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Evening star., 1948-02-28
Neyius Tract Owners
Awarded S1,600,O00,
Double U. 5. Deposit

A 12-man jury in Federal Court
at Alexandria yesterday awarded
owners of the 25-acre Nevius tract
81 900 900 for the acquisition OF their
property by the Government.
This was almost double the Gov
ernment's deposit for the tract
which has been considered as the
site of a veterans hospital.
Ralph Luttrell, attorney for the
Government, Immediately asked that
the verdict be set aside. Judge
Sterling w. Hutcheson granted him
10 days in which to furnish reasons
Attorneys for the Nevius owners said
they had no motions to make before
the court.
The jury began deliberating at
Ills am. and returned the verdict
at 3 pm, taking out As minutes 1or
lunch. Owners of the tract are A. M
Nevius, retired vice president OF the
Riggs National Bank; Col. Clarence
Sheriff., Brig. Gen. Willard A. Hol-
brook, jr., and three heirs to the
estate of David S. Stanley.
Nevius attorneys Gardner Boothe
and Francis Shea put witnesses or
the stand who valued the property
at $4,000 900 to S., ,000, 900. They en-
phasized that the best possible 'ust
for the tract was site for elevator
TYPE apartments, comparable to thu
Westchester or the Shoreham II
Washington.
Appraisers who testified for th'
Government placed the property''
value at between $750,00o and $685.
600.
The condemnation trial begar
Tuesday. The Government took thu
property over a year ago contem'
plating construction of the hospital
Opposition was voiced by Represent
ative Smith, Democrat, Of Virginia
and the Arlington County Board
however, and construction Of th'
hospital was blocked by Congress
The Arlington Board since has with
drawn its opposition and Represent
ative Smith has indicated he woult
do likewise.
| Owners of the tract rejected I
Government offer. at the outset o
the trial, to have the property re
turned to them.
Evening star., 1948-02-28
GorfinckeI Dividends Voted

Directors of Julius Garflnckel q
Co. have declared the usual quart
erly dividend of 371a cents a share
on the common stock; 34ss cents
on the 51s per cent convertible pre-
ferred and 28ls cents on the 4la
per cent convertible preferred. All
dividends are payable March 81 to
stockholders of record on March Is.
Evening star., 1948-02-28
c. u. Players Call Veterans
TOPS in WheeIchdir Basket Ball

went and the crowd sensed some
thing little more thrilling than
the standard basket ball game
When somebody yelled, "Set it up
Louie" they were referring to Louis
Palmer, guard, wounded on Leyte
by a Jap sniper. So Louie "set II
up" for another 2 points. ..
Girls from the District Chapter
of the Red Cross, who took care OF
the boys after picking them up al
the National Airport, were proud Of
Dean Camblin who was high scorer
of the evening with 20 points.
Tour Director John B. Old, loaned
by the Los Angeles Herald Express
sports department, said the boys or
the Birmingham team didn't wan1
any pity.
Helps Morale.
Pity? Nonsense! A Catholic
University player was pretty definite
about it all after the game:
Those guys can handle that oal
like nobody's business. Sure, WI
took a beating. But what are yot
gonna do when you have guys wht
play like professionals? They know
their way around, all right"
"This all helps the morale of the
vets" Mr.. Old declared. They're
out in front of crowds all the time
It keeps them in competition-shows
people what they can do
The nonprofit junket OF the vets
is under sponsorship of the nationa!
headquarters of the Military Order
of the Purple Heart and the Los
Angeles County Council OF tht
American Legion, Mr.. Old said i
was conceived by Los Angeles sports
writer's and sports casters with ex.
penses guaranteed by sportsmer
from that area. The boys, who seel
to pay their way in every city
whenever possible, have never hae
an injury in any game yet. But
lust to be on the safe side, doctor
registered nurse and three hospita
attendants always are standing by
In the last two years, sMr.. Ole
continued, the team has won 81
games and has lost only four. They
have scored 1,123 points to their op'
ponents' $40. Only four member
of the team had played organized
basket ball before joining the wheel
chair team.
Evening star., 1948-02-28
Six Distributors
Testify Monday
In Milk Probe
Doiry President
Tells Of Pressure
To Sign Contract

The grand jury investigation
to determine whether there has
been any conspiracy to fix milk
prices in the District area was
marking time today. It win be
resumed Monday morning.
The jury heard six milk distrib-
utors yesterday. One Of them. otto
Phillips Of the Wakefield Dairy, did
not complete his testimony and will
be recalled Monday. Justice Depart
ment attorneys said.
James j. Ward, president Of the
Embassy Dairy, was one of the wit
nesses. He told reporters OF what
he said were efforts by the Maryland
and Virginia Milk Producers Asso-
citation to persuade him to make a
contract with the association to buy
all his milk through it.
Don't Have Contracts.
The Embassy and Model Farms
Diaries are the only two major
dairies in Washington which do not
have contracts with the producers
association. They buy their milk
from independent dairy farmers.
MIR. Ward said he also brings
milk from Wisconsin in tank cars
which his company owns.
Other witnesses yesterday after
noon, according to Justice Depart
ment attorneys, were Perry D.
Gibson of the Model Farms Diary,
Paul v. Needing of the Richfield
Diary, and Samuel H. Harvey,
president of the Harvey Dairy of
Brentwood, Md. .s.
M. H. Burchell Of the Alexandria
(Va. } Dairy was summoned and
waited to testify. The jury did not
get to him before the end of the
day. He probably will be called
back Monday.
Two From Producer Group.
So far two of the witnesses have
been from the producers associa-
ton. They are J. H. Remsberg,
vice president, and William B.
Hooper, Office manager. Presum-
ably Mr.. Hooper was called to iden-
tify some of the large number of
documents the grand jury has sub
poenaed from the association.
Two former officers Of the associ-
alton also have been before the
grand jury. Most Of the other wit
nesses have been dairy farmers,
some of whom are members of the
association.
Evening star., 1948-02-28
D. {. Doctors Oppose
0ptometry Measure
AS EncroacIrment

The District Medical Society today
registered it's opposition to pend
ing bill to strengthen the 1924 act
regulating the practice of optometry
The society's position was stated
before House District Subcommit-
tee by DR.. Richard w. wilkinson
chairman of a special society COM
mittee, who objected to the bill be-
cause it would recognize optometry
as a learned profession comparable
with law, medicine and theology.
DR.. Wilkinson also declared that
the new definition of optometry ir
the bill was so broad that optom-
etrists may encroach upon the
field of medicine"
The bill, DR.. Wilkinson contended
would prevent opthalmologists from
having a technician to assist them
in fitting contact lenses.
Rutland States Objection.
DR.. George c. Rutland, District
health officer, objected to this point
in the bill, declaring that there Is
no reason why nurse or other
trained assistant under the super
vision of a licensed physician should
not carry any or all of these activi-
ties" Such technical assistance to
a doctor, he pointed out, is already
the accepted practice under the Dis
trict's Healing Arts Practice Act
DR.. Rutland pointed out that as
secretary treasurer of the Commis-
sion on Licensure, functioning un-
der this act, he was responsible fof
its proper enforcement.
Proponents of the measure con-
tend that optometry has made such
advances that Z 1T deserves recogni-
ton as learned profession.
The proponents of the bill testify
ing today included H. Ward Ewalt
jr., of Pittsburgh, Pa, representing
the American Optometric Associa-
tion; DR.. Henry j. Hoff of this city
an optometrist; Harold Kohn of New
York, general counsel of the Ameri-
can Optometric Association, and
others.
Power Called Too Wide.
Proponents emphasized that the
bill was not designed to permit
optometrists to encroach upon the
field of ophthalmology. Without ex.
ception, they declared that the op-
tometrists do not intend to attempt
any medical treatment or surgical
operations of any kind upon the eye
Robert Rosenberg of Harrisburg
Pa, representing DR.. B. Gainsburg
also of Harrisburg, who operate.
the optical department of S. Kanr
Sons in this city, registered strong
opposition to the bill.
Mr.. Rosenberg charged that one
provision of the bill was Every vi.
cious." This provision, he said
would give the Board of Optometry
here the right to define unpro.
fessional conduct" If this should
be enacted he charged the boarc
would be given wide authority ane
probably would say that operating
an optical department in a depart.
ment store was unprofessional con.
duct and therefore the optometrist',
license in such a store would bt
revoked
Evening star., 1948-02-28
Mysterious Deaths
|0f Woman and Child
lin Virginia Probed

. The mysterious" deaths of a
young Arlington housewife and her
3-year-old nephew this week in the
Luray vicinity, were under investi-
CATION today by Coroner George H.
Long of Page County, Va.
DR.. Long said he is considering an
investigation of all food at a private
home where the two were living
before their deaths.
The coroner ordered relatives OF
Mrs. BERTHE Louise Campbell, %,
who died early yesterday, to delay
her funeral pending further investi-
cation.
MRS Campbell, %, wife of Norland
Campbell, of 1909 North Stafford
street, Arlington, a Capital Transit
employe died at the home OF her
father-in-la law, Thomas Campbell, OF
Alma, Va, about nine miles south
of Luray.
Boy Died Sunday.
Her nephew, Roger Lee Bailey, g.
who had lived with his parents at
the Campbell residence, died Sunday
at Page Memorial Hospital at Luray
"The child and his aunt died sud-
denly and rather mysteriously," DR..
Long declared. 1--WE are unable to
determine the cause Of either
death, but doctors are making fur
ther general investigation"
DR.. Long said Mr.. Campbell and
his wife arrived from Arlington
Tuesday to attend the funeral OF
the small child, who was buried
that afternoon. The child, he said,
had appeared to be i'll for only a
few hours before he died.
Complained of Headache.
Mrs. Campbell, the coroner said
had complained Of a headache
Thursday night while attending a
movie. Remembering the child's
death, he said, a physician who Wis
tied Mrs. Campbell early yesterday
ordered an ambulance. Mrs. Camp
bell died before she could be re-
moved to hospital, he said.
A specimen Of Mrs. Campbells
blood has been sent to a State
laboratory at Luray, and DR.. Long
said he expected a report late to-
day. He said he has mot decided
whether an autopsy will be per-
formed. None was performed on
the child's body. he reported.
Evening star., 1948-02-28

home he asked me himself. I'm sure
he thinks he took the initiative"
"Of course he couldn't help giving
in," declared Miss De Puy. "Didn' t
he eat at our house every night for
a month";"
But I still don't know whether
Audrey can cook" counterGl the
prospective bridegroom. "Her mother
got all the meals"
Mr.. Phillips family live in Spar
tanburg, S. C. He has been in the
Navy for six years.
After the wedding, tomorrow at
the Medical Center chapel, at 60 m,
the couple will board the Diplomat
at Silver Spring for a three-day
honeymoon in New York as leap year
guests of the merchants at the Silver
Spring shopping center.
After a few more days with rela-
tiues of Mr.. Phillips in Brooklyn,
they'll return to live in Gaithersburg
Miss De Puy, a clerk at the
National Institute Of Health for five
years, expects to keep on working.
Evening star., 1948-02-28
By Harry Lever

The basket ball bouncing toward
the sidelines in the second quarter
was the most important thing IN
the world to paralyzed Bob Blakes-
ley at that moment.
AS he propelled his wheelchalr
along and nimbly lodged a Cath
olic University guard, this war vet
eran seem to sense that once re-
trieved that ball would mean an
other two points.
1t did, to help his fellow players
on the Paraplegic Birmingham Vet
erans' Hospital five beat a G. U.
team by a score of 65 to 13 last
night in the local groups gym
Every player on both sides was in a
wheelchair, the veterans by neces-
sity, and the District team 10
"equalize" the game.
All of the Birmingham boys,
known as the "Charioteers" OF Van
Nuys, Calf, and as the Paralyzed
Veterans Association Athletic Club,
were wounded and decorated for
heroism in the last war. But after
the first quarter the local. quintet
was ready to admit that the claim
of the war vets to the national
wheel-chair championship has a
solid basis.
Show Real Ability.
The way Young Blakesley and
his aides took over the ball (twe
turns on the wheelchair technically
eoualled a dribble) showed that the
paralyzed lads were not handicapped
when it came to court ability. They
passed the ball to each other as II
it was beanbag. -
"Ill stick to the regular game
after this" Gu player said. mo
wheelchairs for me. Those guys are
too good" ,4g -s.,,,.,,sfsj. :. u
Of course, once In . while the
vets would have their troubles. Lee
Barr, the center, occasionally fell
of his chair. Once even a wheel
fell off. Another time the chair
overturned.
But almost as If it were a daily
incident on the teams two-week
national tour, he tactfully tolerated
the solicitous aid of an attendant
to place him back on the chair, and
then started off to the goal where
he was always a threat to c. U.
Yes, that's the way the game
Evening star., 1948-02-28
Family Welfare
Unit Shuts Off
Aid 10 Board
Committee Reports
Funds Unavailable
Under Chest Cut

The Family Welfare Committee
OF the Council of Social Agencies
will not be able to help the Board
of Public Welfare this year because
the Community Chest campaign fell
short of its goal, the board was in
formed at its monthly meeting yes
terday.
In letter TO the board, Miss Mill
dred Kilinski of the council said
the arrangement that has been fol-
lowed in the past is impossible this
year because of the Community
Chests inadequate funds. The
council has been especially helpful
whenever Congress was late in pass
ing the District appropriation bill
and there were no relief funds
available on July /.
The Welfare Board instructed
Raymond Clapp, acting director OF
the Public Welfare Department, to
consult with the District budget Of
fee toward working out some plan
to assure grants for these on relief
in the interim between appropria-
tions.
Receiving Home Plan Approved.
The board also approved new
plan for the Receiving Home for
Children, when the new building on
Mount Olivet road NE. is opened
Delinquent children under the care
of the board will be lodged in the
new home and nondelinquent chill
dren will be housed in the old Lin
coin and Dunbar Buildings, now
used for both delinquent and nom
delinquent youngsters.
The nondelinquent children will
be placed under the direction Of
the Industrial Home School. The
Commissioners will be asked to seek
an amendment to the 1949 budget
estimates whereby $105,000 now
asked for the National Training
School for Girls will be transferred
to the Receiving Home for Nom
delinquent Children to provide fos-
ter homes for them.
It Is also planned to ask Con-
gress to eliminate the present Ma
tional Training School for Girls
at $500 Loughboro road NV. and
to turn the present inmates over
to the board for placement in other
institutions. The board will ask
the courts not to sentence girls to
the school but to place them in
custody of the board. There are
now only seven girls in the school.
Huff's Procedure Approved.
The board gave official approval
to the procedure established last
fall by the late Ray L. Huff, well
fare director, concerning relief pay
ments made outside the legal re-
quirements. If this provision had
been enacted earlier, more than
$1,000 due Mr.. Huff's estate would
not have been held up.
The board was told that, while
the District auditor contends more
than $165 900 was paid out illegally
during the last 10 years. the ille-
gality of the payments was brought
to light by the boards social work.
ers. Had these employees known the
facts in the cases involved, as they
later developed, payments would
not have been made to persons
who, on first investigation, were
thought to be entitled to relief, it
was said.
The board has asked the Commis-
sioners that, hereafter, when re-
lief payment is made in good faith
on the basis of facts that seem JUS
tifiable, the welfare director should
not be held liable because subse-
quent investigation shows the re-
lief recipient was ineligible.
Evening star., 1948-02-28
Luruy Clubs to Hear ToIk

LURAY, Va, Feb. 28.-tSpeciaD
Mrs. Leon M. Gilbert will speak on
THE World l. at Our Doorstep
Monday night at a joint meeting Of
Page County's Junior and Senior
Women's Clubs. Mrs. Gilbert is
president of the Fourth District of
the Virginia Federation Of Womans
Clubs.
Evening star., 1948-02-28
|Lamarre Takes Stand
Aqain Next Week fol
|Cross-Examination
By Robert K. Welsh

Bleriot H. Lamarre faces cross-ex-
animation next week that might
run into several days at the trial
of Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers
retired Army Air Forces officer he
accuses of inducing him to lie to
a Senate subcommittee last fall
The trial before Justice Alexander
Holtzof and jury Is in recess
until 10 am. Monday.
Lamarre, on the stand since last
Thursday morning, testified late
yesterday he signed false letters
and faxed q story to a Senate in
vestigator to protect Meyers in the
Senate War Investigating Subcom-
mittee inquiry.
Meyers, he said, asked him to dc
this to prevent the subcommittee
from learning that the former AAF
purchasing deputy chief profiteo
from the Aviation Electric Co. in
Dayton, Ohio. /
Tells of Salary Kickbacks.
Lamarre was president of the
Dayton concern. He told the jury
earlier this week he kicked back
large part of his listed salary to
Meyers.
Lamarre pleaded guilty last jan
uary to charges of perjury. He ad-
mitted he untruthfully informed the
Senate subcommittee last October
that Meyers had no financial con-
nection with the company, except
for loans that were repaid
Meyers, according to Lamarre's
testimony yesterday, flew to Dayton
last July II to tell him the Senate
subcommittee was looking into op.
erations of the Aviation Electric co
The witness said Meyers explained
he had Inadvertently" mentioned
the name of the company in a pre-
liminary talk with Senate investi.
gators. At the Lamarre home
Meyers dictated to Mrs. Lamarre
letter addressed to himself ane
quoting Lamarre AZ saying he hat
squandered his salary as compan!
president by betting on horse races
LamdTre LeSCllleO. luc WAeAiCooc'
said he signed the letter.
Questioned by Agent.
Lamarre said he was questioned
by a Senate subcommittee agent ii
Dayton a week later. He told thu
agent Meyers had no stock in th'
company and received no profits
from it, he testified.
On a second visit to Dayton las
summer, Meyers took several carton
of company records To a hotel room
and went through them to see i
they contained any mention of hi
wartime association with the con
Germ, Lamarre declared.
A couple of days before he wa
subpoenaed to appear before thu
Senate subcommittee here, Lamarr'
said, ne complied with a request o
Meyers that he write him anotnel
letter. This letter, he said, statet
falsely that Lamrre had borrowed
large sums of money from the com
pany.
"Meyers said the letter would b.
valuable If and when he was ques'
toned by the Senate subcommittee
about the spending of compan!
money for big salaries and othe'
expenses" Lamarre declared.
Evening star., 1948-02-28
Prince Georges Police
Chance Phone Numbers

Prince Georges County police at
Hyattsville now have two new tele-
phone manifestation 1000 and
Union TOOL.
The new numbers replace the one
formerly listed as Warfield 6887.
Another number, Hyattsville 0120,
still is assigned to the station also.
Evening star., 1948-02-28
Poqe Policemen Named

LURAY, Va, Feb. 2S.-(SpeciaD
Frank I. Griffith. qualified this
week as special policeman for Page
County. He was appointed by the
Circuit Court for one year.
Laurel outlook., 1948-02-11

Mrs. Robert Deaton was hostess
at "a card party Thursday evening
at her home and served dessert.
Games and contests were entertain
ment. Attending were Mrs. Leon
ard FERN, Mrs. Kenneth Olson, Mrs.
Dean Gowen, Mrs. Pat Patterson,
Mrs. Leslie Lane, Mrs. Lester Ger
ard, Mrs. w. C. Phillips, Mrs. Hack
ert Phillips, Mrs. George Prouty,
Mrs. Walter Bird, Mrs. Kenneth
Walker and Mrs. H. M. Larson.
Mrs. Nina Clark, who arrived
from Cody, Wyo., Saturday for a
visit of several days with relatives
and friends, was a dinner guest
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Fen
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Thompson
are the parents of a daughter, born
Friday, Feb. 6, at a Billings hos
pital.
Mrs. M. E. Rarick reports that her
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Vern Taggert of Spokane,
Wash, formerly of Laurel, are the
parents of a daughter, born Jan. "a
and named Nancy Marie.
Laurel outlook., 1948-02-11
Margaret Fink WEEDS
Charles Belinak AT
Ceremony Saturday

A double-ring ceremony Saturday
evening at the rectory of st. An
thongs Catholic church united in
marriage Miss Margaret Fink,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis E.
Fink, and Charles A. Belinak, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Belinak of
Klein. The 7 o'clock nuptial rites
were solemnized by Rev. T. O'Shea
in the presence of so relatives and
friends.
Attending the couple were the
bridegroom's sister, Miss Helen
Belinak, and Albert Rack, both of
Klein.
The bride wore a winter white
wool suit with red hat and acces-
series and her corsage was of red
roses. Miss Belinak was dressed in
powder blue with black accessories
and her corsage was of gardenias.
The bride is a graduate of the
spring class of the Laurel high
school and has been employed at
the Nottingham dental clinic. Mr..
Belinak is an employee of the Farm
ers Union refinery.
Following the ceremony the
couple left for a brief honeymoon,
and on their return they will reside
in the Void apartments on West
Main.
At the reception held after the
ceremony, at the home of the brides
parents, Miss Grace Stadalman
poured.
Laurel outlook., 1948-02-11
gA1H Nlu 10000 nH nlNu lnm NNm limit lNn nIm lUH lMn llu
Dayby Day in Laurel
alniw pI uupu Hupl

Winning prizes at bridge when
Mrs. d. J. Hoppel entertained for
her club were Mrs. j. l.. Tubman,
Mrs. T. j. Hartley and Mrs. Roy
Edwards, who was a guest of the
. dub.
-: Entertaining for her sewing club,
Mrs. Kenneth Olson was hostess Fri
day evening. When lunch was
served, valentine decorations were
carried out in the table appoint
ments and the menu. Present were
Miss Eva Armstrong, Miss Doris
Edwards, Mrs. Raleigh E%aston, Mrs.
Luella Kiesz, Mrs. Freddie Herman,
Mrs. Gaylord Easton, Mrs. Ralph
Lumsdon, Mrs. l.. w. Armstrong,
Mrs. Frank Heiser and Mrs. Olson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Lantz left
recently for an extended visit with
relatives and friends in western
North Dakota.
Paul Duncan left Tuesday for
Garfield, Kans., where he was called
by the death of a brother, Ray
Duncan.
Laurel outlook., 1948-02-11
Youth Fellowship To
Present Play Feb. Is

Speaking of Pi~ctures," is the title
of a play to be presented by the
Youth Fellowship at 8 o'clock Sun
day evening at the Methodist church.
The public is invited to attend.
Cast of the play is as follows:
Philip Henderson, a college stu
dent, Donald Bradford; Betsy, his
sister, Marlene Freeman; Tommy, his
brother, Bobby Stickelberger; San
dra, a newcomer, Pat Rathbun; Jim,
a friend of the Hendersons, John
Orndorff; Pat, Jim's sister, Linda
Johnston.
Lighting, Douglas Toombs;
prompter, Marlene Hafer; proper
ties, Jim Morrison. Mrs. w. T.
Johnson is directing the play.
Laurel outlook., 1948-02-11
Cleaning Ceramic Tiles

To clean the cement joints be-
tween kitchen or bathroom ceramic
tiles, wipe the cement with ~javelle
water or a liquid bleach containing
chlorine.
Laurel outlook., 1948-02-11
Small Italian GreyhOund

A fancy variety of the true grey
hound is the Italian greyhound. The
males usually weigh TX pounds and
females 5 pounds. They are black,
blue, fawn or white in color.
Laurel outlook., 1948-02-11
She Discovered Comet

Marie Mitchell, who discovered a
come. in 1847, was the first woman
to be elected to the American Acad-
envy of Arts.