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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-12

predictions Of economy" says the
Times-Dispatch, but these fizzied
out to some extent" This Rich
mond newspaper, however, does
not place the blame wholly on
Congress. ut must be conceded"
it adds, that President Truman
was not anything like so Jealous
in the cause of economy as he
might have been"
The Times-Dispatch finds reason
Of commentator and condemna-
ton FOR the congressional attitude
of foreign issues, saying:
From the standpoint of its
willingness to play a reasonable
role in bucking Russian expansion
and promoting world recovery. the
recent session of Congress is to be
commended for it's generally non
partisan attitude. Yet on the issue
Of the wool tariff. the Republican
majority tried to deal a virtual
death blow to world recovery by
hiking this duty, a step which
would have wrecked the internal
;ional trade conference at Geneva.
thereby playing directly into So
Wet Russia's hands. Mr.. Truman's
veto of this pernicious legislation
was all that saved the situation"
The Greensboro News found
that: "All in all the Congress gave
the impression of being unduly
susceptible to lobbying for the big
fellows and of being Indifferent to
the fate of the little fellow" Thus.
adds the News: 1.-The republican
Congress, symbolized by Senator
Taft. in it's contest with the demo-
Gratis, symbolized by President
Truman. practically gave the vic
tory to the democrats by default"
We will not know until after next
years presidential election h o W
accurately the News appraised the
political outlook when It added:
1T was republican ineptitude
which restored Harry S. Truman
to the Rooseveltian role as champ
ion of the average man and lifted
his straw-vote popularity to tn t
prediction level which was good
enough tor two F. D. R. vic:
tories"
From the midwest came the
voice of the ST. Louis Post.
Dispatch: The deep division be-
tween Administration and Con-
gress is social welfare VS.. incen-
tives to business. 'uplief' VS..
'trickle-down' philosophy of well
fare" The Post-Dispatch con-
cludes: "At first this Congress
revelled in polls showing Mr..
Truman's popularity at low ebb.
The polls say he would win in an
election today. The swing to the
right is genuine, but consression-
al leaders may have over-cal-
culated its range. After they take
stock, the second session may
actually produce much o. the CO.
operation which the first only
promised"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-12
The -Odom Flight

American aviators have set many
records since the Wright brothers got
their plane aloft at Kitty Hawk. Now
another has stolen the spotlight by
lowering the elapsed time on a world
girdling flight.
Landing in Chicago on Sunday, the
twenty-seven-year-old flier, William D.
Odom, realized a boyhood- dream by
clipping more than one hundred and
thirteen hours from the record OF
Wiley Post in 1888 over a course al
most five thousand miles longer.
That he escaped death by a very
narrow margin when he wakened on
the Anchorage-Fargo hop to fine
mountain off his right wing ano
managed to lift his plane over the peak
shows that the gremlins were on his
side and not against him.
Remarkable as his performance was,
from start to finish, the flight is
particularly significant for what il
portends. MIR. Odom was flying a gaso'
line-powered converted Army bomber
the Reynolds Bombshell-in which
he and the millionaire pen manufac.
turer lowered the Post time last April
What is to be expected when rookie
planes replace those which had such {
CONSPICUOUS role in winning the recon
war?
Odom's average overall speed was
273 miles an hour, including stops
His air speed varied from 326 to 37s
miles. With the new means Of propul.
sion so rapidly developing it is possible
that in another decade this speed vii
be tripled or quadrupled. Starting afte,
breakfast in New York N aviator
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-12
A Family Affair

Australia might be doing more to
help the British people in their eco
nomic and food crisis if A%ustralia's po-
litical factions could agree on a pro-
gram for their country's administra-
tive affairs. Lacking such a program
and engaging instead in party contro-
versy, Australia if offering but a mod
icum Of the relief that might be ex.
pected.
For a year former Prime Minister
Robert G. Menzies has criticized the
Federal Labor governments hardness
in aiding the mother country. Arthur
w. Fadden, leader of the Federal Coun-
try party, has been adding his voice
to Mr.. Menzies', demanding increased
food exports. In reply, the Prime Min
lister, Mr.. Joseph B. Chifley, has con-
tended that more food exports would
result in further and tighter rationing
of f~oodstuffs at home, especially meat,
sugar and butter.
Writing from Sidney in the Christ
ian Science Monitor, Albert E. Norman
explains the administrations position
thus: "Staffed with men who personal
ly experienced the sharp edge of un-
employment during the 1905, the La
Ibor Administration has continued
steadily on the job of insulating this
country's economy against possible
external shock"
To this, Mr.. Menzies retorts: "Mr.
Chifley is developing a habit of prophe-
sying a recession which is a new
fancy word for a depression. There
need be no depression in Australia"
One school Of Australian opinion.
Mr.. Norman adds, blames the Attlee
governments pr%eoccupation with aca-
demic questions of industrial owner
ship as one big reason for Britain's
plight. To get down to cases, Mr.. Men,
zies proposes a general British confer
ence with the Dominions. IF all the
Dominions c%ooperated, they could cas-.
lily relieve Britain of 400, 600, 900 pounds
worth of external obligations" he says.
His proposal is that Australia contrib
ute one hundred million pounds to
such a fund.
Mr.. Menzies obviously believes
Britain's troubles are largely a family
affair and that all members of the
family should chip in to overcome them.
That would be the smart soultion-in-
finitely smarter than knocking on the
United States Treasury door for an
other loan.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-12
Cutting Down
Polio Deaths
BY WILLIAM A. O'BRIFN \,

~ u,
Although most fatalities ,ro,,
poliomyelitis result from vir, rom m
lection Of the upper END ~ q
spinal cord and surrounding ns
tissue (bulbar poliomyelitjs, V m
only recently that ~effactiv, "
DDS of treating this compI;ca 'v.H'
have been devised. ''''
The virus of poliomyelltjs
attack anyone Of the 70 pair, 10y
cranlsl nerves which originals VI
the brain, as well as those nor,. III
which start in the spinal cord a y
though paralysis of the eve r,' ~'
Giles, pupils, face and ear NAV ' 81.
cur, there is no threat to life f,sS
this complication Serious ,; 9a'
Guilty develops when the nervs -. i.
swallowing and speech are
fected, as this causes saliva ~,
food to collect in the throa+ NY
produces distractions 10 bres ~
ing,
Researchers discovered ~.
suction, postural drainage ao an;
placing a tube in the throat saw s.
many lives. Signs suggesting w.
lection of the brain in infanrl,
paralysis frequently clear ~,
.when oxygen is given thro,s,,
mask, or in a tube placed IN ~
opening in the trachea. They war,
that special tests should be mads
if signs of oxygen-lack appear. A.,
the brain symptoms which devaI.
op in some Of these cases are n.
result of anoXia and not infection
The brain center for the con,rol
Of circulation may be affected IN
poliomyelitis and when this CON-.
plication occurs, treatment is dt.
ficult. Patients with general o.,
spotty infection of the brain SHOW
greater anxiety and Apprehension
than usual.
Some patients in the respiratm
(iron lung also become confused
and developed ideas of persecu.
ton involving their nurses and
physicians. They can be brought
back to reality by lighting III.
room more brilliantly, letting
them look out of a window Or per.
hitting them to receive 6 visit
from a member of their family.
The respiration proves invaluable
in cases in which the spinal cord
in the neck is affected, When this
type is complicated by bulou
poliomyelitis, the outlook proves
more serious in adults than ia
children. Treatment for difficulty
in breathing, which stems from in.
lection in the brains breathing
center, responds in some cases 10
the administration of oxygen AZ
we'll as 10 the respirator.
Recent developments in mei'
cal knowledge OF bulbar poliomye
7itis include a better understand
ing of the many varities whiCi
can develop and a more exact
treatment Tor each type. The IA
talisitc view of bulbar poliomyat
It's has been changed to one Of oF
timism.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-12

the Christian Science Monitor,
following adjournment. ut. h.
made the legislature once more
the dominant partner in govern
ment. 1t. . set the tone of life in
postwar America. 1t . carried
through a very considerable
amount of important legislation"
At the same time. the Monitor
notes, Congress fell far short of
the economies it promised, and it
made some unWise cuts. But 1t
deserves praise for certain c o u
rageous. and necessary efforts
which reversed a spending trend"
In foreign affairs. the Congress.
added the Monitor. turned from
old traditions of aloofness to its
decisive step in support OF the
Truman doctrine and aid Cor
Greece and Turkey" Despite this.
Congress. displayed only a
reluctant and patchy understand
ing of the role of world leader
ship now forced on the U it d
States.
The Asheville Citizen comment
ed: 1T h e legislators approached
many of their tasks negatively and
with an eye TO the political main
chance. 1t IS a pungent and pre-
else commentary on the legisla-
tiv, history of 1947. We think, that
the new Congress gathered a S t
January on a republican note Of
beginning every session with a
prayer and ending it with a
probe and that the august Senate
adjourned. . in a gale OF partisan
grousing and pickering"
The Richmond Times : Dispatch
places especial emphasis On the
Fact that there was no stalemate
in Congress, and like the Green's
boro Record. cites the experience
of Presidents Taft, Wilson and
Hoover. The republican leader
ship opened the session with loud
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-12
BY T EDISON

WASHINGTON - Ii ever there
was a congressional %inqulsition In
which everything turned out the
way it wasn't supposed to, the
current Howard Hughes airplane
contract probe which is GOV the
headline attraction before the Sen
ate War Investigating Committee
is that comedy of errors. That's
what makes it such a good show.
Elliott Roosevelt. who has made
bad loans, written more bad
books and articles, been in more
scrapes and married more wives
than any of the other children OF
the late President, has come out
Of this deal with the first good
publicity he has had in his life.
Howard Hughes, who started
out as the defendant in this case,
ends up as the prosecutor.
Sen. Owen Brewster Of Maine
started out as chairman of the
committee but ends up taking the
witness stand in his own defense
against the Hughes charges of col
fusion with Pan American Airlines
to put the Hughes TWA line out
OF business.
The villains of the piece have
turned out to be the heroes.
Elliott Roosevelt and Howard
Hughes get the applause from the
crowd, not Brewster and Sen.
Homer Ferguson of Michigan who
is acting as committee chairman
for this investigation.
Good-time johnny Meyer, tn e
press agent, gets nor sympathy
from the crowd than Committee
Investigator Francis Flanagan,
who dug Up all the dirt OF him.
When the story broke charging
Meyer with having sired an il
legitimate child, he got a wire of
CONCENTRATIONS because 'the
baby's picture looks like a sena-
tor"
The crowd that comes to these
hearings is NIB ragtag rlefraff.
Women far outhumber the men,
and these women are fashionably
dressed. They stand in the aisles
by the hour. They stand in long
lines to the Senate Office Build
ing halls, waiting for a chance to
get in.
1t started out to be an investi-
CATION of why the government had
spent $50 million or $40 million
Cor which it has as yet received
little or nothing.
Then it depressed into the John
ny Meyer episodes-a mere side
show, though it y Q perfect dem
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-12
BeethOven-A New Ira


atty and rough manner. his earn,
estness of expression. and u
strange new music thai ae Y' M
music as violent and sincere an, ars
as unpredictable as the youth . a.'r
self. The o~utstand'h9 ito
of Beethoven's music was rs n,
sense of freedom. He nao LIVED
hibitions. His music ep-,'
the urge for self-expressio" =,
The classical forms WITHIN W. %5' u
Haydn and Mozart were s,'' and
work with sucn g~raceiuaas' con.
ease we're restricting and .do,
filming for BeethoVens '.s w., IN.
passions. Howsver. he d." x x;.. If
vent new forms. He useo I'D sS.
ones, enlarged the oeSIs" st-uc'
panded and strengthened :nS Lance
ture to contain the fiery su l"soysn
that was his music. ..,her
strive for expressivenes hooks
than beauty. he fifty sNe's. ;,og
that have come down to ~ - he
the infinite care with IDEAS.
worked over his muslc'i mo
Beethoven wrote nine syrl.
MES. 1t is interesting thai VIC NAB.
phonic works of the creates nose
nificence and power are the
bearing the DAD NUM- SMITH.
Third, Fifth, Seventh, ana 1t,SOl,
The Third, the "Eroica tsriag
a mighty, pcecedeh aor.uH
work, brought eighteen'ld a
music to a close and oopyour,tsd
new era in music. II Il''"'
the romantic movement
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-12
HUGHES Probe Backfires

o%nstration Of how a business
should not conduct its public rela-
tons. Hughes turned the emphasis
off that phase of his operations
by his charges against Senator
Brewster. Hughes handled himself
like a lawyer. He demanded the
right to call witnesses, to cross
examine them. He took the initsa-
tive and. at tae start of his testi-
mony. threw Senator Ferguson OF
balance by demanding delays and
completely disrupting the commit
tees program and timing.
Senator Brewster made a good
rebuttal when he took the stand
in his own defense. however. He
had transcripts of telephone calls
and other conversations and q
pretty well documented case
against the Hughes charges.
But what the once great Senate
War Investigating Committee is
going to get out Of this is doubt
full. The whole thing has backfir-
ed.
Brewster will probably get a
clean bill of health from the com
mittee. That's the way these
things usually end up. Brewster
| doesn't have TO rtn Cor office until
1852. A lot can be forgotten by
then. Ferguson is up for 1e-elec-
ton next year. Unless he can
score a pretty complete indict-
ment of Hughes. his political for
tunes will have been done no par
ticular good.
Getting g. refund for the govern
ment of some $4,000 or $75. 900.
while it will pay the expenses o.
the committee for a ear. still
won't be any great triumph.
Ten senators are on tlis COM
mittee. Their combined salary is
$4,000 a week. The cose Of their
stat, is extra. The time and the
talent of these great statesmen
has so far been taken up by what
is largely a matter that could be
handled by one good district at
torney and a morals court Cor
juvenile-minded delinquents.
The investigation hasn't added
a thing to the stature of these
senator's. There are so many other
things or which their time and
talents could be spent so much
more profitably.
Furnishing the people with a
circus to keep them amused when
the cost Of bread and meat is
nigh Vas considered good politics
by the Emperor Nero in ancient
Rome. 1t. was also one of the rea-
sons why Rome fell.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-12

might then return to his take-off in
time for dinner, after circling the full
5000 miles of the earth's circumfer-
ence.
This is no pipe dream. It is coming.
When it comes it will be well for the
world if the atomic bomb is outlawed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-12
RAzz1NG CHICAGO TRlB'N'

Better to turn the other cav. M
ard hail the colonel as d tfVf ~, Wv
of the bulldog breed. Arse 'D W.
We crooked sons of Albion GA !.
raise your bloodstained glaS9 ',.sor i
YOUR cousin from Chicago II @ ,..n,
the blood of Blimp flows 50 SUM- d
and free. A toast. sehteI.'" ~,
The Chicago Tribune, ootA y nj
and still going crazy.--I'll'D'
Guardian.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-12
POTATO BUSINESS

Why cant people make up r,s.
minds ABOUT this potato ousI'e -,
First they started burning "'
spuds a, the stake and now
future potato shortage IS plsun NJ
ed. But maybe we'll have sp
other meat shortage soon, ln'.,
nobody will miss their i.sn ls,
fries with Their eakS. tor ,;-
won't be any steaks. RaIe'SD
Times.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-12
SNAKE

Florida blacksnake, found al LN
ingstop, had swallowed a bott4e u
famous rub-on patent meo.c- ~
Bottle, screwcap stopper and al
Taking his cue probably from ~,
man contemporaries. some W..
swallow anything. And many now
to swallow many th.nss,-JacSS''
Vile (Fla.) Times-Urlon'
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-12
Comments
RECORD HIGH

Astronomers used to say 'a
The Great Wall of China was til
only structure on earth that |oAa
be visible from the moon. NOV
of course there is the price stF.>
ture.-Arkansas Gazette.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-12
HAWAIIAN STRIKE THREAT

Hawaiians go On strike in til
pineapple industry. Next lAns
we know Harry Bridges VIII o.,
eanize the hoola-hoola gals a2a
demand shorter hours, bigger Ps'
and better steel guitar muse ~
Raleigh Times.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-12
Editorial Comment
srREAML1NED MEN NEEDED

In an address, in Washington, Representative
Mike Monroney says that the excellent con-
gressional reorganization plan, in whose adop-
ton he played an important part, is not work
ing as we'll as it could and should.
The plan reduced the number. of standing
committees in Congress in the interest Of
simplicity and efficiency. But the upshot has
been a complex and Inefficient proliferation
of subcommittees The legislative budget of
taken seriously enough. Not all of the hoped
for Improvement of the stating of committees
has been achieved. There are other disap-
pointments. The new Congress is not nearly
as streamlined as had been hoped for.
The reason, Mr.. Monroney explains a little
ruefully, is that 1--WE haven't gotten ourselves
personally streamlined." In other words, the
grained to be reformed overnight This is dis
couraging, but rather too natural and human
We hope that such men as Mr.: Monroney
will persevere at the job.-Louisville Courier
Journal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-12

GOOD MORNING
Brevity Is the best recommendation OF
mach. whether In q senator or an orator.
Cicero.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-12
REACHING FOR kAsroR,A

Rather large children, these armed Greek
factions who are reaching for Kastoris ~
Louisville (Ky.) Courier-Journai
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-05-15

hey Shears visited friends in the
neighborhcod this week.
Bob Garner of Norwood cele-
brated Mothers Day by being the
guest of his mother, Mrs. Nan
Garner.
AT the regular PIT. A. meeting
the following new officers were
chosen for the year: Paul Paxton,
president; Luther Cregger, vice
president; Mrs. George Nicholson,
secretary; Mrs. Leland Clark, re-
cording secretary, and Charles
Kohlhoss, treasurer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-05-15
POOLESYILLE
Mrs. C. M. Upton
Dickerson
Phone PooLesDiLle 2115

Life begins, not at 40, but at 90,
says Miss Sally Brown. For last
Wednesday she, with Miss Virginia
McLuckie, Mrs. Louis Lancaster
and Mrs. C. M. Upton made her
first radio broadcast, celebrating
National H ONE Demonstration
Week. u n daunt tie d, Miss Sally
climbed the stairs to the studio and
climbed back down again and en-
joyed breakfast at the Francis
Scott Key Hotel, as clipper as you
please. 1t was delightful going with
her for she certainly was the CEN
ter of attraction everywhere.
Mrs. William Everette III was
hostess to st. Peters Guild on
Monday afternoon. Plans are form
ulating for the Centennial Celebra-
ton to be held June 29th.
Mrs. p. E. Baughman was host
ess to the P-B-D. Homemakers on
Thursday. Forty responded to roll
call or paid fines. Plans were dis
cussed for the clubs participation
in the Spring Meeting which will
be held ON June in the new thea
tie at Damascus. Mrs. Edwin Mat
thews and Mrs. Russell Umstead
were elected to go to Club Week in
June. A little party in honor of the
club president, Mrs. Harry Meem,
followed. s
Mrs. Guy Crook and Mrs. Linds-
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LAYTONSVILLE
Mrs. Ethel Taylor
Ldytonsville
Phone Gdithersburg 335-W-2

Mrs. Julia Becraft and Albert
! Hawkins motored to York, Penna.
on Sunday to have dinner witt
Mrs. Becraft's daughter, Mrs
Marshall Munce.
Mrs. Remus Riggs, Mrs. DAME
Lyon, Mrs. Mary Allnutt, Mrs
Douglas GLAND and Mrs. Dorsey
Griffith were among those who
made the tour of old Montgomery
County homes and had lunch at
Olney Inn last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dwyer have
as their guests Lieut.. and Mrs
Edmund Burke and their daughter
Ann. Mrs. Burke, the former
Maud Duvall, is the granddaugh-
ter of the Dryers. The Burkes
spent the past winter at Coral Ga
bles and will live here until they
find a permanent home.
The young women of st. Paul's
Methodist Church gave a very de-
lightful tea on Sunday, honoring
all the mothers Of the church.
On Friday Miss Mary Frances
Barber entertained group of
friends, giving a surprise birthday
party in honor of her sister, Mar
garet.
Mrs. w. E. Houser and Mrs. FL
ner Dooley were joint hostesses to
the w. S. c. S. of st. Paul's on
Thursday. A Strawberry Festival
for June ID was planned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Barber enter
tanned at Sunday dinner Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Barber, and daugh-
ter, Christine, of Gaithersburg, and
Mrs. Ruth Cook of Rockville. Mr..
and Mrs. Francis Barber and MI.
and Mrs. Howard Kemp were sup
per guests of the BARRIERS.
Mrs. Florence Ogg of Sebring,
Fla, is visiting her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Ogg.
Mrs. Lillian Warfeld and Miss
Mary Warfield were joint hostesses
to the Laytonsville Bridge Club
Thursday. Besides the club mem
bers other guests were Miss Ella
Plummer, Miss Mamie Waters and
Miss Vashti Bartlett, Mrs. Vir-
ginia Bartlett, Mrs. Thomas Grit
fifth, Mrs. Clara Cashell, Mrs. Cla-
gctt Warfeld, Mrs. Frances Spur
rier, Mrs. Vestus Wilcox, Mrs.
Thomas Bailey, Mrs. Austin Metz
and Mrs. M. Scheib. Prizes were
won by Mrs. Edward Blunt and
Miss Vashti Bartlett.
Mrs. Allie Messer and Mrs.
George Carson entertained the
Homemakers on the 7th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merhle Haines
plan to join other members of the
Montgomery County Press Associ-
alton at a dinner dance at the
Shoreham tomorrow evening.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-05-15
NOTICE

The Mayor and Council will hold
a Public Hearing Monday, June 2,
1947, 8 P. NJ, Fire Department
Building, Gaithersburg, Md. for
Property Owners located in the
territory recently annexed to the
Town of Gaithersburg, for the pur-
pose of Zoning. ,&15@5is
All interested persons are re-
quested to be present.
290 MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
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Clifford H. Robertson, Attorney
Rockville, Md.
Notice To Creditors

| Clifford H. Robertson, Attorney
Rockville, Md.
Notice To Creditors
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
that the Subscriber of Montgom-
cry County, has obtained from the
Orphans Court of Montgomery
County, in Maryland, Letters Tes-
tamentary on the personal Estate
of
MARIE KEY DWIGHT
late of Montgomery County, de-
ceased. All persons having Claims
against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with
vouchers thereof, legally authenti-
Gated to the subscriber on or be-
fore the 18th day of November
next: they may otherwise by law
be excluded from all benefit of
said Estate. All persons indebted
to said Estate are requested to
make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 18th
day of May in the year of our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred
forty-seven.
EDITH CLAUDE JARVIS,
Executrix,
No. 9 East Melrose St.,
373 Chevy Chase, Is, Md.