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Evening star., 1948-08-11
Virginia Draft Board
Personnel Named
By the Associofed Press

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 11.-Per-
sons recommended to serve on most
of the 129 local draft boards in the
State were announced yesterday by
the Governors Office.
In addition to the local boards, a
flve-member Central Appeals Board
will be located in Richmond. Reg
istration of men IS through Is for
selective service will take place be-
tween August 30 and September 18
Col. Mills F. Neal, State director
of selective service, has announced
that local boards will be authorized
to open at 102 locations throughout
the State Monday.
The personnel of the boards as
recommended by Gov. Tuck to the
President for appointment include
Arlington County-Frank H
Eastman, Falls Church and DR.
Louis C. Mitman: Arlington: Gov.
ernment appeal agent, Frank L
Ball, Arlington. and medical ad.
visers, DR.. w. C. Welburn, Airing
ton, and DR.. S. T. holland, Arlington
Alexandria-John B. Abraham
Edward J. Weiners, and Irving
Deiner; Government appeal agent
Harmon E. Norris, and medical ad-
wiser, DR.. Oswald D. Durant.
Evening star., 1948-08-11
House Fire in Berwyn
Causes $4,000 DAMAGE

A fire believed to have started in
a kitchen closet caused approx
mately 5000 damage to a two-story
frame house at 8707 Fiftieth place
Berwyn, Md, last night.
The house was occupied by Mr.
and Mrs. George M. Bibson and their
six children, according to Lawrence
j. O'Dea, Berwyn Heights fire.
marshall. The family had just COM
pleted dinner shortly before the fire
and Mrs. Gibson was resting in the
living room at the time, he said. A
neighbor who saw smoke pouring
from an upstairs window ran to the
house and notified Mrs. Gibson, Mr.
ODea added. Mr.. Gibson was not
at home.
Fire companies from Branchyille
and College Park also responded to
the alarm.
Evening star., 1948-08-11
Arlington Man Acting Head
OF AMG Transport Division
BY the Associated Press

BERLIN. Aug. 11-Benjamin F
Dickson of 135 North Wakefield
street, Arlington, Va, was appointed
acting director of the American
Military Governments Transport
Division today He previously has
served as chief of the rail branch
In his new post, Mr. Dickson
succeeds Col. Hans w. Holmer of
Cold Spring, N. Y, who has re-
turned for duty with the Office OF
the Chief of Engineers, Washington.
Mr.. Dickson, a former Interstate
Commerce Commission employe,
went to Berlin in November. 1945.
Before his appointment with the
American Military Government
there. he had worked here with the
ICC since 1888, coming from Roch-
ester, N. Y.
His wife, Mrs. Alene M. Dickson,
and son. Robert E. Dickson, 18. live
at the Arlington street address.
Evening star., 1948-08-11
IA in D. {. Area Successful
In Virujnja Bar Examination

Fourteen Washington area resi-
dents were included in the 142 per-
sons who passed the Virginia State
Bar examinations, according to ar
announcement yesterday by Secre-
tary Maury B. Watts of the State
Board of Law Examiners.
The percentage of successful can
didates was unusually low, the AS
sociated Press reported a bar spokes-
man as saying. A total OF 299 took
the tests in Roanoke June % and 80
Successful candidates listed as lv-
ing in the Washington area IN
cluded:
Washington Fletcher Dew
Thompson.
lexandria-Russell Morris Car
neal, Wharey Moore Freeze. John
Lawrence Hall. Neville G. Hall, Jr.;
Ralph Lucian Payne and Earl Faw-
Der Wagner.
Arlington-Philip William Kelle-
her, Joseph Bernard Kennedy, jr.;
George Glover Lewis, William Coates
Nemeth and j. Wooten Pearce.
West Falls Church-Alfred Burke
Hertz
Silver Spring-Harvey Hodge:
Holland, jr.
Evening star., 1948-08-11
|VD Education Aimed at Adults
AS First Step to Inform Youth

Endorsed enthusiastically by many
younger parents, and as vigorously
opposed by others. In California,
perhaps the most progressive State
along these lines, major battle
is being waged today against strong
opposition, to keep the courses in
the public schools.
Here in Washington, there has
been no such experiment tried,
School officials say that, whatever
their personal opinions on the sub
ject may be. they fear the storm of
protest that would surely arise from
certain groups at the proposal to
introduce sex or venerals~diSease
education into schools here.
Few Cases in School.
Furthermore, these school officials
point out, there are few cases of
venerai disease reported from chill
dren actually attending Washing
ton high schools. They do not ques-
ton the statistics of the Health
Department. They say simply that
those youngsters who get syphilis
and gonorrhea must be those who
have not finished their high school
eduction.
The course of the present cam
paign of the Health Department to
wipe out gonorrhea in the District
has been directed to a large extent
by the widespread feeling that the
proper place for youngster to learn
about veneral disease is from his
parents.
But the Health Department has
found that the level of adult public
intelligence on the subject of vene-
real disease is incredibly low.
Tabulating the early response to
their campaign of adult education,
however, Health Department officials
believe that, before the year is over
a great many more parents will be
equipped and willing to tell their
children what venereal disease Is
all about.
Tomorrow. Health Department
officials 1nSUer their critics.)
Evening star., 1948-08-11
tuberculosis Aid Drug
Offered at Cut Rute

Streptomycin for the treatment of
tuberculosis patients can be OBJ
tained at a reduced rate through the
Arlington County, tuberculosis As
sociation, through an arrangement
with the Virginia tuberculosis As
sociation.
The Alexandria association made
the drug available on a similar basis
last month. Any physician who
wants to obtain the drug through
the Arlington association is asked to
present X-rays of his patient and
other data to an advisory board,
which will determine whether there
Is need for the drug.
Evening star., 1948-08-11
CountySets Standards,
Adopts Permit Rule
On Street Construction

Minimum standards for new street
construction in Prince Georges
County and an accompanying ordi-
nance requiring permits for such
work to be issued by the county
engineers Office have been adopted
by the county commissioners.
This was announced jointly yes
terday by the commissioners and
County Engineer Arthur w. Tay-
man, who prepared the new regula-
tions
The regulations contain provi-
sions governing procedure to be
followed by builders of all new
streets, roads and other thorough
fares throughout the county. In
addition to offering alternate mini
mum specifications for the different
types of roadways, the regulations
also include provisions that de-
velopers must provide adequate
storm drainage in new subdivisions
Approval Required.
In the future, according to Mr.
Tayman, no person or organization
shall be permitted to improve any
road without first obtaining tenta-
tive approval and a permit from
the county engineer.
Improved roads, the ordinance
states, are any road, lane, street
alley, avenue, appurtenant structure
or public right-of way construc-
ton in the county which are
Opened, graded, constructed, i'm
proved, maintained or repaired"
When completed, streets and
roads, outside of those in incorpo-
rated areas but including those in
special improvement districts, may
be accepted as county roads, II
they meet the prescribed standards
and are certified to that effect by
the county engineers Office, Mr.
Tayman said.
Copies Available.
Copies of the new minimum
standards are available to the pub
| lie, Mr.. Tayman said. Copies may
be purchased from the office of the
county engineer, either at the Coun-
tv Service Building, Hyattsville, OF
the County Courthouse, Upper
Marlboro, he added.
Mr.. Tayman was first INSTRUCTED
to prepare the new regulations last
october and submitted his recon-
mendations to the commissioners
during their July board meeting
They were adopted last week after
a legal study by the commissioners
attorney, Waldo Burnside.
Evening star., 1948-08-11
SturMovies

Community movies, sponsored by
The Star in cooperation with the
recreation Department and the
Film Center, are scheduled for 0
O'Clock tonight. Programs Of comedy,
sports, cartoons and travel shorts
win be shown at the following play
grounds and recreation centers:
lakewood. Third and Evarts streets NE.
Sc
Palisades, Dana and Sherrier places NV.
Sherwood Tenth and @ streets NE
Takoma, Fourth and Van Buren streets
NV.
virginia Avenue. Ninth street and vir.
zinia avenue Be
Bundy, Fourth and o streets NV
- Crummeil, Gallaudet and Kendall streets
Ross parf TWenx - -
streets NV.
Evening star., 1948-08-11
Improvement Petition
For Bradbury Heights
Rejected After Protest

Protests from an aroused delega-
ton of Bradbury Heights (Md) resi-
dents and property owners yester-
day led the Prince Georges County
Commissioners to reject petition
for street and storm drainage con-
struction within the community.
Although an engineering survey
of the area was the only action con-
templated Immediately under the
petition, those protesting it cited
current high costs of construction.
why make a survey now when
we can't afford the work." the op-
position asked.
The petition. submitted by the
Bradbury Heights Citizens Associa-
ton on behalf of property owners in
the area, would have authorized
construction and maintenance of
streets, curbs and sidewalks within
the community, as we'll as an "ade-
quate" storm drainage system, if
approved. The work would have
been financed by the county, with
the property owners eventually pay
ing for it over period of years on
their tax bills. Costs of the survey
also would have been added to the
tax bills
Price Factor Cited.
Yesterdays hearing at Upper
Marlboro, attended by nearly SO
residents of Bradbury Heights, re-
suited in a verbal fare-up between
two officers of the citizens associa-
ton over merits of the petition.
James D. Barker. secretary of the
group and principal spokesman for
the more than Is persons who pro-
tested the petition yesterday, asked
that the request be withdrawn
entirely "at least until prices come
down" He told the commissioners
the opposition was afraid costs
would be too much"
James T. Anderson, vice president
of the association and also chair
man of its roads committee, argued
that most property owners of the
area favored the survey now. The
petition, he contended, conformed
with a law which gives the COM
misisoners power to approve such
requests if signed by more than 81
per cent of the property owners.
Other Petitions Granted.
Announcement of the commits
sioners' decision was greeted by a
mixture of boos and applause. Mr..
Anderson, when informed the pc
tition was rejected. questioned the
commissioners right to take such
action, after sufficient signatures.
had been obtained. He threatened
to bring suit against them and
said he would consult attorneys
about such court action.
The commissioners, in other ac-
ton, found no opposition to similar
petitions from residents OF two
other special improvement districts.
AS a result, they authorized street
construction is district No. 20,
Maryland Park, and directed Coun-
ty Engineer Arthur w. Tayman to
prepare plans for such work. In
stallation of street lights in district
No. 35, Eastpines, also was author
lied and the Potomac Electric Pow
er Co. will be asked to make a sur
vey.
Evening star., 1948-08-11
mo. 3 of a Series.)
By Crosby Moves

Although the need for youth edu-
cation on the subject of venereaI
disease is clearly shown by Health
Department statistics, the first ster
must be the education of adults
officials say.
What the figures show is that
most OF the people who become in
fected with venereal disease in the
District last year were under 25.
Forty-eight per cent of the men
infected with syphilis and 56 pei
cent of those infected with gonor-
rhea fell into the 1924 age group
The statistics show that women
are exposed earlier than men. A
full quarter of the women infected
with venereal disease were under 20
More than 63 per cent of the
women infected with syphilis, and
more than Sc per cent of those with
gonorrhea cases were under Is.
Must Reach Teen Ayers.
Public health officials realize that
l. if their campaign against gonorrhea
in the District is to be a success
they must reach children of high
school age They are convinced that
it is ignorance of the nature OF
venereal disease and its treatment
that is responsible for its high incl
dence among young people.
1t is hard enough for the Public
Health Department to undertake
the education of Washington's adult
population. The problem OF in
structing youngsters in the facts
about venereal disease are doubly
complicated.
This is because the wall OF preju-
dice and taboo which surrounds the
whole question of sex education is
thick and deeply founded. In re-
cent years it has started to crum-
ble at the top, but it is as firm as
ever at the bottom.
Sex education in schools has been
tried in other places. It has been
Evening star., 1948-08-11
John w. Snowden, 40,
Found Dead in Bed

John w. Snowden, 40, a certified
public accountant, was found deae
in bed last night at his home, lV
Lucas lane, Bethesda.
DR.. Frank ]. Broschart. Montgom-
ery county coroner said he had beer
lead since Saturday. The coroner
said he believed the death was Que
To natural causes. No autopsy VIII
be performed.
The body was found by Mrs.
Snowden and her brother -in-law,
DR.. John De Mayo. 5039 Kansas ave-
nue. NV. Mrs. Snowden had been
staying temporarily with her sister,
Mrs De Mayo at the Z Kansas avenue
address. u
Evening star., 1948-08-11
2 Die, So Hurt in Month
In MONTGOMERY Traffic

Two persons were killed and So
injured in 1913 traffic accidents last
month in Montgomery County,
polio reported yesterday.
During a similar period last year,
one person was killed and SO were
injured in "a accidents.
Evening star., 1948-08-11
State Plans inspection
OF Nursing Homes in
Montgomery County

Periodic State inspections of the
approximately II nursing homes in
Montgomery County are in prospect.
This was revealed at a two-hour
hearing before the county COM
missioners yesterday on an appli-
cation by Mrs. Jessie M. Joliffe
for q permit to operate a nursing
home on the former Common
wealth Farm property near, Coles
vile.
The board deferred action until
Mrs. Joliffe has a fire escape in
stalled and obtains the approval
of county health and fire authori-
ties.
After it was brought out by board
members that present inspections
of such establishments are made
quate, County Supervisor Irving G..
McNayr said the State Health De-
partment plans to assign q super
vising nurse to the county to make
periodic checks of nursing homes.
No County Permit Issued.
During the hearing, Mrs. Joliffe
admitted she has been operating
the home for several weeks with
out a county permit. She added
she had received the approval of
the County Board of Zoning APP
peals.
She said there are % patients at
the home now and that she has
closed two nursing homes she op-
Grated formerly in Silver Spring and
Takoma Park.
Board President Brooke Johns
said it lis an outrage for any one to
operate such a place without per-
mission from the county commits
sioners. What would happen if
there was a fire and people were
burned to death The blame would
be placed on us.
Mrs. Joliffe contended, however,
there are three exits at the home
and her attorney, Ernest Cory, pre-
sented several letters from physi-
clans and former patrons indorsing
the application.
Application Is Opposed.
Eight persons who had visited
Mrs. Joliffe's former nursing homes
Told the commissioners the places
were clean and we'll operated and
the patients were adequately cared
for. The witnesses included Gill
bert L. Hall. president of the Ar
lington Hospital.
Opposing the application was Mrs.
Clarence j. Clements. Silver Spring,
who claimed she had been forced
to take her mother out of Mrs.
Joliffes nursing home in Takoma
Park because of inadequate care,
"I would be tempted to take my
own life if I were put in such an
institution" she declared, in urg-
ing that periodic inspections be
made of such establishments.
Robert Snure, also of Silver
Spring, corroborated Mrs. Clements
description of the filthy condi-
tions" at the Takoma Park nursing
home But he emphasized he was
not opposing the application.
Bids on Bond Issue Set.
II just want to make certain he
explained, that if you grant this
request, the conditions in Takoma
Park aren't repeated in Common
wealth Farm"
In other business, the commits
sioners announced they would open
bids for the purchase of a $1,000
600 bond issue for school 'construc-
ton at II am. August "a, in the
Rockville Courthouse
Warren H. Carter, Glen Echo, and
Melvin c. Breeden. Rockville. were
appointed to the police force by Mr..
McNayr.
Signs limiting speed to Is miles
an hour were ordered placed on
Heron, Patton and Langley drives,
Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1948-08-11
Delay in Closing
Open SewerH Hit
In Alexandra
City Council to Quiz
Officials on Drain
Near Play Area

The Alexandria City Council last
night ordered city health officials to
explain why an open sewer near a
playground has been permitted to
exist although 1t was reported to
the Health Department two years
ago
The city health officer, DR.. w.
Lewis Schafer, and sanitary IN
spectors are to appear at special
council meeting Tuesday night to
explain the condition.
DR.. Schafer said today he was not
aware of the complaint, but added
he would look into 1t before Tuesday
Mayor William wilkins said he
learned of the sewer on Saturday
and found it constituted a very
grave unsanitary condition.
Called Terrible Situation"
"1t is a most terrible situation and
should be most humiliating to those
persons who permitted it, the mayor
declared.
He explained that sewer pipe
leading from house in the Zoo
block of Quaker lane emptles down
the side of hill
Raw sewage comes out OF this
nine and flows down over play
ground used by children" he as
serted.
Mayor Wilkins said on investiga-
ton he found the condition had
been reported to the Alexandra
Health Department two years ago.
but nothing was done.
The playground is at Cameron
Valley on Duke street. John Kerr
of the Alexandria Redevelopment
and Housing Authority, which ad-
ministers the Cameron Valley pro-
tect. pointed out that the raw sew
age was a possible source OF polio
infection. The housing authority,
he said. discovered the situation
two years ago and reported it to the
Health Department.
To Seek Owners Cooperation.
City Manager Nicholas Colasanto
said there had been some dispute
between the present owner OF the
house using the sewer and the per-
son he purchased the house from
over who should pay for sanitary
sewer connection.
Alexandria law requires that all
homes connect with sanitary sewers
where such facilities are available.
MIR. Colasanto said he felt he could
get the situation taken care OF
through cooperation of the owner.
The question arose in the midst
OF survey of the Health Depart
ment by State health officials, which
was requested by the City Council
after publication of critical report
on Alexandria health conditions by
the Alexandria League of Women
Voters.
Health conditions also were con-
sidered two months ago by a spe-
cial grand jury, which attacked the
existence of unhealthy living con-
oitions in certain areas.
Pension Survey Authorized.
First steps toward establishment
of pension system for Alexan-
dria employees was taken by the
council. The Finance Committee
was authorized to spend $500 to
s7o0 for survey to determine how
much it would cost to take care of
persons eligible for retirement soon.
The council instructed the city
attorney to prepare an amendment
to the coming ordinance which would
renew the city's former rezoning
procedure A new zoning plan
adopted May gave more power to
the City Planning Commission.
Evening star., 1948-08-11
Alexandria Approves
Permit for Wallace
Compoiqn Booth

A Wallace for President
campaign booth will be set up
on King street in Alexandria
Saturday to solicit signatures
for the Progressive Party lead
er's Virginia candidacy petition.
The exact location will be
determined by the city man
ager, it was decided by the
City Council last night as it
granted permission for erection
of the booth.
Two Councilmen voted to
deny the permission. John
Ewald wanted to know why
the Progressive Party couldn't
rent Office space for its head
quarters. He was joined by
Councilman Paul Delaney in
opposing the request.
Evening star., 1948-08-11
Alexandra Boy, IS, Held
On Bod Check Charge

A 15-year-old boy was arrested In
Alexandria yesterday on charge OF
passing $234.50 in bad checks.
The boy, who was turned over to
juvenile authorities, said he found a
checkbook and, pretending it was
his, went on buying spree, accord
ing to police. He cashed eight checks,
police said, and his purchases in
cluded wrist watches for himself and
his girl friend, clothes, fishing rod
and reel and an automobile spotlight.
Evening star., 1948-08-11
| alexandra Jail
| So Packed Court
| Releases 9 Men

The Alexandria Jail was able to
accept new customers today after
an overcrowded condition yesterday
forced the premature release of nine
prisoners.
Judge James r. Duncan OF Alex
andria Civil and Police Court or
dered the prisoners released after
jail authorities informed him there
was standing room only" and that
prisoners in the colored male sec
ton were sleeping on the floors. .
Several lof those released were
serving minimum 15-day sentences
for drunkenness. y
Evening star., 1948-08-11
Place Sunday Classified
Ads EorIy!

Classified ad customers de-
string to place ads in The
Sunday Star are urged to call
them in early in the week.
This will eliminate the last
minute rush to place ads and
will assure every one prompt
and efficient service. Your
cooperation will be appre-
ciated.
Remember The Stars
New Telephone Number Is
Sterling 5000. p
Evening star., 1948-08-11

Tomorrow: Health Department
officials dnSUer their critics.)
Evening star., 1948-05-25
Record in Hesse Jewel Case
Sent 10 Supreme Court
BY ths Associotsd Press

RICHMOND, Va, May 25-The
United States Fourth Circuit Court
Of Appeals today forwarded the
record in the Hesse crown Jewel
case to the United States Supreme
Court in connection with q petition
for final review by former WAC
Capt. Kathleen Nash Durant. S
Freed from the Federal Reform-A
atory for Women at Anderson, W.
Va, last September, on a writ Of
habeas corpus. Mrs. Durant was
ordered back to prison to finish
flve-year term at hard labor when
the Circuit Court here last month
reversed Federal Judge Ben Moore.
Attorneys for both the Govern.
ment and Mrs. Durant told the
Circuit Court here in its April term
that the Supreme Court had never
ruled on whether an of1icer on in
active duty is subject to recall for
the purpose of court-martial. The
Trial Court and the Appeals Court
split on this point, the controlling
issue in the case.
Convicted with her husband. for
mer Army Col. Jack Durant, Of the
theft of the Hesse jewels In Ger
many, Mrs. Durant has been free
on 5000 bond since Judge Moore
granted her writ Of habeas
corpus last fall.
Evening star., 1948-05-25
Trial Date Set in Assault
On Blind MARYLAND Woman

Joseph Dupe Ross. "a, Of the 800
block of Larch avenue. Takoma
Park, Md, pleaded not guilty in
Montgomery County Circuit Court
today to an indictment, charging
rape of a partially blind 72-year-
old widow.
Judge Charles w. Woodward set
his trial for June 81. 1t was uncer-
tain whether the case will be heard
by . jury, since Ross. who Is coll
ored, has not completed negotia.
tions for lawyer.
Ross was identified by the widow
by feeling his facial features. The
of1ense is said to have occurred
May IL.
A not-guilty plea also was en-
tered by John w. Allen, %, colored.
OF Ken Gar, Md. to a charge OF
murder in the shotgun Staying,
March 20, of Burton Davis, ~, coll
ored, also Of Ken Gar. Allen. who
requested a jury, will be tried
June 70.
Both men were indicted by the
Circuit Court grand jury at special
session yesterday.