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Evening star., 1949-09-25
Potomac Commission
Plans Meeting on
Anti-Po|Iution Fund
Star Staff Photo.
By jones BirchfieId

Methods of financing pollution
abatement projects and a dis
cussion by representatives of in
dustry on anti-pollution measures
will highlight the annual meeting
of the Interstate Commission on
the Potomac River basin this
week end at Capon Springs, w.
Va.
Acting on proposal by a men,
ber of the Washington Board of
Trade, the commission is expected
to approve the establishment of a
financing authority with powers
to finance waste treatment facil-
tiles throughout the Potomac
Basin.
Commission repres entatives
said one financing authority
might be established for the en-
tire basin. including those por-
tions of the four States that lie
in the Potomac area. Or, it was
pointed out, separate authorities
might be set up for each State.
Leading the discussion on meth
DDS Of financing waste treatment
projects win be Robe Mitchell
bonding consultant Of the New
York firm Of Mitchell & Pershing
Mr.. Mitchell will speak at q din
ner meeting of the commission
Thursday night.
Following meetings Friday
morning of the various commits
sion committees, Lyman Cox,
waste consultant of the E. I. du-
Ponte de Nemours & Co., will dis
cuss "Industry's Civic Duty in
Pollution Abatement. He will be
followed by F. w. Mohlman, di-
rector of laboratories for the Chi
cago Sanitary District, who will
discuss "The Waste Treatment
Problems of Industry"
Friday afternoon representa-
tives of industry will settle down
to a discussion of means of cor
recting their pollution in the Po-
tomac River. Participating in q
round-table discussion will be
representatives Of the Celanese
Corp, Virginia Woolen Mills
Crompton- Shenandoah Co., Merck
& Co., Inc, Keystone Tanning &
Glue Co., American Viscose Corp
and National Fruit Products Co
Edwin r. Cotton, commission
director, said he hald great hope
that much good will come from
the industry get-together.
Evening star., 1949-09-25
Manassas Man Wins
Top Flower Show
Honors in Alexandra

John E. Adams of Manassas,
Va. won the grand sweepstakes
prize at the Alexandria Flower
Show yesterday.
Mr.. Adams, who amassed the
most points for his various en-
tries, received a silver bowl. He
also won a silver. cup for placing
first in the garden flower division.
Other division winners who also
received silver cups were Mrs.
Virgil Davis, 601 Lloyd lane. Alex
andria. dahlia division; Harold j.
Holt. Baltimore, rose division, and
tArs. James O'Neill. Belle Haven,
Alexandria. arrangements divi-
sion.
Garden Club Wins.
The Neighborhood Garden Club
Of Arlington won the interclub
invitation class, in which garden
clubs of the Washington area were
asked to enter one flower arrange
ment. .a.s.
The Potomac Rose Society won
q special aW6sd for being the gar.
den club with the most winning
members. = Mr.. Holt and Irwin
Axelrod Of Tauxemonts road,
Alexandria, won the Potomac
Rose Society's silver and bronze
metal certificates, respectively, for
having the highest and second
highest number Of points in the
rose division.
A special award for the best
single dahlia went to Mrs. Davis,
who won top award in the entire
dahlia division. She also won a
special award in the novice class
for having the best dahlia. A SINH
lar award for the best rose en-
tered by novice went to Mr..
Axelrod.
199 Exhibits at Show.
AnotheA best dahlia award for
a different species went to Mrs.
Robert Daniel of Alexandria. Best
rose award winners for different
types Of roses went to Mr.. Holt,
Mrs. r. H. Hutchings of Arlington,
and Mrs. John Adams, Manassas.
There were 199 exhibits at the
show. Mrs. r. c. Beverley, jr.. and
Mrs. CORTLAND Warfield were CO.
chairman Of the show, sponsored
by the Hunting Greek Garden Club
and assisted by the garden section
of the Alexandria Woman's Club,
the garden section of the Belle
Haven Woman's Club. the garden
section of the Beverly Hills Wom-
ans Club, the Potomac Rose So
ciety. and the Yates Garden Club,
Evening star., 1949-09-25
Battle Invites Support
Of 0fAnti-0rganization
Elements in Election
By the Assoeioted Press


RICHMOND, Va, Sept. "a. -
John S. Battle, the Democratic
nominee for Governor. beckoned
today to the anti-organization ele-
ments of the party with an olive
branch.
He made the gesture at a meet
ing of the Democratic State Gen.
tral Committee to plan the general
election campaign.
Most of the party's leaders
except for Senator Byrd and Gov.
Tuck-were on hand to applaud
the Governor-apparent when he
said:
II have no Ill feeling toward
anybody in the party. I believe
in political differences as long as
they are honest ones. And I have
no reason to believe that anyone
in the primary was actuated by
any but honest differences.
Byrd's Son Gives Assurance.
4 The primary is over. We now face
the common enemy, and I have
no doubt as to the outcome in No.
vember."
While Senator Byrd was unable
to attend. his son. State Senator
Harry F. Byrd. jr., OF Winchester,
said his father had requested him
to assure members he stood 100
per cent behind the full Demo-
cratic ticket in Virginia.
Gov, Tuck wrote that he would
have been present except for the
marriage of his stepson today at
South Boston.
There was some talk among
delegates that resolution on the
controversial poll tax amendments
might be placed before the COM
mittee. Such an amendment didn't
come forth and the committee ap-
parently left this to a committee
which Chairman G. Alvin Massen-
burg was empowered to appoint
This committee of not more than
five members was ordered set ur
on the motion of State Senator
Charles r. FenWick of Arlington
It's purpose will be to inquire into
the State election laws and put
the Democratic Party plan under
scrutiny.
Secretary Approved.
Senator Fenwick also proposed
that the party chairman-if he
felt it necessary-employ a full
time executive secretary to assist
the party secretary, Jesse Dillon
in the time-consuming routine OF
the office. The committee ap-
proved.
A resolution was passed direct
ing the State chairman to form
a campaign committee of the var
ious district chairmen.
The committee elected to its
membership Robert c. Goad OF
Lovingston to succeed the late
Lawrence w. II. Peyton of Staun-
ton as a 7th district member.
National Committeeman Fred
g. Switzer Of Harrisonburg, who
held the post Of 7th district
chairman as well. resigned the
district office and before today's
meeting was succeeded by James
w. Fletcher of Sperryville.
Evening star., 1949-09-25
Columbia Pike Citizens
Ask Candidates to Talk

The candidates for the Arling-
ton County Board have been in
vited to address the Columbia
Plke Citizens Association at 8
pm. Tuesday in the auditorium
oi the Columbia Pike branch Of
the Old Dominion Bank.
They are the incumbent, Basil
M. De Lashmutt. Democrat, and
Robert w. Cox, Independent.
rivals for the one seat to be filled
In the November election.
Evening star., 1949-09-25
Jewish Women's Council
To Meet in MONTGOMERY

The Women's Council Of the
Montgomery County Jewish Com
munity. Inc, will begin its fall
and winter meetings at $50 pm.
TueNday at the Bethesda Reerea-
ton Center, 4700 Norwood drive,
Chevy Chase, Md.
Mrs. Bernard Mills. president,
announced that decorating
schemes for the new community
center building now being con-
structed on East West highway at
Meadowbrook lane will be dis
cuSSed.
Evening star., 1949-09-25
Lane, Byrd Expected
To Attend Fair al
Leonardtown Today
Special Dispoteh to The Sios

LEONARDTOWN, Md. Sept. "a.
Lane and DR.. H. c. Byrd,
president of the University of
Maryland. are expected here Sun
day to help st. Marys County
close its three-day agricultural
fair with q livestock parade and
a jousting tournament. The
parade begins at ! pm, and the
tournament at 1:30 pm.
Gov. Lane will charge the
knights and DR.. Byrd will speak
after the tournaments Queen of
Love and Beauty has been crown
ed by Miss Janet Burroughs, who
was selected as the Queen Of
Tolerance.
Most Of the more than 5000
persons who visited the fair today
heard Miss Julia E. Miller of st.
Inigoes win an oratorical contest
for county high school students.
Miss Miller, II, is a senior at st.
Michael's Parochial School. She
is the daughter of Matthias Miller,
a farmer.
Second place went to John r.
Dorsey of Leonardtown. a Is
year-old sophomore at Charlotte
Hall Military Academy. He is the
son Of Philip H. Dorsey, peoples
counsel to the State Public Serv-
icp Commission
Other contestants who spoke on
"The Importance of Rural Lead
ership" were Charles Donaldson,
Brent High School, and Mary Ann
Great Mills. and the Misses
Cecilia Goldsborough Of Margaret
Candida Of st. Marys Academy,
Leonardtown.
Today's program included a
baby contest. Fathers of the win
ners were: T. L. Harrison, Lexing-
ton Park; 1t. James j. Dowdy,
Patuxent River Naval Air Station;
Joseph .Jarboe. Hollywood, and
Hillary Hill, Park Hall.
In the judging of riding horses,
first place went to Tom Code,
owned by Mrs. June Cryer and
ridden by Fred Bowman; second
place. Lady May, ridden by Miss
Ann McNey and owned by Frank
Latham.
Evening star., 1949-09-25
Choral Group to Meet
At Bethesda High School

Z The first rehearsal Of a county
wide mixed choral group will be
held at 8:15 pm. Tuesday at the
Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School.
s The chorus, sponsored by the
Montgomery Junior College. is
planning to sing next spring with
the Montgomery Symphony Or
chestra. Mrs. Ruth L. Morgan
win direct the chorus.
/ r.
Evening star., 1949-09-25
GIenmont Book Exhibit Set

Miss Alice Robertson. super.
visor Of Library Service Of the
Montgomery County Schools will
hold q book exhibit from 10 am.
to $3.50 pm. Tuesday, Wednesday
apd Thursday in the library Of
the Glenmont (Md) Elementary
School.
Evening star., 1949-09-25
District Doctors
II
.0pposeTruman
Health Program
Only n of 91S PoIIed
Approve Compulsory
Insurance Plun

An overwhelming majority Of
Washington doctors have regis
tered unqualified opposition to
President Truman's compulsory
health insurance pprogram in a
District Medical Society referen-
dunn, it was learned last night.
The study was made, officials
said, in answer to charges that
American Medical Association op-
position to the program is not in
accord with the views of rank and
file members.
The poll was taken on the ap-
peal of several doctors to "end
any conjecture on this point" as
far as Washington doctors are
concerned, according to an article
in the current issue of the Medical
Annals of the District Medical
Society.
Only 21 Favor Truman Plan.
A total of 918 doctors here an
swered the poll, showing these
results:
/. Twenty-one said they were
in favor of the Truman compul-
sorry insurance plan.
2. The largest number, 869, said
they favored extension of volun-
tary health insurance plans, both
in coverage of more persons and
more benefits.
3. Another % doctors said they
approved of neither.
Members of the society were
asked to check one of the three
points listed on the referendum.
Typical of comments among the
% doctors wso said they favored
neither the compulsory nor the
voluntary plans, the annals re-
ported, were these:
II favor sort of free hospital
system equivalent to free public
schools
Federal Aid Indicated.
Neither voluntary nor compul-
sorry health insurance is desirable.
I believe families with less than
$1,500 income cannot get good
medical care. and Federal aid to
the States in developing coverage
for this income group is indicated.
Families should pay certain per-
centage of income, the rest from
taxes"
II recommend that the ANA
sit down with the administration
and formulate national health
bill mutually satisfactory"
The 918 doctors whose answers
are covered in 1.-THE report were
among 1855 voting members of
the society to whom poll ballots
were sent, the society said. Addi-
tional replies which have come In
after publication Of the annals
report. they said "closely follow
THE earlier returns.
Proposed by Dr.. MattinEIy.
The poll was proposed by DR..
AA&SA4AsaS @1' 32dttAkA64J db q SOClSLy
meeting May 4 at which a dis
cussion Of the health insurance
proposals gave no statistically
decisive picture of the members
sentiments.
On another part of the poll bal
lots. 222 doctors indicated ap-
proval Of Federal assistance to
States in developing coverage un-
der voluntary insurance for the
INDECENT and medically INDECENT"
the article said.
In the way of general COM
ments," the article added, one
doctor said he favors education
Of the public "to the fact that
existing facilities are adequate"
Another, however, said, while
I favor voluntary insurance, I am
still opposed to the emotional type
OF propaganda Of which this ANA
booklet inclosed) is represent
ative."
Evening star., 1949-09-25
City Park Citizens to Meet

The City Park-Jefferson Village
Citizens Association will meet at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow at the Odd
! Fellows Hall in Falls Church.
Evening star., 1949-09-25
Rueker to Represent
Citizens at Hearing on
Scent Zone Increase

Arlington County decided yes
terday to intervene in the Arnold
buslines rates increase case.
On recommendation of the Arl-
ington Public Utilities Commits
sion, the County Board authorized
Commonwealth's Attorney Den
man T. Rucker to represent the
citizens interests in a hearing be-
fore the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
The Arnold lines are petitioning
for the right to raise fares 5 cents
in each zone. Passengers are
transported chiefly between down.
town Washington and nearby
points in the Virginia county.
Lester E. Conley, a PUG mem
ber, said the commission has
reached no definite conclusion on
the merits Of the rate increase ap-
plication. He said, however, it is
clear that the bus company faces
the problem of meeting an in
crease of approximately $500, 900
in its obligations within a year.
Occasional Flareups.
The County Board session was
routine except for occasional flare
ups between members with diver
gent political views. In each in
stance Mrs. Florence Cannon par
ticipated in sharp exchanges with
board members identified with the
Democratic organization. The lat
ter were F.. Freeland Chew and
Alfred Frisbie.
At one point, Mrs. Cannon COM
planned that a report by Treasurer
John Locke Green showed that q
considerable amount" of per-
sonal property taxes remained
uncollected from former years. She
asked information on the methods
used to collect the past due money.
Mr.. Chew and Mr.. Frisbie said
everything possible is done to pre-
vent delinquency but that it is
impossible to achieve perfection,
because Arlington has a fast
changing population. They said
the county has one of the best tax
collection records in the State.
County Manager A. T. Lundberg
announced plans to study insur-
ance carried by Arlington on Gov
ernment property and said he
would submit recommendations
shortly. The study follows a fire
in the Clarendon library. On this
loss the county collected $4,000
from insurance companies. Mr..
Lundberg said the settlement was,
fair hut he believed the INSURANCE.
protection should be reappraised.
Viewers Appointed.
The board appointed viewers to
advise whether it should approve
a request by st. Charles Catholic
Church for the closing of a part
of North johnson street. The
church wants to link its yard with
a lot across that street, on which
it plans to build a school. Under
the plan. another street would be
opened to substitute for johnson.
Paul A. Hill, business manager
of the Arlington Chamber of
Commerce. urged board members
to attend a celebration at Rosslyn
Circle October 8, when the White
hurst Freeway will be opened.
The salary of Mrs. Mary Thomp-
son, central registrar, was raised
from $4,000 a year to 5000.
Action was deferred on a pro-
posal to ask the Federal Commu-
nications Commission to extend
the deadline by which Arlington's'
Police and Fire Department must
use separate radio frequencies.
The FEC has fixed the date as
July /, 1850.
Evening star., 1949-09-25

SIDEWALK SIT-DOWN, FAILS-John S. Crook, ~, of 4402
Amber drive Kensington Md looks at newly con-
crete sidewalk from which he forcby elected by police
yesterday He objected to the wall against which he
is leaning and which built in front OF neighbers home
He said projects beyond the building line and the
Montgomery County oa wouldn't let him put front porch
his house. Banon Barnett county engineer says
the wall projects only inches Mr. Crook lay down in protest
and wokmen started pouring concrete until Police Pvt Edwin
Jones forced him to get up. Star Stan Photo.
The Nome nugget., 1949-03-02
World Shrinks As Man Goes Faster
 And Farther

FORT WORTH, Tex. (P)-Nei- ly By should see the way they go around the world now.
 She was the traveller who start ed off globe-girdling speed dashes back in 1899. IL took her 72 days, six hours and II minutes by steamship and train.
 But she made much better time, at that, than the first rOund-world trip by planes.
 On April 6, 1924, four army planes took off from Seattle, head ing west. By short jumps and long waits for weather, supplies and such they hopped across the Aleutians, down through India, up to England, back to the United States. Only two of the original planes finished the flight. Ii tooa 175 days, of which 14 days and 10 hours was actual flying time.
 In 1929, the German dirigible Graf Zeppelin made the globe. circling trip. Her time was 20 days and four hours from Fried richshaften to Friedrichshaften, [ the distance 21,700 miles. ! The late Wiley Post made TWO trips. In 1881, with Harold Gatty ! as navigator, he flew a northern. route of l5,474 miles in eight days, l5 hours, 5l minutes. In 1883 fly ing alone he covered roughly the same route and distance in seven days, IS hours 4912 minutes. 1 Howard Hughes, airplane de- signer and former Hollywood pro ducer, flew around by way of Russia, 14,824 miles, in three days, 18 hours minutes 10 seconds in 1888.
 In 1947 William Odom, with Milton Reynolds, flew a converted air force medium bomber over ZO,UOO mile route m elapsed tune of 78 hours, 55 minutes, 72 sec ondS.
 Between Nelly Bly'S time and today there were many world circling trips made by a variety of means, but until today none was nonstop.
The Nome nugget., 1949-03-02
COUNCIL DISCUSSES HARBOR. SCHOOL

In a short business meeting of the Nome Common Council, the Standard Oil Company's request for space on the harbor revetment for the installation of oil-pumping equipment was discussed and on ordinance proposed.
 The Standard Oil Company pe- titioned the City for the necessary permit in order to install oil pumping equipment to replace army equipment which is to be re- moved to a site on the south side of Snake River.
 The Council members also voted approval of measure to in stall panic bars" on exit doors at the Nome Public School.
The Nome nugget., 1949-03-02
Wednesday. March 2. l949
those issued to delinquents.

those issued 10 dellnquenlS.
 2. Canoe lall orders to report for armed forces physical examin- ation and issue no other orders to report for armed forces physical examination until instructions are received to resume sending men for examination.
 3. Continue as usual to register all persons required to register under the Act.
 4. Continue the mailing of questionnaires.
 B. local boards will complete the classification of all registran's
 6. Normal action by appeal boards will be resumed and cases now before them awaiting trans initial or hereafter arising, will be handled in the usual manner.
 2. RegiStrants who have been classified should be reclassified at any time there is a change in sta tus requiring such reclassification. Every classified registrant shall be permitted to present any new evidence he desires to have his board consider, and the local board is hereby authorized to re- open any case upon it's own mo- ton or at the request of a regis trant, his employer or anyone claiming to be dependent of the registrant. Emphasize the require ment in the law that every regis ! trant shall keep his local board 1 informed as to changes in his sta Jus. This applies to registrants who have reached the age of tWenty-six as well as to all others. 8. Since all orders to report for physical examination and all or ders to report for induction have been cancelled, and no registrant will be under such orders until the selective service system re- ceiveS another call, the director of selective service has determined that on February l, 1949, and thereafter until the national mili- tary establishment places a call with the selective service system, any registrant may volunteer for enlistment in the regular army, air force, navy, marine corps, or coast guard.
 9. With the resumption of in ductionS calls will be levied so as to cause men having the same year of birth to be inducted dur ing each induction period and to avoid taking men of a younger class from one area while sub- stantial numbers of men of older classes are available in another.
The Nome nugget., 1949-03-02
Spring has sprung Fall has fell,
 Winter is here And colder than

S39.S0 an ounce. But ii must be gold dust. nuggets or gold flakes. Ii can't be refined gold. Only the government or licensed individu- als can handle that.
 The Bache gold is $50 fine at $39.50 an ounce as against 999 fine at $35 an ounce for monetary gold. That makes the $50 fine gold about $l1.4O an ounce higher than monetary gold.
 Sales have been made to all types of people. Some come in and start whispering about buying. They have a feeling it is faintly illegal. Others slap down currency and demand the gold.
 Most of the sales are made for investment or safe keeping of money. Careful records are kept of transactions, and all govern ment laws and regulations cover ing the deals are followed strictly.
 The likelihood of gold going down in price al this lime is re- garded as remote. There are ire quent rumors that the United States will raise its gold buying price or that the International Monetary Fund will authorize free and open trading above the S25 price. There also are frequent denials from official sources.
 The most recent rumor insists a new price of $4250 an ounce will be set.
The Nome nugget., 1949-03-02
Gold Buyers Are Willing To Pay Above Ceiling
Continued from Page Three)

Continued from Page Three) mined an estimated S40O, ,0O0, ,0O0 in gold.
 All that is figured with gold at a value of S35 fine ounce, the price set by the American govern ment January 31, 1884.
 The South African government wants to sell for dollars limited amount of gold for a limited time at a price higher than the old standard set by the United States and accepted officially by the world.
 South Africa would like to sell 100000 ounces of 22-carat gold during an eight-week period for $38.2O an ounce. That would be nearly $6.50 an ounce higher than the United States price because the gold they propose to sell is 22- carat, whereas the official S35 price is for 24-carat or 999 fine gold.
 As far as the average person is concerned. there is one catch in the plan. a proviso that the gold may be used only for industrial. artistic or industrial purposes. You just cant buy the gold. slick ii in your pocket and walk away.
 The International Monet r y Fund in Washington, which is the policeman for the worlds mone- tary gold, said the idea was all right, but shook stern finger at any thought that this might be a forerunner to free gold trading around the world. That, they be- lieve, would upset all currencies.
 Public interest in gold was quickened measurably by the South African move and the atti- tude of the International None tary Fund An immediate reaction was noted in the office of Bache & Co.,, an old established Wall Street brokerage house.
 Bache sells. gold in a free and open market.
 A number of companies in the United States do the same thing, but Bache probably has the larg- est business and almost certainly the greatest number of inquiries.
 Any resident citizen can buy Bache gold in l00-ounce lets for
The Nome nugget., 1949-03-02

o fthe 2,5OO,OO0.O0O pounds of candy produced in l943. about 20 per cent was shipped to armed forces in the United States and abroad.