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Evening star., 1949-09-19

suffered head injuries, and Miss
Mona M. Cox, so, another sister
of Mr.. Cox, whose shoulder was
injured. The Coxes and Strylow-
skis live at 212 Oakwood street
Sc.
Inferno Becomes Patient.
A skidding ambulance in an
other accident made a patient Of
a hospital inferno on his way to
pick up q patient.
DR.. Henry Stout, "A. of Emer-
gency Hospital, was riding north
in an ambulance at Sixteenth and
Columbia road NV, at 11:45 am.
yesterday when, according to po-
lice, the ambulance skidded after
the brakes were applied and
rammed into two cars stopped for
a light. He was treated at Emer-
gency for possible fracture OF
his left elbow and released.
Police said the ambulance driver
was Harry c. Lancaster, 81. col
ored. of 1906 First street NV. He
was uninjured.
Also uninjured were the drivers
lof the other two cars. Vartan
IManouelian, 40. of 5444 Twenty
third street NV, and Harry D.
Perry of Alexandria, Va. Partici-
pants In the collision were told to
appear at the corporation coun-
sells ofiice September 20.
Evening star., 1949-09-19
Major Here Wins Watch,
China on Radio GiveawaY

Maj. Guy LoVecchio. 1473
Irving street NV, today is await
ing 120-piece set Of Royal York
china and a self-winding watch
which he won yesterday on the
Hollywood Calling" radio give
away program.
Maj. LoVecchio correctly identi-
fled Movie Actor Dick Powell from
clues given in a phone call from
the Hollywood program, but missed
the correct answer for the $15.-
900 jackpot.
A bachelor, he Is q member of
the general stan In the Office of
the Chief Of Staff, Legislation and
Liaison Division, Defense Depart
ment.
Commenting on all the china
ware he expects to receive, he said,
There's one thing I can do with
it-throw a spaghetti party"
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/ for low grade eggs, mostly in the
Midwest. and so far this year
has acquired 100000 cases at a
cost Of SIS, 100000.
One department official OBJ.
served that "by buying at that
price, we take enough low grade
eggs OF the market to maintain
the national average farm price
Of 44.2 cents q Dozen" He stressed
the program was a mandatory
one. required by Congress.
He added, however, that should
Title II Of the Aiken farm bill
go into effect next year or the
farm bill Of Senator Anderson,
Democrat, Of New Mexico. be-
come law, the egg support pro-
gram would not be mandatory.
The long-range farm program
proposed by Secretary Of Agri-
culture Brannan, on the other
hand. would continue the manda-
tory requirements.
OF the total eggs the Govern
ment has acquired since 1947,
IL zoo. 900 cases have been dis
posed Of.
The Commodity Credit Corp.
lost $23, 100000 on its program
in the first year, while the loss
so far on the 1948 purchases is
placed at $3.50. 1000. Oficials be-
lieve when all 194S> figures are
in the loss will not be far OF from
the $3.50, 900 figure.
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Meeting Set Friday
On Bridge Jurisdiction

Representatives Of the District
Arlington. the Interior Depart
ment and the State Of Virginia
will meet at II am. Friday to
discuss jurisdictional problems of
long standing at the Virginia ap-
proach to Key Bridge.
The meeting will be held in the
Office of Vernon West, corporation
counsel for the District.
The Interstate Cooperation
Commission of Virginia, composed
|of State officers and members of
the General Assembly, has ar
ranged the session. :.
The Virginia commission was
formed last July to study similar
problems regarding the three Vir-
ginia- Washington bridges.
Representing Virginia at the
conference will be Attorney Gen
eral Lindsay Almond, Motor We
hicles Commissioner Crawley JOY
ner and J. Maynard Magruder.
Arlington delegate to the General
Assembly. Alexander Knox and
Robert Horne will represent the
Interior Department and Arling-
tons Commonwealth Attorney,
Dsnman T. Rucker, will speak for
the county.
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Inquest 10 Decide il Death
Was Due 10 Fall From Auto

A coroner's inquest today will
determine whether the death last
might of q woman who fell from
a moving automobile at Third and
C streets NE. will be listed as q
traffic fatality.
Detective Harold Gipe of the
Accident Investigation Unit said
that If the inquest reveals the
woman jumped or fell from the
moving car she will be listed as q
traffic death.
Injured fatally in the fall was
Mrs. Ef1ie May Hill, 26. colored,
|914 Third street NV, who was
being driven by her husband,
John D. Hill, ~, colored, to her
job at Highs ice cream store, sos
c street NE:
Detective Gipe said Hill told
him his wife jumped from the
car.
Mrs. Hill died at Casualty Hos
pital Of a fractured skull a few
hours after she struck the pave
ment.
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when the time came to SELL" he
commented.
In addition, Mr.. Farrell said.
Government figures released last
spring and based on commercial
hatchery reports forecast about q
IS per cent increase over last year
in laying hens this fall. 1t turned
out that this figure was too high,
he added.
Another food authority in close
touch with wholesale and retail
markets, citing the low cold stor-
age stocks of eggs, commented:
you can draw your own conclu-
sion as to what causes the short
supply"
The department, on the other
hand, points out that total pur-
chases since the program Of sup
porting eggs at 80 per cent of
parity began in 1947 amount to
only 4 per cent Of all United
States production during that Pc
riod.
Little Effect on Price Seen.
w. D. Termohlen. chief Of the
departments poultry branch, said
that the support program has
very little" effect on the current
high price OF eggs.
The farmer, he continued, re-
ceived an average Of 44.8 cents
for his eggs last year. This year
so far the average is 44.2 cents.
The Government has been pay
ing as much as IS cents a dozen
Evening star., 1949-09-19
Morse ConvoIescinq
At Bethesda Hospital

Senator Morse, Republican, o1
Oregon, was reported In good con-
dition today at the Naval Medical
Center In Bthesda, where he is
convalescing from injuries suf-
fered nine days ago while exhibit
ing a price stallion at Salem, Greg
The Senator was brought to
Washington yesterday and admit
ted to the hospital. Office aids
said X-rays verified he had no
broken bones, but some sore mus
cles. Senator Morse was injured
when the buggy he was driving
overturned on . sharp corner.
Evening star., 1949-09-19
George Smiths Take
Sweepstakes Ronors
AT 7th Harvest Show

Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Smith
of Bethesda were sweepstakes win
ners in the seventh annual Be-
thesda Chevy Chase Harvest Show
yesterday.
The Smiths also carried away
sectional sweepstakes in flowers
and plants. dahlias and hobbies.
The prize was $25 savings bond.
Second place went to Mrs.
Lauretta Ruhoff, Takoma Park.
Held in the gymnasium of Be-
thesda-Chevy Chase High School,
the show had 5000 entries, TOO
more Sthan last year, and was
viewed by 1000 persons.
First places in sectional sweep
stakes also went to Mrs. r. c.
Beverly, Alexandria. for roses;
Mrs. E. L. Tolson, Bethesda. for
artistic arrangement; Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Lang, Kensington, for
vegetables and fruits; Mrs. Ruhoff
canned fruits and vegetables, and
Mrs. c. w. Page, Bethesda, crafts,
Tied in Photography.
Ernest w. Schwartz, Baltimore
and Mrs. T. v. Waite, Silver
Spring. tied for first in photo.
graphy.
DR.. H. c. Parker Of Washing
ton won first place in dahlias ir
the class of so flowers or more or
display, and Mrs. Frank Brosky
also of Washington, was first ir
the dahlia novice class.
BEST in section" awards went
| to c. H. Schell, Kensington. fol
his blue Boy" African violet;
E. r. Phillips, Silver Spring, fol-
his Jane Lausche" dahlia; Harold
Holt, Baltimore, for roses: Mrs
A. S. Striker, Arlington, for artis-
tic arrangement: Marie Murphy
Washington, for teen-age artistic
arrangement: Mr.. and Mrs. w. j
Holbrook, Kensington, vegetables;
P. J. Allen, Bethesda, fruits; Mrs
Ruhoff, canned fruits and vege-
tables; Mrs. j. B. Van Hoesen
Silver Spring, crafts; Mrs. Mildred
Juten, Brookmont, hobby; Jim
Fisher and Jane Berg. both Of Be-
thesda, for junior hobby.
Evergreens Take Prize.
The Bethesda Community Club
collection of evergreens suitable to
Bethesda soil and Climate won the
Records trophy for the best edu-
cational exhibit. The Kenwood
Garden Club compost display won
second. place and the Brookmont
Garden Clubs "buzzin' around
won third. The ''buzzin' was done
by hive of bees under glass. This
display drew a great deal OF at
tention.
The Bartlett Tree Co.'s trophy
went to the Glenwood Road Gar
den Club for high points on q
membership basis.
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two notes when he disappeared.
One said Call 1922 for Corp
Bell. Clerk went AWOL." The
other said I'm case you wonder
time AWOL 0200. Destination
God only knows. Amount taken
$3.50"
Boiling Air Force officials said
the money order was sent from
Cincinnati. When Sergt. Yde put
it in the Office cash register, he
said:
I'VE are now $107 short"
Although Pvt. Smith in his note
said he had taken $3.50, the base
said the amount actually was $157
Evening star., 1949-09-19
Plan 10 Improve
Marsha||Height,
Will Get Test
District to Stage
Demonstration on 7
Streets Tomorrow

The District government tomor-
row will stage demonstration at
two streets in the Marshall
Heights area to show residents of
the section how proposed i'm
provements would work there If
they ever get started.
Ofdcials Of the Highway De-
partment, Department of SAM
tary Engineering, Health Depart
ment. Department of Inspections,
and Engineer Commissioners
Office will meet with citizens of
Marshall Heights at 1870 pm.
tomorrow to show them how the
grading plan, sewer and water
plans, sanitary and building re-
quirements would affect them.
The demonstration will include
a tour starting from the corner
of forty-ninth and Astor streets
Sc. officials and residents will
walk east on Astor street to Fifty
fourth street, south to Call place,
east on Call place to Southern
avenue and return on Call place
to st. Louis street.
Two Areas Surveyed.
Assistant Engineer Commits
sioner Carlin H. Whitesell, jr.,
said two streets in Marshall
Heights-Astor street and Call
place-have been surveyed and
staked out to indicate the re-
development according to the Dis
trict's highway plan which has
been in existence for many years
independent of the redevelop-
ment plan.
AS part Of the demonstration,
simulated inspections will be car
ried out by several departments
for sanitary and safety conditions
and city officials will explain how
redevelopment will work and what
the obligations of area residents
will be.
Meanwhile. the District awaits
action of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
which meets Wednesday on the
possibility Of lifting a freeze
order" which has been in effect
several years prohibiting improve
ment of Marshall Heights.
Land Act Cited.
The Redevelopment Land Act
of 1945 prohibits the Commits
sioners from making improve
ments in the location because of
the contemplated redevelopment
program.
The Commissioners already have
determined, through an opinion
by Corporation Counsel Vernon
E. West, that any move toward
lifting the freeze order must be
initiated by the Planning Com
mission.
Evening star., 1949-09-19
GasCo. Officials
Present Data in
Rate Raise Plea
7 Pct. Increase Asked
To Add 5000, 900
Operating Revenue

Washington Gas Light Co. off,
cials today resumed testimony
before the Public Utilities Com
mission in support Of the COM
pany's request for a 7 per cent
rate increase.
William A. Roberts, counsel for
gas consumers and independent
appliance dealers, and John J.
Kirby, an attorney for the Bu-
reau of Federal Supply, cross
examined Howard B. Noyes, COM
pany vice president in charge OF
engineering. on the company's
operations and financial methods
including the basis of its claims
for fair rate of return
In response to questions, Mr.
Noyes testified it was cheaper for
the gas company to buy natural
gas from the Atlantic Seaboard
Corp. than to produce it here from
oil.
Present Contract Outlined.
Under our present contract,
We pay $1.30 for 1000 feet of nat
ural gas, "Mr. Noyes testified. 1T
costs $1.65 per 1000 feet to pro-
duce oil gas"
Mr.. Noyes. asked if the COM
pany intends to continue supply
ing natural gas to its customers
declared that it did. He added
that the company eventually in
tends to abandon all its gas manu-
featuring facilities.
These facilities will be aban-
doned sometime in 1852 under
tentative plans, Mr.. Noyes testi-
fed, depending on certain tech
nological developments.
Pipe Line Under Way.
Under questioning by Mr.. Rob-
erts, the gas company executive
disclosed that the new 26-inch
gas line, under construction be-
tween Clendennin, w. Va, and
Rockville, Md, is now so per cent
completed and will be finished
about December /. This line will
bring natural gas all the way
from Texas to the Washington
Metropolitan area. Mr.. Noyes
testified.
Today's session was a resump.
ton of hearings on the proposed
gas rate increase that was re.
cessed August 81.
The gas light company asked
the Z per cent increase in order
to add 5000, 900 to its annual op.
Grating revenue.
Earlier, v. A. McElfresh. PUG
executive auditor and accountant
recommended approval Of the rate
increase request, provided the
company returns to the so-callec
sliding scale principle.
Evening star., 1949-09-19

the Federal Housing Administra-
tion. stopped work after her mar
riage and last year became a Sec
retary for the House Agriculture
Committee.
In addition to her husband and
children, she is survived by her
mother, Mrs. K. w. Ballentine of
Middlesex; four sisters, Mrs. Lii
liam Strauss of 4831 Thirty-sixth
street NV; Mrs. Gladys Maddox
Of 9204 Kensington Parkway, Chevy
Chase. Md; Mrs. Janice Meyer of
Orlando, Fla, and Mrs. Mary Cope,
Chicago, ILL.,, and two brothers,
Kinchen Ballentine of Dunn, N. c.,
and James Ballentine, Winton,
N. c.
Her hubsand, a native of Beecher.
City, ILL.,, has been here since 1880
as a representative of the Bur-
roughs Adding Machine Co. Dur
ing the war, he was a lieutenant
commander. stationed in Norfolk
and Philadelphia.
Six Hurt in One Crash.
In another accident, six per-
sons, including a 4-year-old boy,
were injured in a two-car collision
shortly after noon at Third and
Virginia avenue S.W.
Police said an automobile driven
north on Third street by Maceo
Alredge, AZ, colored, 2723 Eleventh
street NV, collided with a car
going east on Virginia avenue.
The driver of the second car,
Thomas j. Cox. 81, a Veterans
Administration official who came
here last Sunday from Cincin-
natl. was charged with failing to
yield the right of way.
Mr.. Alredge was admitted tx
Casualty Hospital with head in
juries. His condition is undeter-
mined.
Mr.. Cox and his four passen-
gers were all released after treat
ment. The driver suffered rit
injuries. Also injured were Mrs
Hester F. Strylowski, 20. who suf-
fered leg and ankle injuries;
Sergt. John I. Strylowski, 80, her
husband, who is stationed al
Boiling Air Base and suffered
face and head cuts; Thomas An
thony Cox. 4, Mr.. Cox's son, who
Evening star., 1949-09-19
Autopsy Today on Man
Found at Foot of Stoirs

An autopsy will be performed
today to determine the cause Of
death Of Edward j. Brady, "A,
whose body was found yesterday at
the foot Of stairs leading to his
second-fioor apartment at 3018
o street NV.
He was pronounced dead on the
scene by DR.. Warren Smith Of
Emergency Hospital, who said Mr..
Brady apparently fell down the
stairs. IS
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"A Western Union money order
for $50 has been received at Boiling
Air Force Base from the 19-year-
old private who went AWOL Fri
day with $157 from the till in the
visiting officers quarters.
But. the private, a man who likes
to write notes, sent no message
with the money order. Just the
order came yesterday to Sergt
George P. Yde, "a. who is in
charge of the visiting officers
quarters and was the private's i'm
mediate superior.
The private. identified as Joseph
w. Smith Of Texarkana, Ark, left
Evening star., 1949-09-19
Perfect Days Expected
To Make Up for Rain
And Thunder Squa||

Perfect September weather was
promised by the Weather Bureau
today and tomorrow to make up
for the violent thunder squell
which hit the city late yesterday,
washing out the Presidents Cup
Regatta feature race.
The squall hit around pm.
just as the estimated $50 900 spec
tators were starting to leave Hams
Point. The racing drivers them
selves had voted not to run the
two final heats of the feature be-
cause of the rough sea churned
up by winds of more than Is miles
per hour.
Heavy sheets of rain-adding
up to 81 of an inch in one-half
hour-accompanied the squall and
effectively snarled traffic for more
than an hour. Capt. Mark Rasp-
berry, head of the Park Police,
had IS policemen working before
things were Strengthened out.
Strong Wind Increases.
The Weather Bureau said the
strong winds which harassed rae
ing boats earlier increased to
about As miles per hour at the
height of the storm. More thunder
and lightning than at any time
this summer also was recorded.
Electric power in Falls Church
and some sections of Arlington
was cut off for an hour or more.
Power failure at the lakewood SUBJ
station in Falls Church was
blamed.
Two Arlington County homes
were struck by lightning but only
slight damage was reported. The
houses are located at 845 North
Woodrow street and at 4 North
Highland street.
Although a few power lines went
down in the District, the Potomac
Electric Power Co. reported no ap-
preciable Interruptions to electric
service occurred.
The Weather Bureau said the
temperature fell II degree-from
81 to 71-during the half hour of
the squall. The squall was one of
a number of separate storms which
hit all sections of the East Coast,
the bureau added.
Lightning struck the home of
Herman Hill, 1417 Jonquil street
NV. starting a small fire which
was extinguished quickly. Lisner
Auditorium at George Washington
University also was struck, but
damage was small.
Lightning Fires Barn.
A new barn on the farm of
Fenton M. Fadeley. near Water
ford, Va, was struck by lightning
and burned to the ground. The
loft was filled with hay, but no
animals were injured. Mr.. Fadeley
has home at 2101 New Hamp-
shire avenue NV.
Today's forecast called for
partly cloudy weather with the
temperature reaching about 50
degrees by late afternoon. It will
be fair and cooler tonight with the
thermometer dropping to 81 de-
grees. Tomorrow will be fair and
cooler.
Yesterdays. high temperature
was IS degrees. recorded at 4::30
pm. while the low was So de-
grees at 7::50 o'clock this morning.
Evening star., 1949-09-19

impact with the steering wheel
which crushed her chest.
Her death brought the traffic
toll for the year to 43 deaths as
compared with 40 this time last
year.
Police said the three were home
ward bound from a house warm
ing in the 1900 block of Cathedral
avenue NV. when the crash oc-
Cured.
.Mr. and Mrs. Phillips were
married here six years ago while
he was in the Navy. Their three
children are Judith. S: Linda. 4.
and Raymond, 3.
-, Victim Was Cotton Queen.
A native of Middlesex, N. c..
and graduate of East Carolina
College, Mrs. Phillips was once
cotton queen of North Carolina.
She came here in 1912 to work for
Evening star., 1949-09-19
Arlington Women Voters
Will Meet Tomorrow

The League Of Women Voters
Of Arlington will hold its first
fall meeting at 8:15 pm. tomor-
row at the Unitarian Church. 4451
First place. South.
The meeting will feature a
panel discussion on a proposed
poll tax amendment which comes
before the voters in November.
Mrs. Curtis Johnson, service
chairman, will act as moderator,
and the panel will consist Of Mrs.
Carolyn Planck, Mrs. Carl Marcy
and Mrs. Hersey Riley, !.
Evening star., 1949-09-19
New Medical Students
AtG. ". Are Urged 10
Study Social Issues

Medical students of the George
Washington University School of
Medicine were urged today to be-
come experts in the worlds social
and economic problems.
Then they can meet the repon-
sibilities Of their future careers,
DR.. Raymond B. Allen said.
DR.. Allen is director of the
medical services division of the
office sof the Secretary of Defense
He addressed the medical schools
faculty and students at the be-
gining of the schools 126th ses-
sion.
In the packed auditorium of
the medical school at 1885 H
street NV. were 1926 students, 95
of whom were freshmen. These
freshmen were selected from more
than 5000 applicants, according
to DIR. Walter A. Bloedorn, dean OF
the school.
Wider knowledge Urged.
DR.. Allen told the students thai
the medical profession at present
is not making its full contribution
because doctors are not trained
in these social and economic fields
He pointed out that at one time
psychiatry played only a small
part in the art of medicine but
now it was recognized that tht
mental well-being of a person hac
a great deal to do with his phys.
ical well-being.
Doctors should know NOR,
about many things" he declared
DR.. Allen, who is on leave O
absence as president of the Uni
versity of Washington, called fo
q greater unity in the studie
which prospective doctors underg,
so that the medical profession
could take its proper place in tn,
social and economic life of tn,
Nation. He said the problem fac
ing the medical profession wa.
similar to the one he has at tn.
Pentagon. This. he explained, wa.
to go into the problems facing thu
Defense Department in trying tt
unity the medical services of the
three services.
New Students Welcomed
DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, presi.
dent of George Washington Uni.
versity, welcomed the new stu.
dents and the returning medicaI
students in brief address before
DR.. Allen spoke.
He told the students that the
medical field is advancing SC
rapidly that the general prac-
titioner can't keep up. There
must be specialists, he declared
adding that he felt the trend was
even for hospitals to be special
lied. In spite of this unavoidable
trend. DR.. Marvin said the medica,
students should obtain as broad
as background as possible, par
ticularly in psychology.
Following the opening assembly
a luncheon was held at the Carle-
ton Hotel in honor of DR.. Allen
members Of the Board of Trustees
Of the university and other dis
tinguished guests.