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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-03-26

ard 5th at the Hotel Fennsyl-
vamia, it was announced by Brig.
General julius Klein of Chicago,
the organizations National Com
mander.
DIR. Leon Braunstein of Scran-
ton, Pa, National Americanism
Chairman of the Jewish War Vet
Grams will preside at a series of
discussions to be attended by rep
reSentatives of Jewish War Vet
Grams Posts from every section
of the country.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-03-26
j. w. v. to Conduct
Seminar, April 18th

The Jewish War Veterans of
the United States will conduct a
two-day seminar on Communism
and Fascism in Action" April 4th
Evening star., 1948-11-11
Keneipp and West 10 Confer
On Permit Board Chances

Traffic Director George E. Keneipp
will confer with Corporation Coun-
sci Vernon E. West tomorrow on
last minute changes in his plan for
reorganiZing the Board of Revoca-
ton and Restoration of Operators
Permits. The plan will be presented
to the Commissioners on Tuesday.
Mr.. West and Brig. Gen. Gordon
r. Young. Engineer Commissioner,
already have approved the plan in
principle. The Keneipp plan would
replace the present board with hear
ing officers. who would give each
offender a chance to defend himself
The traffic directors plan would go
into effect on January l, If approved.
The hearing. officers, under Mr.
Keneipp's plan, would be appointed
by the Director Of Vehicles and
Traffic to screen all cases involving
suspensions and revocations. After
a hearing, the officers would rec
ommend a course of action to the
traff1ce director. subject to appeal
and review by the Commissioners.
Licenses now are taken away from
motorists without warning, although
a motorists appeal automatically
stays the revocation or suspension
until a rehearing can be held by
the board.
Evening star., 1948-11-11
Financial Check
In tuberculosis
Cases Attacked

An end of the financial means
test before tuberculosis patients are
hospitalized is, being sought by the
District tuberculosis Association.
In a recommendation to District
Health Officer George C. Rutland,
the association said requests for hos
pital fees from tuberculosis patients
should be discontinued.
""Tuberculossi is communicable
disease" the recommendation said,
"and should be dealt with on a public
health basis, not public charity
basis"
The budget of the Glenn Dale
Sanatorium last year was 81 400 ,302, >
the recommendation stated. "Of
that amount, only $4,000 was COL
lected from patients then hospital
lied.
"A preliminary investigation of a
patients ability to pay will delay
treatment. endangering the health
of the victim and the community"
The recommendation said abo-
lition of the means test would
save money through elimination OF
personnel required for that work.
Evening star., 1948-11-11
New Bond Sale Campaign
To Push Payroll System

A months campaign to promote
the sale of United States Savings
Bonds was launched today in CO.
operation with many organizations
under the direction of Thomas j.
Groom. chairman of the D. C. Saw
irgs Bonds Division.
Promotion emphasis will be put
on increasing bond purchases by
Government and business employees
through the payroll savings system
and by bank depositors through the
bond-a month plan. The drive has
no dollar volume quota and will
close December II.
More than 38 national organiza =
tions with representative groups in
Washington have pledged co-opera-
t1cn, as we'll as the press, radio,
television and advertising media.
Picture theaters will show a bond
trailer.
The Federal employe drive is
headed by E. F. Bartlett, Fiscal AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury
and chairman of the Interdepart-
mental Savings Bonds Committee
Calling for support of the drive
Mr.. Groom said it is part Of the
Governments program to keep
prices from getting beyond control
1T is still patriotic, as we'll as good
business sense, to buy and keep
bonds" he said.
Evening star., 1948-11-11
Finances Take
Major Role in
Charter Shift
Officials Are Agreed
Thot 7% Debt Limit
Must Be Raised

A study Of Montgomery County
finances has taken a place along
side the selection of council candi-
dates as one Of the most important
problems confronting officials dur
ing the governments charter reor-
ganization.
County authorities and a spokes-
man for the Charter Committee
were agreed today that one of the
first steps the county should take is
to seek to raise the present 7 per
cent debt limitation in order to per-
NIT expansion of school facilities
and other capital improvements.
Because of this agreement, Off
cials believe the General Assembly
will authorize a higher debt limit
at its January session. Most of those
familiar with the financial situa-
ton are talking i'll terms of a 10 per
cent limit on the bonded indebted
ness. The. percentage is figured
against the county's total assess
able tax base.
Debt Exceeds Charter Figure.
Anders R. Lofstrand, jr, chairman
Montgomerys legislative delegation,
said the county's entire financial
picture must be reviewed, but added
that he anticipated no trouble in
reaching a decision on. what should
be done.
He pointed out Montgomery's debt
Of approximately $19 900 900 actually
exceeds the per cent restriction i'm
posed under the new charter. This
is in addition to debt of approx
mately $4,000, 900 for the Washing
Evening star., 1948-11-11
Publishers Agree 10 Make
Printer Pacts Retroactive

Representatives of the Washing
ton newspaper publishers have
promised their AFL printers to
make any wage settlement retro
active to November II If a contract
agreement can be reached before
December IL, spokesman for the
publishers announced after yester-
days negotiation session.
The negotiators, it was reported,
agreed to continue their discussions
with another session scheduled for
2pm. Tuesday at 1917 F street NV.
James j. O'Connor, president of
the Columbia Typographical Union
No. 101, said the publishers repre-
sentativeS agreed to submit coun-
ter proposal at the next session
which they would be willing to sign
A publishers representative said
this would be an amendment of an
earlier counter proposal.
Evening star., 1948-11-11
All Is Well as Puma
Mothers a. Tiger Cubs

The four Bengal tiger cubs born
at the Zoo early Sunday are get
ting along very we'll" with their
puma foster mother, Headkeeper
Frank o. Lowe said today.
The cubs were taken from their
mother. an unmaternal type, shortly
after their birth. Two were placed
Immediately under care of the puma,
which had raised II cubs of her own
successfully. Mr.. Lowe cared for
the other two until the next day.
Then they, too, were. added to the
puma's brood.
One CT the litter is something OF
'runt,'" said Mr.. Lowe. But even
if we lose that one, saving three out
of four isn't bad"
Evening star., 1948-11-11
Man Gets Suspended Term
For Attempt 10 Attack Girl

An Arlington man was given a
five-year suspended sentence on a
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 a 12-year-olo
county girl. The suspended SEN
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
Hi|dreth Is Urged
As Chairman OF 1949
Inaugural Committee

The District Democratic Central
Committee has recommended tC
President Truman that Melvin D
Hildreth, prominent attorney. be
appointed general chairman of the
l949 Inaugural Committee, 1t was
learned today:
The Washington Democrats de-
cided at a closed meeting Tuesday
to recommend Mr.. Hildreth, who is
Democratic National Committee
man for the District. Word already
has been forwarded to President
Truman at Key West.
Mr.. Hildreth. an active Democrat
for more than 35 years, handled
the grandStand arrangements for
three inaugurationS of Franklin D.
Roosevelt.
He was secretary Of the Wilson
and Marshall Clubs in 1912 and was
in charge of the North Dakota
campaign for Wilson in 1916. He
also was prominent in the Davis
Bryan campaign and was secretary
of the Smith Independent League
in 1928.
In 1888 he was executive secretary
of the Inaugural Ticket Committee
and chairman of the same commit
tee in 1887. Mr.. Hildreth was treas
urer of the Democratic victory din
ners in 1887 and 1888
Mr.. Heldreth, native of Fargo
N. Oak, lives at 4512 Lowell street
NV. His Offices are in the Evans
Building.
Meanwhile, plans for the inaugur-
aation of President Truman Janu-
ary 20 await appointment of the
chairman. The Commissioners, who
will handle a great part of the ar
rangements, cannot begin organiz-
ing for the. celebration until the ap-
pointment is announced.
The~Democratic Central Commit
tee was to meet again at 2 pm. to-
day to continue deliberations on
plans for the Inauguration.
Evening star., 1948-11-11
VA Hospitals May Use New Go|Iinger Technique
OF Diagnosing Deadly Type of Tuberculosis
By George Beveridee

The Veterans Administration may
use in its network of hospitals q
dramatic new technique developed
at Gallinger Hospital for diagnosis
of deadly type of tuberculosis, it
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,
relatively early means of Identify
ing military tuberculosis, 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 IS per cent of the victims treat
ed-when 1t could be diagnosed in
time.
1t was noticed during Gallinger
autopsies on victims, DR.. Katz said,
that among tissues in which the
tubercle bacilli were found in large
numbers was bone marrow, which is
readily accessible during life. This
observation led to the new tech
nique
Bone Marrow Tested.
1t involves simply removing liquid
marrow from bones of patients sus-
pected to have the disease and ex-
amining 1t in a laboratory to learn
whether 1t 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
feYers" 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
have proved to be military tubercu-
losiS and "a considerable number of
lives have been saved" In all,
Evening star., 1948-11-11
Paw Minimum Rise for Women
In Office, Other Work Here Due

cluded at these two meetings and
rev wage rates arrived at. The
present minimum rates for women
in the occupations under discussion
are from $14.50 to SIT week and
we're fixed in 1898.
While these minimum wages were
fixed at that time. it is believed
that very few women are getting
the minimum due to wage increases
in recent years.
Interested persons who desire to
present facts to the conference may
do so either verbally or in writing
by applying to Miss Carrie Lou All
good, the executive secretary, in the
Municipal Center Building.
Evening star., 1948-11-11

DR.. Sol. Katz 0eft), chief
medical officer of the Gal
linger tuberculosis division,
and DR.. Vernon Padgett, resi-
dent physician, check on the
growth of tubercle bacilli in
the hospital laboratory.
about $50 suspicious cases" have
been tested
Asks VA Laboratory Tests.
DR.. Leo v. Schneider Of the VA
tuberculosis Division, outlined the
test at a recent meeting on strep-
tomycin, held in st. 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 it be tested in
VA laboratories. If the tests bear
out results at Gallinger, he indi-
Gated, they will be put to use in the
agency's vast hospital system
DR.. Katz said he understands also
that VA intends to send a 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 it 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 bacill,
Dr.. Katz explained. One is by micro
scopic examination. The other is to
grow it on special media in the
laboratory. The growth, which used
to take about six weeks, now can
Evening star., 1948-11-11
Conference 10 Petition
Truman for MESSAGE
In Behalf Of D. E. Vote

The Central Suffrage Conference
last night voted to petition President
Truman, asking him to make Suf-
frage for the District the subject of
a special message to the Eighty-first
Congress.
This was one of several actions
undertaken during a meeting of the
Board of Trustees of the conference
at TOO Jackson place NV. The
meeting was devoted to discussing
means of advancing the demand for
local suffrage in the new Congress.
Il think we are on the verge Of
victory" Jesse B. Manbeck, secretary.
said. We don't have to start all
over again. We've got to do some
pushing"
Office Space Suggested.
Wilbur S. Finch, president Of the
group, told of the necessity Of in
terestlng more people in the move
ment. He also suggested raising a
sum of money to provide an Office
and necessary facilities for volun-
teer workers.
You can get plenty of volun-
teer work if you can get place for
them to work." Mr.. Finch re-
marked.
He explained that a minimum
amount of money for carrying out
activities in behalf of suffrage
might be about $1,000 month
over the six-month period from
January to June, when Congress
will be in session.
Fund Study Voted.
eff We can't raise $4,000 in this
town for home rule we might as
we'll give up" Mr.. Finch said to
the trustees. Pick your people and
send them a communication, and
follow it up with a personal call,
and I think We can raise the
money"
The conference passed a motion
calling for a study of what the
actual minimum cost of setting up
administrative and campaign facili-
ties would involve. A report on
this finding will be made at the
next meeting, to be held at TOO
Jackson place NV. at 8:15 pm. on
November 2e.
Elmer E. BatZell, trustee, was
named chairman of a committee.
which is to prepare a program of
action for the conference,
Evening star., 1948-11-11

ton Suburban Sanitary Commission.
The entire debt totals about $49,-
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.
The charter provides for a re-
Taxation of the restrictions" he said.
obviously the limit should be
raised to care for immediate needs. "
Sees no Difficulty.
Eve like to think that some day
We can get down to the per cent.
but We can't now. l would favor
raising the limit to about 10 per
cent. Presumably the (legislative)
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,
Mr.. 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.
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 8. Candidates must file notices
of intention to run not later than
December 49,
Col. Ames said today he was still
'quizzical" 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, III take the
statement at its face value"
The Democratic decision was
reached Tuesday. The Republican
State Central Committee, on the
other hand, decided Sunday to enter
slate of candidates.
Through its Nominating Commit
tee, the charter organization will
offer a complete ticket, some men,
oers of which may come from the
jor political parties or may be
independents.
Evening star., 1948-11-11

Increases in the minimum pay
rates for women employees engaged
in Office and miscellaneous occupa-
tions probably will be announced
next week by the District Minimum
Wage and Industrial Safety Board,
it was learned today.
A conference of representatives
of employers, employees and the pub
lie has been in progress for the last
two days but action so far taken
is confidential until the conference
is completed.
Two meetings are scheduled for
next week, or Tuesday afternoon
and Wednesday morning IL Is
hoped that discussions will be con-
Evening star., 1948-11-11
Arts Club Will Hear
Lecture by RiedeI

An illustrated lecture on En-
chanted Lands of the West" will be
given by Richard Langham Riedel
of the Capitol staff at 8 O'Clock to-
night before the Arts Club of Wash
ington, 2017 I street NV.
Mr.. Riedel acts as liaison between
the press and the Senators but
photography has become a hobby
with him. He recently took TO-
000-mile automobile trip to visit
the national parks in the West and
the pictures he is showing tonight
were taken on that trip.
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. ac-
cording to j. Ernest Hawkins,
clerk to the County Commits
sioners.
Evening star., 1948-11-11
Cool Weather Sweeps
Nation; Mercury Here
Expected TO Dip 10 "a

washington shared in the cool
wave which spread over most OF
the country today, as the weather
acquired a more normal November
disposition.
The Weather Bureau predicted a
high temperature in the upper SOS
today. Tonight. the forecaSter said,
the thermometer will dip to "a in
the city and % in the suburbs.
Partly cloudy and continued cool
weather was expected tomorrow
The forecaster said the cool wave
probably would last "a few days."
but more warm weather is in pros
pect before winter.
Coolest Weather in West.
In most parts of the country
temperatures generally were a few
degrees below normal. The coolest
weather in the Rocky Mountain
States and parts of the Midwest.
The mercury also dropped below
normal in other areas from east
of the Mississippi to the Atlantic
Coast.
Light snow fell in Minnesota,
Wisconsin and northern lower
Michigan and along the northern
part of the Continental Divide
Snow fell early last night in Balti-
more, also.
In the Washington area, where
the temperature dropped to SO at
$50 a. m. today, officials at the
Naval Observatory and a George
town astronomy student sighted
with binoculars the new comet,
known as 1948-L, discovered Sunday
by an astronomer in South Africa
Comet Fading.
John S. Hall, head of the equa
torial division of the Naval OBJ
servatory. said, however. that the
comet is fading and cannot be seer
with the naked eye. He said the
observatory watchers could not see
the comets tail.
The comet will become ever
fainter. he said, but the best time
to look for it is just before sunrise
toward the southeast
Roger LIE Clair. astronomy student
at Georgetown Observatory, said he
observed the comet through a small
pair of binoculars in the southeast
sky around dawn. He said it had
a bright main portion, called a nu-
clellS and a tail SDreadjnp in the
back about the size of the diameter
OF the moon.
Mr.. LIE Clair made his observa-
ton about $50 am. and watched
the comet for about half an hour,
he said. He explained the comet is
below and to the right of Venus,
the bright planet now seen in the
morning sky, and is near the con-
stellation Corvus. He said if the
weather is clear, it will be visible
again tomorrow, about dawn.
Evening star., 1948-11-11
West Backs D. G. Control
OF. Recreation Areas

Corporation Counsel Vernon E.
West met with the Recreation Board
yesterday to discuss his opinion that
control Of 50 recreation areas in
Washington should remain with the
District Government instead of the
Interior Department.
The opinion probably will be pre-
seiited to the Commissioners Off
ciaily next Tuesday at their board
meeting. Attorney General Clark
also has been asked for an opinion
in the dispute between the Recrea-
tior1 Board and the Interior De-
partment.
Evening star., 1948-11-11
O'Huro Exhibit Slated

Thirty-five water-color landscape
pictures of England, Ireland and
Norway, painted by Eliot O'Hara
will be on exhibition Monday through
December 10 at Chequire House
Gallery, 202 King street. Alexandria
The Gallery is open from 10 am
TOT pm. week DAYS and from 10 am
tese pm. on Saturdays.
Evening star., 1948-11-11
DAV Auxiliary PIons Fete

Mrs. Josephine Jeths of Chicago,
commander of the Disabled
Veterans Auxiliary, will
be guest of honor at dinner spon-
sored by the District Department
at 6 pm. tomorrow in the Ivy Ter
raced Tea Room. 1884 Connecticut
avenue NV. Mrs. Nellie Dixon,
department commander. will pre-
side.
Evening star., 1948-11-11
Man, so, Dies in Cell Block
AT Police Headquarters

Francis E. Carroll, so, of 1910 M
street NV, died early today in the
central cell block at police head
quarters.
Police said Carroll, who had been
arrested on a drunk charge, was
found slumped on the floor during
a routine inspection. There were no
suspicious circumstances, it was
added.
Evening star., 1948-11-11
Church Dinner Planned

The Women's Society of Chris
tan Service of the Oakton VaD
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.
Evening star., 1948-11-11
Center to Show Film

Motion pictures will be shown at
3 p. m. Sunday at the Arlington
Jewish Center, South Fenwick street
and Lee boulevard. Proceeds will
60 to the Center's Torah Scholar
ship Fund.
Evening star., 1948-11-11

Edward Marshall, techni-
clan at the laboratory intro
duces bone marrow fluid to a
growth culture to determine
whether 1t contains tubercu-
loSis- causing bacteria.
Star Staff Photos.
be produced in one week or less, he
said. with 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.