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Evening star., 1948-08-29
Polio in D. c. Is Far From Epidemic Statistics Show

years back when DR.. Nicholas S
Ransohoff of the Monmouth Hos
pital in New Jersey announced that
he was getting beneficial results by
using curare, the South American
Indian arrow poison 1t was used tc
relax muscles during the rigid spasms
that frequently end in paralysis
The Mayo Clinic tested the curare
method and reported it was aban-
doning it. 1t seemed to make nc
change in the usual pattern of most
patients recovering without lasting
effects and a few recovering with
severe paralysis.
Isolated for Tests.
When a child is brought to The
Children's Hospital with fever, stiff
neck and other symptoms of the
disease, he Is at first kept apart
from the polio cases while tests are
made. If the diagnosis is polio, he
is put in the isolation ward with the
other polio cases for two weeks.
Such is the mystery of the trans
mission of polio that there is moths
ing very certain about this being
the period when the disease is
catching. THE two weeks was rec.
commended by board appointed by
the National Foundation to study
this question. Only the Children's
and Gallinger Hospitals in this area
have isolation wards.
TIE principal treatment is appli-
cation of hot packs to muscles which
go into rigid. painful spasms lasting
sometimes for hours, sometimes fol
weeks and sometimes ending in pa
ralysis. These hot packs call for
almost constant nursing attention
replacing them as they cool. The
doctors DO not know what effect il
any the hot packs have on the po-
tential paralysis, but they do know
that they give immediate relief.
Even in this hot weather." one
of the interns said, the children
and the babies seem to appreciate
the hot packs. They snuggle down
with them."
Kenny Method Cited.
The hot packs, of course, are Sis.
ter Kennys method. Medical mer
are little sensitive about this anc
hastened to remind the reporter
that heat trea tment was in use be-
fore Sister Kenny.
Be that as it may, there probably
is no instance of layman-anC
certainly of Notwithstanding
an impression on body of medi-
cine as did the Australian bush
nurse on polio. The terms she used
muscle SpaSm, in coordination and
mental alienation" have got into
the literature of the medical jour-
mails.
Before Sister Kenny, splints were
used. treatment advanced by DR.
Robert w. Lovett of Harvard. Sister
Kenny held against them. After the
dispute the National Foundation
had little call for its large stock OF
splints. They were sold for fire.
wood.
Medicine, on the whole, has de-
clared an armistice on Sister Kenny
The doctors only quarrel with her
today is not with her methods but
her claims. AS DR.. Green of Harvard
put it. a considerable percentage of
patients in any event approach OF
reach complete recovery and 1T is
natural to ascribe the results at
tained to whatever treatment is fol-
lowed"
Ask for Parents.
The little children in isolation
can't understand why their mothers
Are not with them and ask for
them constantly at first. The nurs-
ing attention is pretty constant
Evening star., 1948-08-29

and most Of them get over thai
in couple of days. But one little
girl approaching the end of hel
two-week period still frequently
calls for her mother.
Most of the children are too young
to know what is wrong. OF 81 pa
tients at Children's, 38 were under
seven; 10 were two years old. The
youngest was 10 months. The 13
above seven knew what was wrong
adding a psychological problem.
The important advance made az
a, result of the review of methods
forced on medicine by Sister Kenny
is that erthopedic work starts
earlier. To DR.. Green OF Harvard
polio is mot purely medical prob
lem" and should be handled by "a
team of pediatrician or internist
and orthopedist."
AS Children's the orthopedic OF
physio- -therapy starts as soon as
!. the child is ssreleased from. isolation
ii It has q residual. The work
of lvaging arms Or Agss may &C
on for.syears. The growth of the
child complicates things as unaf.
fected muscles take over the work
OF affected ones and-unless care.
fully trained-distorted motion will
result. -
Methods Unchanged.
There has been no radical change
in orthopedic methods in recent
years-but standards are higher
The doctor Is not satisfied with get.
ting a child out Of a wheel chair
and walking-the goal is that there
should be nothing noticeable about
the child's gate that will put him
in a different class in the minds
Of his playmates. If necessary sur
gerry is resorted to again and again
AT the Thursday morning clinic
at Children's the orthodepists work
on the victims Of the 1914 and 1945
epidemics. The little crippled chill
dren are happy group. One little
Lorelei of four with blond braids
made a plaything out of the stile-
three steps up and three steps down
She went up and down again and
again using her one brace like a
wooden leg. Then she pirouetted on
it until she almost fell from dizzi-
ness.
The orthopedist's problem will be
to bring her increasing use of that
leg along fast enough to preserve
that happiness-protect her from
a psychological setback at the
period of dates and dancing. He
feels confident she will be all right
by that time.
A good-looking boy-whose only
noticeable oeformity was a thinness
of the legs-was told to walk a
straight line. He seemed to do it
perfectly but the orthopedist was
noting his gate as critically as a
trainer of a trotting horse. He
checked the X-rays then prescribed
change in the boys orthopedic
shoes.
Foundation Aiding.
The National Foundation is pay
ing for the treatment of some OF
the children and Mrs. Wyatt is on
hand to check progress.
A few weeks ago there was con-
vention in Washington of graz
yates" of One of Americas early
orthopedic private hospitals-the
McLain Institute of st. Louis which
closed more than a decade ago
All those attending could walk but
they were all obviously crippled
More of today's victims are go
ing to be able to wear their clothes
we'll and walk without limp.
DR.. Dauer, who keeps the Health
Departments statistics on com.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Charlottesville Teacher
Assembly Set Wednesday
Special Dispoteh 10 The Sto

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Aug.
28.-Teachers in the public schools
of Charlottesville will hold a gen.
eral assembly Wednesday as part
Of week-long preschool conference
before classes begin September Z.
Speakers at the assembly will be
DR.. Sidman P. Pools, professor of
geography at the University of Vir-
ginia;. DR.. Lester S. Bucher, State
Supervisor of Music Education, and
Orville w. Wake, director of eie-
mentary education for the State
Department of Public Instruction.
Evening star., 1948-08-29

M Here Miss Virginia Gufda Health
1914 epidemic incidence
The bad 1914 and e There hardly polio
in Washington in 96 and 9 The
shows this incidence Washington OF the fortunate cities with
relatively polio
impression
1914 capital
Evening star., 1948-10-17
TOO COOL TO HANDLE
Continued from preceding page

why. IL believe l will!'
Miss Sarah said. Il can't let
that inefficient idiot =" She
turned and marched back to the
Office. Just as she reached it,
Edith came out. Miss Sarah
brushed past and entered the
Office, slamming the door.
From the closed room came a
sudden burst of words. Miss
Sarah's dry words, swapping like
bullets. An artillery rumble from
the Colonel. More bullets. More
artillery. Then Barry WINGED
and covered his ears. The am
munition dump was exploding
again. He shouldn't have done
that to Miss Sarah-but at least
she was seeing the Colonel act
human.
Time passed. Barry uncov-
cred his ears. Silence. Suddenly
the door opened and the Colonel
poked out his head. Barry"
he called. Come in here"
BARRY obeyed on wobbling
legs. Miss Sarah sat in a chair,
her face pink. eyes bright. The
Colonel's face looked like a red
fare. He moved toward Miss
Sarah and his big hand patted
her shoulder with clumsy gentle
ness. One of her hands crept up,
linked with his. You will for
get," the Colonel said to Barry,
what you heard both before
and after you left this room"
"Yes, SIR" Barry quavered.
The development project will
Observation-Disclosures"
the Colonel said. Miss Sarah
will sell her holdings at cost.
Isn't that right, Sarah?"
Yes - George" softly.
In a way" the Colonel said.
I'VE are grateful for your help in
Strengthening things out, Barry"
And in another way" Miss
Sarah said, I'VE are very angry.
You promised you wouldn't tell
the Colonel any of those things
I let slip to you"
"Ididn't tell him, Miss Sarah"
You used the knowledge"
The Colonel added, you have
interfered in our personal affairs,
using confidential knowledge of
our weaknesses"
But. Colonel, isn't that good
military strategy"
'Ah, um. yes" the Colonel
said. $50 we plan to use the
same tactics on you. You inter-
Continued on page IS
Evening star., 1948-10-17

trolling his anger like pinpoint
barrage, saying icily, Il mis-
judged you, Miss Sarah. l will
not trouble you again with my
visits"
They were less a trouble than
a bore" She turned and left.
Edith gasped, 1T will ruin the
Chamber of Commerce!"
NO" the Colonel said, 1t
will merely ruin me. My hotel
occupies a frontage of a full block
in the business district. l will
tear it down and place the lots
on sale at a low price. 1t is the
least l can do. /"
BARRY did not wait to hear
more. There was still a faint
chance. He yanked open the
door, raced down the corridor
and caught Miss Sarah before
she left the building.
Don't argue, Barry" she
snapped. Il have never been so
angry in my life! That man
never said a word to me about
helping people. 1t was just dol
lars, dollars. I'm sick of him be-
ing so military and Efficient"
But Miss Sarah," Barry said
quickly, he wasn't military and
efficient at all. Was it efficient
to give you all that secret busi-
ness information? To tell you
what people would pay and
everything? As for being mill
tary, whoever heard of giving
information to the enemy?'
Enemy"
"YoU, Miss Sarah. Red cray
on is always used on military
maps to show enemy positions.
Blue for friendly forces. So he
was all mixed up. In one way he
looked on you as the enemy. In
another way he didn't, and gave
you secret information. So he
wasn't either military or eff
Gent"
well, I can see that. but"
you own two-thirds of the
proposed new business area now,
Miss Sarah. Are you going to
leave the Chamber of Commerce
in the hands of anybody as in
efficient as the Colonel? Why,
you ought to take over! You
ought to protect yourself. You
ought to walk right back in there
and tell him he's inefficient and
unmilitary and that you're NOV
ing in on the Chamber of Com
merce to run things"
Evening star., 1948-09-13

the cliffs above the restless sea. This
tempestuous affair, however, merely
provides the motivation Of the dra-
matte key character in Emile Zola s
novel, the hunchback played by Fer
nandel.
It is q far more worthy screen
offering for the fact that the Marcel
Fagnol production stresses the basic
theme, namely that grotesquely de-
formed bodies sometimes shelter the
most beautiful virtues in human ma
ture. The passionate love in "Nais"
is 50 much the lesser that 1t only
makes the pure devotion Of the
hunchback the inspired thing zola
wrote.
This treatment of 1t, plus Fernan-
dels Interpretation, makes "Nais" q
hauntingly simple tale, touched with
sadness, humor and wisdom, the
same qualities that made THE Well
Disgers Daughter" quite unforget-
table.
Nais Micoulin, daughter OF the es-
tate care-taker, gives her name to
zola's story, but 1t is the hunchback,
Tome. who dominates 1t.
Tome, Fernandel's man, is the
perfect lover; the one who asks no
return. He idolizes Nais, but from
the distance of one who is deformed.
There was q time when he was
young, and had grandmother who
sang him little song that hunch-
back children were so because they
were angels growing wings. This was
long ago, however, and Tome had
learned that the beautiful little song
was untrue.
Instead Of making him bitter, his
knowledge made him kind. In his
large, misshapen body, he thought
Of his heart as having room to grow.
He knew how to be happy, to make
jests and to comfort others, most of
all Nais, whose father he helped in
on the estate Of the Rostaings.
The story lola wrote, and Pagnol
adapted, calls upon him for large
and dramatic proofs of his goodness.
These proofs are condensed within
the two months of the Restaings'
visit to the country place. Young
Frederic Rostaing who has seen
Nais Micoulin grow to beautiful
Evening star., 1948-09-13
Hollywood:
Sinatra.Kelly
Set for a Third
Team" Picture
By Sheilah Groham

Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelley
will be teamed again in Jumbo.
This makes the third movie for the
famous singer and the ditto dancer
And Jumbo" adds up to at least a
dozen circus stories now grinding in
the Hollywood writing mills.
Look for Bette Davis to star In
the movie version of "The Glass
Menagerie' when Charles Feldman
becomes q producer at Warmers
Feldman owns the movie rights to
the property. And Bette Is one of
the few actresses here who could
play the leading role.
Jennifer Jones and John Gar
field took one long look at the tests
Of Pedro Armendariz for their movie
Rough Sketch" then raced to see
Producer Sam Spiegel. Now Pedro,
a top Mexican star, will have CO.
star billing with Jennifer and John.
It's not often that stars yank up
another actor to their level.
WALLACE DceEy AS CuplQ Win
new look. When he was in Paris
with his protege, Lucille Bannister,
and his daughter, Carol Ann, he in
troduced the gals to Pierre Cartier,
Of the Diamond Carriers. Pierre
fell for Lucille. She has stayed on
in Paris and her press agents tell
nc that a marriage announcement
will be coming up shortly.
Mickey Rooney might like to know
that Barbara Lawrence, the girl he
swoons for, turned up at the Bev-
erly Tropics one night last week
Evening star., 1948-09-13
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing
Ambassador Beyond Glor,

Ambassador Beyond Glory"
1:40, $40, $40, TAO and $50 pm.
Capitol-"That Lady in Ermine"
II am, 1:40, 4:25, 7:10 and 9:55 IN
Stage shows: 1855, $40, 6:25 ane
9:05 pm.
Columbia-"A Southern Yankee"
1850 am, las, 3:45, 5:45. 7:45 ant
9:45 pm.
Dupont-'Marius":: 1:o5, >. $40
7::25 and 9:35 pm.
Hippodrome-"Nais";; 2, $50, $3.50
1850 and $50 pm.
Keith's-"Good Sam; 11:l5 am.
1870, $3.50. $40. 7:50 and 10 pm.
Little-"The Raven; 12:45, 4, TIT
and 1925 pm.
Metropolitan-"Two Guys From
Texas: 1880 am, 1870. 3:35, $40
7:45 and $50 pm.
Palace-"A Foreign Affair: 11:25
am, 1855, 4:30, and 9:35 pm.
Pix-"shoeshine"; $50, 7:10 and
1925 pm.
Playhouse - Escape; IL am.
1925, 2:20, 4:10, sos, 7:55 and ESQ
pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts
continuous from 10:15 pm.
Warner Beyond Glory; 1l:35
am, 1:40. 3:45, 5:45, 7:50 and s:55
pm.
Evening star., 1948-09-13

young womanhood plans this holi-
day for q single purpose. He ac-
complishes 1t, almost too easily. but
Nais has known no one of her own
age before, much less the scion Of
rich. charming family.
Indifferent to his feelings, the
young lovers take Tome into their
emotional tempest. His first assign
ment Is to play sentinel outside
their trysting place, on guard
against the discovery of the affair
by Nais' father. And, after he has
discovered the Illicit romance, and
begun his plans to kill Frederic, Nais
turns to Tome to save her lovers
life.
Fernandez will never make fol-
lowers of the late Raimu forget
their idol, but to his enormous
credity, he will make them remem-
Der Raimu in many passages in
"Nais."
Certainly he catches something
of Rairnu's flair for the comically
incongrous when he toys with the
idea that perhaps hunchbacks really
could be the great romantic lovers
Of history, such as the famous Duke
Of Larzum. Another dramatic mo-
ment that he lights with humor is
that in which he lights the fuse
which destroys Nais' father This
he does with the observation that,
after all, he does not know what is
on the other end Of the fuse.
Fernadel is superbly touching in
those areas Of "Nais" in which he
explains how 1t feels to be hunch-
back, to learn that If there is any
beauty in life, 1t will have to be
created inside. In one of these
passages, he Is alone on the screen
for several minutes which he makes
among the most dramatic in Nais.
Jacqueline Pagnol. as the beau
tious Nais, Henri Poupon as the
father. and Raymond Pei
legrin provide the principal support
for Fernandel-and do it compe-
tently.
AS the story of two kinds of love,
"Nais" is tender and wise and
touching in its choice of letting
Evening star., 1948-09-13
with Cesar Romero. Clear the ring,

with Cesar Romero. Clear the ring
boysl
Robert Cummings swears that he
lost 10 pounds In one week during
the hot French revolution scenes In
Reign Of Terror" That's better
than losing your head to Madame
Guillotine.
Greta Garbo saw Johnny Be-
linda" and now she wants Jean
Negulesco, who directed it, to do the
same for her United California Wal
ter Wanger movie.
George Jessel and Irene Castle
budding at Romanoffs. Could it
be about a movie on Miss Castles
life?
Susan Hayward is now being
talked about for the starring role
in Anna Lucasta."
! Marie (the body Macdonald fol-
lows Ginny Simms into the Thun-
derbird at Las Vegas. Upon COM
pletion Of her engagement there,
Marie hops of to the Roxy In New
Evening star., 1948-09-13
Mountain Purchase
uNT vwNNn

Angela Lansbury now owns a
mountaini
The actress writes from her coun-
try hideout, where she has been
vacationing for the past month,
that the country air went to her
head to such an extent that she
purchased an entire mountain. 1t
is. she insists, very little noun
tain, somewhere in Nevada" Is
also is close by a stream where she
has been catching . 2-pound trout
for breakfast every morning. The
exact location Is to be a secret from
every one but her teen-age twin
brothers to whom she has given a
half interest.
Evening star., 1948-09-13

Glenn Ford, who lives NEXT door.
Larry Parks and wife Betty Gar
rett celebrated four years Of mar
raige last week. The day before the
anniversary I caught up with Betty
on the Take Me Out to the Ball
Game" set and she was knitting like
crazy, to finish . pair Of Argyll
socks to give Larry on the occasion.
These two couldn't be happier, de-
spite recent erroneous rumors about
them.
Relsassd By North American Newspaper
Alhance.)
Evening star., 1948-09-13

York. Then there is . deal cook
ing for her ut Warmers.
I've just heard that when Bob
Topping arrived ut Frankfort, Ger
many, with wife Lana Turner, he
cracked to the army people who met
them. well. It's great to be In
Munich" The joke misfired.
Claudetee Colbert is . brave girl.
She's going on the air with . quintet
of the biggest scenestealers in the
world-Bing Crosby and his four
boys-to start on Bing's new radio
show September 40.
Evelyn Keyes said wonderful"
when hubby John Huston came to
work at her studio, Columbia-be-
cause she thought she'd see little
bit more Of him. But now she
doesn't see him ut all. Evelyn Is
busy from s pm. to s am. in mfr.
Soft Touch" John gets up at 6 am.
to work in Rough Sketch" He gets
home just after Evelyn leaves for
The studio.
Evening star., 1948-09-13
Fernandez Brilliant in ''Nais,"
Story of Two Loves at Hipp
By Joy Cormody..

conceivable that great producers Of movies would
"Na Hppodrome attraction the public
laid In provincial France
Certainly aspects the play which
justify claim
beautiful a country high on
Evening star., 1948-09-13

When James Mason wanders into
his next-door neighbor's grounds, in
Beverly Hills. it isn't to look for his
straying eight or nine. cats. It's to
brush up on his killing imitation Of
Evening star., 1948-09-13

Fernandels dominate the screen
play.
X II
Monday memos: Beauty and the
Beast" the Little's next attraction
was screened for critics this morn
ing THE Good Earth" which
won Louise Rainer her second
Academy Award II years ago, will
open at the Dupont on Wednesday
It's success with Lost Horizon
has convinced the Hippodrome's s
management that 1t should make q
larger place in its schedule for re-
vivals First run attractions,
however, will dominate the program
For Love or Money" with Janet
Blair and Frances Lederer will in
augurate Ford's Theater (Baltimore)
fall season on September 20.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-12-15

Large Selec-
ton of rayon,
cotton or wool
hose. Sizes 10
to 10.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12

A. b. Hancke, Vice President and
General Manager Of the Company in
. roundup report of G. and p. ac-
complishments since VJ-Day, said the
Company is now serving more than
$4,000 telephones and that outstand-
ing progress has been made in meet
ing unprecedented demands for SER
vice and improving existing service.
This progress has taken place, ac-
cording to the G.. and p. executive. i'm
spite Of serious equipment shortages
and other difficulties which were the
aftermath of wartime demands
"The flow Of much-needed equip
ment is increasing steadily, however, -
Haneke said. land We are now recciv-
ing shipments faster and in greater
quantities than ever before.
As of VJ-Day, the c. and P. had a
backlog Of $4,000 held orders. The
continuing high rate Of new requests
for service. exceeding anything in the
past, has held the untitled orders at
peak and today there are still APP
rroXimately 25,000 requests on file.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12

This being the First Sunday in Lent
we shall turn our thoughts toward the
empty tomb OF our Lords to COM
memorate His resurrection and tri-
umph over the grave and death. The
pastor will begin a series of sermons
this Sunday morning based on the six
Il AM statements Of our Lord. The
first subject TO be Il Am The Well Of
Living Water" The series to conclude
on Sunday before Easter with the eli
making subject q Am The Resur-
rection And The Life"
There win be no services in the
church Sunday evening.
The final service Of the Union Re
vival meetings will be held with Deep
Creek participating in the Evan.
United Brethren church in Loeb Lynn.
Services begin at 7:45 p. m.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
MT. LAKE BAPTIST CHURCH
Roy. lanes Macleod. Pastor

Mt. Lake Park: Sunday School for
all ages will meet at 10000 a. m. All
are invited Concluding service of the
Union Revival meetings will be held
in the Evan. United Brethren church.
Service beginning at 7:45 p. m Bap-
fist Training Union meets at G:30 p.
m Prayer meeting, Tuesday evening,
usual hour.
Ferndale Sunday School at the
usual hour. No other service this Sun
day in the church. All are urged to at
tend the final service of the Union Re
vival meetings in Loeb Lynn. Prayer
meeting, Wednesday evening at the
usual hour. All invited to attend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
". UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH
Mountain Lake Park, Md.
Rev. George w. Simpson. Pastor
Rev. GeOr1

Paradise-W Worship and Preaching,
10 a. M; Sunday Church school, II
a. m; Young Peoples service, 7:45
p. m.
McHenry-Sunday Church School,
10 a m; Worship and Preaching,
11:15 a. m.
Loeb Sunday Church School,
10 a. M; Worship and Preaching, II
a. m; j. and Adult c. f. combined.
7:15 p. M; EvangeIistic service 7:45
p m; Prayer service, Thursday 7:45
p. m.
Crellin-sunday Church School. 10
am; Adult c. E, 7:15 pm; Worship
and sermon, 7:45 pm; Prayer ser
vice. Wednesday. 7:45 pm.
Underwood-W Worship and sermon,
Friday, 7:45 pm; Sunday Church
school. 10 am; ! Dung Peoples ser
vice. 7:45 pm.
Lynndale-Sunday Church school,
10 a. M; Young Peoples service,
Tuesday, 7:45 p. IN.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
MT. LAKE PARK METHODIST
CHARGE
Pastor. Z. E. Hitler

Bethel, Mt. Lake Worship,
1000 a. m. Sundays; Sunday School,
HOO a. NJ, Sundays; Blair Simmons,
Supt.; M.Y.F., 500 p. M, Sundays /;
W.SC.S., first Friday each month,
Mrs. Mabel Brock, president.
Deer Worship, LIST and 3rd
Sundays. 700 p. M; Sunday School,
N N.Y. a. Gas B. h sandaSs ERR B5
limbaugh, president; midweek Pray
er service. each Wednesday, 1880 p.
M; W.S.C.S., LIST Thursday, Mrs. -.
X. limbaugh, vice president.
Pleasant Nalloy-W Worship, 2nd and
4th Sundays, 1850 p. M; Sunday
School, 1000 q. NJ, Sundays; M.Y.F.,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-12
FULL GOSPEL CHURCH
Deer Park, Maryland
Rev. H. Paul Robinson, Pastor

Services: Sunday School, 9:45, Mr..
day, preaching service at 500. Thurs
day, cottage prayer meetings, places
will be announced.