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Evening star., 1948-10-09
Alexandria Council
'FavorabIy Receives
Report on Health

The Alexandria City Council has
"favorably received" the report of
State health experts which criticized
the city's health Department. City
Manager Nicholas Colasanto said
today. -
The report was put in the hands
Of councilmen about week ago and
released to the press yesterday.
Conducted by a stad OF State
health experts, the survey was re-
quested by the City Council last
summer after publication of Health
Facts About Alexandra" by the
League of Women Voters.
Mr.. Colasanto said he believed it
was the opinion OF the council that
the survey report would be helpful
in aiding the city to have the kind
of Health Department to which
the public is entitled. He termed
the report exhaustive and COM
plete"
The only comment he would make
on the report was that he would at
tempt to improve trash and garbage
collections, although the health ex-
perts said, mo improvement can be
recommended for the procedure used
for these collections, or for the
Health Departments cooperation
in this matter"
They said it was actually amaz-
ing that the small force and limited
equipment can render such service
to a city of approximately $4,000
persons"
Meanwhile, only one applicant for
the position of health officer has
been interviewed. He is DR.. William
Walcott Of Salem, Va, who Mr..
Colasanto said, has II years of pub
lie health experience.
Mr. Colasanto added he planned
to advertise for other applicants in
medical journals. The former
health officer, DR.. W. Lewis Schafer.
resigned Monday. DR.. Schafer said
the health survey report was not
discussed at the time he submitted
his resignation. The report was
critical Of the administrative pol
icies of the department.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Bishop Dun Plans Visits
To Parishes in MARYLAND

The Right Rev. Angus Dun,
Bishop of Washington, will visit
parishes in Charles, Prince Georges,
st. Marys and Montgomery Counties,
Nd. during October and November
to oficiate at confirmation and COM
munion services.
DR.. Dun's intinerary follows:
Tomorrow-Wayside, 10 am:
Chaptico, 1880 am. and Accokeek.
4 pm. October 17-Oldfields. II
a m, and Collington, 8 pm. october
II am. and La Plata,
8 pm. October 31-Ironsides, II
am. and Groom, 4 pm. November
7-Gaithersburg, $50 am; Rock
vile, II am, and Fairland, Zion
Parish, 8 pm and November IA
Upper Marlboro, II am.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
BY the Asseeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. s.-Maryland's
Democratic national committee
woman yesterday called on Republ-
cans and Democrats alike to "pile
up the greatest number of votes this
country has ever seen to show Russia
we mean business"
Mrs. John L. Whitehurst, address,
ing the party's Kickoff rally" at the
Emerson Hotel, admitted a certain
lack OF interest within the party
during the early part of the cam
paign, but declared. Tonight we
know there is no apathy among the
workers"
More than $4,000 persons filled the
hotel ballroom for the rally.
Henry Wallace is lining up the
greatest group Of Communists and
radicals that the world has ever
seen," she charged. He may get
between 5000, 900 and 5000, 900 votes.
Evening star., 1948-10-09


Fairfax County Child Consulta-
: instruction to youngsters who
work. The clinic is among the
area which rely on the success
Star Staff Photo.
and has a keen sense of pride In
his new-found ability.
Among the play-therapy devices
used by the clinic is doll house,
complete with furniture and tiny
members of a doll family. The child
in his play Identifies the dolls with
his own family. and through his at
titude toward them, the workers are
able to get clear insight into his
family environment. In the use of
the various games and toys. the chill
dren are allowed to choose for them
selves with no coaching or coercion
by the staff.
Altogether. the clinic has helped
some 800 children in Fairfax
County to develop into normal
adults in the course of its two years
Iof operation. Like IA similar clinics
throughout the State. it is supported
partly by State funds. supplied in
proportion to the sum collected
locally.
In addition to Mrs. Aldridge and
Mrs. Gerson, the staff Of the clinic
consists of DR.. L. E. Wexberg. direc-
tor -psychiatrist; Miss Lillian M.
Snyder, psychiatric social worker,
and Mrs. Harriet M. Stanton, psy-
chologist.
AS one Of the l04 Red Feather
services depending on the l949 Com
munity Chest campaign for the
Washington area, 1t is counting on
this community to enable it to con-
tinue its service to the people of
Fairfax County.
Evening star., 1948-10-09

Frank Belmont Marks, a happy
man, has spent II years in the dog
house, and the sooner Washington S
stray NUTS find it out the better
of they'll be.
Humane to the point of tender
ness, District Poundmaster Marks
has pat on the head and a kind
word for every stray brought in
and an apology for the only dog
that ever bit him.
Il wouldn't blame the dog" he
said. 1T turned out to be very
friendly"
Ageless as far as interrogation Is
concerned. Mr.. Marks is rounding
out 20 years with the District. the
first eight of them as assistant to
the superintendent of the District
Building.
He looked up from the sheaf OF
paper work on his desk yesterday,
reached for the stub of a chocolate
bar and crumbled it up for white
coated. rheumy-eyed Wimpy. dog
dom's best testimonial to Mr.. Marks
kindness.
Cured Instead Of Killed.
Wimpy still has catch in his
get-along. but he's right nimble to
what he was eight years ago when
his owner brought the ricket-ridden
little Spitz puppy into the pound for
determination.
Il just couldn't bring myself to do
it," Mr.. Marks said Instead of de-
,stroying him, cured him. Now hes
smart. attentive and the best watch
dog in the world. He'll carry mes
sages to employees here and knows
every one. But a stranger doesn't
stand chance with him"
The poundmaster, who takes more
pride in the cleanliness and COM
fort provided his charges than 4
Dutch housewife. asked for the dog
pound job because Il always liked
dogs, always had EN- and under
stood EN-"
He has dogs now-new ones at the
rate Of about 40 day. Over the l2-
year period. he's had more than
100, 900.
Works to Place DOGS.
"When I took over, 1 had a
motto: Put them in good homes in
stead Of destroying them. I've been
following that idea ever since" he
said. Even NUTS make good pets"
He has placed more dog orphans.
by far, than he has destroyed
I'VE destroy them (by carbon
Evening star., 1948-10-09
States Fighters Plan
To AskGov. Lane'to :
Call Special Session
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Oct. ga States
Rights leader planned today to ask
Gov. Lane to call a special session
OF the Maryland Legislature to con-
slider modification of election laws
to permit placing the names of Gov
Thurmond of South Carolina and
Gov. Wright Of Mississippi on the
November ballot.
The Maryland Court Of Appeals
yesterday turned down a plea by the
States Rights Party for a writ
ordering election officials to list the
presidential candidates.
Thomas F. Cadwalader. Baltimore
attorney, said he would ask the
Governor to call the special session.
But it was thought unlikely that
Gov. Lane, a Truman Democrat,
would comply.
The Appellate Court upheld a
Baltimore Superior Court ruling
that political parties seeking a place
on the ballot by petition must file
the petition in April. The court filed
its verdict less than an hour after
formal arguments ended. Its formal
opinion will be handed down later.
The States Rights Party, organ
lied months after the legal deadline
for filing the petition, presented a
petition with more than 1000 sigma
lures on September 20.
Mr.. Cadwalader said the party has
been "disfranchised."
He said the party probably" will
issue gummed labels listing the eight
electors pledged to Mr.. Thurmond
and Mr.. Wright, although he termed
this an impractical" method OF
voting.
Attorney General Hall Hammond
said he would instruct county elec.
ton supervisors to provide space 70,
the names Of the electors on the
November 2 ballot, in addition tc
listing the names Of Democratic, Re.
publican. Socialist and Progressive
Party candidates.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Krum, Seeking Smith Seat,
Promises SchooI-Aid Bill
BY tha Assoeiofed Press

STAFFORD, Va, Oct. 9.-Tyrrell
Krum. Republican candidate oppos-
ing the reelection of Representa-
tive Smith from the 9th District,
told an audience here last night
that six months after we get in, We
will have some kind of a bill for
Federal aid to schools"
The measure should not designate
the kind of schools or the number
Of teachers to be employed but
should provide for direct grants to
States willing to match them, Mr..
Krum said.
Attacking Mr.. Smiths record in
the field of school legislation and
aid to veterans, the COP candidate
blamed the incumbent for the fail
ure Of Congress to appropriate funds
for a 750-bed veterans hospital In
Arlington County.
Mr.. Smith. he said, attacked the
expenditure of 1891 900 for the Ar
lington hospital while he knew pri-
vate interests had placed value of
$4,000, 900 on the land as location
for hotel.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
-Four New Polio Cases Here
Raise '4S Total 10 1877

Four new polio cases were re-
ported to the District Health De-
partment late yesterday, raising the
total for the Washington area to
1877 for the year.
One case reported from Chill
dren's Hospital was the 14-year-
old sister of a boy who was reported
earlier in the day She lives with
her parents in the 800 block of Car
roll avenue. Takoma Park. and was
taken to the hospital two days ago.
Her case was pronounced polio yes
terday
Another was a 12-year-old girl
who lives in the 300 block of Boni-
FAINT avenue. Silver Spring, Md. She
is also in Children's Hospital.
Two victims were admitted to
Gallinger Hospital from Prince
Georges County. They were a 81
year-old woman living in the 540t
block of Fifty-fifth place. Riverdale
and a 16-year-old boy from the
300 block of Thirty-seventh ave
nue.. Cottage City.
Since January l. there have been
103 cases of polio reported in the
District and "a from nearby Mary
land and Virginia,
Evening star., 1948-10-09

ACAAOOAuA 4Co0I4AS CCoSAACA hV VAAC
ton Clinic, gives special readin
have trouble with their school
104 agencies in the Washington
of the 1949 Community Chest c
about their deficiency at school
when other children laugh at them,
and their normal development may
be retarded.
Many such children, she pointed
out, are afflicted with a trouble
something like left handedness,
which makes them see letters and
words backward, or as seen in q
mirror. This leads them to confuse
such words as was and saw, or the
letters d and b and makes reading
practically impossible in some cases.
Last February, a 14-year-old COL
ored boy was brought to the clinic
to get reading help. He was unable
then to distinguish one letter from
another. although he had managed
to get through seven years of school.
He had, however, two great interests
in life-to get drivers permit and
read the sports page In the news
paper.
Emotionally Improved.
The boy was turned over to Mrs.
Elaine Gerson, remedial reading
teacher at the clinic. who started
him of tracing large letters drawn in
pencil on sheet of cardboard. Once
he was able to follow the shape Of
the letters automatically with his
hand, he began to make progress.
Today he can read well enough to
understand road signals and can
keep posted on the daily box scores
OF the baseball games.
He is also improved emotionally
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Court Rules for District
In Retaining Wall Suit

The District is not required to
build a retaining wall in front OF
house where District workmen
have changed the grading and built
a sidewalk. according to a District
Court ruling.
Judge Alexander Holtzoff dis
missed damage suit for more than
$4,000 brought by Mr. and Mrs.
Morris A. Bealle, 230 Peabody street
NE, against the District for failing
to build the retaining wall, after
having built the sidewalk in 1916.
Judge Holtzof1 held that Mr.. and
Mrs. Bealle have mo cause of ac-
tion" against the District. The Dis
trict was represented during court
hearing on the issues by Assistant
Corporation Counsels Oliver Gasch
and John J. Donnelly, jr.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Church of Air PIuns
Hour-long Broadcast

The Arlington Church of the
Air" will be heard in an hour-long
broadcast beginning at II am. to-
morrow over Stations WARL and
WEAM.
The broadcast over WARL will
originate in the Lomax A. M. E.
Zion Church. with the Rev. Thomas
o. Diggs officiating. The Rev.
George Tittman will conduct serv-
ices aired over WEAM from st.
Mary's Episcopal Church.
Daily services will be broadcast
from 8:45 to 8 am. over WARL,
under the direction of the Rev.
Elmer Lucas Of the United Baptist
Church, and from 1915 to 10:30
am. over WEAM. with the Rev.
Gilbert A. Phillips of the Unitarian
Church. officiating.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Grand Jury 10 Get Case
Involving Boiling Officer

Charges of rape against 2s-
year-old Boiling Air Force Base
officer, arrested week ago on COM
pfaint of a Doctors Hospital nurse.
will be presented directly to the
Prince Georges County grand jury.
The decision was announced yes
terday by States Attorney A.
Gwynn Bowie after he waived a
preliminary hearing of the case in
Upper Marlboro Police Court. The
officer was freed under s1,500 bond
last Monday on a habeas corpus
writ.
He is accused of assaulting the
23-year-old nurse in his car in a
secluded area near Camp Springs,
Md, September 30.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Laurel Girl, 18, Named
4-H CONGRESS DeIeoute

State All club leaders yesterday
designated Pauline VESSEL of
Laurel, a member of the team of
girls which will represent the State
at the National All Club Congress
in Chicago late next month.
She won her trip because of her
excellence in handling foods.
Pauline has put up more than 5000
cans Of meats, fruits and vegetables
in her All club work. She is now
an employe at the Agriculture De-
partment experiment station at
Beltsville.
Evening star., 1948-10-09

monoxide gas only when they are
tempered, crippled, sick or
diseased he said. Even then
hate to do it,
His spic-and-span running yards
were well filled with yapping dogs
yesterday, but it was music to his
ears. The dogs are brought in from
the runways every night and bedded
down in clean, fresh straw, given
ample food and fresh water.
Must Promise a Home.
sTo get one you have to undergo
Mr.. Marks sharp scrutiny and ques-
tioning, sign an affidavit that the
dog will be given good home and
will not be used for vivisection.
Then you pay 81 for the fee and
SO for a license
But tell people not to come down
on Saturday." he said. Were
closed"
Every manner of dog-from aristo-
cratic Russian wolfnound to a bark
less Besenji-has graced the Marks
doghouse. Newest arrivals are four
tiny terrier pups, born three days
ago. Given a private pen, they get
almost as much attention from Mr.
Marks as premature babies.
The pound also has had raccoons
rabbits. foxes, thousands of cats
and a horse or two.
Horses are no longer our busi-
ness" he scoffed.
Seeks Collie Pup.
Mr.. Marks was born in Baltimore
but has lived in the Washington
area all his life, currently in Silver
Spring. Md. He had his first dog
when he was tot and just lost
his last one.
Died of a heart attack not long
ago." he said. That was Poocho.
a awire-hair brought in here about
II years ago by an Army general S
wife.
II used to take Poocho for two
mile walks every day. Even had
him operated on twice for gall
stones. He was the pride OF my
household.
Nov I'm looking for q real collie
pup"
Just look at a dog-any dog
he implored. You can see he
wants something. Few Of them
seem vicious to us down here
IF I can help 'em and see them
amount to something and win a
home. it's pleasure to me.
This is more than a job"
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Barrett Seekinq
lunchroon1 Site
|AsPistoI Ranqe
. Municipal Center
/ Space Sought With
! Rozine Plans

! District efforts to clear agencies
out of old Indiana avenue buildings
20 they can be raZed has prompted
Police Supt. Robert j. Barrett to
ask that the lunchroom in the base
ment of the Municipal Center be re-
stored to pistol range, District Of
3icials said today.
The lunchroom, originally de-
signed as a pistol range, has been
operating rent-free and without a
Health Department license since the
1 war. Its continued operation has
been due more than anything else to
the lack of eating facilities in. the
Municipal Center.
A. r. Pilkerton, District auditor.
! said Maj. Barrett's request for use Of
the basement space as pistol range
came after the Commissioners Or
dered a review of the old buildings
near the Municipal Center.
Letters sent to various agencies
- occupying these buildings, including
the Police and Welfare Departments,
told them that If the buildings are
to be razed, they must find other
space. Mr.. Pilkerton said.
Range at 469 C Street.
The Police Departments pistol
range is now on the second floor of
469 c street NV, one of the build
ings to be razed along with those on
Indiana avenue. Maj. Barrett said
he would like to move the range to
the place originally designed for it
in the basement of the Municipal
Center.
Mr.. Pilkerton said it was up to
the Commissioners to decide the fate
of the lunchroom. He added, how
ever, that he will make report to
them pointing out that the base
ment space was designed specifically
for pistol range and that's what
1t should be used for"
The auditor has been one Of those
sharply critical Of the continued
existence of the unlicensed lunch
room in the basement.
In memorandum as long ago as
December. 1947, he commented that
the lunchroom places the Commis-
sioners in the embarrassing position
of condoning violations of health
regulations in District building"
Firemen Cite Single Door.
The Fire Department has joined
the Health Department in critizing
the lunchroom. The Fire Depart
ment's objection was based on the
fact that the lunchroom has only
one door.
Last April the Commissioners
tentatively approved recommenda-
ton from Engineer Commissioner
Gordon r. Young that the District
spend $4,000 to build an under
ground cafeteria next to the Mu-
nicipal Center. Final decision, how
ever, was reserved pending studies
Of the 1850 District budget picture.
- The Police Departments present
range was described by police on
cials as poorly lighted and limited
to SIX marksmen at one time. 1t is
used by rockies attending the Police
Training Academy. Most members
of the police force now use two out
door ranges when weather permits.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Nurse, Killed
When Hit byCar
Near Rockville
Attempt to Cross
Pike Results in
Instunt Death

An elderly nurse was killed In.
stantly last night when she was
struck by an automobile as she
crossed the Rockville pike, 81 miles
south Of Rockville.
She was Mrs. Gertrude .Quinlan
Julien, IS. private nurse at the
Waverly Sanitarium and mother Of
William A. Quinlan, a Washington
attorney.
Montgomery County police said
Mrs. Julien apparently did not see
the oncoming car as she started
across the highway in front of the
sanitarium.
The automobile was driven by
Mrs. Mary B. Burton, 46, of A7O5
South Chelsea lane. Bethesda, ac-
cording to police. Mrs. Burton was
SO unnerved by the accident that
she was treated at Suburban Hos.
pral, Bethesda, for shock, police
said.
Native of New York.
Mrs. Julien lived at 48ls Bradley
boulevard. Chevy Chase. She was
native of New York and had been
here for six years. Her husband,
JosephsJulien, died in 1899.
In addition to Mr.. Quinlan, her
son by previous marriage, who
lives at 1909 Old Chester road. Be-
thesda, Mrs. Julien is survived bv a.
brother and sister and three
grandchildren.
Burial will be in Decatur, Ill.
Woman Hurt in Crash.
In Washington, another nurse.
Helen Hoffer of 2515 Thirteenth
street NV, was taken to Garfield
Hospital with severe bruises after
an auto-truck crash at Eleventh and
Euclid streets yesterday. Driver Of
the truck was listed as Howard S.
MalasR, %. of 718 Somerset place
NV. He was uninjured.
Leroy M. Hanback,, 80. Of 4eo3
Edmonston avenue, Hyattsville, Md,
motorcycle rider, was injured early
today in a collision with a car
operated by Harry P. Gallogly, jr,
of $500 Eighteenth street NE. The
accident occurred at New York ave-
nue. and North Capitol street. Mr..
Hanbeck was taken to Casualty Hos
pital for X-rays.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Church in Silver Spring
To Mark Anniversary

Calvary Lutheran Church. Silver
Spring, will observe its 7th ami
versary at an II am. service to-
morrow in the Montgomery Hills
Junior High School.
The Rev. Oswald Hoffman,. di-
rector of public relations OF the
Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod
will preach.
The congregation, of which the
Rev George w. Hoyer is pastor. is
building a church at Georgia avenue
and Locust Grove road and plan
to lay the corner stone at pm.
October II.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Adventists Holding Service

A special union service of Sew
enth-day Adventist churches in the
Washington area was to be held at
3 pm. today in the Sligo Church,
Flower and Carroll avenues: Takoma
Park, Reports from Australia. New
Zealand and the Solomon Islands
were to be heard.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
HOPKINS Names Roberts

BALTIMORE, Oct. 9 CIV.
Frank Roberts, president OF the
Standard Gas g. Equipment Corp,
was elected president OF the Board
of Trustees Of the Johns Hopkins
Hospital yesterday. He succeeds w.
Wallace Lanahan. who died August
40.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Funerals Must
Obey Red Light,
Court Says
BY the Assoeioied Press

BALTIMORE. Oct. 9.-Judge JOS
eph Sherbow pointed out in Superior
Court yesterday that funerals, con-
trary to popular opinion, do not
have the right to 60 through red
lights.
He said there is likewise no statute
giving funeral professions the right
Of way in entering boulevards.
He awarded $67.05 to Harry M.
Zachary Of Baltimore, who said his
car collided with a funeral process
sion here last January.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Y EnrolIs Four Groups

-Four new club groups have been
enrolled in the Arlington Veterans
Memorial YMCA, Executive Secre-
tary Charles r. Webb announced
yesterday. The groups. all in the
Green Valley area. are Polly Pig
tailers, The Teenettes, The Hobby
Hoppers and the Green Valley Pack
ers.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Youth Lecture Announced

The second of series of weekly
lectures on religious education for
youth will be held at pm. Mon
day in the Norton Memorial Build
ing OF st. Paul's Episcopal Church.
South Pitt street between Duke and
Prince streets, Alexandria.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Alexandria Art Exhibit

The Art Association of Alexandria
will hold an exhibition Of paintings
and ceramics sculpture from 2 to
8 pm. tomorrow at sl4 Franklin
street, Alexandria.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-06-05
Columbia River Is Big Lake'

Portland, Ore, CPD The Columbia River from the Bon- neville Dam to the sea is TOW a muldy lake 140 miles long.
 On the entire Northwest far flung flood front more strained levees are crumbling. The Frazer River in Canada has smashed barriers st Barston and Hatzic Islands in British Columbia. The Canadian navy said that all 360 persons at Baruston reached safety, most of them taken vff by ships.
 Estimates of the total flood dam age in the Northwest have scared to 11,O00,COO and deaths total 23.
 The Red Cross has announced that it would help flood stricken farmers buy stock feed.
 President Truman who is en- route to the Northwest plans an aerial survey of the lower Go. lumbia flood conditions, it was reported from Olympia. Cover ner Wallgren said the president will board a plane at McChord Field June II to fly over the flood area