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Evening star., 1948-08-26
Vireinio's S ABC Profits
Rise 81, 300, 900 in Year
ey the As.ocio,sd Press

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 26.-Vir-
ginia's ABC profits for the 1947-48
fiscal year yesterday were placed at
$17,735,00o, up nearly $1,300, 900 from
the preceding fiscal year despite
relatively smaller profits in the final
quarter this year.
The 12-month figure was compiled
after State Auditor j. Gordon Ben
nett certified to the ABC Board that
its net profits in the final quarter
of the 1947-48 fiscal year amounted
to s3.836,916. This compares with
$4,l51.3l0 in the same quarter of
the 1946-47 fiscal year.
Evening star., 1948-08-26
; New Polio Cases
Years S List
For District 10 88

Three new cases Of infantile
paralysis were reported by the Dis
trict Health Department today,
raising to 88 the total cases dag
nosed in hospitals here so far this
year.
The new victims, all admitted to
.Gallinger Hospital yesterday, brought
the number OF resident patients to
At, with Al out-of-town cases re-
ported. The number at this time
last year was five residents and II
out-of town cases.
Admitted yesterday we're j.
year-old girl living in the 400 block
of Ninth street SW.; a 25-year-old
woman of the 1900 block of Penn
sylvania avenue Sc, and 2O-year-
old woman of the 5000 block of
Branchville road, Branchville, Md.
The Public Health Service. mean
while. said it was quite possible that
the peak of this summers infantile
paralysis outbreak has been
reached.
Increases Still Due in North.
Reporting that last weeks total
Of new polio cases throughout the
Nation showed the first drop since
the week ending May %, the service
said increases may be expected In
some States in the Northern areas
during the next few weeks.
Unless epidemic proportions are
later reported in those areas, how
ever, 1t is quite possible that the
peak of the disease has been reached
for the country as a whole" off,
cials said.
The Prince Georges County Health
Department reported a 24-year- old
Radiant Valley Md woman dag
nosed at the Naval Medical Center
in Bethesda as suffering from polio.
She was the eleventh polio victim
from the county so far this year,
but the first adult reported.
Virginia officials listed only three
new polio cases yesterday boosting
that States 1948 total to 237 cases.
The latest victims were from Buck
ingham, Warwick and Montgomery
Counties.
1946 Total Was Larger.
New cases reported for the week
ending August 81 throughout the
Nation totaled 1907, compared with
l,40s in the preceding week and
1916 for the same period in 1916.
This was the third straight week
new cases dropped behind those re-
ported for the same weeks in 1916,
one of the worst polio years.
But cumulative figures for this
year are still running far ahead of
1916. The current figures bring to
9,743 the total cases for the present
year, compared with 1921 for the
same period last year, and 8,841 for
similar span in 1916. The peak num-
Der of cases two years ago occurred
during the week ending August II.
The epidemic ridden States of
North Carolina, California and
Texas all showed declines as COM
pared with the week before-Cali-
fornia dropping from 241 new cases
to 206, North Carolina from 1872 to
159 and Texas from 80 to 81.
Rhode Island still is the only State
IN the Nation which so far has not
reported a single polio case this
year.
Evening star., 1948-08-26
Kirwon Named to | Head
Berwyn Legion POST

Albert L. Kirwan las been
elected commander ofsths, Berwyn-
Branchville Md American Legion
Post 217. Other officers elected in
clude Lee c. Prickett, first vice
commander; Richard Boyle, second
vice commander; Jack Parsons, ad-
jutant; Roy Conner, finance OFF,
GER; c. Mayo Attick. chaplain, ana
Gerald Burns, historian.
The post also announced 1t will
hold benefit party at s pm. to-
morrow at the Branchvilie Fire De-
partment Hall.
Evening star., 1948-08-26
Foirfux -Droft Bourd
Is Headed by Gicker

Franklin S. Gicker, sr., chairman
of the Fairfax County Selective
Service Board No. 80, has announced
that II registration places have been
set up throughout the county.
They are at Herndon, Vienna, Nc
Lean, Falls Church. Baileys Cross
Roads, Lorton, Groveton, AMMAN
dale, Centreville, Franconia, Burke
and Fairfax.
Evening star., 1948-08-26
Rookie Policeman Captures
Armed Suspect After Chase
Attempt at Theft
Of Car Is Fooled
By Womun Driver

A 27-year-old robbery suspect was
being held today for the grand
jury because of the cool, quick
thinking of a rookie policeman and
an intended woman robbery. victim.
The hero of the incident was
Patrolman Temple J. Dykes Of the
sixth precinct.
The suspect was identified as John
Edward Kirby, no fixed address. He
was charged with assault with intent
to kill and attempted robbery. after
his capture yesterday in a three
block chase, during which he was
alleged to have tried to fire gun at
the pursuing policeman.
Municipal Court Judge Almond
w. Scott today ordered Kirby held
under $4,000 bond on the two
charges for action of the grand
jury.
The brief pursuit began after Mrs.
Edward B. Ault, 36, of 1909 Nichol-
son street NV. repeatedly foiled an
attempt by Kirby to force her to
drive him away in her car from her
parking place in the $500 block of
Georgia avenue NV.
Police gave the following account
OF the affair:
Mrs. Ault, mother of four chill
dren, was waiting for a son, Barry,
6, to complete a visit to dentists's
Office across the street, when Kirby
opened the door of her car, flashed
a pistol and said, You're coming
with me-"
Got Out of Car.
You can have the car-I'm get
ting out" Mrs. Ault replied, hand
ing the bandit her key ring. As
she stepped out, she also offered
him q small amount of money from
her wallet, but he did not take it.
Mrs. Ault ran across the street
to the Office of DR.. William Wolf.
the dentist, 6605 Georgia avenue
NV, where she telephoned police.
Then, with Miss Nancy Shenk, 1872
Spring road NV, the nurse, she
returned to the street.
Meanwhile, Kirby had been un-
able to find the right key to start
the car and, becoming panicky,
opened the door and started to
leave, just as Patrolman Dykes ap-
preached.
Warn Policeman Of Gun.
Kirby ran across vacant lot,
while Mrs. Ault and Miss Shenk
shouted TO Pvt. Dykes to look out
the man has a gun"
Communicating a taxicab, the po-
lieeman pursued the gunman down
Van Buren, street to Thirteenth
street NV, where he got out and
started walking toward him.
Suddenly the sunman turned and
Evening star., 1948-08-26
zoning Unit Approves
Establishment Of )
New Private Schools

The District Board of Zoning
Adjustment has approved the es-
tablishment of three new private
schools here and the expansion Of
a fourth.
Meeting yesterday, the board
granted:
The request Of the Maret School
to erect building at Twenty ninth
street and Cleveland avenue NV.
This building will be the first Sec
ton Of kindergarten and grade
school planned at that site
The request of Samarkand, Inc,
in behalf of the Foreign Service
Educational Foundation, for per-
mission to open a private school at
1880 Nineteenth street NV.
The request of Lester A. and
Louise H. Whitney for permission
to establish q pre-school group OF
Is children at 500 Rittenhouse street
NV.
The request of r. p. Hernandez
for permission to open a language
school at 1765 r street NV.
Other requests approved by the
board were:
Request Of Robert L. Some to
change food store at 418 Randolph
street NV. to an advertising Office
request of the Capital Transit Co
to erect a sand drying room al
Maine avenue and u street S.W.;
request of Henry r. and Bessie
Reynolds to build a one-story addi-
ton in the rear of 1917 Potomac
avenue Sc.
Also, request OF George B. Furman
for permission to remodel building
at southeast corner Of Thirteenth
street and Massachusetts, avenue
NV. for professional office use, with
the proviso that no changes be
made to the Massachusetts, avenue
side; request Of Lawrence Baker to
erect q one e-story front addition to
the dwelling at 3107 Dumbarton
avenue NV; request Of David and
Caroline Kaplan to enlarge sun
porch at 1418 Floral street NV; re-
quest of Harry and Rose Geller to
change paint shop at 1746 U street
NV. to pressing and cleaning
establishment; request OF estate of
Arthur Taplett to establish a dry
cleaning plant in rear Of 1918 @
street NE.
Also, request OF Mrs. Edward A..
Bacon to erect two-story rear addi-
lion to 1916 Reservoir road NV;
request Of David Sarnon for struc-
tural alterations to store building at
$40 L street NE, and request of
Floyd Cook to erect q one-story ad-
dition to dwelling at 2211 King
place NV.
The board denied two requests
one of Mrs. Ruby C. Blake for per-
to establish a temporary
house at 351l Thirtieth
street NV, and that OF Lorraine
Clements for permission to change
the first floor Of a building at $40
Thirteenth street NE. into bakery.
Evening star., 1948-08-26
ProberstoCheek.
On Car Dealers.
Insurance Sales
Fee Splitting Interests
House Group Looking
Into Groy Market

A House subcommittee investi-
eating questionable trade practices
plans to look into the relationship
between automobile dealers and in
surance companies in the District
and nearby Maryland and Virginia.
E. r. Ferguson. jr., assistant coun-
sci of the subcommittee, said the
inquiry will be conducted in con-
nection with the study already un-
der way into the alleged gray mar
ket in automobiles in the Metro
politan Area.
Much information already has
been collected on many subjects re-
lated to the gray market here, MIR.
Ferguson said, and will come out
when public hearings open some
time this fall. The group is a sub
committee of the House Public
Works Committee.
Some evidence relating to auto
mobile insurance already has come
to the subcommittee, the commit
tee aide said. But the decision to
look further into the car insurance
field was prompted by the decision
OF Maryland officials t1 stop car
dealers from collecting commissions
for insurance on automobiles bought
on the installment plan.
Order to Set Date.
In Baltimore, Hazelton A. Joyce,
deputy insurance commissioner of
the State, was quoted by the Asso-
ciated Press as saying he had a
ruling from the State attorney
general that the practice is illegal.
Mr.. Joyce predicted his department
will issue an order soon setting a
date for termination Of the prac-
tice.
In the District, Corporation
Counsel Vernon E. West said he
had received no complaints from
any source about the operations
of automobile dealers in connection
with car insurance purchased along
with a car on the installment plan.
AS explained by Mr.. West and
others familiar with District law
and practice, it is permissible for
car dealers here to act either as
brokers or as insurance agents, only
If they are properly licensed by the
Distict Government. In such ca
pacity, they may properly add the
cost OF car insurance to the bill paid
by the car purchaser. The dealer.
as a broker or agent, then legally
receives part of the insurance COM
mission.
Procedure Held Legal.
Officials of the American Auto
mobile Association familiar with
procedure here said that under pres
ent law. there is no way to stop
dealers from this so-called splitting
Of commission.
A spokesman for automobile deal
ers said the practice In the Dis-
trict is In conforrnance with the i6W.
He said he feels sure all reputable
dealers here who include the cost
of insurance in the bill of sale of
an automobile are licensed either
as a broker or as an Insurance
agent.
His company, he said, holds a
brokers' license in Washington and
licenses as insurance agents in both
Maryland and Virginia. His COM
pany did considerable business in
nearby counties as we'll as in this
city. he said. Action by Maryland
authorities would come as a sur
prise to dealers here, he said.
Evening star., 1948-08-26
Place Sunday Classified
Ads EurIy!

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
win assure every one prompt
and efficient service. Your
cooperation will be appre-
ctated.
Remember The Stars
New Telephone Number b
Sterling Seoe
Evening star., 1948-08-26
HolIund Gets V. P. |. Post

BLACKSBURG, Va. Aug. rs tSpe.
ciaD.-Charles Thomas Holland, di-
rector of the school of mines at
West Virginia University, has been
appointed head of the mining engi-
neering department at Virginia
Polytechnic Institute.
Evening star., 1948-08-26
Tuck to Fly to Guard Comp

RICHMOND. Va, Aug. 26 R-
Gov. Tuck plans to fly to Virginia
Beach today to join Gov. Dun of
Pennsylvania in an inspection Of
National Guard troops Of the Key
stone State now at Camp Pendleton.
Evening star., 1948-08-26
Governors Invited to Fete

RICHMOND. Aug. 26 1P.-Goy.
Tuck has invited the Governors OF
Maryland. Massachusetts, and North
Carolina to attend the two-day Sea
Food Festival at Hampton, Va,
Sept. 16-17.
Evening star., 1948-04-15

come at the right moment and has
q fair chance of success"
Black Market Affected.
Sir Stafford Cripps, chancellor OF
the excheQuer and boss OF Britain's
economy-has asked cuts in prices
and company dividends and called
on labor to quit asking for pay
raises In an effort to keep things
on an even keel.
The price trend has even affected
the black market.
For instance, off-ration eggs,
when available, cost 10 shillings go
a dozen a year or so ago Now the
price ranges from four shillings six
pence go cents to eight shillings
Isl. .60) . dozen. Legal price OF ra-
toned eggs is so cents dozen.
Business observers say the price
fall began about last August. That
was when the nation went through
its frightening dollar crisis and the
black news of new ration cuts with
more to come filled the headlines
Evening star., 1948-04-15

No one can say for sure whether
the two events are connected. But
it would be . good guess that the
scare over the nations prospects
led individuals to count their PEN
MES much more closely.
More Goods Available.
Another reason is an increase in
available goods. Womens clothing
is more plentiful. So are shoes and
such things as vacuum cleaners,
radios, electric stoves, handbags,
and all sorts Of luxury gift items.
Many Of them still are advertised
at "pre-budget prices" which means
they've been in the stores since last
November when higher purchase
taxes were put on such items.
Women are picking and choosing.
Many no longer grab up high
priced imported rayon hosiery but
Evening star., 1948-04-15
British Prices Drop
As Shoppers Strike
And Goods Increase
" ,hs Assoe;oied Press

LONDOS, April 15.-British shop
pers have begun to say "No"-and
prices are coming down.
A year ago, practically anything
would sell. Price was no object.
Now the housewife Is demanding
quality goods at decent price.
Sloppily made goods and fripperies
don't move off the shelves even
with the lure Of sharp price cuts.
No economist will bet that the
back Of imitation Is broken, because
the downward trend in prices is
largely confined so far to the ordi-
nary items which the housewife
buys. It has extended only slightly
to durable goods like stoves and
refrigerators and has not been felt
In steel, coal or raw materials
which exert strong influences on
the price structure.
But the alert Manchester Guard
ian notes that "the governments
attempt to bring prices down has
Evening star., 1948-04-15

wait for British utility" stockings
at ceiling prices.
Expensive coats and dresses aren't
moving. Unbranded goods, or prod
ucts Of little known companies, are
hard to sell.
Plastic novelties and many other
fripperies which used to sell like
hotcakes are drug on the market.
Even high-powered advertising
isn't helping much to lure the reluc-
tant buyer. One chain store selling
women's clothing has spent large
part of its ads telling customers
of IAN immediate ten per cent cut
on all utility goods" The re-
suit was only "a slight temporary
lift in sales"
Evening star., 1948-04-15

Northern Ireland has q campaign
to extend electricity to rural areas.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-02-12
Harry Danford
Instantly Killed
In Auto Wreck
Three Cars Figure
In Highway Accident
South Of MassillOn

Harry Danford, 80, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. H, c. Danford, Dexter City,
was instantly killed, the driver of
the other car killed and six occu-
pants of the third car severely in
jured, when they figured IN a three
car collision, early Sunday morning.
The accident occurred on the
D ov r-Massillon highway, state
route Il, south of MasSillon. The six
injured victims were hospitalized at
Massillon.
Details of the accident were not
learned in Caldwell but it is said
that Danford was killed instantly,
as was the other driver. Danford
was driving a Model A Ford coupe.
He had been employed ia Massillon
for the past five years.
Well known in Caldwell and Dex-
ter City, he had lived his entire life
in this county. His father is clerk
of the village of Dexter City and
clerk Of jefferson township. He at
tended the Dexter City schools.
An only son, he is survived by his
parents, H. c. and Carrie Boyd Dan
ford, Dexter City. Deceased was a
member of the Methodist church in
Dexter City.
The body was removed to the Nc
Way -Schilling funeral home in Dex-
ter City, Sunday, and prepared for
burial
Services were held Wednesday
afternoon at 100 o'clock from the
Dexter City Methodist church with
Rev. Walter Brown officiating. In
terment was made in the family lot
at Olive cemetery, Caldwell.
Ohio state highway patrolmen,
who investigated the accident, said
that Edward R. Edwards, 19, of
Brewster, was the driver of the
other machine, who also met death.
Danford was travelling north and
Edwards was going south. The in
jured included Richard Pietschman,
"a, Of Massillon, who was riding
with Danford, Phillip Thomas, 20,
Andrew Davis, %, Frank Liquras,
l9, Donald c. Otto, 19, and Robert
Ammananntti, 20, all of Brewster.
Edmund Danford, of Huntington,
w. Va, former editor and owner of
The Journal, is an uncle of the Dex-
ter City victim Other relatives in
clude Mrs. Herman Sayre and John
Boyd, of Caldwell, and William
Boyd, of Hiramsburg.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-02-12
Prominent SarahSyine
Merchant Taken By Death

Sylvester o. Highman, 81, prom
inent and highly respected merchant
in SarahSvil1e since 1885, died sud-
denly at his home in that village.
Sunday evening Death occurred at
1927 p. m, following heart attack.
Mr.. Highman had been in his
usual health and for the past sew
eral days had been cleaning and re-
decorating his store in Sarahsville.
His death was sudden and came as
a severe shock to a wide legion of
friends
A son of Duncan and Emily Will
liams Highman. he wa5 born and
reared at Woodsfield. They moved
to Center township about 40 years
ago where they have since resided.
He had been manager of the gen.
eral store there since 1885. Deceased
was member of Coen's church.
Surviving are his widow, Eliza
beth Highman and one son, Lowell
Gray Highman, student at Ohio
State University, Columbus. The fol,
lowing brothers and sisters also sur
vive: T. D. Highman, Chicago, Ill;
A. C. Highman, Ashland; Clem
Highman, GAINESVILLE; Mrs. Mary
Bradley, Newark; Mrs. Inez Shu-
mate, GAINESVILLE, and Mrs. Rita
Singer, GAINESVILLE.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday afternoon at 800 o'clock
from the home in Sarahsville with
Rev. Floyd Gaugler of Byesville Of
ficiating.
Interment was made in Village
View cemetery by the McVay-Schill-
ing funeral home, Caldwell.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-02-12
II Took A Lot OF
Cinders To Keep
Highways Clear
And Plenty OF Salt
For Highways, Too,
Says Superintendent

Thirty freight cars of cinders, 100
tons of salt and fifty tons of calcium
chloride have been used by the state
highway department in Noble
county in their effective campaign
to keep the highways free of ice and
snow for safe travelling.
Due to the prolonged. cold wealth
er and blizzard conditions, new
high has been reached in the amount
of preventive measures and mater
ials needed.
Harley c. Wheeler, superintend-
ent of the highways, said that an
additional ten cars of cinders have
been ordered and five were shipped
Monday from Philo.
Noble county will also receive a
car of snow fences, which will be
erected along the highways to serve
as wind breakers and prevent drift
ing of the snow. An additional two
ceived for this county.
Despite adverse weather condi-
tions, the new creosote bridge on
state route 145, near the Henry
Singer home, Stafford community
is practically completed.
Wheeler pointed out that motor
lists in Noble county who are inter
ested in learning road conditions
throughout Ohio before starting on q
trip, should tune in on the state
highway patrol program every
morning and afternoon at 8 and
o'clock The patrol broadcasts on q
1880 wave length.
Information is first assembled
from every county in the state, call
ed to division headquarters and fin
ally to the central office in Colum-
bus every day. The patrol broad
casts are then based on this infor-
nation.
Despite the apparent let-up in the
possibility of more snow, emergency
crews at the highway department
are still on the alert and could be
pressed into service at short no.
tice.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-02-12
Plans Completed For
200 At Local Banquet

Plans are being completed to
serve 200 members and guests Fri
day evening, Feb. 20, when the an
nual father-son banquet, sponsored
by Noble lodge, F." & "A. NJ, is held
at the First Methodist church.
Gilbert Weekley, Harry A. Sc
mon and Frank Tarleton stated to-
day that guests would not be ad-
mitted unless they had previously
purchased tickets from the lodge
officers. Ladies of the church can
only serve 200 guests and the at
tendance must be limited.
All Masons are urged to buy their
tickets this week for themselves as
well as for their guests.
Presentation of so, 40 and "a
year pins will be a feature of the
meeting. Tommie and Jeanne Wind
sor, of Marietta, will furnish the en-
tertainment
T. R. Hazard, of Cambridge, will
serve as POSTMASTER. The banquet
will begin promptly at $50 o'clock.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-02-12
Jimmie Tlton To .
Head County Welfare

The Noble county commissioners
experimentation (Jimmie) Tilton as
head of the welfare department in
this county at their regular meeting,
Monday.
Miss Helen Johnson will continue
to serve in her capacity as clerk.
The welfare department will now
be combined to include aid to de-
pendent children, aid to the blind
and direct relief.
Tilton's appointment, Monday will
will be sent to the Civil Service
commission in Columbus for their
approval.