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Evening star., 1948-10-14
Rapid Treatment Of VD
At GaI|inger Empties
Most Of Clinics Beds

The 90-bed ward at the Health De-
pertment's rapid treatment center,
intended for hospitalized venereal
disease patients, is being gradually
vacated as speedier cures are de-
veloped.
Opened in 1943 as part Of q war
time program to control venereal
disease, the Washington rapid treat
ment center, located in Gallinger
Hospital, was one Of five such centers
in the United States supplied with
funds under the national defense
program.
Originally under direct control of
the United States Public Health
Service, the management now has
passed to the Bureau of Venereal
Diseases Of the Washington Health
Department. under DR.. S. Ross
Taggart. 1t is supported partially
by District funds and partly by
Federal appropriations.
The center is a specialized part of
Gallinger Hospital devoted to curing
VD patients on a mass-production
basis, using the latest medical meth
ods. Almost 5000 persons have been
treated there in the last five years.
Since its opening, the clinics
methods have changed radically and
the setup has had to change with it.
Instead of the hospital which It
once was, the rapid treatment CEN
ter is becoming-largely through its
own efforts-a center for intensive
into venereal disease and
the development of more effective
cures.
So far as the actual treatment of
VD is concerned, many patients now
report to a clinic for their daily
injections. Still hospitalized, how
ever, are those suffering from syphilis
too advanced to respond to the
routine injections.
In spite of all its changes in
operating procedures, the rapid
treatment center remains a vital
force in the war against venereal
disease in the District being waged
by the Health Department.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
G.W.U. Hospital Plans
To SET Aside Beds for
Serious Cancer Cases

! Plans are under way to set aside
limited number of beds at the new
George Washington University Hos
pital for seriously Ill cancer victims
who need long-term care, according
to officials of the District Division
Of the American Cancer Society.
1t Is planned that expense of the
care will be borne by the Public
Health Service and the Warwick
Memorial Clinic, DR.. Peter Com
manduras, medical director of the
division, said.
In report at the divisions an
nual meeting yesterday, DR.. Com
manduras said the provisions for
such beds is "one of the most urgent
and most neglected needs" Hospi-
tails are reluctant to open beds for
the long-term care of such patients,
he said. -
5000 Grant Made.
The Washington Home for Incur
ables recently was given a 5000
grant to make some beds available
to these terminal" cancer victims,
may Of whom had operations. But
with the exception of the home,
there is no other institution in
Washington where a terminal can
Ger case may receive care and treat
ment," he declared.
The District division also has
granted 5000 to the Instructive
Visiting Nurses Association for care
by nurses in patients homes, DR..
Commanduras said.
His report also revealed that the
five cancer-detection clinics in the
city now are examining about 1000
persons month, despite q recent
increase from $40 to SIS in contribu-
tions asked for the examinations.
Course Is Set Up.
To further medical education
about cancer, meanwhile, a week S
postgraduate course on diagnosis
and treatment of the disease will be
held at the Gorge Washington Hos
pital next April, DR.. Commanduras
said.
Oficers elected at the meeting in
cluded DR.. Harry w. Kerr, president
and chairman of the Executive Com
mittee; Eliot Wadsworth, vice presi-
dent; DR.. Calvin T. Klopp, secre-
tary, and Frederick P. H. Siddons,
| treasurer.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Doctor at St. EIizobeths Glasses
Honkers in 3 Psychiotric Groups

composed of persons known to
psychiatrists as "compulsive-obses-
sives."
These people absolutely must do
things in a certain way" he ex-
planned. Their hives have to ap-
pear to be conducted as eficiently
as possible, or else they are not
comfortable. They are constantly
bothered by the thought that they
are losing time-that they have all
kinds of headlines to meet.
Actually" the psychiatrist con-
tinued, very few Of them really are
people who have important dead
lines to meet. They just think they
have. They have too high con-
science values regarding the little,
unimportant things in life. II some
body in front Of them takes q few
extra seconds getting through the
intersection, 1t violates their sense
Of efficiency. So they toot. A lot
of them get ulcers, too"
II you belong in either of these
groups, it doesn't mean you should
necessarily make a dash for the
couch in the nearest psychiatrist's
office, DR.. Duval said. The cures
are fairly simple, Psychiatrists tell
patients who over-compensate for
feelings Of inferiority that they
should stop trying to camouf1age
their shortcomings-that they can
afford to admit to themselves and
the world the normal weaknesses
and liabilities of their personalities
Just Relax. ....
The advice to compulsive- -obses-
sives is even more concise: Relax" +"
DR.. Duval said he agrees with
Inspector Arthur E. Miller, head of
the Police traffic department, and
with George E. Keneipp, District
director of the Department of
Vehicles and Trafiic, that unneces-
sary -honking adds to the auto
accident rate here. He said the
theory expounded by these officials
yesterday makes pSychiatric sense.
You don't have to be a psychia-
trist to realize that any sudden
stimulus tends to needle one into
an emotional response" DR.. Duval
"Horn-honking or tele-
phone ringing or anything like that
sets up emotional tension, and
when an anxious-type driver gets
too much of 1t and over reacts to
the stimulus, all hell can break
loose"
Evening star., 1948-10-14

high-school freshman. He is
on the school football team.
Last summer he was a coun-
Selor at Camp Cedars, Barney's
summer camp. His younger
brother, Phil, likes athletics,
too, but his big interests are
art and drama.
Joe expresses his apprecia-
ton for the role Barney has
played in his life by spending
time there almost every eve
ming helping to direct recrea-
ton activities.
Because you gave to the
Community Chest Federation,
Joe had Barney Neighborhood
House to turn to for the type
of help he needed. He, in turn,
is performing a real community
service for other boys. - -
Help make sure Barney
Neighborhood House can keep
up the good work. Give as
much as you can to your Com
munity Chest Federation.
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Williams from keeping such a great
number of dogs that the noise made
by the same shall deprive the
plaintiff CMr. Rice) from the rea-
sonable use and comfortable enjoy
ment of the plaintiffs property and
dwelling house mentioned in the bill
of complaint"
The Rice home on Colesville road
is approximately ITS feet from the
kennels, where Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liams care for pedigreed dogs Of
many prominent persons. Among
the kennels clients mentioned dur
ing hearings several months ago
were Winston Churchill, Marlene
Dietrich and Henry A, Wallace.
Judge Prescott ruled that the an
cestry Of the dogs and the distinc-
ton of their owners was not suf-
ficient reason to permit their bark
ing to disturb neishbors.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Mountain Lions
|Give Zoo 2Cubs
Despite Season

When It's Springtime in the
Rockies. it's autumn down in the
Southern Andes. This may or may
not account for the birth of two
lion cubs at the Zoo today,
despite the approach Of winter.
Mama came from the great
American Southwest" Zoo Director
William M. Mann said, but papa
hailed from Patagonia. You'll have
to draw your own conclusions"
While admitting that most out
door animals in these ATTITUDES bring
forth their young in the spring, DR..
Mann refused to be drawn into a
discussion on mountain lions from
above and below the equator.
Evening star., 1948-10-14

II you are one OF those persons who
blows his horn at the car in front
as soon as the traf1ic light turns
green, 1t does not necessarily mean
that you are mentally unbalanced.
This comforting word to Wash
ton tootlers came today from DR..
Addison M. Duval, q noted psychia-
trist, who heads the clinical division
at st. Elizabeths Hospital.
Psychiatrically speaking, accord
ing to DR.. Duval ''lronic horn blow
ers fall into three groups. Two of
the groups are composed Of persons
with mental alterations familiar to
the medical world. The third group
of tootlers, however, is perhaps the
largest.
It is made up, said DR.. Duval, Of
"so-called perfectly normal persons,
acting in immediate response to
some frustrating or otherwise dis
turbing experience"
'"The man who toots and beeps
his way through trafic may, for
instance. be reacting to a hectic
session with his mother-in-law," the
mental expert explained. "Or he
may have that morning latter feel
ing. So he takes it out on the horn. ~
Others More Serious.
DR.. Duval said that, as a PSYCHE
artist, he is not much worried about
this group. Most people fall into
it occasionally and manage to find
their way back into the ranks of
civilized motorists without the help
of the medical profession. The
other two classes of offenders, he
indicated. present a more serious
problem for the Metropolitan police
in their current effort to eliminate
unnecessary honking in the Capital.
The first of these, DR.. Duval said,
Is made up of persons plagued by a
sense of their own inferiority.
"They tend" he said, ito over
compensate for this unpleasant
feeling in an aggressive manner.
With many of them. the process is
unconscious. The typical case Is
that of a basic Casper Milquetoast
type, to whom the act of blowing his
horn at somebody seems to be some
thing daring and exciting-a way Of
showing authority. Authority Is
what he Graves to show, SO there
you have it. Bla, bla, bla, bla goes
the horn"
The other abnormal type Of
horn blower, DR.. Duval said, Is
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special lineup early today, according
to Capt. Robert v. Murray, acting
chief of detectives. Mrs. Muse was
making q purchase in the store at
the time of the holdup.
Capt. Murray said Goodall also
was identified by the man who said
he sold him the pistol and by Ber-
nard White, 13. colored. of the 300
block of E street SW. Young White
said the bandit brushed past him as
the boy was entering the store.
Capt. Murray said Jackson has
signed q written statement con-
Tossing he was the lookout" for
the planned holo-up and naming
Goodall as the trigger man.
The detective chief said Goodall
was still undergoing questioning but
SO far has admitted nothing.
Nevertheless, Acting Chief Of Police
Robert s. Bryant said the police
have a very substantial case"
against Goodall.
The pistol, prime clue in the
case, was sent to the Federal Bureau
OF, Investigation yesterday for a
ballistics and fingerprint report.
The report was expected to be ready
for presentation at the inquest.
Jackson was one Of those bagged
when homicide and fourth precinct
men rounded up approximately SO
persons for questioning soon after
the shooting.
Although he was arrested at
am. yesterday, it was learned, po-
lice had little information on him
until a tip in the afternoon put
him at the scene. After being con-
fronted with this additional evi-
dence, police said, Jackson was will.
ing to talk.
Credited by 1t. jeremiah Flaherty
head Of the homicide squad, with
the arrest of jackson were Norman
Gray and Alfred Corfield, precinct
detectives from the fourth precinct
assisted by Detective Sergt. Richarc
Felber of the homicide squad.
Sergt. Felber also was credited
with an assist in the arrest o.
SfOOQdll hpOut pm. yesterday. Inl
arresting officers were Detectiv,
Robert J. Reed and Pvt. M. E
Washington of the fourth precinct
who trapped Goodall at his home
Police said both jackson an
Goodall offered no resistance. Good
all. according to Inspector Bryant
was somewhat intoxicated when h
walked into the police trap and ha
to be given time to sleep it of befor
he could be questioned.
Police emphasized, however, tina
both men were sober at the time @
the holdup-slaying.
The bandit who shot Mr.. Johnso
got nothing from the store. He fle
without making any effort to riff
the cash register.
Mr.. johnson had been in bushes
at the same store for 80 years. We
known throughout Southwest, h
was the father of District fireman
lie Count johnson and a Distric
school teacher, Miss La Verne John
son. He is also survived by hi
widow, Mrs. Fannie Grasty johnson
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Col. c. L. Boyle Heads
NoyIor Gardens Boord

Col. Conrad L. Boyle, Army oficer
stationed at the Pentagon, last night
was elected president of the board
of directors of the Naylor Gardens
Veterans Cooperative Housing AS
sociation.
Naylor Gardens. Thirtietlh street
and Naylor road Sc, Is a 750-unit
development. 1t was taken over
from the Defense Homes Corp. jan
uary by the association, composed
mostly Of veterans.
Col. Boyle. who lives at the de-
velopment, was named director at a
meeting open to members of the
cooperative.
The president was the only board
officer elected. The others were
continued in office.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Meat Precious
Show. Tendency
To Level Off
No Further Shorp
Breaks Expected
In Next Few Months

Meat prices showed a tendency
to level of here today despite
drops Of, 2 to 10 cents on some
grades in several retail stores.
This tied in with a belief Of
Government and industry ex-
perts that no further sharp
break in food costs is likely at
this time.
Secretary of Agriculture Brannan
reported in the oficial bulletin of the
National Association of Retail Gro
GERS that consumer demand in this
country and moderately smaller"
meat supplies this fall and winter
will prevent any appreciable decline
in food prices during the next few
months.
A spot check of Washington re.
tail markets today showed some
substantial drops, especially on
hams, ground beef, chuck roast, and
certain pork grades. But the reduc-
tions were scattered and for the most
part smaller than were those of q
week ago. Those earlier drops re-
flected breaks in the livestock CEN
ters and wholesale markets.
. Ham Drops to 50 Cents.
Two large chain groups were sell.
ing high quality hams at SO cents, .
drop of 10 cents since last week,
and Of IA cents within the last two
weeks. Chuck roast was down from
So to SO cents while pork roast was
about cents lower at So.
Hamburger in several stores was
at IS cents, further decline of 2
to cents.
One large chain store hal nork
chops at So cents, 2 cents under last
week, while another was se.4lng
pork chops for 81 cents, about the
same as a week ago but several
cents cheaper than last month. An
other grade of center pork chops,
however, sold at IS cents, a drop Of
4 cents since last week end.
Round, sirloin and porterhouse
was advertised at prices between IS
and IS cents by another chain. On
individual grades, 1t was explained.
the reductions were another 3 or I
cents lower than last weeks listings.
Choice top grade cuts of steak,
however, continued to sell for more
than 81 pound, and at least one
instance at $1.20.
No Sharp Drop Coming.
Food industry experts today ad-
vised consumers and dealers not to
expect any further sharp drop in
| food bills.
Secretary Brannan said the pres
ent bumper grain crops will not
result in substantially larger meat
output until the fall Of l949. He
predicted that United States food
exports to Europe will be somewhat
smaller this fall and winter, but
that this will not materially af-
feet consumer price trends in this
country.
The Agriculture Departments
farm outlook conference here this
week was told by several econo-
mists that farmers are not expand
ing livestock production as much az
the department had expected.
Food industry spokesmen declared
today that food prices, while high,
are not out of line with consumer
income and demand.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Ambassadors Take Boxes
For Symphony Concerts

Soviet Ambassador Alexander S.
Panyushkin is among the boxholders
for the National Symphony Orches-
tra's subscription concert series
opening tonight at Constitution Hall,
the orchestra has announced.
Boxes for the series also have
been taken by the French, Austria
liam, Netherlands and Philippine
Ambassadors and the Finnish Min
lister.
Tonight's concert, at $3.50. will be
led by Hans Kinder, the orchestra s
permanent conductor. Fritz Kreis-
Ter, the violinist, will be the soloist
Evening star., 1948-10-14
'Jewe|ry Burglar Gets
10-Year Prison Term
For Bethesda Breaks

Jack Travis Reagan. 80, Of the
600 block of c street NE, was SEN
fenced in Montgomery County Cir
cult Court yesterday to 10 years
in the Maryland penitentiary for
burglary.
Reagan praded guilty before
Judge Steadman Prescott to break
ing into four homes in the Be-
thesda Chevy Chase area last July
and taking about 5000 worth Of
jewelry and clothing.
After refusing counsel, Reagan
asked Judge Prescott for leniency
explaining that he got in with the
wrong crowd"
In rejecting the plea, however,
Judge Prescott told the defendant: 4:
Your record clearly shows you have
have no right to any special con-
sideration."
According to police. Regan is
wanted for housebreaking in New
York, Arizona, Ohio and the Dis
trict. In addition, police said, Flor
ida authorities are expected to de-
mand Regan's return to serve II
years of a 15-year term for house
breaking.
Reagan was paroled in Florida
two years ago after serving four
years but violated his parole by
leaving the State, Police said.
In another case, Judge Prescott
sentenced Avada Snow. colored, SO,
of the 100 block of r street S.W., to
serve five years in the Maryland
House of Correction for auto lar
ceny
Snow was accused of stealing the
car of David r. Wallace June s
from the Indian Spring Country
Club, Silver Spring, where Mr.. Wal
lace is a member.
Mary Elizabeth Chapman, q, Of
the 1900 block of B street Sc, re-
ceived a six months sentence in the
State Reformatory for Women on
the charge of false pretences, Police
said she obtained a $50 loan from
a Silver Spring loan company Aug
ust rs by using q friends name.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Potomac Commission
Names Executive Body
BY the Associotsd prs..

The Interstate Commission on the
Potomac River Basin yesterday an
nounced the following appointments
to its Executive Committee:
Harold A. Kemp, vice chairman
and District sanitary engineer:
George F. Hazelwood of Cumber-
land, Md; Raymond v. Long, Rich
mond, Va; Harry G. Knox, Harris
burg. Pa, and George H. Williams,
Romney, w. Va.
c. c. Burger of washington
is Federal representative; oliver
Gasch, assistant District CORPORA
ton counsel. general counsel, and
Or. Daniel L. Seckinger, assistant
District health officer. treasurer.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Transmission Breoks Up
lnjuring Truck Driver

A faulty transmission was blamed
by Montgomery County police for a
freak accident which resulted in leg
injuries for a truck driver today in
the 400 block of East-West high
way, Chevy Chase.
John Welsh, rs, the driver, was
admitted to Bethesda Naval Hos
pital after he had been struck by
parts of the transmission which
smashed through the floor board OF
his truck. A doctor said he suffered
possible fracture Of the left leg.
Mr.. Welsh, who lives at 1926 Sixth
street S.W., was drawing a trans
mix" truck for the Maloney Con-
crete Co., Inc, 3ll2 K street NV.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Arlington Rites Held
For Col. w. l.. Hoffman

Services were held today in Ar
lington Cemetery for Col. William
L. Hoffman, SO, retired Army Med
ical Corps officer who died at Wal
ter Reed Hospital Monday after a
brief illness. He was a resident of
New York.
Col. Hoffman is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Meliss Morris Hoffman,
and sister, Miss Alberta Hoffman,
Des Moines. Iowa.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Sill Left by Gen. Gaylord
In Taxi Soon Turned In

A taxicab drivers honesty and
some fast telephone cooperation
had Gen. Clifford Gaylord's Sill
safe and intact today.
The general, president of the Gay
lord Container Co. of st. Louis and
a director of the Illinois Central
Railroad, left a billfold containing
the money and Identification cards
in q taxi.
The driver, William E. Dixon, 14OS
Twenty-second street Sc, turned
the find over to the hack inspectors
Office. Meanwhile Gen. Gaylord was
en- route to st. Louis by air. The
inspectors ONCE notified the Illinois
Central office here, which in turn
telephoned the generals office in
st. Loils-all before he arrived
there,
Evening star., 1948-10-14
"A District Area
Face
Chest Aid Cuts
Failure of 1947 Drive
Reflected in $4,000
Slash in Rest Of '48
By George Beveridoe

Due mainly to failure of the Com
munity Chest fund campaign last
year, IA Washington area hospitals
will get about $4,000 less than they
expected for the rest of 1s48 for
treating patients who can't meet
their hospital bills, it was learned
today.
Oficials of the Hospital Service
Agency, which administers chest
money paid to hospitals, estimated
that its disqualification fund is about
$37 600 short of the claims expected
to be made on it for the rest Of this
year.
Edward J. Keyes, executive direc-
tor Of the Community Chest Fed
GRAFTON, said the deficit resulted
from two factors. The first Is that
more patients have been handled
than were estimated last year.
Goal Failure More Important.
More important, he said, is the
failure of last years Chest drive to
reach its goal. Had the goal been
reached, about $493, 900 would have
been available for hospital payment.
The campaign failure, he said, per-
mitted only $432, 900 to be placed in
the fund.
When hospitals learned about the
fund deficit, they met last week with
Chest officials to discuss the best
means of payment Hospital off,
cials strongly urged that their claims
be paid at the full rates agreed on
for as long as the money held out
probably in November. The agree
ment provides that hospitals get
$3.50 for every day of adult care
certified by the Hospital Service
Agency, 81 for each day of infant
care and 81 for each clinic visit.
The Federation Budget Commit
tee, however, vetoed the suggestion,
Mr.. Keyes said, and instructed the
HSA to divide the funds still left
into five parts-one for each of the
last five months of the year-and to
stay within each months allotment,
The effect will be reduced rate pay
ments for the rest of the year.
August Rate $6.62.
Payments for ugust, for example,
are at the rate Of 1852, officials said.
The Chest money in the fund is
supplemented by collections made
from patients who can pay part of
their hospital bills, but need some
aid.
During the first half of this year
about $l50,000 was collected from
such patients and added to the fund.
Another $l25,000 still is due, officials
said.
From the current Read Feather
Campaign, meanwhile, Chest off,
cials hope to allocate $3.50, 900 for aid
next Year to patients they term
medically idigent." The l949 pay
ments, however, will be raised from
$3.50 to $11 for adult days of care
to recognition of increased operat-
ing costs Of hospitals.
Chest of1icials estimated the av-
erage cost Of giving care for oone
day averaged $13.48 last year in
the hospitals concerned.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Rape Case Defendant
Pleads 10 Lesser CHARGE

A man who was indicted in July
on a charge of rape1 on the theory
that a 30-year-old woman involved
in the case was mentally deficient
and not capable of giving consent, is
awaiting sentence in District Court
on the lesser charge of assault with
intent to commit rape"
The defendant, George M. Brown,
26, Of the 1900 block of Corbin place
NE, pleaded guilty Tuesday to the
lesser charge.
The charge carriers a maximum
penalty of from S to Is years.
Judge Keech referred the case to
the probation officer for investiga-
ton. pending sentence.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
I School Fire Drill
In Chevy Chase
Brinqs Trucks

Students marched out in order and
two pieces of fire-fighting equip
ment changed up to the Chevy Chase
Junior College, 6410 Connecticut
avenue yesterday, but there was
neither smoke nor fire.
The college was having fire drill.
Some one had failed to, notify the
Chevy Chase firemen to disregard
the alarm.