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Laurel outlook., 1949-12-07
Radio Voice Of America
Takes on luke Box Accent

NEW YORK.-The Voice Of
Americas newly-acquired luke
box" accent is highly popular in
the faraway places. Sometimes the
voice" is Bing Crosby. Sometimes
it's Frank Sinatra.
Anyway, the state departments
international broadcasting service
has been pumping up American
popular music as an experiment
and it looks like disk jockey Martin
Block has hit the international
jackpot. His fan mail would drive a
stamp collector into a frenzy.
The voice sort of backed into
the popular field in a big way sew
eral months ago and Block volun-
teered his services. A weekly half
hour program was beamed to
Europe, the Far East and Latin
America.
Block runs his program in strict
disk jockey style, with lots of gags
and chatter about musicians. But
no commercials-this is Uncle
Sans sustaining program.
Before long Block was getting
more fan mail than any other
voice" programmed some of the
writers yer real gone guys and
gals.
There was the girl in Assam
who wanted Buttons and Bows"
and the young German who asked
for the 1.-Two O'Clock Jump"
A catholic priest from Panama
wrote that Bing's voice seems up
to par, and Madeline from Mar
Unique wants someone to write
music for her lyrics.
The voice" doesn't report any
from behind the iron cur
tain-where the Russians have been
holding some airwave jam sessions
of their own. But Block isn't wor-
It'll take more than jamming
to comb that man right out of
their hair.
Laurel outlook., 1949-12-07
New Medical Series Tests
To Be Given at One Time

NEW YORK.-A shotgun hunt to
find and halt diseases the average
person is unaware he has seems
like the next major step in health
preservation.
The shotgun hunt will be a quick
series of tests at one time to check
for tuberculosis, diabetes, anemia,
some kinds of cancer, and heart
diseases. It will take from Is to
30 minutes.
At present such hunts are made
separately, like firing single bull
let's. These hunts find thousands of
people who have the disease which
is being sought. These are sent to
their physicians for early treatment
that they may save lives.
Tying the tests together, in a shot
gun approach, was described to the
American Public Health association
by DR.. Lester Breslow, chief of the
chronic disease service, California
state department Of public health.
Even a simple battery of tests
could probably spot 20 to Is people
with an unsupported, significant
disease out of each 1000 examined,
he said.
The first trial with multiple tests
was made in San Jose, Calf, on
945 workers in four industries. Each
got a chest X-ray, blood test and
urinalysis. 1t took IS minutes for
each worker.
Thirteen ere found to have un.
suspected tuberculosis, diabetes, OF
diseases of the heart, blood vessels.
or kidneys. Another 16 were found
to have diseases that had been dag.
nosed before. However. some OF
these persons had stopped getting
treatments.
Laurel outlook., 1949-12-07
Active Volcanoes

Volcanologists count about 500
active volcano craters in the world
active by virtue of eruptions
within recorded history. Three
fourths or o of the total are in
the Pacific half of the globe. About
40 are under the American flag in
Alaska and Hawaii. In the United
States proper, Mount Lassen, Cali
fornia, is the only one.
Laurel outlook., 1949-12-07
Memory Lapse Held No Sign
An Individual Is Cracking

CHICAGO.-Occasional lapses OF
memory are no indication a person
is cracking up. Even if you catch
yourself talking aloud when there's
no one listening there's no sign
you're heading for the nut house.
According to Edward A. McFaul,
former Northwestern university
lecturer, when those things happen
to you it IS simply a display of a
normal abnormality."
A typical normal abnormality
cited by McFaul is that of sudden
mood changes without an apparent
reason.
"All of us are subject to emo
tional ups and DOWNS" he ex-
planned. THE more intelligent you
are, the more frequently you will
experience the swings from bottom
to top, or vice versa, and back
again. Don't let them get you. They
are a normal abnormality."
Laurel outlook., 1949-12-07
Theory Of Evolution

A new theory of systematic evo-
luton refutes the assumption by
some scientists that a type of ami
NAL, such as the dinosaur, was
wiped out suddenly by an earth
quake, volcano, glacier, or other
catastrophe event. The history of
life which can be read from the
rocks shows that any type now ex-
tinct declined gradually without
marked influence from its environ
ment.
Laurel outlook., 1949-12-07
Treasure Maps
Laid 10 Acts
OF Pranksters

PHILADELPHIA. The yen &c
prospect for buried pirate treasure
is definitely on the %up-trend, &C
cording to evidence available here
abouts. Men with mine detectors
roam New Jersey and the shores
of Delaware bay bear signs Of the
correctness of the conclusion.
So far as anyone knows, no one
has come up with any buried coins
or ingots or jewels, but digging is
going on apace. The only portent
of anything buried has been an old
iron pot or some other unmarked
able find. However, that hasn't
dimmed the lure of pirate gold and
the searchers continue on undis-
couraged.
DR.. Henry c. Beck, an expert on
pirate lore, is of the opinion that
the men who are Juggling the me-
chanical detectors around have
about as much chance of locating
treasure as the plain pick-and-
shovelers of $50 years ago. In fact,
DR.. Beck is rather cynical on the
subject, for he adds that the chance
he mentioned is practically no
chance at all. There is, he said,
no record that anyone anywhere
has ever recovered any pirate gold.
Cites Boys Example
He advises the hunters to follow
the example of Joseph Bowling
Jr., II, and wander the Jersey
coast with the idea Joseph had
'just looking for things"
Joseph is the Philadelphia boy
who brought home what amounted
to a peanut bag full of 18th century
coins (gold content uncertain and
a pile of buckles and cuffs.
"But as for the buried treasures
of Captain Kidd, Lafitte, Teach or
any other buccaneers whom fact or
romance brought to these shores
DR.. Beck advises, one might as
we'll forget it.
The reason is simple. Kidd, La
fitte, Teach and the less notorious
pirates thought too much of them
selves to bury their wealth.
by far the greatest number OF
them did not die on the gibbet," he
said. "They vamoosed from the
business after they'd made their
pile and went to various other parts
of the world, where they lived out
their lives in ease"
Nevertheless, reports of buried
treasure persist. One reason. DR..
Beck thinks, is that even as now
the world of buccaneer days had
its practical jokers.
Pranksters Busy
They'd drop maps with the IA
miliar skull and crossbones in
places where they would be found"
he said, land then sit back to en-
joy the uproar."
One such hoax led TO the first
large scale treasure hunt DR.. Beck
has been able to trace. It occurred
at Cape May, N. J.. in 1901. When
the hunters learned they had been
they saw to it that the prank
were jailed.
If any pirate gold is to be found
hereabouts, Absecon island would
be a likely spot, Beck comedies.
Unfortunately, the island is now &C.
by Atlantic City and the best
beach front sites for digging are
lnder ton upon ton of resort hotels.
The Absecon islanders of the
Early 18th century were themselves
oracticing-if land based-pirates.
oirating was their industry. Their
,nly equipment was a donkey and
/ lantern. On stormy nights ships
their way along the coast
would be misled by a lantern tied to
donkey's tail. The donkey would
,e prodded along the beach in the
direction of Brigantine shoals and
he ships master. having no other
Fearing, would be lured by the
Laurel outlook., 1949-12-07
Flour Leader

Buffalo, N. Y. ranks first in the
world in flour production, and pro-
duces about one-third of all the
linseed oil in the country.
Laurel outlook., 1949-12-07
Sugar Pine

Sugar pine trees r the largest
of the numerous pine family, reach
ing up to a height of $50 feet and
a diameter of IL feet.
Laurel outlook., 1949-12-07
Indian Custom

Some Indian girls wear neck.
laces of United States coins and
use coconuts as money.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Bethesda Suit Delays
Shopping Center

Plaintiffs in a Montgomery
County Circuit Court suit which
seeks to nullify commercial zoning
at Old Georgetown and Greentree
roads, Bethesda. yesterday were
told that no shopping center will
be erected there until the case is
decided by the court.
The promise was made by Sam
uel E. Bogley, Bethesda real
estate man who owns the prop
erty and whose application for
rezoning for commercial use was
approved by the former Mont
gomery County Commissioners
last December 81.
Mr.. Bogley is co-defendant in
suit filed by owners of nine
homes in the Huntington Terrace
and Sonoma subdivisions of Be-
thesda. Also named are the
County Council, which succeeded
the commissioners, and johnson
S. Eaton, county zoning inspector.
at Bethesda,
A demurrer filed by the Defend
ants was the principal develop
ment yesterday. Mr.. Bogley made
his promise at that time to delay
building the $4,000 shopping
center until the issue is settled.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Parents Regain Custody
OF Child With Broken Lea

Billy w. Keith, jr.. 18-month-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Billy
w. Keith. 10000 block of Self
ridge road. Viers Mill Village. Md,
yesterday was returned to his par
ent's custody by sthe Montgomery
County Juvenile Court.
The court, following a closed
hearing at Rockville. directed that
the child be returned home under
the supervision of the County
Welfare Board. Judge Alfred D.
Moves reported he also had sug-
gested to welfare authorities that
psychiatric treatment be given the
24-year-old father, a Silver
Spring stock clerk, who faces as
sault charges in connection with
the baby's broken leg.
The child, in a foster home un-
til yesterdays hearing, was ad-
mitted to Children's Hospital
about 10 days ago with the broken
leg and bronchial pneumonia
County police charged his father
with two counts of assault and
battery in connection with the
broken leg, contending it was
caused by beatings. The father
will face a hearing on these
charges in Silver Spring Police
Court at $50 am. March l.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Special Dispotch TO The Stor

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. ia po-
lice commissioner charged today
that horse race bookmakers are
running wide open" in Anne
Arundel County and gave a re-
porter list of names and tele-
phone numbers he said would
prove the accusation.
The charges were made by q.
Garner Jones, one of Anne Arun-
del County's three police COM
missioners. They climax what Mr..
Jones said was a long standing
dissension between himself, the
other two commissioners and the
county chief of police.
widespread, illicit gambling
activities are going on in Anne
Arundel County" Mr.. Jones de-
clared, land no one seems to want
to do anything about it but my
self
Reporter Gets Response.
Asked whether he could back
up his charges, Mr.. Jones said:
Here, call these numbers and
see for yourself
A reporter did. OF the six
numbers Mr.. Jones said were
those of bookmakers. two accept
ed bets ranging from So to $40,
three said the horse named had
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Greyhound Ordered
To Answer Complaints
From Prince GEORGES

The Maryland Public Service
Commission has directed Pennsyl-
vania Greyhound bus lines to
answer by March l a series of COM
plants against it's service along
the Baltimore boulevard in Prince
Georges County.
The PSC ordered the company
to explain it's position or correct
the matters about which members
of the Boulevard Bus Riders Asso-
citation have complained.
The association accused Grey
hound og 865 specific failures to
comply with PSC regulations, over
period of months. The violations,
which were said to include over
loading, failure to stop for pas
sengers and failure to operate on
schedule. were compiled by asso-
citation members.
The bus riders also want an in
crease of at least Is per cent in
service. according to George D.
Quigley of Laurel. their president.
Louis B. Arnold of University
Park, and Robert L. Edwards OF
Hyattsville, attorneys for the as
sociation. said Greyhound, which
has monopoly on short-haul bus
service, either is unable to furnish
adequate service or unwilling to
do so.
Buses of Safeway Trails. which
also operate along the boulevard,
are prohibited from picking up
passengers unless their destina-
ton is Washington or beyond.
Mr.. Arnold said the bus trans
portation system will be further
complicated for residents if the
Maryland Court of Appeals sus-
tains the Capital Transit Co. S
petition for authority to abandon
the old trolley shuttle service be-
tweenf1 BeltsVille and Branchville
The case is pending at Annapolis
Trolley users would have to rely
on Greyhound, throwing an addi-
tional burden on those buses, Mr.
Arnold said, and the association
is convinced that service as now
rendered is insufficient.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Wide-Open Gambling Charged
By Anne Arundel Police Official

been scratched and one refused
to accept a bet.
Those who agreed to take the
wager said they would collect later
in the usual manner The re-
porter used a fictitious name as
no attempt was made to settle or
collect bets.
Asked whether he had taken
the matter up with the county po-
lice, Mr. Jones said that ne had,
but Il am not getting action"
Chief Won't Comment.
Police Chief John H. Souers re-
fused to comment on the Jones
charges this morning but said he
expected to make a statement
later in the day.
Police Commissioner Earl H.
Moore was reported on the East
ern Shore and unavailable for
comment, and the other commits
sioner, DR.. James S. Billingslea,
refused to comment.
Il have. without any one even
thinking I was doing so. made in
vestigations of gambling and graft
in the county in every case where
that was possible" Mr.. Jones said.
Mr.. Jones said members of the
county Police Commission, who
draw a salary of $500 year each.
had held only one meeting in 1948.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
TeIevision Banned
For rCor Drivers by
|NewMoryIondAct
Rx the Associoted Press

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Feb. IT,
Watching a telecast as you steer
your car over Maryland roads is
virtually a thing of the past, we'll
before it became a thing of the
present.
The senate yesterday passed and
sent to the governor a house-ap-
proved measure to outlaw such a
practice.
Screens may not be mounted in
a car where the driver seated be-
hind his wheel could watch the
show. Not even If he had to crane
his neck.
The bill has no objections to
television for passengers.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
WoodIawn Estate Goe!
ToFoundation Monda,
With $4,000 Down

The Woodlawn Public Founda-
ton, Inc. plans to assume owner
ship of the WoodlaWn estate in
Fairfax County Monday with an
100000 down payment.
A foundation spokesman said
nearly all the 100000 required for
first payment had been raised
and would be turned over to the
Fairfax County Circuit Court. The
foundation plans to assume for
NAL title to the estate at 3 pm.
Tuesday at ceremony at the
estate. Attorney General Clark
will be the principal speaker. the
foundation announced.
The key to the estate will be
presented by a representative of
the estate of the late Senator
Oscar Underwood of Alabama, to
George Maurice Morris, president
of the foundation Board of
Trustees.
The 100000 will include about
100000 donated by Paul Mellon's g
philanthropic organization, the
Old Dominion Foundation. a
Woodlawn spokesman declared.
After the down payment, the
Woodlawn foundation will con-
tinue to raise funds to pay off the
remainder of the $4,000 pur-
chase price and interest on the
mortgage.
The Woodlawn Public Founda-
ton, Inc, plans to operate Wood
lawn as a national shrine in
memory of George Washington
who planned the Georgian man
sion. Tuesday will be the 150th
anniversary of the marriage of
Nellie Gusts. George Washing
tons adopted daughter. who re-
ceived the estate as a wedding
present for the first President.
Woodlawn was to be sold to
the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Mission Society, Inc, last fall
when the Woodlawn foundation
was formed to purchase the es-
tate. The Belgian mission So
ciety planned to use the estate
as its American headquarters, but
agreed to hold up its plans until
February 81 while the foundation
sought funds for the purchase.
Evening star., 1949-02-17

Ana so ne cOulQ SlC down again
pending arrival of the bus, he said
he hid one rifle near a fence near
a pony ring, not far from the
restaurant, and broke the other
down to its main parts.
Quizzed by Policeman.
At this point Pvt. Harris ap-
preached and asked Hunter what
he was doing, according to the
confession. Hunter stated he re-
piled that it was none of the
policeman's g. business.
According to police, Hunter con-
fessed he then walked about 20
feet, picked up the hidden rifle
and leveled it to shoot at Pvt.
Harris but the safety catch was
on. Hunter started to run, with
the policeman in pursuit In the
confession, he said, he suddenly
turned and fired again at point
blank range. This time the rifle
discharged and the officer fell
crying for help.
Hunter, police said, confessed
that he then ran to a nearby lum-
ber yard and climbed to the roof
Of shed. remaining there until
9 o'clock that night. when he de-
scended and returned to Washing
ton by bus.
Indicted in Two Sayings.
He was indicted by a District
grand jury late last year in con-
nection with two slayings here
which resulted from holdup out
side the Rosalia Theater, 218 F
street S.W.. on October 80. James
E. Washington. 50, colored. man
ager of the theater, was shot twice
in the abdomen with a rifle. Her.
bert Smith, Is. colored, of the 1900
block of Seventh street NV. was
killed by a rifle bullet. Accord
ing to police, the gunman then
exchanged fire with two officers
while fleeing the scene Three
other colored youths were
wounded. Hunter was captured
in the chase that followed the
holdup.
$500 in Rewards.
Businessmen. police associations
and others raised about $4,000 in
rewards for the apprehension of
Pvt. Harris slayer. Since no indi-
vidual person figures in Hunters
arrest, according to police, dis
position of this reward. if any,
will have to be studied further.
Detectives Woods and johnson
were commended by Maj. Sims
for their work in the case. Dis
trict Detectives Crandall and
Clarke also were cited for their
cooperation by the Alexandria
police chief.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Tax Assessment System
In Montgomery Argued

The legality of Montgomery
County's tax assessment procedure
was questioned yesterday in argu-
ments before Circuit Judges
Charles w. Woodward and Pat
rick j. Schnauffer at Rockville.
Four attorneys representing Be-
thesda property owners argued
that the system used is unconsti-
tutional.
Assistant Attorney General
Richard w. Case of Maryland de-
Tended the procedure. Attorneys
for the Bethesda group are James
r. Miller. Charles w. Prettyman,
James C. Christopher and 10 v.
Morgan. Both sides have IS days
to file briefs.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Tuxis in Philadelphia
Just lahore 1876 Law
Rx the Associafad Press

PHILADELPHIA.-Taxica in
Philadelphia have been violating
a city law dating back to 1876,
but city officials don't plan to do
anything about it.
The 73-year-old ordinance, reg
ulating the use of hackney car
riages, provides that cards printed
in English, French. Spanish and
German be posted in the cabs.
Assistant City Solicitor G. Coe
Farrier said that he wasn't in
terested at this date in prosecut-
ing violators.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Gloucester Election
Sought on Bonds for
-Four New Schools
By the Assoeioted Press

GLOUCESTER, Va. Feb. IL
The Gloucester County School
Board today released a resolution
calling for an election on a $780,
900 school bond issue.
The move if the latest step
in a wrangle between Gloucester
School officials and Negro pa
irons over equalized educational
facilities.
Last year. four school officials
were cited by Federal District
Court Judge Sterling Hutcheson
for contempt for not taking sub
stantial steps to equalize Negro
and white schools as ordered in
his injunction. They must face
the court for imposition of pen
alties in April.
Under the program outlined by
the board, one new high school
would be built on or near the
present site of Hayes Elementary
School (white) and another at
Botetourt at Gloucester Court
House. The combination elemen-
tary and high school would be
constructed at the present site
of the Gloucester County Train
ing School for Negroes.
A new Negro elementary school
would be built on Route II near
Ark, north of Gloucester Court
house.
In addition. two white high
schools and Achilles
would be converted to elementary
schools.
This action was the outcome of
a special meeting of the school
board Monday night called by
Chairman Stanley Gray.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
PrinceG Georges Policeman
Breaks Wrist in Fall

Pvt. William Wiseman of the
Prince Georges County police
force, broke his wrist early today
while responding to a burglar
alarm call at the Prince Georges
Bank & Trust Co.. Hyattsville.
The alarm was caused by a short
circuit, police reported.
Pvt. Wiseman was one of about
a dozen county and Hyattsville
municipal policemen who re-
sponded to the scene. He broke
his wrist when he slipped on mud
at the rear of the building. He
was treated at the Leland Memo
rial Hospital, Riverdale.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Webber Denies Guilt
In Murtinsburg Staying
By the Associated Press

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Feb.
17.-Leon Webber pleaded not
guilty yesterday to the murder OF
Jerry Church, city employe whose
body was found on vacant lot
here during the Christmas holi-
days.
Judge, D. H. Rodgers, before
whom Webber was arraigned in
Circuit Court, docketed the case
for trial March 8.