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Evening star., 1948-10-17

the ways and means chairman of
the board, Mrs. Earle Allen.
Barnard PTA meets Tuesday ut
7:30 pm. It viii be open house and
parents may visit individual rooms
in the school. On Thursday viii be
bundle day in the school.
John Burroughs Elementary
School Homemaker's Club viii meet
Thursday at $50 am. Miss Wine
fred Yancey, Home Economies De-
partment of the District Of Columbia
Schools will assist in planning q
program for the year.
Grade. Mothers Of the school viii
meet Friday at / pm. in the con-
ference room.
Keene-Rudolph School PTA. will
meet Tuesday at 8 pm. DR.. Walter
Hager, president Of Wilson Teach
ers' College will act as moderator
for . discussion on why Do We
Teach the Way We Do"
Taft Junior High PTA meeting
Tuesday at 7:30 pm. Mrs. Hale
music instructor at Taft will lead
group singing. Mrs. Margaret Mer-
ritt, principal, will introduce the
teachers. A social will follow.
A reproduction print from one of
the original paintings at the Ma
tional Art Gallery will be. awarded
the room having the highest per-
centage Of parents attending the
meeting. At the end Of the year it
will be awarded permanently to the
room whose average attendance Of
parents at PTA meetings has been
the highest.
Mrs. Harold Kaesling, program
chairman, announced the theme for
the year, Understanding the Teen.
ager and His Junior High School"
All association meetings for the year
are planned around this theme.
w. B. Powell PTA meets Tuesday
ut 3 pm. Building Good Citizens
Through Health" will be presented
by . panel consisting Of DR.. Carolyn
8. Pincock, pediatrician; DR.. D.
Franklin Lady, dentist. and DR..
Evening star., 1948-10-17
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS.

y. 5. CLERK EXAM. Prepare new. Were
exam? Call Mr.. Richards, MI. 0S58, Do
you want To- pass that civil service test
Exnms' new being given. STEM, TYP, Clerk,
SCHOOL, 1913 14th st. NV. M. pS5S.
scnesi higAiy rece@mended fer 80 yrs. .
Evening star., 1948-10-17
|Czechs and SIovuks Join
Anti-Red Peasant Union

The International Peasant Union
announced here yesterday that for
NAL afiliation by the Czech and
Slovak Independent peasant groups
has completed. the Unions organ
ization in all countries behind the
Iron Curtain.
While the central administration
Of the Peasants Union Is in Wash
ington, Stanislaw Micolajczyk and
DR.. g. M. Dimitrov, president and
secretary general respectively, are
in Europe for the United Nations
meeting. The central administra-
ton here said that the Czech and
Slovak peasant parties opposing
Communist dictatorship will be rep
resented on the Unions central COM
mittee by their leaders. DR.. Josef
Cerny and Or. Fedor Hodza.
Evening star., 1948-10-17
Woman Typewriter Farmer
HELPS Small Growers Succeed

into their venture" Miss Fox de-
clared.
Her most exciting field-trip expe-
rience occurred during . visit to see
an elderly widow and her two
daughters who run large farm in
Southern Virginia. While they were
looking ut live stock in the barn
they saw flames shooting from the
roof OF the frame two-story house.
The four of them aided by q NTH
woman who had brought Miss Fox
to the property, organized . bucket
brigade while q neighbor woman
rounded up nearby help 20 edec-
lively the fire was checked by the
time the community's volunteer fire
department was still S miles away.
Miss Fox was born On . farm near
Fulton, Mo. Her mother was . Vir-
ginia school teacher who wanted her
daughter to have q career here.
Miss Fox lives ut the Mendoza
Apartments, 2220 Twentieth street
NV, but votes in Missouri. She
holds three college degrees. While
at the University of Missouri she
did part-time secretarial work and
manuscript editing for her pro-
fessors.
She Is O member of the Mount
Vernon Methodist Church and Of
the American Association Of UNI
versity Women and . past president
of the Wanderlust Travel Club Of
Washington, Of the YWCA Educa-
ton Council and of the Professional
Writer'S Club, whose membership
she doubled during her second year
term Of ONCE.
Visitor In Foreign Lands.
An enthusiastic advocate Of travel
as O broadening experience, Frances
Fox frequently deserts her type
writer farming for vacation jaunts.
These have carried her into all Of
the 4S States of this country and
into Cuba, Canada and Mexico.
Unable to speak a foreign language,
she has travelled alone in "a coun-
tries, and her journeyings have
taken her as far south as Sicily
and North Africa and as far north
as the Scandinavian countries.
When Russia refused her admission,
she took . plane from Helsinh,
Finland, and went next door to
Estonia and later into other Baltic
or corridor countries.
These experiences of hers she has
shared with others in 'Techniques
Of Travel" or How to Stretch Your
Travel Dollar" q course sponsored
by the local education department
Of the YWCA.
Fond Of tennis, swimming, horse
back riding and riding q bicycle, she
likes to collect cooking recipes. but
doesn't like to use a camera, drive q
car or ice skate. She thinks some
day she might try farming and
utilize some Of the advice she types
out for others.
Evening star., 1948-10-17
Grant Circle to Meet

United States Grant Circle No. !,
Ladies Of the G.. A. r., will hold
its regular meeting at headquarters,
Room 4lS, Washington Loan &
Trust Building, Ninth and r streets
NV, at 8 pm. Tuesday. Mrs. Amy
D. Carr, the president, will preside.
Cuba expects . buyers market in
passenger cars in the near future.
Evening star., 1948-10-17
Chattanooga U. Alumni
Elect Bowden FindIey

Bowden Findley of S538 johnson
avenue. Bethesda, was elected presi-
dent of the Washington Chapter Of
the University of Chattanooga
Alumni Association at q meeting
Friday night at the willard Hotel.
He succeeds Medford Evans Of the
Atomic Energy Commission.
Miss Mary Ann jackson Of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church staff was reelected secre-
tary.
S. r. Bretske, vice president and
comptroller Of the university, and
Telfair Brooke, alumni secretary,
were guests.
Evening star., 1948-10-17

Since many of them, especially the
young couples, feel they need the
know how" as we'll as the where
withal,' the loans are accompanied
with practical guidance in good
farm practices. This is called super
vised credit"
Another phase of Miss Fox's job
is to write simple explanatory leaf
lets for the benefit of thousands
whose earnings are so limited they
find it hard to meet living costs and
increased farm expenses without
guidance. when the last census
was taken one in every four farms
OF the 5000 900 throughout the Ma
tion was producing less than $500
q year gross tncome) Think Of
raising q family nowadays, even on
a farm, on less than $50 MONTH"
she said.
Visits o pig Palace"
Some field trips In her eight
years with the Farmers Home Ad-
ministration are unforgettable. Re-
Gently, near Sewickley, Pa, she Wis
tied Mike Bisick, partially dis
abled young veteran, and his wife,
whose castle in the air" is . pig
palace"
With q Government loan this re-
sourceful pair bought an abandoned
mushroom factory and converted It.
At one quarter of the building they
partitioned OF q small section and
made themselves living quarters.
They furnished their two small
rooms with all modern conven-
iences, and kept them spotlessly
clean.
Almost every pig is in q parlor
ut this unusual hog farm, because
the huge concrete floor space Is
divided into different-size compart-
ments and feeding pens," Frances
Fox went on to tell me. As If this
weren't enough In ultra modern
equipment. q system of weights and
pulleys gives access to various pig
"cafeterias."
Instead Of "baby sitters," this
amazing couple nave "nog sltters
when they are away from home,
and pig shampoos" and floor wash
ings are q feature of the daily
regime. The veterans wife is o
former Hollywood beautician who
catered to movie clientele before she
met her husband in o troop train
wreck during the war. They are
doing 80 well with their project
they expect to pay OF their home
administration loan in less than
two years from now.
Veterans who want to farm and
young couples who hesitate to start
on their own can take a leaf from
the success book of Mike Bisick and
his wife. who put back-breaking
energy and an indomitable spirit
Evening star., 1948-10-17
FotherSIottery toAddress
Catholic Library Guild

The Rev. Joseph ]. Slattery, esp.
win deliver . lecture on Mental
Stability" at the Study Guild Catho-
lie Library, Ut $50 o'clock Tuesday
night.
Father Slattery is professor Of
Sacred Scripture at st. Pauls Col
lege, Catholic University.
Evening star., 1948-10-17

Associates. 4ulS
is because her
Job is to help
I'LL out requests
for information
as to how this
agency may help
farm families
take advantage
of the services 1t
has to offer.
It lends money
to farm families
and v e t er q n 8
who can't get
the credit they
need to farm
apvu,hare a1Se
Evening star., 1948-10-17

William Granatir. director of the
Washington Institute of Mental
Hygiene. Open discussion will fol-
low. Mrs. Maude Roby, principal,
will welcome the parents. The
president is Mrs. D. Franklin Lady.
Evening star., 1948-10-17
By Jessie Font Evans

Miss Frances Fox of the Farmers
Home Administration of the Agfi-
culture Department Is known as "the
typewriter farmer" to many Of her
Evening star., 1948-10-17

here tomorrow
to conduct q
leadership train
ing institute
with the Board
Of Managers OF
the District Of
Columbia Con-
gress of Parents
and Teachers, all
divisional rep
l'esentatives and
local PTA OH
GERS and com
m ittee chair
men.
She will meet
At IN q ~ USfh
Evening star., 1948-10-17
Parent.Teacher
Acfiuifies

Mrs. Newton p. Leonard, former
vice president and now field repre-
sentative for the National Congress
Of Parents and Teachers, will arrive
Evening star., 1948-03-05
Bethesda Democrats
Name Steering Group

Appointment of Steering Com
mittee to direct activities of Demo-
Gratis in the Bethesda Election Dis
trict of Montgomery County was
made today.
Formation of the committe was
authorized at meeting of the In
dependent, Charter and Organiza-
ton Democrats of the district. In.
gram Medley, Frederick P. Lee and
Joseph A. Cantrel were named CO.
chairmen of the proposed new "har-
mony" group. The three men rep
resent the independent, charter and
organization Democrats. respective
ly.
Additional members of the COM
mittee, which will plan for the No
vember election campaign, were
chosen by the co-chairmen.
Edward S. Northrop, James r
Miller, Robert w. Beall. j. Harry
WEIGH and Richard c. Shreve have
been appointed by Mr.. Medley to
represent his group.
Mrs. Dean Dinwoodey, James J.
Hayden, Mrs. Ralph, E. Himstead
Austin H. Kiplinger And Mrs. Ivan
Assay were selected by Mr.. Lee.
Warren Browning, G. Raynel
Gaillard, Don E. Gingery, Mrs
Charles E. Roach and Mrs. Jesse
w. Nicholson were named by Mr.
Cantrel.
Evening star., 1948-03-05
II Montgomery Students
Named 10 Model Assembly

The names of IL Montgomery
County high school youths who will
attend the model" General Assem-
bly, in Annapolis April 1924 were
announced today by Joseph Bunker,
executive secretary Of the county
YMCA.
Members of the model State Sen
ate will be Peyton Fletcher III and
John Corn, Bethesda Chevy Chase
High School. Both attended last
years session.
Members of the model House OF
Delegates will be Samuel Towne
George Yost. Martel Ricketts,, David
Parkinson, Edward Wickham and
Jerry Caswell, also of Bethesda
Chevy Chase High; Robert Bod
defer, George Candish and Donald
Lashley, Montgomery Blair High
School, and Edward Norris, Lincoln
Park High School.
The model" Legislature is spon-
sored annually by Maryland YMCAs
through Hi-Y Clubs in high schools
Those who will attend the two
day session are now conducting a
public opinion poll to arrive at sug.
gestions for proposed legislation
They will hold pre-legislative con-
ference March 20 at the University
of Maryland.
Evening star., 1948-03-05
Tickets Ready for Final
Neiqhborhood Concerts

Invitations for the last two
neighborhood concerts by the
National Symphony Orchestra
under the sponsorship of The
Evening Star now are being
distributed.
The ninth concert will be
held in Armstrong High School
at 9 pm. March 8. Invitations
may be obtained from the Rec
reation Department at Six
teenth and Lamont streets
NV, and from Armstrong,
Dunbar and Cardozo. High
Schools, Terrell Junior High
School and at the business
counter in the lobby of The
Star Building.
The 10th and final concert
will be held in Mckinley High
School on March 20. The tick
cts for this concert may be
obtained from the Recreation
Department, Mckinley High
School, Stuart and Hine Junior
High Schools, Buchanan, Eek
ington, Hilton-Peabody, Lud-
low, Edmonds, Blair, Langdon,
Woodbridge, Wheatley, Emery
and Bryan Elementary Schools
and at The Stars business
counter.
Evening star., 1948-03-05
Ticket-und-NickIe Plan Saves
Bethesda Motorists q Fine

Mr.. Bachschmid disclaimed credit
for originating the idea. He said
the company adopted 1t after he had
read in a trade paper that a mer-
chant in upstate New York used
the plan effectively.
Carbert's started the ticket-and-
nickel system last fall. Since then
the owners estimated. they have
saved 800 drivers from running the
risk of being tagged.
Both partners and other store
personnel carry the company park
ing tickets with them most of the
time. Wherever in Bethesda they
see an automobile parked overtime
they feed the meter and leave a
ticket, which shows who did the
deed.
Many motorists come to the store
or telephone to express apprecia-
ton Some want to repay the nickel
What about the law enforcement
authorities?
They don't seem to mind" said
Mr.. Bachschmid. After all, We
don't make a habit of dropping
nickels in every meter, all day long
50 cars won't have to be moved"
Evening star., 1948-03-05
Thousands Of New Tags
Returned for Paint Defect

Several thousand Of the new auto
mobile tags had to be returned 70
the Lorton Reformatory. which
manufactured them, because OF tne
poor quality of the paint. 1t was re-
vealed today.
The principal defect was IN the
yellow paint which colors the nu-
merals. In many cases the paint
ran or did not entirely cover the
numerals. The defect was discovered
while the reformatory was making
the low number plates: 1t Is be-
fieved the plates now being dis"
tributed are acceptable.
Trafic Director George e. kereipp
said any one having a defec-
tive plate may get in touch with the
Trafic Bureau, and it will be re-
placed with the same number.
It was announced 4,242 tags were
distributed yesterday, bringing ths
total 50 far to 34,486. This was g..
372 more than were distributed In
the same period last year.
Evening star., 1948-03-05
Coroner Waits Tests
In Virginia Death

Fairfax County Coroner Nelson
Podolnick today was awaiting re-
suits of pathological tests before
determining the cause Of henaor-
rhage which resulted in the cause Of
the death Of Russell Weaver caine,
IS. Springfield, Va.
Mr.. Caine died last Friday night
and DR.. Podlonick said death
was due to a brain hemorrhage. AT
the time, it was believed Mr.. Caine
received the injury in an automobile
accident February 7, but at a cor
oner's inquest yesterday in Fairfax
it was disclosed that Mr.. Caine hao
suffered head injuries on two occa-
sions last year.
1. F. Burkhardt, Falls Church. Mr.
Caire's former employer, testified
Mr.. Caine was hurt last summer
when struck in the head by stump
pulling machine. He added that
some time afterward, Mr.. Caine
received cut cheek during ar
alteration. Both injuries required
medical treatment.
In another case, DR.. Podolnics
ruled that the death of J. c. Bare
65 of route /, Fairfax, was caused
| by injuries received when he was
struck by a car February 27.
A companion, Clate H. Baldwin
who was injured at the same time
died later in Arlington Hospital
DR.. Podolnick did not reach a ver-
dict of the latter death, because
it occurred in Arlington. DR.. w. G
Welburn, Arlington, coroner, sale
the death was due to the automo.
bile accident.
Evening star., 1948-03-05
wv, N, & A. Mechanic
Loses Arm Repairing Bus

A freak accident while repairing
a bus in the w. M. g. A. Motor
Lines Garage, 1910 Southern ave-
nue., Bradbury Heights, shortly be-
fore noon yesterday resulted in the
loss of an arm by Bernard ]. Gar
rity, So, of West Beach, Md.
Mr.. Garrity, a mechanic employed
by the company, lost his right arm
just below the elbow when it was
drawn into a belt, linking the bus
motor and generator. after the mo-
tor was turned on accidentally.
He was taken to Providence Hos
pital in a company car, police said.
Hospital attaches reported his con-
dition as good. The mechanic never
lost consciousness. He was extrl-
Gated from the belt by fellow EN-
ployes, police said.
Evening star., 1948-03-05

That feeling of disgust that comes
with discovery of parking ticket
on the windshield is quickly dis
sipated for many fortunate motor
lists who shop in Bethesda.
These motorists get tickets-but
tickets put there by an advertis-
ing wise merchant, and not by the
police. In fact, the tickets are put
there to keep the police away.
The merchants ticket informs the
driver that his time had run out
and that the merchant dropped
nickel in the parking meter.
Benefactor behind this practice is
Carbert's, Bethesda jewelry store
at 1887 Wisconsin avenue.
Carl Bachschmid and Robert
Mitchell, the owners, from whose
first names the store gets its name
said frankly they adopted the scheme
as an advertising stunt. And as
such they figure it has been worth
while.
But, said Mr.. Bachschmid, he ano
his partner also believe in courtesy
and a nickel is small outlay in the
good will department.
Evening star., 1948-03-05
Two Alexandra Women
Assaulted Man Arrested

Alexandria police have arrested a
man accused of assaulting an Alex
andria woman on the street near
her home early today and are still
working on a similar attack on an
other woman last night.
The victim of today's beating was
Mrs. Alexander Carr, 708 South st
Asaph street, police reported. She
said she was struck on the head and
thrown to the ground as she started
to enter her home. The attackel
was frightened away when neighbors
were aroused by Mrs. Carr's screams
Arrested in the neighborhooo
about 30 minutes later and charged
with assault was Henry Morris, 80
colored, according to police.
The earlier attack occurred as
Mrs. Carl Ebert, 730 South Lee
street, was walking in the 400 block
tof Jefferson street. She was thrown
to the ground and her purse was
stolen by a colored man, according
to police.
Evening star., 1948-03-05
Action by State Units
To Raise Hospital Pay
Urged in Maryland
BY the Asseeiofed Press

BALTIMORE. Mar. 5.-A more
realistic" association between the
Salary Standard Board and the
State Employment Commission is
needed to ease acute personnel
shortages at State hospitals, DR.
George H. Preston, commissioner OF
mental hygiene, said yesterday.
"If salaries and working condi-
tions were more attractive" he said
I'VE wouldn't have such difficulties
in filling positions. -
He made the statement to the
Legislative Council as it again got
to work on the critical nursing stu.
alton at Spring Grove State Hos
pital, which has one registered nurse
for some 1000 patients.
The matter came up in q digres.
sion from the business at hand, con-
sideration of the State merit system
OF this, DR.. Preston spoke warmly
Funds for IL Nurses.
He noted that while his depart
ment had appropriations to fill Il
registered nursing positions, Spring
Grove had to struggle along with
only one such nurse.
"Why can't you combine the
moneys you have, offer better sal
aries and attract personnel" he
was asked.
"The Standard Salaries Beard"
was the reply. When pressed fur
ther DR.. Preston noted he was IN
IAN awkward position"
Have you asked the board To
make some such adustment?" Sen
ator Strornberg. Democrat, Of How
ard asked. DR.. Preston said yes.
Dr.. Preston said other factors
contributing to the critical person
mel situation at State mental in
stitutions was "the extraordinary
scarcity of professional personnel
Change Held Unnecessary.
He warned the council against
any legislation to take hospital su-
perintendents out of the merit sys-
tenn and place appointive authori-
ties in the hands of hospital boards
There isn't a State hospital
board in Maryland competent te
Judge the qualifications of a physi.
cian," he declared.
Later, Richard Emory, deputy
attorney general, told the council
that in his opinion no law need
be changed to remedy the wage.
working condition problem at the
State institutions.
DR.. Preston observed that his de-
partment was operating on a budget
twice the amount of the preceding
appropriation, but was exactly In
the same place as before"
Evening star., 1948-03-05
|11%Mary|andF armers|
AnswerU.S. Questions
On Benefit Programs
Ay the Assaeiatad Press

Secretary of Agriculture Ander-
son was advised today that about II
per cent Of Maryland's farmers an
swered 4 Government questionnaire
on administration + Of its benefit
programs and voted infagor Of more
direct Federal control. I
DR.. Il. b. Symons, dean Of the
University Of Maryland College OF
Agriculture and directnr of its farm
extension service recently declared
the questions had SO confused farm
ers they were unable TOT determine
the significance Of answering "yes'
or INC. 3, E :
He described 1t as IAN example Of
bypassing State agencies"
A tabulation Of the results was
forwarded to Secretary Anderson
today by the Department OF Agri-
culture Council for Maryland, .
group which administers Federal
farm programs in the State.
3s,04s Questionnaires Sent.
It showed 39,04e questionnaires
had been sent out to Maryland
farmers, with as many as 4.403 an
swering at least one of its four in
quirles.
The questions and the votes:
l. Do you favor establishment OF
farmer-elected committee in each
county to be responsible for helping
in the formulation of agricultural
programs for the county and to ad-
minister these programs when they
are drawn up?, Yes, 4,609. No, 379.
2. Do you favor the establishment
of a United States Department OF
Agriculture State Committee, IN
each State? Yes, 3,6o7. No, 749.
8. Do you favor the housing OF all
agriculture agencies in your county
in one building? Yes, 3,so5. No,
4s6.
4. Do you favor combining the
soil conservation service and the
AGRICULTURAL conservation program
into one agency? Yes, 1873. No,
1904.
The questions were designed to
get farmers reactions to proposals
which Secretary Anderson made to
Congress last fall on coordination
of the various Federal farm pro-
grams,
Most Controversial Plan.
AS indicated by the results OF the
QUESTIONABLE, his most controversial
proposal is for amalgamation OF the
soil conservation service and the
Agricultural conservation program.
The former is organized by dis
tricts at the instigation of farmers
themselves. They work out plans
for saving their soil, such as plant
ing crops in contour strips, using
cover crops and digging bitches.
A State committee administers
the program with State funds. The
Federal service lends them assist
ance, in the form Of trained experts
and some equipment.
The agriculture conservation pro-
gram provides farmers with incen-
tive payments or rewards" for car
rying out some of these practices.
It is an outgrowth of the old
triple A.
This program is administered di-
rectly by the Agriculture Depart
ment's Production and Marketing
Administration. It's State commit
tee is appointed by Secretary An
derSon.
Evening star., 1948-03-05
| S7Oin Trousers
IGiven to Relief
| Aoency Restored
By the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW WINDSOR, Md, Mar. s.
T. c. Witt of Covington, Va, would
not have been at all angry If his
wife had gone through his pants
pockets.
Mr.. Witt left $40 in an old pair
of trousers and his wife dldn t
search them before she turned them
over to an old-clothes-for- Europe
agency.
BY the time the oversight was
discovered, the pants had been
brought to a church world service
center in New Windsor. Workers
searched through about 100000
pounds of old clothes and finally
located Mr. Wits trousers.
The $40 was put on q truck re-
turning to covington. The relief
agency kept the pants.