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Evening star., 1948-11-11
Citizens Group 10 Study
Alexandra Health Setup

A citizens committee was named
last night to study permanent or
ganization and bylaws for a new
Alexandria health council being
formed to coordinate activities of
health agencies in the city.
At meeting of so representatives
of 18 Alexandria groups, C. w
Eichelberger, chairman of the Com
munity Welfare Council. was named
head of the study committee. Others
are Keith K. Hunt, an attorney;
Miss Mary Carne, r. N, acting
director of the city Health Depart
ment, and DR.. w. E. Baker. men,
ber of the city Board of Health.
The group went on record sup
porting the City Council in its at
tempt to obtain an aggressive"
health officer to replace DR.. w.
Lewis Schafer, who resigned re-
Gently.
Mayor William T. wilkins told
the meeting that the council is re-
organizing the Health Department
but that it is a SLOW job The
meeting commended Miss Carne for
her work
Dr. Herbert Wolf presided at the
meeting in the auditorium of the
Virginia Electric & Power Co. DR..
Thistle Mckee acted as secretary.
Evening star., 1948-11-11
Baker Terms Charges Prince Georges Units
Car Buyers Victimized Of Red Cross Merged
Here Most Unfair N New Quarters

Earle o. Baker, president of the
Washington Automotive Trade As
sociation, declared today that the
House subcommittee charges that
automobile dealers in the Washing
ton area have overcharged buyers
some S4,O00,0O0 were most unfair. -
He told a reporter:
Il do not believe it's fair to say
Ihat the public has been victimized
in the purchase of equipment.
The committee. headed by Repre-
sentative Macy, Republican, of New
York, cited two alleged trade prac-
misunderstanding used cars in
trade-ins and adding accessories not
wanted by purchasers.
On the question of trade-ins, Mr.
Baker said that is matter OF
opinion" He maintained that the
prewar practice of liberal trade-in
allowances was an unsound one.
The committee also seems to
have overlooked the fact that deal
.ers' operating costs have doubled
since before the war" Mr.. Baker
declared.
The official said the association
represents about 95 per cent of all
neW-car dealers in the Washington
area. He added. however, that the
association docs not control the
policies of its members
Mr. Macy, who was reelected to
Congress last week. said his group
which is part of the House Public
Works Committee, had made an ex-
tensive survey of three and half
months into trade practices among
dealers here.
The committee plans public hear
jngs Monday and Tuesday.
Evening star., 1948-11-11
Committee Heads Named
For Arlington Seal Sale

The names Of committee chair
men for the Arlington County Tu-
berculosis Associations Christmas
seal sale, November ~ until Christ
mas, were announced yesterday.
They are:
Elmer F. Newell, bonds Mrs.
Margaret C. Ingersoll. exhibits :;
Mrs. Paul F. Rossell, organizations:
the Rev. George Weiser, churches;
Fletcher Kemp, schools; Mrs. J.
York Welborn. volunteers; Mrs.
A. M. Rucker, jr., booths, and Mrs.
S. F. Stowe, news releases.
Six personal solicitation commit
tees will be headed by Mrs. Mabel
Davis, Mrs. Ida Moore. Mrs Inger-
soil, Mrs. Louis p. Hellman, Mrs.
Sara Embrey and J. H. White, jr.
Chairmen for the colored division
campaign will be Mrs. Lillian M
Thompson, seals; Edmund Fleet
and j. Bryon Hopkins, bonds, and
Mrs. Katherine Woodson, candle
light sing.
Evening star., 1948-11-11
BY George Beveridqe

The Veterans Administration may
use in its network of hospitals a
dramatic new technique developed
at Gallinger Hospital for diagnosis
OF deadly type Of tuberculosis, 1t
was learned today.
The new method. developed by
DR.. Sol Katz and members of his
tuberculosis division at Gallinger.
is giving doctors, for the first time,
a relatively early means Of Identify
ing military tuberculosis, a type Of
the disease that often kills before
1T is recognized.
The disease is caused when the
tubercle bacilli-the tiny, rod-like
organisms responsible for tubercu-
losis-get into the blood stream.
They are carried by the blood to
the liver, spleen. kidneys and other
organs, where deadly LESSONS are
formed,
Seldom Shown in X-Ray.
Unlike ordinary pulmonary tuber-
culosis, when the organisms settle
in the lungs, Dr. Katz pointed out,
the military form seldom can be
diagnosed by X-ray. While lungs
often are affected, he explained,
fatal damage to other organs usually
has been done already.
Military tuberculosis invariably
was fatal before streptomycin be-
came available for treatment. But
recent studies, DR.. Katz said, have
shown that the drug at least has
arrested" the disease in as many
as rs per cent of the victims treat
ed-when it could be diagnosed in
time
TT Was noticed during Gallinger
aut6psies on victims, DR.. Katz said,
that sanaoiig' tissues Inc which the
tubercle bacil1i were found mi large
numbers was bone marrow, which is
readily accessible during life. This
observation led to the new tech
nique. n'"
= Bone Marrow Tested.
1t involves simply removing liquid
marrow from bones of patients sus-
pected to have the disease and ex-
amining it in a laboratory to learn
whether it contains the disease
producing bacteria. When bacilli
are seen in the sample of bone It's
sue. streptomycin is given immed-
lately.
Without the test, DR.. Katz said.
only evidences of the disease are
such clinical symptoms as high
fever, prostration, shortness of
breath and, often. heavy sweating
At Gallinger now, the test is made
routinely in all cases of obscure
fevers" that could be tuberculosis.
In adults, the marrow is removed
from the sternum. a chest bone,
while it is taken from the shin bone
in small children, DR.. Katz said.
During the last nine months, he
said. the test has shown positive re-
suits in 80 per cent of IS cases that
Evening star., 1948-11-11
Man Gets Suspended Term
For ATTEMPT 10 Attack Girl

An Arlington man was given q
five-year suspended sentence on
charge of attempted rape in Airing
ton Circuit Court yesterday by
Judge Walter T. Mccarthy.
He was Philip Clifton Lover, %, OF
408 North Kensington street. who
earlier had pleaded guilty to the
charge involving 12-year-olo
county girl. The suspended sem
tence was recommended by Proba-
ton Officer Charles T. Boothe OF
Circuit Court.
According to police. Lover grabbed
the girl when she alighted from a
bus near Eighth and North Jeffer-
son streets last May. He fed when
she resisted, police said.
Evening star., 1948-11-11

The Prince Georges County Red
Cross chapter today has a home of
its own.
The new quarters at ALA Hamil.
ton street, Hyattsville, were occupied
for the first time yesterday when
the Red Cross unit vacated space
in two other locations, consolidating
all activities.
Chapter workers moved head
quarters Of the unit from the County
Service Building. Hyattsville. and a
production shop" from quarters on
Farragut street, near Rhode Island
avenue, Hyattsville.
The new chapter house is two
and-a- half STORY dwelling. A Red
Cross bloodmobile unit for accepting
volunteer blood donations also may
be located there.
A formal opening of the head
quarters will be held within the
next 10 days. County officials will
attend and speakers will include a
representative of the Red Gross
national headquarters.
The structure was purchased by
the Red Gross chapter for s2l, 900,
according to Mrs Marian Basilaar,
executive secretary Its purchase
was approved by the National Red
Cross.
Trustees for the building will be
three Prince Georges County civic
leaders. They are William Bowie,
University Park, treasurer Of the
Prince Georges Bank & Trust Co.;
w. Carroll Beatty, Hyattsville at
torney, and Mrs. James B. BENTLEY,
Laurel. former chairman Of the
chapter,
Evening star., 1948-11-11

Edward Marshall, techni-
clan at the laboratory intro
duces bone marrow fluid TO a
growth culture to determine
whether it contains tubercu-
losis-causing bacteria.
Star Staff Photos.
have proved to be military tubercu-
losis and "a considerable number OF
lives have been saved" In all
about $50 suspicious cases" have
been tested.
Asks VA Laboratory Tests.
DR.. Leo v. Sehneidepsofs the VA
tuberculosis Division. outlined the
test at a recent meeting on strep.
tomycin, held In 81. Paul for medi-
cal officials of the VA, Army and
Navy.
Terming the new diagnosis an
extremely interesting and important
development, DR.. Schneider said he
has proposed that itabe tested in
VA laboratories. IT, the tests. bear
out results at Gailinger, he indi-
Gated. they will be put to use in the
ageney's, vast hospital system.
DR.. Katz said he. understands also
that VA intends to send group of
technicians to the hospital TO be-
come familiar with the test and
examination.
Prevalence Of the military type of
the disease among tuberculosis vic
Tins. the doctor sadi, is shown from
the fact that 1t represents about 20
per cent of tuberculosis deaths, ac-
cording to autopsies at Gallinger.
Two Ways for Test.
There are two ways to test the
marrow for presence Of the bacilli
Dr.. Katz explained. One is by micro
scopic examination. The other is to
grow it on special media in the
laboratory. The growth, SEhich used
to take about six week now. can
be produced in one week or less, he
said. with a special medium.
DR.. Katz gives much Of the credit
for success of the test to Edward
Marshall who holds a doctor OF
science degree and handles technical
work in the division laboratory.
Also working on the project have
been DR.. Seymour Lifschutz,' DR.
Bernard Milloff, DR.. James Geiger
Dr. Vernon Padgett. DR.. Patrick
Storey and Dr. Maurice Sislen.
Evening star., 1948-11-11
Route iii Traffic Victim
Identified as D. {. Man

A pedestrian who was killed Mon
day night when struck by a car on
Route 211 near Fairfax, Va, has
been identified as Peter Graham, rs,
colored; of the 5000 block of Tstor
place Sc.
Police said the man was identified
by relatives in Washington who had
reported him missing to District
police Police said Mr.. Graham was
struck while walking in the road
A technical charge Of manslaugh-
ter was placed against William
Cooper Stevenson. Middleburg, Va
listed by police as the driver of the
car.
Evening star., 1948-11-11
War Memorial Dedication
Set Today in Kensington

Brig Gen. Eugene NJ Foster, as
sistant Army chief of finance, was
to make the principal address this
afternoon at ceremonies in Ken
sington. Md, dedicating a monu-
ment to the memory OF the men
and women Of the area who served
in the World War.
The monument Is a community
project undertaken by gloup OF
Kensington citizens headed by w. A.
Rogers. Funds for Its construction
were raised by popular subscription.
A color guard composed Of men
of cannon company of the Mary
land National Guard and the Leland
Junior High School Band were to
take part in the program.
The invocation was to be given by
the Rev. Wendell S. Tredick of the
Warner Memorial Church, and the
benediction was to be asked bv the
Rev. Stephen Hogan of tine Holy
Redeemer Church.
In addition to Gen. Foster, Mayor
Leonard Daymude of Kensington
was to speak.
Evening star., 1948-11-11


way affects the position of Charles
j. Walsh. assistant superintendent
Of schools. Mr.. Walsh continues
as administrative aide to Supt.
Kemp.
DR.. Braun, nevertheless. becomes
second in command of the system.
He viii be paid at the same rate
Of his present Office, 500 per month.
and will be allowed $500 annually
for. travelling expenses.
, Technically. Dr. Braun continues
as consultant, but in that capacity
he will receive no additional COM
pensation. He was appointed to
this post last February. He has
been concerned chiefly with an
analysis of Arlington school needs,
working on census data and the
school construction program
A board statement said the as
sociate superintendent will begin
Immediately to acquire sites and
push the building program author
lied under two bond issues totaling
more than s6.15O000.
Asked Braun as Assistant.
o. Glenn Stahl. board member
who introduced the resolutions re-
lieving Mr.. Kemp of the specific
duties, explained that DR.. Braun S
selection is not to be construed as
having effect upon future decisions
regarding the Superintendency.
Supt. Kemp had recommended to
the board that DR.. Braun be ap-
pointed an assistant" to him but
did not specify the duties. When
Mr.. Stahl offered his long. type
written motion creating the office
of Associate" the atmosphere be-
came tense and Mr.. Kemp withdrew
his proposal. He complained he had
been given no advance notice OF
the boards intention and had not
been supplied with copy of the
Stahl resolution. He said he would
file written reply.
The resolution stated the change
was needed for greater efficiency
and to expedite the school program
1t said the school accounting system
is insufficient, that various members
of the administrative staff can obli-
gate school funds without central
clearance, that urgent building re-
pairs have not been made, and that
the custooial staffs are inadequate
Requires Much Time.
Further. it declared, negotiations
for school sites are tagging toe
much and the job of pushing the
construction program will require
large amount of time on the part
of one person with good judgment
and technical background"
Dr. Braun told the board that ac-
ceptance of the new work was con-
tingent on the ironing out" of any
differences or misunderstanding
over the duties. Mr.. Kemp assured
him he had no personal objections
to the appointment.
The board announced completion
of negotiations for a 12-acre tract
to be used for an elementary schoo
at Little Falls road and Greenbriar
street, near North Edison street
The site cost slightly more than
$4,000. This money will come from
the 1947 bond issue of $l,776,000.
Evening star., 1948-11-11
Hospital Women's Board
Elects in Montgomery

Mrs. James w. Barnsley has been
elected president of the Women's
Board Of the Montgomery County
General Hospital to succeed Mrs
Henry DeCoursey Adams. Other
officers elected are:
Mrs. vestus Wilcox, first vice
president; Mrs. S. Merhle Haines
second vice president; Mrs. Regi-
nald G. Conley, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. G. Rust Candy, CORE
spending secretary, and Mrs. Will
liam John Thomas, treasurer.
Mrs. Eugene Scott, chairman OF
the building fund, has announced
that ground will be broken soon
for a maternity wing at the hospital
The board has allocated $4,000 fol
the project.
Evening star., 1948-11-11
Green Says Checks
Circulated at Meetinq
Were Deposit Slips

John Locke Green, Arlington
County treasurer, today invited"
action by the State prosecutors Of
flee on charge by county officials
that he passed around nearly
So. 100000 in certified checks to the
county at a businessmen's associa-
ton meeting during the recent polit-
ical campaign.
In letter to Barnard Joy, chair
man OF the School Board, Mr.. Green
said the slips passed around at the
Green Valley Businessmen's Asso-
citation October 20 were deposit re-
ceipts covering funds raised by the
sale of school construction and in
cinerator bonds authorized last year.
The two slips, from the Citizens
National Bank of Orange, Va. and
the Arlington Trust Co., were shown
to reporters yesterday. Mr.. Green
said they were passed around at the
meeting Of the Negro businessmen
He said he used them to show the
county's Indebtedness in his cam
paign against the then-pending
$4.750.000 school bond referendum
which voters subsequently, approved
November 2, ..~
| 6sesn Asaiis Joy.
Mr. Green wfpteE MI. Joy that 81
thought you would take enough
time out of your political activities
to ascertain the facts" Before pro-
testing about the incident.
Daniel A. Dugan. chairman OF the
county board. and Mr.. Joy ex-
pressed surprise" after the meet
ing that the checks" were passed
around when county officials had
had a police escort to bring the
checks back from New York. Later,
however, Mr.. Dugan' admitted he
did not have the checks" in his
hand.
Mr.. Green said both checks were
deposited in banks the morning of
October 20, therefore it was impos-
sible (for the checks) to have
been exhibited at 9 pm"
Tempest In Teapot"
The treasurer, who supported
Francis j. Clair, unsuccessful candi-
date for the county board in the
election. wrote the School Board
chairman
The whole thing seems to me to
be tempest in teapot and repre-
sents to some extent the type
of information and facts which you
and some of your aides INDUCED in
in the late campaign. If
you are not satisfied with the state
ment ." I suggest that you give
the matter to the Commemorative
attorney, who, no doubt. will take
appropriate action. ="
When handed the deposit slips for
examination yesterday, a reporter
asked Mr.. Green:
Were these two pieces OF paper
the only ones passed around at
that meeting?'
No he replied. There was one
check for 100000, but that had
nothing to do with this
He refused to say what the check
was for.
Evening star., 1948-11-11

that he anticipated no trouble in
reaching a decision on what should
be done.
He pointed out Montgomery debt
Of approximately 5000 900 actually
exceeds the per cent restriction i'm
posed under the new charter. This
is in addition to debt of approxi-
mately 100000 for the Washing
ton Suburban Sanitary Commission.
The entire debt totals about S49.-
100000 or almost 81 per cent OF the
assessed valuation, he said.
Col Norman B. AmeS, president
of the Charter Committee, explained
that the 7 per cent limitation in
the charter was necessary to comply
With existing law. He said the
General Assembly can and should
lift the restriction. s,g s. eassnhs
The charter provides for re-
taxation of the restrictions" he said.
sObviously the limit asfused be
raised to care for immediate needs +,
." Sees no Dificulty. y7'' @'S
I'VE like to think that some day
we can get down to the 7 per cent,
but We can't now. / would favor
raising the limit to about, 10 per
cent. Presumably the 0egislativel
delegation will proceed to seek the
change. I see no difficulty ahead in
getting this done
County Supervisor Irving G. Nc
Nayr also said the restriction should
, be raised. Under the charter plan.
which becomes effective December 2.
MI. McNayr's job will be abolished
and a county manager will be ap-
pointed. The supervisor is expected.
however. to be a candidate for the
new position.
I Meanwhile. the charter groups
Nominating Committee maintained
silence on the slate of seven candi-
dates it will propose for the new
council.
To Offer Complete Ticket.
The council will be elected Janu-
ary s. Candidates must file notices
of intention to run not later than
December 13.
Col. Ames said today he was still
"ouizzical" over the recent an
nouncement Of the Montgomery
County Democratic State Central
Committee that it would not nomi-
nate candidates for the council.
But" he added, Ill take the
statement at it's face value
The Democratic decision was
reached Tuesday The Republican
State Central Committee, on the
other hand, decided Sunday to enter
a slate of candidates.
Through its Nominating Commit
tee, the cnarter organization will
offer a complete ticket, some mems
bers of which may come from the
major political parties or may be
independents.
Evening star., 1948-11-11
Doll Sale Will Feature
Church Society Bozuor

The Mount Olivet Methodist
Church Women's Society bazaar to-
morrow afternoon and evening will
feature the sale Of character dolls
and doll clothing.
The bazaar will be held at the
church, North Glebe road and Six
teenth street, Arlington. Toys, en-
oroidered handiwork and baked
goods will be sold A ham supper
will be served, beginning ut 8 pm.
Evening star., 1948-11-11
Arlington School
Heads Powers
Cut by Board
Dr.. {. }. Broun Gets
New Post, Assuming
Some Kent Duties
By John V. Homer

Long expected reorganization of
the Arlington public school system
at the top level materialized last
night when Supt. Fletcher Kemp
was shorn of some Of his most
important administrative duties.
Acting swiftly but with obvious
preparation, the county School
Board created the position of asso-
ciate superintendent of schools and
Immediately elected DR.. Edward j
Braun, its consultant, to fill the
Office.
The move constituted a rebuke to
Mr.. Kemp, superintendent for more
than 81 years. and he protested it
bitterly. Although this was the first
open break between him and the
trustees, the boards dislike of his
work is an open secret and he has
been advised that he will not be
reappointed after the expiration of
contract next summer.
Responsibility Shifted.
BY unanimous vote, the board
gave the associate superintendent
responsibility for:
l. Maintenance and operation of
the school plant.
g Construction of new buildings,
including selection and purchase of
sites, arrangements for architec-
tural service and the selection and
purchase of equipment
3. Purchase and distribution Of
equipment and supplies.
4. Preparation Of the school bud
get.
5. Maintaining proper controls
and accounts of school funds.
6. Other administrative functions
no: directly related to the educa-
tional functions Of the school sys-
tenn.
Walsh Not Affected.
Board Chairman Barnard Joy en-
phasized that the appointment of
DR.. Braun to the new job in no
Evening star., 1948-11-11
bird PTA Radio Forum
funned in Montgomery

The subject, Are Our Children
eating a Good Education in Mont
sanery County schools?" will be
DISCUSSED at 8 pm. Sunday over
ssation WBCC in the third of a
Montgomery County Council of
sesies Of forums sponsored by the
Harent- Teacher Association
s#Participants will be Thomas Pyle,
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School
pfincipal; Norman Miller of the
Earents' League for Curriculum I'M
ssovement and Mrs. Albert Meyers,
s#Chevy Chase parent.
Evening star., 1948-11-11
Fl. BeIvoir Youth Treated
In Hospital for Polio

A 19-year-old Fort Belvoir youth
is in the station hospital with polio,
according to word received by the
Fairfax County Health Department
from the Virginia State Health De-
partment.
The State Health Department
said a seven-case increase yesterday
brought the States total for the
year to 546. The new cases were
from the cities of Petersburg and
Newport News and Page, Mont
gomery, Craig, Carroll and Rock
inghan Counties, 1t was reported.
Evening star., 1948-11-11
County Workers Get
Copies of Charter to
Aid Them in Work

Because so many county
workers asked for information
about the charter adopted in
Montgomery County last week,
mimeographed copies Of it are
being distributed to the county's
approximately $40 employees.
The copies were mimeo-
graphed in the county court
house at Rockville. They are
intended to acquaint county
workers with details of their
new form of government, &C
cording to j. Ernest Hawkins,
clerk to the County Commis-
sioners.
Evening star., 1948-11-11
Fairfax Sets $4,000 Goal
In Christmas Seal Drive

A goal of $4,000 for this year Is
Christmas Seal campaign was an
nounced today oy the Fairfax
County tuberculosis Association.
The quota for the drive, which
opens November "a and continues
until Christmas, was determined
after a study by the association 6
budget. and program committees,
Thomas p. Chapman, jr., announced,
and is the minimum required for
operations In 1949.
The association sponsored a coun-
ty-wide X-ray survey this year, in
which $1,000 persons were examined.
Heading the Seal Sale Committee is
Mrs. T. ]. Stockton of Burke.
Evening star., 1948-11-11
Beetles Cut ST, 200, 900
OFF Maryland Corn Crop
BY the Associated Press

BY The ASSociufed Press
FREDERICK, Md, Nov. 11.-Jap-
anese beetles caused estimated dam
age of S1,200,000 to Maryland's 1913
corn crop, the Tri-State Packers
Association was told yesterday.
The estimate was made by the
University of Maryland's Depart
ment of Entomology.
The department said the losses
occurred despite intensive cam
paigns against the beetles. 1t re-
ported that 1,473,781 quarts Of
beetles were killed in the State.
Evening star., 1948-11-11
uzuur to Aid Church

Evangelical and Reformed
Ehurch, Arlington. will give a
hazaar at 8 p. m. tomorrow and all
Gy Saturday at the American
Gervice Center, 5s5 North JGlebe
Enad, Arlington. Proceeds will go
toward completion of a new church
&Aieh will open November Il.
Evening star., 1948-11-11
Church Dinner Planned

The Women's Society of Chris
tian Service of the Oakton (Va)
Methodist Church will sponsor a
turkey dinner and bazaar for bene-
fit of the building fund at $50 p. m.
Saturday at the Oakton School.