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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-11-27


System, puts me all over the U.S.A.
About three months ago | took
a trip to California which has prov
ed to be one of the best moves in
my herb business. I was out there
trying to get herbs that are much
better for my own health and the
health of the public. / have taken
much risk of my lite to carry out
my herb plan. Yes, in those wes-
tern mountains the lions will de-
stroy you, yes / passed through the
land of the 1ions-the Land of the
Lions. Certainly there were two
young men who went ahead of me.
They were hunting for lions. They
were enjoying the fun, which is
much sport I must say, the boys
each had guns, but they were too
long from home. Their parents be-
gan to worry because the boys had
not come, well we must go search
for the boys the parents decided
and after searching around the
mountains they came across four
shoes and after examining the shoes
they found that the boys, had been
destroyed by the lions l had
| been there too, but the Lord had
spared me to come back to you for
your health. This all happened
while was out looking for herbs.
Signed: DR.. Seth Ballard.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-11-27


doctoring. Let us start right here
at home where charity begins, Mis-
sissippi, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas
Arizona and California, and even
other states.
/ had a patient in Chicago with
a stroke, after my herb treatment
he is said to be doing fine.
In Arkansas had one with tu-
NOR, it is said that I moved it.
About three weeks ago l served
treatment in the state of Arizona
People come to my home to get
treatments and / also serve them
in Jackson by mail. The BY Mail
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a day, well | just kept on and now
/ have served as much as three
treatments in an hour, which net
m $500, but I have just collected
the $1,000.
Today, stand with hand full of
testimonies and recommendation
Now, when you see DR.. Ballard with
his roots and herbs it is time for you
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-11-27

to get rid of that sickness you have.
You just ask me about it.
| always wanted to do something
to help my people and if you will
watch the papers and listen to the
radio for my business you will see
that with Gods help / becoming to
be one of the greatest herb doctors
in the USA. | have reasons to say
this. Suppose you take up the num-
Der of States l have practiced hert
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-11-27

and death of our. beloved one. Your
kind words, beautiful cards OF
coincidence, kilograms and beautiful
flowers did much to make our -sor-
row easier to bear.
Signed: Mr.. and Mrs. EN-
erson Pruitt and family.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-11-27
CARD OF THANKS

We the family of the late Arcenia
Pruitt take this method of express
ing our sincere thanks and appreci-
alton TO our many friends for their
many kindnesses during the illness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-13
Chesapeake Shod
Found to Spend
| Summer in Maine
By fhs Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS. Aug. 13.-The Mary
land Tdewater Fisheries Commits
sion learned yesterday what Chesa-
peake Bay shad do in the summer
time.
They vacation in Maine.
Irving L. Crouch of Rock Hall,
Md, presented the evidence
shad. Her scales show she is a
native of. Maryland. Mr.. Crouch
caught her last spring in the Bay.
But she bore a tag attached by
Government men when they picked
her UP II miles off the Maine coast
last August.
Commissioner Allan A. Sellers
said this unlocks the secret of what
shad do when they are not spawn
ing in the Bay from February to
June.
Gloucester traWlers have been net
ting big shad runs off the Maine
coast for three summers, he re-
ported, but this is the first word
that any were from Maryland.
There is something else about
shad the experts are still trying to
find out: Where do they go from
the time they are born until they
are ready TO- spawn for the first
time at 3 years?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-13
Anti-Robies Campaign
NEGOTIATIONS End Toduy

Today is the last day the Health
Department will inoculate dogs In
the anti-rabies campaign 1t has been
conducting this summer.
So far, 20,832 dogs have been in
oculated at the IL immunization
stations throughout the city, with
the record number of 1896 being
inoculated Wednesday. Last year,
DR.. Reid r. Ashworth, chief veter-
marian of the department said, more
than $4,000 dogs we're inoculated by
the Health Department and several
thousands more by private veter-
inarians.
Dog owners are cautioned that
the law requires all dogs to be in
oculated," DR.. Ashworth said, "and
we are counting heavily on the dog
owners in this public health pro-
gram"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-13
Montgomery Parents Discuss
Teacher Methods at Workshop

Should children skip some tables
in learning how to multiply? What
is the best method of teaching his
tory and geography?
These were some of the questions
raised yesterday during parent
teacher discussions on possible cur
-iculum changes in Montgomery
County schools.
The conferences. part of the cur
rent teacher workshop in the County
were held in Richard Montgomery
High School, Rockville.
Unlike the first joint meeting two
weeks ago, yesterdays gathering
was split up into small discussion
groups, with the approximately so
parents who attended concentrating
their attention on the subject in
which they were most interested.
In all. there were IL groups, each
of which was headed by a teacher
or supervisor. The subject fields
taken up were art, arithmetic,
health. language, music, physical
education, reading and literature,
social studies for. primary pupils,
social studies for intermediate
classes, science and spelling and
writing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-13

Interest of the parents appeared
to center on arithmetic and social
studies, judging from the number
participating in the two groups.
In the arithmetic discussion, J.
Henry Hiser, Bethesda, said he
wanted more emphasis on teaching
addition and multiplication tables.
i think there is too much count
ing on fingers now" he declared.
Mr.. Hiser is president of the
Montgomery County Parents League
for Curriculum Improvement, whose
members want teachers to concen-
trate on the fundamentals of
learning" such as the three rs"
He asked whether there was any
reason to skip a table and take it
up in the next grade. Edgar M.
Douglass, assistant superintendent
of schools, who sat in" on the dis
cussion, said some of the tables are
too difficult in a lower grade and
have to be skipped until later date.
Similar sessions will be held at 8
o'clock tonight, also at Richard
Montgomery School, for those who
were unable to attend yesterdays
meetings. The final parent teacher
conferences will be held August "a
and Is, the latter at night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-13
Convention Awards
Star Farmer Title.
To Hagerstown Boy

A Hagerstown boy, Ralph Shank,
yesterday was elected "Star Farmer"
of Maryland by the State convention
of the Future Farmers of America
at the University of Maryland.
At their concluding session the
Future Farmers elected Donald Hall
of Prince Frederick, president.
About $50 members attended the
one-day session at College Park. In
addition to- the elections, the days
activities included two speeches and
four judging contests.
Team Wins Cattle Competition.
In the dairy cattle judging COM
petition, Sparks High School en-
tered the winning team of Bill
Huffard and Kemp Ensor, but the
highest individual score was at
tanned by Glen Umbarger of Bel
Air.
Results of the other judging con-
tests included:
Potatoes-Won by Accident High
School team George Lee and Ell
wood Bowers; highest individual
score by Willard Devilbliss, Hancock
Beef cattle-Won by Highland
High School team Orchard Enfield
and Richard Neoman): highest in
dividual score by Donald Rollins
Hughesville.
Swine - Won by Easton High
School team Drank Patrick and
Charles PrahD; highest individual
score by David BURNER, Frederick
National Convention In Fall.
As Star Farmer" young Shank
will represent Maryland at the ma
tional FLA convention in Kansas
City, Kans., next fall. The session
there will mark the organizations
goth anniversary.
Those who addressed the conven.
ton were DR.. Robert Corbett, assist.
ant dean of the university's college
of agriculture, and Jack Webb, thiro
vice nreSident of the National FLA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-13
Appeal |sFi|ed
From Ruling for
Vote on Charter
Formal Action Token
On Court Order in
& Rockville Court

Z A formal appeal from the Mont
gomery County Circuit Court ruling
ordering a referendum in November
on the proposed county charter was
filed today In Circuit Court at Rock
vile.
The action was taken by Hubert
A. Schneider, Bethesda and wash
ington attorney, who had filed suit
several months ago seeking to block
the referendum.
The courts decision July % also
ordered removed from the proposed
"home rule" plan provisions dealing
with adoption of budget in execu-
tive session each June.
In addition the County Commits
sioners we're directed to publish the
revised charter for two successive
weeks between October 10 and
october 80.
Compliance Assured.
Assurances that the Commission
ers would comply with the ruling
were given today bye F. Barnard
Welsh, attorney to the board.
While declaring an appeal could
be taken from the court order, Mr..
Welsh said the Commissioners felt
they should not be technical to
save a few hundred dollars"
At the same time, David E. Belts,
attorney for Mr.. Schneider, said the
appellate court will be asked to
give priority to the charter case
when it convenes october S. He
said the court will be urged to hand
down its decree before the date set
for publication OF the revised
charter.
Special Court Session Unlikely.
He added that the court has been
asked Informally whether it could
hold a special session to consider
the appeal but had indicated 1t
could not do so.
Mr.. Belts also announced that
John Sumner Wood, Rockville at
torney, will be associated with him
in presenting the appeal. MIR. Wood
had campaigned for election OF a
charter board in 1916 during his
unsuccessful race for the House OF
Delegates.
The appeal contends that the
circuit court has authority to delete
sections of the proposed charter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-13
FSA 10 Transfer 40 Here
From Richmond in 90 DAYS

About 40 employees of the Federal
Security Agency will be transferred
from Richmond to Washington
within 80 days, an agency spokesman
said today.
The announcement followed de-
ciSion to establish the agency's
Region 3 Office in Washington in
stead of Richmond because of short
age of Office space in the Virginia
capital.
A month ago Oscar Ewing. Fed
eral Security Administrator, an
nounced 10 regional Offices to han
die all the functions Of the former
regional and field offices of the va
rious bureaus within the agency.
One of the offices was to have been
established at Richmond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-13
Church Service Center
Plans Winter Aid Drive

NEW WINDSOR, Md. Aug. 10
The World Church Service Center
today was lining up its winter pro-
gram of aid to needy persons over
seas.
A spokesman for the center said
Christmas packages already have
been sent to the Orient, but there
is still plenty of clothing and other
material to be dispatched to Europe
During the summer, he reported,
the organization dispatched 174 tons
of clothing to Europe and Asia. Of
the 81 tons contributed by persons
in this country, % came from Penn
sylvania, 10 from Maryland and 6
from the District of Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-13
Is Positions for Teachers
Still Open in Prince GEORGES

Twenty-Five teacher positions re-
main to be filled by the Prince
Georges County Board of Education,
William S. Schmidt, director of in
struction, has announced.
There are Is vacancies in the ele-
mentary schools and 10 in the high
schools.
This summer, the board has filled
80 positions. including 81 replace
ments and 13 new teachers, to meet
an Anticipated increase in en-
rollment.
In contrast to previous years. the
shortage is not in any particular To-
cality. Mr.. Schmidt said, however,
I'VE expect to have all positions
filed by the opening of school on
September g."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-13
Two D. T.. Men Hurt
As Truck Hits Pole

Two washington men were IN
tured seriously yesterday when their
truck crashed into a utility pole
after a chase over the rain-sWept
Jefferson Davis highway.
The men were listed by Alexan-
dria police as Eugene H. Johnson
Is, of the first block Of K street
NV, and Walter A. Lewis Of the
first block of Logan court NV.
johnson suffered a possible neck
fracture and Lewis suffered head
injuries. Both we're admitted to
Alexandria Hospital. They are
colored.
The truck, which police said was
driven by johnson, literally wrapped
itself around the pole on route l,
a few blocks short of the Alexan-
dria- Arlington line. johnson was
thrown out of the doorway and
Lewis was thrown several yards
away when the truck hit.
Alexandria Policeman ]. w. Baber
and Police Sergt. F. H. johnson
were waiting for the traffic light to
change when the truck bumped
them from the rear, 1t. Baber said
Both policemen were off duty and
IN 1t. Baber's private car. 1t
Baber said the truck passed his car
as he turned into route l at the
Potomac Yards Bridge.
1t. Baber said the truck weaved
through traffic and was operated
recklessly. When he switched on a
siren to signal the truck driver to
halt, he said. the driver put on y
fresh burst OF speed.
1t. Baber said the chase con-
tinued at high speed for more than
half mile, ending only when the
truck crashed into the pole. The
policeman had warrant issued
charging Johnson with reckless
driving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-13

block area in Riverdale and filled
cellars of more than 20 houses with
from two to five feet of water.
The Riverdale Fire Department
that all the water was out
this morning but plenty of mire re-
NAMED to be cleared away.
$1,000 Damage In One Home.
Heaviest property damage was
reported by Arthur Stringer of 6104
Edmonston avenue. Electrical equip
ment and other material used in the
garage he operates next to his
house was damaged to the extent
Of at least $4,000, he said. Water
was five feet deep in the cellar of
his home and at one time covered
a washing machine and garage
material he had stored there.
The water, believed by firemen to
have backed up from choked sewers
AS well as nearby creek made all
streets impossible in that area, par
ticularly in the neighborhood of
fifty-fourth avenue and Riverdale
road, East Riverdale.
Total property damage estimates
were not yet available but several
service stations and stores were
trying to determine possible losses
from water that seeped into base
ments or gasoline tank apparatus.
The storm also flooded roads in
several other places in Prince
Georges County. About two or three
feet Of water covered two roads
near Defense highway and Ardmore
load near Lanham.
Lightning Strikes Transformer.
Lightning struck a transformer
behind the Hyattsville telephone ex-
change shortly after pm. Lights
in the building we're off about Is
minutes. Telephone service, while
not out, also encountered some diff
ficulty.
In Hyattsville a stretch Of Rhode
Island avenue in front of the Coun-
ty Service Building was under about
six inches of water.
The afternoon storm dropped the
temperature here from 80 to 10 de-
grees between Q and pm. Yes
terday's maximum was SO at 1:2S
pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-13
Damage Heavy
||nF|dshFIood
|At Riverda|e
Weekend Weather
Is Expected to Be
Drier and Cooler

The Washington area looked for
ward today to a drier and cooler
week end but nearby Riverdale resi-
dents sloughed through the after
math Of a flash food that caused
several thousand dollars property
damage.
Despite the possibility of a brief
thunder storm late this afternoon,
mostly sunny skies and high of So
degrees were promised by the
Weather Bureau. The District fore
caster predicted clear. somewhat
cooler and less humid conditions to-
morrow.
A heavy fall of more than a half
inch of rain between and 4:3O pm.
yesterday contributed to the flash
flood that covered streets in a three
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-13
Incoming Falls Church
Council Meets Tonight

The new Falls Church City Coun-
ell, which will take Office September
/, will consider tonight recommen-
dations to be made to the outgoing
council for immediate legislation.
Tonight's special meeting was sug-
gested by the outgoing council to
give the new city ofiicials z hand in
Falls Church's transition Monday
from town to city Of the second
class. Among items to be consid-
cred are bids for an annexation
survey, appointment Of new onicials
necessitated by the city status and
hiring of a financial adviser to aid
in floating . water system bond
issue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-13
Coaster Cor Race Set
For Northern Virginia

The first Northern Virginia
coaster car race will be held at 9
am. tomorrow on South Twenty
third street starting at Arlington
Ridge road, Arlington.
Competing in the event sponsored
by the Arlington Optimist Club,
will be IS entrants from Arlington.
Alexandria and Fairfax. A. T.
Lundberg, Arlington County man
ager, will open the race. A cup
will be awarded to the winner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-13
Calvert Hospital Gets
$4,000 From Slots;
Five on Board Resign
Speeiol Dispaich 10 The Stor

PRINCE FREDERICK, Nd, Aug
13.-Calvert County has collected
$4,000 from slot machine operators
since the devices were legalized in a
referendum last June and the coun-
ty hospitals Board of Directors has
voted to accept $4,000 of the total
after dispute in which five men,
bers resigned.
Deputy Circuit Court Clerk Silas
Bowen reported that his Office has
issued Alb licenses at $3.50 each and
IL distributors licenses at $1,000
each. He added that few more
licenses probably will be issued and
that final total will not be avail
able for several days.
A $3.50 fee is assessed for each
device by licensee operating from
one to four machines. The $1,000
distributors license permits opera
ton of an unlimited number of slot
machines. All licenses are good for
one year. The county does not COL
lect tax on gross receipts.
Under the law authorizing the
referendum. income from slot ma
chine licenses must first be used to
pay costs of the referendum. The
next s250,000 is to 60 towards con-
struction of new county hospital
After that, slot machine revenues
are to revert to the county's general
fund.
Mr.. Bowen estimated the cost of
the slot machine referendum as
between $4,000 and $4,000.
Thus approximately $4,000 will
be turned over to the Hospital
Board, which for several weeks de-
bated the question of whether
gambling money" should be &C
copied. s-gss ..-..
Objections to such a course were
overruled when the 12-member
board voted to 2 in favor of &C
cepting. Two members were absent
when the vote was taken. After that
meeting, five members resigned
An authoritative source, who de-
clined to perS1it use of his name
said they we're Orman Lyons of
Sunderland, Austin Bowen, Hunt
ingtown: DR.. Clarence Hutchins
Barstow: Joseph c. Joy. Olivet, and
DR.. Hugh w. Wand, county health
officer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-13
8-Month-OId Girl Wins
Arlington Boby Contest

Rebecca White, g. month old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy A.
White, sos North Irving street, Ar
lington, is a pretty baby, and today
she has blue ribbon and a silver
handled toothbrush to prove it.
She was chosen as the prettiest
of Al babies in a contest yesterday
at the Henry Clay Playground, Ar
lington. Other prize winners among
the 6-to-18-months-old children were
Frederick Joseph Biggs, for the most
expressive eyes, and Patricia Anne
Tiller, the pleasantest.
The contest was arranged by Mrs.
David Harrison. playground super
visor. Judges were Mrs. Hazel D.
Moore and Miss Gertrude L. Croker
of the Arlington Soroptimist Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-13
Army-Novy CountryCI
Closes Road for Repair

The Army Navy Country Club
road in Arlington, washed out by
the storm Wednesday night. will be
closed for two to three weeks while
repairs are made, officials said to-
day.
The road was washed out from
the Shirley highway entrance to the
clubhouse and one bridge was de-
stroyed. Club members were ad-
vised to use the Glebe road en-
trance until repairs are completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-13
Star Movies

Community movies. sponsored by
The Star in cooperation with the
Recreation Department and The
Film Center, are scheduled for 8
o'clock tonight. Programs of comedy,
sports, cartoons and travel shorts
will be shown at the following play
grounds and recreation centers.
Barnard, Fourth and Decatur streets
NV
Fl Greble, Nichols avenue and chesa-
peake street S.W.
Hearst. Thirty-seyenth and Tilden
streets NV.
Housing Unit, Seventh and Monroe
streets NE.
Jefferson. Eighth and H streets s.w.
Kingsman. Fourteenth and E streets
NE
Burrville Division between Hayes and
Bell streets NE.
Dousla S. Simmons, First and Pierce
streets NV.
Morgan. and champlain streets NV
a Randall, First and streets s.w.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-13
Bids Asked on 0verhauIing
OF 7 Maryland Bridges
By re Associated Press

BALTIMORE. Aug. 1.-THE State
Roads Commission has advertised
for bids on two bridge overhaul jobs
on main highways in Prince Georges
and Anne Arundel Counties. The
projects:
Anne Arundel County-A new
open steel roadway moor on the draw
in the Severn River Bridge on
Richie highway on the northern
outskirts of Annapolis.
Prince Georges County-a culvert
to carry U. s. /. the Washington
Baltimore boulevard, over a stream
at Wells parkway In Riverdale.
The Roads Commission will open
the sealed bids on the projects at
noon on August 81.