section, promised at District
Building hearing today that his
company would see that conditions
are improved, even if it means dis
missing some of their flremen.
During the morning session rep
resentatives of citizens associations
in areas near the city's railroad
installations protested against chok-
ing SCOT and footing whistles.
Most of their complaints involved
Union Station, the roundhouse at
Ivy City, and the main line of the
B. & o. They were not noticeably
pacified by B. & O.'s assurances,
delivered by w. A. Sample, superin-
tendent of fuel conservation.
Tells How SCOT Coated Home.
Mrs. Josephine M. johnson of the
Bennings Citizens Association de-
clared firmly that Mr.. Samples
statement was "a lot of talk
Like other citizens who testified,
Mrs. johnson told of SCOT coating
her home at 10 Thirty-f1fth street
NE, and of having to wash her rose
bushes in the morning before she
could tell whether the blossoms were
white or red.
Another witness, Lawrence M.
Bichell of the Brentwood Terrace
Citizens Association, brought a
sample of soil from his backyard,
wrapped in oil paper. 1t was topped
by a quarter inch of SCOT.
Mr.. Sample, the first railroad Of
fetal to testify, said there was no
reason for conditions described by
witnesses.
1--WE intend to tighten up on our
discipline" he said, adding flremen
are instructed to make no smoke in
Washington"
Evening star., 1947-10-24
Exemption Denied
Bowman DistiI|eN

A request by the A. Smith Bow.
man Co., the Washington areas only
distillery, for an exemption to the
industry-wide 60-day shutdown due
to begin at midnight Saturday has
been denied, it was announced late
yesterday.
The Bowman case was one of Il
presented to the Distillers Co-ordi-
mating Committee as hardship cases
All IA were turned down at a COM
mittee meeting Wednesday. The
co-ordinating committee, set up by
Chairman Charles Luckman of the
Citizens Food Committee, is headed
by former Gov. Herbert II. Lehman
of New York.
The Bowman distillery, makers of
the Virginia Gentleman whisky, is
located at Sunset Hills in Fairfax
County.
A. Smith Bowman, ST., head of the
firm, had written Mr.. Luckman that
he had put grain conservation plan
into effect on October 8, and he
offered to continue it until next
June 30. Under this plan, the dis
tillery would operate at about half
its capacity, just enough to produce
the wet mash needed to feed the
500 head Of cattle and other live
stock kept on the firms dairy farm.
This plan would be the same as that
in effect at the distillery during the
l946 emergency, Mr.. Bowman said.
If the plant is closed completely
for the 60-day period requested by
Mr.. Luckman, only 27,040 bushels
will be saved, MIR. Bowman pointed
out. He said today he has not yet
decided whether to close the distil-
lery. There Is no Government au-
thority to force closing. since the
food conservation drive Is entirely
voluntary.
Evening star., 1947-10-24
Bill for Hospital
In Montgomery
Delegation to Offer =,
Legislation to Allow
Use Of County Money

The Montgomery County Com
missioners have requested the
county's legislative delegation to
introduce a bill at the approaching
special session of the General As
sembly to authorize the commits
sioners to provide financial assist
ance to Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda.
The action was taken last night
at meeting of hospital repre-
sentatives, the commissioners and
delegation to the legislature.
The meeting was the second held
by the three groups in the last
two weeks after hospital officials
disclosed the institution faces a
record deficit of more than $4,000
this year.
Arthur G. Lambert, president of
the hospitals Board of Directors,
said there was some discussion
whether the county should pur-
chase the hospital as is being done
in Prince Georges County. No
definite decision was reached, how
ever, Mr.. Lambert said.
Charity Load Cited.
He explained the. institutions
deficit has been accumulated over
the last four years largely because
of the county's failure to pay the
cost of caring for INDECENT patients
certified by the commissioners.
Another reason for the deficit, he
explained, is the fact that INDECENT
patients certified by the commits
sioners constitute only about hall
the charity load carried by the hos
pital. At present, he said, the county
pays Sc daily for each INDECENT pa
tient certified to the hospital, while
the total cost for such persons is
$13 day.
Before July of this year. he said
the county paid only 81 daily.
He pointed out that if the county
had paid the full cost of INDECENT
patients last year, it would have con-
tributed $27 900 instead of the $4,000
actually paid to the hospital.
Points to Alexandria.
"If the county would contribute
about $50,000 this year." Mr.. Lam
bert declared, land would pay the
full cost of hospitalizing INDECENT
patients next year, the hospital
would be able to run in the black
with the aid of private contribu-
tions."
He said Alexandria pays its hospi-
tai lump sum of 100000 annually
in addition to 1881 day for each
charity patient while Prince Georges
County appropriates $4,000 year
for the Prince Georges General Hos
pital in addition to pay So a day for
INDECENT patients. He added that
such practice is common through
out the country.
It was decided that special legis-
lation is needed to permit the.county
to appropriate public funds 5sto the
hospital, since the institution is pri-
vately operated.
Mr.. Lambert said representatives
of the three groups will hold no fur
ther meetings until after the special
session.
Evening star., 1947-10-24
Truman Will Accept
Straus Memorial al
Dedication Sunday

The dedication program for the
Oscar S. Straus Memorial in the
plaza behind the District Building
will start at 3 pm. Sunday, with
selections by the Navy Band. The
Rev. R. E. E. Harkness, president
of the American Baptist Historical
Society, will deliver the invocation.
The memorial will be presented
by Col. Archibald Roosevelt, presi-
dent of the Straus Memorial Asso-
citation, and it will be accepted on
behalf of the Nation by President
Truman. Rabbi Stephen S. Wise,
founder of the Free Synagogue,
New York, will give the benediction.
The program will last half an hour.
If the weather is inclement, the
ceremonies will be held in the Com
merce Department auditorium.
Died in 1926.
The program was made public by
the association, which has head
quarers in New York City. Mr..
Straus, Secretary of Commerce and
Labor from 1906 to 1909, was born
December %, 1850, and died at the
age of rs on May 3, 1926.
Although Mr.. Straus was a Jew,
he attended the Baptist Sunday
School in Talbotton, Ga. The FAM
lily had moved there from Bavaria
when Mr.. Straus was small child.
The Christian clergy gathered in
the Straus home in Georgia to dis
cuss theology and listen to the elder
Straus read and translate the Bible
from its original tongue. The father
was Hebrew scholar.
Religious Freedom Theme.
officials said this experience In
Georgia gave Mr.. Straus "the first
understanding of the meaning OF
religious freedom and tolerance
which was to be dominating force
in his life This is the theme of
one of the bronze groups that form
the memorial. .....
Adolph A. Weinman, prominent
sculptor, executed the bronze statues.
The architectural firm of Eggers g.
Higgins of New York City, which is
represented here by Architect NAL
colin Rice, worked on the memorial.
The contractor was the George A.
Fuller Co., which maintains Offices
in the Munsey Building here.
Evening star., 1947-10-24
Hog Roisers Urged to Use
Grain Substitutes
BY the Associated Press

BLACKSBURG, Va, Oct. "a
Swine raisers can aid profitably in
the program to reduce grain con-
sumption by following a few simple
conservation rules, George c. Her
ring, of the Virginia Agricultural
Extension Service, pointed out to-
day.
Hogs fed exclusively on corn will
require at least II bushels to pre-
duce 100 pounds Of pork, Mr.. Her.
ring said, while about six and a
half bushels will produce the same
amount when properly balanced
with protein and mineral supple
mentS now available.
Evening star., 1947-10-24
D. T.. Food Committee
Pushes Efforts After .
Spur by Luckman

The District Citizens Food Con.
servation Committee buckled dowr
to work today, spurred by thu
declaration of Charles Luckman
national food conservation chairman
that Washington's response is crucia
in the success of the drive he heads
Mr.. Luckman appeared at the
local committees first organization
meeting yesterday, less than an houl
after he learned the meeting was ir
progress.
"This group here Is the most i'm.
Iportant local food committee in the
United States" Mr.. Luckman tolG
the 70 committee members. People
all over the country, despite occa:
sional carping, look to Washington
as the hub of America"
Mr.. Luckman added emphatically
II say to you with complete candor
that the job to date in Washington
has not been the job I know II
can be-"
Mr.. Luckman was greeted on his
arrival in the District Building
board room by James E. Colliflower
chairman of the local committee
and by Commissioners John Russell
Young and Guy Mason who, with
Engineer Commissioner Gordon R
Young, serve as co-chairmen of the
group.
When Mr.. Luckman entered the
meeting, Robert j. Wilson, execu.
tive secretary of the Washington
Restaurant Association, was explain
ing that local restaurants generally
have failed to go along with the
"meatless days. portion of Mr.. Luck.
mans program because restaura-
teurs learned in the first and second
world wars that meatless days dc
not save food"
1--WE realize we are not getting
the compliance we want here" Mr.
Wilson said, adding his association
hopes to save food in public eating
places through improved menu plan
ming.
The association is sending conser-
vation posters to all restaurants in
the city, Mr.. Wilson said.
Speaking for the baking indus
try, Louis A. Speiss called on re.
tail grocery stores to cooperate
in the conservation program by
stocking up with no more bread
than they can sell, instead of TAX
ing too much and then asking bakers
to take back stale loaves.
But Isaac Jacobson, president o1
the Independent Food Distributors
of the District, said the trouble
is that driver statesmen lure the
grocers into buying more than they
need.
This charge was denied by
spokesman for the sales-drivers.
Others who took the floor at the
meeting, pledging support of the
program, included:
Municipal Court Judge Almond
w. Scott, Clifford H. Newell, presi-
dent of the Federation of Citizens
Assertions; Bourbon Dawes, secre-
tary of the Washington Hotel AS.
ISOLATION; A. Yates Dowell, Civitar
Club; Robert M. Meehan, seafooo
dealer; James S. Beattie, president
of the Junior Board Of Commerce
and Sidney Kolker, chairman o1
the food group of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association.
Evening star., 1947-10-24
C|arification Awaited
Prior 10 Action on
Chest-CounciI Merger

Action on the proposed merger OF
the Washington Community Chest
and the Council of Social Agencies
may lag Indefinitely, unless non
Chest-supported agencies of the
council. get Qualification of their
role in the new organization.
There are about so agencies in the
council which are not supported by
the Chest, but are privately sup
ported or public, tax-flnanced ones
1t is almost certain that the
merger plan, drawn by a joint COM
mittee appointed by the councils
board and the Chest Executive Com
mittee, will be revised before any
final action is taken.
| Committees of the Chest and
council appointed to present recon-
mendations of member agencies on
the plan were scheduled to meet
jointly today.
The committees were appointed at
recent meetings of the Chests Board
of Directors and the councils dele
gate body, at which questions from
the floor indicated there were many
points remaining unsettled in the
minds of those who will be asked to
decide finally on the proposal.
Major Assurances Sought.
Some of the main assurances
being sought by social agency repre-
sentatives are that:
Recent criticism of the Chest will
not result in a hasty new setup
which might lose some of the values
already achieved by the council In
social planning.
Financial issues with which Chest
agencies must be concerned will not
overshadow the planning function
and that private agencies will not
run the risk of losing their identity
as being financially independent
from the Chest.
Pressure by special interests will
not handicap the new organization
in taking stands on social planning
matters considered to be in the best
interests of the whole community.
The name chosen for the new
organization will make clear its
planning mission.
Provision be made for wide inte-
grafton in the organization of per-
sons concerned with operation OF
the agencies with those not on
agency boards but who support the
welfare program.
Principle Finds Support.
Many of the agencies approve in
principle the proposal of combining
the functions of the Chest and
council under one organization but
are not ready to vote in favor of
the present plan.
Others have not taken the matter
up at their board meetings, feeling
they do not understand the issues
involved well enough to take a stand.
Delegates from some of the agencies,
it appears, will 60 to the final vote
meeting uninstructed.
DR.. Ernest Griffith, former pres
ident of the council, said the agen-
cies have been informed that q
member of the Joint Committee will
appear at their board meetings to
explain the merger plan and answer
questions if they wish.
AS are several of the agencies, the
recreation division of the council
comprising % agencies and the Dis
trict Recreation Department, is
recommending a trial period for the
combined organization and a review
at the end of that time.
Frank R. Jelleff suggested at the
Chest Board of Trustees meeting
that the new organization be an
Evening star., 1947-10-24
RuruI Electric PurIey Called

NATURAL BRIDGE. Va, Oct. "a
P-Representatives of electric CO.
operatives, power companies, and
educational organizations working
with rural people have been invited
to attend the ninth annual Virginia
Rural Electrification Conference to
be held here November 1874.
Evening star., 1947-10-24
PTA Offers Prizes

The Montgomery Hills Junior
High School Parent-Teacher Associ-
alton, Silver Spring, has decided
to give a prize each month to the
room having the best attendance.
1t allows 2 points for fathers and l
for mothers, because, it was ex-
planned, it is more difficult to get
fathers to attend the meetings.
Evening star., 1947-10-24
Two Indicted in Arundel

Z Annapolis, Oct. "a. tP.-The Anne
Arundel County grand jury yester-
day indicted Earl Middleton, AZ, and
Francis H. Leisure, jr., II, both of
Baltimore, on charges of stealing
wrist watches. cigarettes, wrenches
and automobile tires from six places,
mostly In northern Anne Arundel
County.
Evening star., 1947-10-24

Jefferson High
School in Ar
lington.
| Mr.. Phillips is
a graduate Of
the Harvard Di-
v / nj ty School,
and has been
minister at the
First P a r / S h
Church in Bed
ford, Mass.
The Rev. A.
| Powell Davies of
| All Souls Uni
tartan Chur c h
of Washington
will give the in
Evening star., 1947-10-24

(Another OF q series answering
the questions people are asking
about the Community Chest Fed
erGtion.)
Why are the Boy Scouts and Girl
Scouts members of the Community
Chest and for what purpose is the
Chest appropriation used?
They are members of the Chest
because it avoids the waste of time,
effort and expense that would be
involved If they put on separate
campaigns. Their allocations from
the Chest cover the staff and Office
expenses necessary to enlist and
train volunteer troop leaders and
supervise wide programs Of activities.
II that expense came out Of Scout
dues, 1t would put the cost of meni-
bership beyond the reach Of many
of the boys and girls who most need
the Scouting programs.
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What Is the relationship between
the hospitals and the Community
Evening star., 1947-10-24
Baptist Home Tea Planned

The board of managers of the
Baptist Home for Children will hold
its annual donation tea at the home,
6201 Greentree road, Bethesda, Md,
from to pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1947-10-24
Unitarian Fellowship
Ito Install Rev. Phillips

The Rev. Gilbert A. Phillips, SO,
will be installed as pastor of the
Unitarian Fellowship of Arlington
at 8 pm. Sunday at the Thomas
Evening star., 1947-10-24

What Is the relationship between
the hospitals and the Community
Chest?
Evening star., 1947-08-20

and Jinx.
WT0P, 9:30-Msredith Wilson introduces q
new David B'oekman tune, "Iniermezzo for
a Day in May"
WMAL, t0:30-Seretsry Of State George {.
Marshall delivers his mslor policy speech at
the Rio Conference.
Evening star., 1947-08-20
WGAy FIN, 93,3 NsuaeycIss,
WpIk, 730 k.c,
WPIk FIN, ss.3 Neaatytles.

from 6:15 am. to 8 pm. daily and, in
addition. broadcasts the following program:
S:00-10:00 p.m.-Dance Parade.
Evening star., 1947-08-20

WhAl. 8:30-Paul Whi!emsn gives Dark
town SirutisY BALI his ihen.and,now treat
ment.
WRc. s:O0-Enslish Vocalist BsrN Dsy
and Radio Actor Jay Josiyn appear with Tel
Evening star., 1947-08-20

WT0P, t0:30-How TO prevent juvenile Dc.
linquenty by avoiding The psychological rrob-
lens that lead young people into crime is the
theme Of drsmaflation.
WRc, t!:30-Ihs work Of the Office Of
Special Political Affsirs Of the State Depart.
ment detailed.