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Evening star., 1948-04-01
Staunton Police Investigate
Woman S Fatal Injuries
BY the Associated Press

STAUNTON, Va, April 1.-Police
here today are investigating circum-
stances surrounding the death of a
44-year-old Staunton woman.
Mrs. Arlene Hudson Hevener died
after receiving extensive brain in
juries and burns on the abdomen
and thighs, DR.. R, P. Bell, jr., alter
nate city coroner, said last night
She died last night in Kings
Daughters Hospital where she was
taken Monday night.
DR.. Bell has ordered an autopsy
He also recommended the investi-
cation now being conducted by Po-
lice Chief E. L. Bragg.
No further details of the death
have been revealed by officials OF
members of the Hevener family.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
81 Naval Reservists
To Take Sub Cruises

The Navy will take 64 Reservists
from Eastern States on two-week
submarine cruises in the Atlantic
this spring.
Four submarines, each carrying
Two officers and eight enlisted men
OF the Organized Reserve, will leave
New London, Conn, on cruises to
Bermuda, Nova Scotia and Norfolk.
Another submarine, with a quota
OF four Reserve officers and 20 en-
listed men, will leave Key West,
Fla, for Balboa. Canal Zone.
The first cruise starts tomorrow
when the Sirago leaves New London
for Bermuda.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Phone Company Foils
Pronksters' Calls
For Mr.. Lion at Zoo

April Fools Day celebrants
will find 1t rather difdcult to
telephone "Mr. Lion" at the
Zoo-a traditional Joke on this
day.
Every call to the Zoo today
is taken by q supervisor Of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Co, who checks to make
sure there is legitimate-not
monkey-business afoot.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Horan Indorses
School Budget
0fS25,oOo,OOO
Sum Is $7,300,00
Below Original
Request Of Board

Chairman Horan of the House
subcommittee writing the Districts
supply bill for the year beginning
July /, indorsed the $25, 5,00o, 900
school budget requests today.
This is the largest item in the
record-breaking s101, 100000 budget,
but Is more than $500, 900 below the
original requests of the Board OF
Education.
At the end of the morning session
of the executive hearings, Mr.. Koran
said he could not see how the school
funds could be reduced. He praised
members of the School Board and
school officials for the clarity and
honesty of their estimates.
Progress Is Reported.
Chairman Horan said he found
real prograss was being made in re-
ducing the number of pupils on part
time class instruction. He said this
was being accomplished by transfer
and consolidation of schools and by
progress in the school construction
program started this year.
Reports by school officers, he said,
show that whereas a year ago there
were more than 1000 pupils on the
part-time schedule the number now
had been reduced to less than $500.
He added that while a year ago
most of the part-time pupils were
colored students, those remaining
on short instruction schedules were
about equally divided between COL
ored and white.
Mr.. Horan said he was encourag-
ing school officials to push ahead
in efforts to get all pupils on full
time instruction. He said further
moves may be made toward consol-
idation of schools or other steps
with the same objective.
Survey Request Studied.
The subcommittee, the chairman
continued, is considering a supple
mental request for $4,000 for a sur
vey of veterans education and job
training courses.
The schools were the first major
department reached SO far this year
in the examination of the Koran
subcommittee. Following will be
studies of the budget requests of
the library system, recreation, police
and fire departments.
A number Of minor agencies were
reviewed yesterday, with frequent
references to the general financial
situation of the city.
Chairman Horan announced he
had found necessary a sales tax
with a rate of no less than 5 per
cent and with no products exempt
ed. The Commissioners and others
are urging a per cent sales levy,
with groceries and medicines ex-
empted, as means of covering an
impending deficit,
Mr.. Horan chuckled when some
one suggested he was only joshing.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Prepaid Surgery
Plan Put Into
Here
Medical SocieH-GHl
Service Also Provides
0bstetricol Core

The plan for prepaid surgical and
obstetrical care went into effect
here today under q long g-neralded
plan Of the District Medical Society
and Group disqualification, Inc.
The new type of insurance began
operating for members of certain
CHI groups, who applied for 1t last
month.
All of CHS $4,000 hospitalisa-
ton subscribers eventually will be
offered the prepaid doctors fees
plan, If they want 1t. But ofiicials
estimated it will require about nins
months to enroll all applicants.
They will be registered in groups.
Calls for Monthly Payments.
The new insurance, financed by
regular monthly payments, will pro-
vide hospitalized subscribers with
benefits for surgical and obstetrical
expenses, laboratory fees, X-ray
charges, costs of treating fractures
and dislocations and administration
of anesthetics.
1t will be offered only to persons
who also are CHI disqualification
plan members, officials said. Ths
hospital contract itself covers hos.
pitai room costs, general nursing
care. delivery and operating room
charges and nursery care costs.
The new plan is the result Of
long study and planning by Dis
trict doctors. About 750 physicians
and surgeons will take part. Sub
scribers will have their choice of any
OF the participating doctors.
Contract Signed in June.
The District Medical Society, In
l946, voted to establish the Medical
Service of the District Of Columbia,
to set up the program. Last June,
CHI and the medical society signed
a contract, under which the society
agrees to enroll doctors and CHI, to
accept subscribers and administer
the system. Since then, officials
have been working out administra-
tive details.
Monthly rates for the prepaid
fees contract are 80 cents for indi-
viduals. $l.7o for couples and 81
for families.
Officials explained individual sub
scribers with incomes below $2,5O0
and families with less than $4,500
annual income will have the listed
fees fully covered under the prepay
ment arrangement. Those with
higher incomes may be billed by the
doctor for the difference between
what he would charge patients at
the $4,000 and $4.500 levels, and the
amount he would normally charge
a nonsubscriber of the patients
actual income level.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
By Richard |. Disney, Jr.

The new George Washington Uni
versity Hospital admitted its first
patient today.
She was Mrs. James Mines, 26,
of 300 Washington street south, Ar
| lington, who arrived at the Wash
ington Circle Hospital at 1928 am.
to await the birth of baby.
With her husband she was met
by officials, doctors and attendants
who were awaiting the first patient
from the old hospital at 1885 H
street NV.
The hospital machinery began its
first real functioning and Mrs.
Mines was hurried to the obstet-
rical division.
The acceptance of patients-both
new ones and transfers from the
old hospital--followed days of test
ing and trial runs" with the new
equipment.
All Equipment Tested.
Infected material was put through
all sterilizing apparatus. Operating
and anesthetic equipment was test
ed Kitchens were tried.
Test patients" were admitted,
moved to wards, laboratory exami-
nations made. The complete rou-
tine of operating a hospital has
been simulated in the days since
the six-story limestone building
was dedicated and presented to
University President Cloyd Heck
Marvin March %.
Army ambulances from the Army
Medical Center moved up before
the old G. w. U. Hospital at 9 am.
today to begin transfer of its SIS
patients to the new building.
The 100,000th patient to be ad-
mitted to the 50-year-old structure
was among them.
She was Miss Agnes Sorrell, IT,
of $40 F street S.W, who was ad-
mitted yesterday afternoon.
Il don't mind looking inside the
new hospital" Miss Sorrell said be-
fore she was moved, 'but I don't
want to stay long"
Holiday Air in Building.
Despite the rain there was holi-
day air in the old building as the
transfer began.
At Washington Circle there was
a greater calm as stretchers wheeled
down long, quiet corridors toward
waiting groups of nurses and attend
ants in the wards.
Mrs. Minnie Rock of Brooklyn,
N. Y, who was stricken with a
heart ailment while visiting a
daughter, Mrs. Rose Engel, 211 In
graham street NV, was the first
patient to be transferred from the
old building.
"It's beautiful" she said as she
looked at her new surroundings.
Nicer than anything I've seen In
New York.
THE patients are enthusiastic
about making the move" Medical
Director Walter A. Bloedorn said as
he kept close watch as they moved
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Ii. Thompson Retires,
) Officers Promoted
On Park Police Force

Capt. Mark H. Raspberry, super
intendent of United States park
police, announced today the retire.
ment of his second in command, 1t.
Robert G. Thompson, 81, Cheverly,
Md. and the promotions of three
members of the force.
1t. Thompson. promoted from
sergeant only last September /,
ended active service after II years
and eight months on the park police
because Of Ill health.
The new lieutenant is Harold r.
Stewart, 43, of 5602 Lincoln street,
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Montgomery B'Noi B B'rith
To Have Panel Tonioht

The Montgomery Lodges of B'nai
Birth will sponsor a panel discus
sion OF social and housing discrimi-
nation at BIS o'clock tonight in the
Jewish Community Center.
Herman Edelsberg, legal counsel
for the Washington Office of the
Anti-Defamation League, and Leon
Sachs, director Of the Baltimore
Jewish Council, will lead the dis
cussion.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
West Faces Fruit
Problem in Bottle
lOf Rock and Rye

Corporation Counsel Vernon =.
West has . new problem on his
hands.
This time It's rock and rye
bottles.
As practically every one knows.
integral parts Of rock and rye are
the orange slice and cherry In each
bottle. The trouble is that these
non-alcoholic ingredients displace
about two ounces of alcoholic liquid
in half -pint bottle-at least that's
the discovery of j. Thomas Kennedy,
District superintendent Of weights,
measures and markets.
Mr.. Kennedy ran into this situa.
ton while he was going around TO
liquor stores, looking for short-
measure bottles. He believes that.
If haf-pint Of rock and rye must
contain the fruit, the bottle should
be large enough to hold an extzn
two ounces Of liquid.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
House Unit 10 Take Up
Revised D. {. Bill on
Sex Crime Next Week

The House District Subcommittee
on Health, Education and Welfare,
headed by Representative Miller,
Republican, Of Nebraska, will meet
Monday or Tuesday to consider a
revamped sex crime bill.
The revised legislation was intro
duced yesterday in the House and
deals with committing, OBTAINING
and treating sexual psychopaths.
DR.. Miller said that, after his
group meets, the bill probably will
be reported fayorably to the full
committee. The 1awmaker said the
new bill has no major changes but
is cleaned up to fit in with pres
ent law. DR.. Miller, who is a physi-
clan, is sponsoring the legislation.
Excludes Certain Criminals.
A provision dealing with sex pa
tients going voluntarily to the hos
pital ~for treatment was dropped
from the measure, DR.. Miller said.
Also the new bill would exclude
from its provisions those charged
with rape or attempted rape.
The Nebraska Representative ex-
planned committee members would
not want those accused of more
serious sex crime to seek protection
under the legislation. He said such
persons should take their medi-
cine" in the criminal courts. In the
District, a jury can recommend the
death penalty in rape cases.
The new bill represents the work
Of the United States attorneys Of
fee, the subcommittee and the leg
islative counsel at the Capitol.
United States Attorney George
Morris Fay and Assistant United
States Attorney Sidney Sachs gave
intensive study to the problem and
made recommendations to the sub
committee.
Checks Put on Releases.
The prosecutors Office had urged
that, If criminal charges are pend
ing against person getting treat
ment for sex irregularities at st.
Elizabeths Hospital, he should be
returned to court before being re-
leased. Mr.. Sachs explained this
is similar to the provision in the
law relating to the insane, against
whom criminal charges are pending.
This is in the new bill.
Mr.. Sachs also pointed out his
office had recommended a provision
In the measure that, If the person
being given treatment for sex abb
can be released with
out danger to other people. he
should be freed. This provision
also Is embodied in the new legis-
lation.
The subcommittee previously
agreed In principle to changes now
made in the measure, but it will
meet formally to report the bill out
to the full committee.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
New G. w. u. Hospital Admits
First Patients as Transfer Starts

into the ambulances. A few could
have been sent home yesterday, he
said, but they declared they were
determined to stay to make the
transfer.
Miss Sorrell, whose brother, the
late DR.. George w. Sorrell, was a
graduate of George Washington
University Medical School, missed
the big clock she could see from her
old rooms window.
A doctor and a nurse accompanied
each ambulance. Some patients
clutched personal belongings as
their stretchers moved across the
floors of the new hospital. One held
a radio.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
R. H. L. Seuton Retires
After 30 Years With U.S..

R. H. Lyle Seaton, Agriculture
Department attorney, retired yes
terday after more than 80 years of
Government service.
Mr.. Seaton, who lives at 413
Oneida place NE, began his Gov
ernment career as an attorney with
the War Department. He trans
ferred to the Agriculture Depart
ment in 1918.
More than 100 Of his fellow en-
ployes attended testimonial dinner
In his honor Tuesday and gave him
a watch. Mr.. Seaton and his wife
plan to make their home in Cape
Cod, Mass.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Police Records Bureau
To Be Shifted Today

Administration of the Police Com
munications and Records Bureau
and all its units was to be trans
ferred today from the Detective
Bureau to administrative headquar-
ters.
Police Supt. Robert J. Barrett ex-
planned the administrative change
was made to keep the bureau under
the supervision Of Inspector Floyd
Truscott, new executive officer of
the department, and because its ac-
tivities are an administrative rather
than q Detective Bureau matter.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Weekly Boating Page
In The Star Tomorrow

Beginning tomorrow, The
Star will renew its weekly page
of boating and fishing news.
Follow this feature in the
Sports Section every Friday for
news of water front activities
on the Potomac River and
Chesapeake Bay.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Hospitals Soon 70 Vote
On Fund Campaign 10
Offset Charity Losses

Governing boards of District hos.
pitals are to go on record within
the next five days for or against q
United Hospital Fund campaign
this year.
The drive was proposed, as a
means to offset heavy charity case
losses, at a joint meeting of hos
pital trustees yesterday in the
United States Chamber of Com
merce Building.
Charity cases not eligible for pub
lie help will cost Washington hos
pitfalls an estimated $1,159,024 in
1948, Arkell B. Cook, head of Hos
pital Council Committee studying
the problem, told the group. The
Community Chest will help with
$432, ,179, he said, but balance of
$726,845 must be found some
place"
The campaign would not attempt
to meet losses from two other
sources--indigent patients eligible
for public assistance, and Group
disqualification, Inc, contracts.
Decision Due Wednesday.
The group voted. to take the oues-
ton before hospital governing
boards within the next few days.
Each hospital then is to send rep
resentative to meeting Wednesday
to decide on the fund drive.
Hospital Council President Will
liam r. Castle, who called yester-
days session. urged the need for
haste, if campaign is to be held
this year.
DR.. Paul A. McNally, Georgetown
Hospital administrator, said a joint
hospital decision on the drive had
been expected at yesterdays meet
ing. Some representatives present,
however, protested that they were
not empowered to act, and others
said they had not had time to con-
slider the question
Chest Officials Assent.
Community Chest officials have
assented to the proposed drive, Dr..
McNally told the group Edward J.
Keyes, Community Chest Fedora
ton executive director, said he be-
lieyes "one-shot" campaign put
forcefully before the public as a
means OF meeting cumulative losses
would not hurt the Chests, own
campaign. He suggested, however,
that the hospitals take their plea
for added funds to Chest authori-
ties when they make a budget re-
view within a few weeks.
DR.. Mentally said Hospital Coun-
ell Committee already is comforting
with District and congressional au-
thorities, seeking public payments
to hospitals for INDECENT patients.
Negotiations also are in progress
with Group disqualification, Inc.
aiming at higher payments to hos
pitfalls for services to CHI SUBJ
scribers.
S. H. Kaufman, chairman OF
the board Of trustees of Emergency
Hospital, declared himself against q
campaign which would meet losses
from one cause, without any guar
antee against deficits from the other
two sources"
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Fraternity to Hold Dance

Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity
will give its annual spring dance at
$50 o'clock tonight in the Shore
ham Hotel. Law students from
Georgetown University, National
University Law School and the
Washington College OF Law will at
tend.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Americas Club TO Meet

Roy L. Whitman, an official re-
porter of debates in the House, will
address the Club de las Americas
at 8 o'clock tonight In Room 1881
|of the Commerce Department
Building.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-18
SoRoPTIMIsT CLUB MEET

The Soroptimist Club will meet Thursday noon on the terrace of the Bubble Room at the Baranof Hotel The meeting will be of special nature and all members are urged to attend.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-18
SEATTLE VISITORS

L. R. Belt, Robert Deacon and Charles Ness are in Juneau and are guests at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-18
REPuRLICA AN S

Vote for delegates to Republican Territorial Convention, Mckinley, Alaska, June 5, 1943. Obtain bal lots from MT. and Mrs. Cash Cole at Ticket Booth, 20th Century Theatre, hours 10 a. m. to 12:30 p. m. Saturdays, and 12 noon to 5 D. m. other week days. Also join Republican Club for Juneau, AL aska Commissioner Precinct. 88 If
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-18
RADIO LOG
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 TUESDAY EVENING 5:O0-WINNER TAKE ALLEGES. 5:30-Totem Talk-Forecasts. 5:45--Viking Varieties. 6:00-Pan Am News. 6:15-Waltz at Dinner. 6:30-Sports on Spot. 6:45-Boys of North. 7:00-Fibber and Molly. 7:30-ARTHUR GODFREY -CBS. 800 Standard Forecasts. 8:15-Red Cross. 8:30-Bob Hope. Fishing Time-Forecasts. 9:l5-Guest Star. 9:30-Red Skelton. :00-Between the Lines. 10:15-Words with Music. 10 :30-Forecasts. First newscast of the day at 7:30 A. M.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-16
WARREN SPEAKS ON PRESIDENTS
 SPECIAL SESSION

SACRAMENTO, Calf, July 16- R-President Truman's call for q special session of Congress lis a matter between him and the Con- gress," says Governor Earl Warren Republican Vice Presidential noml- nee.
 Warren told reporters yesterday the special session would not change Republican plans to start cam paigning early in September. Ht had discussed plans by telephone with Governor Thomas Dewey of New York, the COP standard bearer.
 We're undoubtedly going to have a special train to tour the country, Warren sad
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-16
SOAP BOX CLASSIC STARTS AT 20'CL0Ck SUNDAY AFTERNOON

It is announced by Don Skuse that all 28 of the Juneau Soap Bob Derby entries have now brought their cars to the hill for at least one of the trial nights, and some of the boys have been on hand for nearly all of the test heats. Last night was the final and largest of the prep heats, hav- ing more than 20 boys at the hill with cars of every description.
 Satisfied that the cars are in tiptop shape and ready for the race. the boys will take them to Cowling's Motor Co. after the in- spection tonight They will be on display there all day tomorrow and until :15 o'clock Sunday afternoon when the parade to the race hill benins.
 From Cowlings, the parade will go oown Wiliougnby Street where the boys will turn up 18th Street to the starting ramps and wait for the race to begin at ? o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-16
NEW WAGES CAUSE STEEL
 PRICE RAISE

PITTSBURGH, July l6.-tR-- The U s. Steel Corp, and the CIO- United Steelworkers today agreed to a pay increase averaging l3 cents hourly and the firm an nounced it has no alternative but to raise prices to meet resultant higher labor costs.
 The raise ranged between 91a and 25 cents, spread over more than score of various job classi- fications with the average hike l3 cents hourly. It will affect about 170,000 production workers employ ed by U. S. Steel and it five sub- sidiaries.
 Steel workers now average about S1.55 hourly.
 The hourly wage increase was ratified about D. m. today by the steel unions l71-man wage policy committee. The committee over which CIO and Steelworker President Philip Murray presided hailed the new agreement as:
 "A great victory for the United Steelworkers of America"
 A statement from Benjamin Fair less, President of the U. s. Steel Corp, said:
 "The steel producing subsidiaries of U. s. Steel will soon announce increases in their prices for var ious steel products at their mills or shipping points, following com- pletion of the cost study now be- ing made"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-16
GENERALS BODY
 WILL LIE EN STATE
 IN CAPITOL BLDG

WASHINGTON, July 16.-tR- The body of General of the Armies John J. Pershing will lie in state in the Capitol Building starting Sunday morning.
 The 87-year-old leader of the American Army during the First World War will remain in the Capitol until Monday.
 Tentative plans call for an es- cort of thousands of soldiers, sail ors, Marines and Air Force per sonnel when the funeral process sion moves toward Arlington Ceme- tery. President Truman and his cabinet will attend the ceremony.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-16
Italian Strike Is
 Called Off But
 Disorders Go On

ROME, July 16.-tR-The Com munist general strike in Italy was called off hut disorders continued in the wake of the shooting on Wednesday of Palmiro Togliatti, leading Italian Communist, and Moscow favorite. Fist fights broke out in the Chamber of Deputies. At least l3 had been killed in country wide disorders.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-16

the trip.
 Those attending are requested to take baggage to the Catholic Church and leave it on the porch of the Parish house no later than tomorrow evening. Campers meet to go to the Shrine at 6 o'clock Sunday evening at the church.
 Supervisors for the trip will be Mrs. Ralph Mortenson, Mrs. Larry ,Zack, Mrs. Norman Buoy and Mrs. Stanley Ropella.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-16
METCAlF TO MAKE
 INSPECTION TRIP
 OF INFERIOR ALA5kA

Frank A. Metcalf, Territorial En- gineer, will make his first com- plete inspection of the Interior since he assumed office last Fall. Metcalf will leave here tomorrow on a five weeks trip through the area where he will look over pro- jects at Cordova, Homer, Seldovia, Kodiak, Anchorage. Fairbanks and Palmer as well as other places. The trip will also include an 'inspec- ton of several new airplane land 'ng facilities.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-16
JUNIOR CDA TO START
 CAMPING TRIP SUNDAY

The Junior Catholic DaGc :lters of America start their camping trip to the Shrine of St. Terese Sunday. Camp closes July 25.
 Juniors and their friends who do not have permission slips are asked to pick them up from Mrs. Norman Buoy and turn them in Sunday evening before starting on