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Evening star., 1949-08-18
ChiIds Death From Chewing
Paint off Furniture Probed
Continued Practice
For Year Despite
Adequate Meals

Prince Georges County health
officials today planned an inves-
tigation into the death from lead
poisoning OF a 4-year- old Hyatts-
vile girl who, her parents said,
had been eating paint off furni-
ture for the last year.
The child. Claudette Carver,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
L. Carver. 45o3 Decatur street.
died Saturday in the Prince
Georges General Hospital. two
days after she was admitted.
DR.. Thomas S. Englar. county
health officer. said he would visit
the home today in an attempt to
learn all the details in the case.
DR.. John T. Maloney. county
medical examiner. who issued a
certificate of death due to lead
poisoning, said hospital authori-
ties told him the child was under
nourished. Hospital officials said
that in cases where children
suffer from certain vitamin def
ciencies, it is mot unusual" for
them to eat paint off objects.
For this reason. they said, manu-
facturers of baby furniture recent
ly started covering their products
with a nonharmful vegetable paint.
A law passed at the last session of
the Maryland General Assembly,
prohibited the use of poisonous
paint on cribs and other children S
furniture unless it is so labeled.
The Garver's said they had pur-
chased some Of their furniture Sec
ond hand.
Tests to Be Made.
Specimens of the child's body
fluids have been sent by the hos
pital to the National Institute of
Health. Bethesda. for analysis.
DR.. William Manion, hospital
pathologist, explained this was
done to verify the finding of lead
poisoning.
Mrs. Carver told reporters the
girl had been gnawing for about
a year on her crib. other furniture
in the house. the porch railing
and the steps leading to the Sec
ond floor. The paint on a desk
was almost all chewed off.
1--WE asked doctors why she did
it but they didn't know" she said.
II always whipped her and so did
her daddy. She ate fine but after
leaving the table. she would sneak
out and chew on wood"
The father said physicians who
had examined the girl had told
him she lacked something in her
system"
Il asked what it was" he re-
called. land the doctors told me
to give her sassafras root. I gave
it to her but she refused to eat it"
Mrs. Carver said Claudette be-
came i'll last Thursday and wanted
orange Juice. which she gave her.
Mr.. Carver said he found his
daughter lying on her stomach in
the dining room when he came
home from work that day. He
said she complained of pain in
her stomach. He. then rushed her
to the hospital.
"She had always been in the best
Evening star., 1949-08-18
President BIumes Delay
In Vocation on Conqress
BY the Assoeiosed Press

by the ASSoeIoted Press
President Truman laid the
blame on Congress today for a de-
lay in his own vacation plans.
The President. asked whether
he planned to take a vacation,
told news conference questioner:
You ask Congress. He said he
will have to be here until Con-
gress finishes its work, and he is
in no position to say when that
will be.
Evening star., 1949-08-18
10 Save
HomeRu|eDue
In Committee
House Group May
Review Burial at
Meeting Tomorrow
By Don S. Worren.

A fight to rescue the Washing
ton home rule plan from its inn
pending burial" in a subcom-
mittee is scheduled at tomorrow's
special meeting Of the House Dis
trict Committee.
The extra meeting of the full
committee was called by chairman
Mcmillan to hear reports from
all its subcommittee. But the
chief business is expected to be
the home rule report of the Ju-
dietary Subcommittee.
This group, headed by Repre-
sentative Harris. Democrat, of Ar
kansas, voted Tuesday to table
the bill passed by the Senate on
May 81 for an elected city gov
ernment for Washington.
At the same session, the SUBJ
committee decided the action OF
the group should be reported to
the full District Committee.
Would Permit Review.
This would raise the general
subject for review by the full COM
mittee, but it would not bring be-
fore the full committee the city
suffrage bills still in the hands Of
the Harris subcommittee. A ma
jority of the seven members OF the
subcommittee opposes even limited
Washington home rule.
With this in mind. Representa-
tive Klein, Democrat, OF New
York, sponsor of a bill Identical
with the Kefauver bill passed by
the Senate, announced last night
he will seek to overturn the action
of the Judiciary Subcommittee.
He said he will move to discharge
the Harris Subcommittee from
further consideration of the home
rule issue.
Unless some other House puSi-
ness intervenes, some committee
sources indicated. a hot debate
over the whole city suffrage prob
lem could be expected. The meet
ing will be closed to the public
and the press.
Mr.. Klein said he will fight TO
give the House a chance to act
on either the Senate-passed bill
or some other form of the legis-
lation the House District Commit
tee might substitute. He called
the decision of the Judiciary SUBJ
committee to table the Senate
bill most undemocratic."
Sees House Approval.
Mr.. Klein said he believes ths
majority of the House member
ship would approve such bill
and that. therefore, "the least
the House District COMMITTEES
should do would be to let ths
House have chance to act"
If the District Committee sus-
tains the position taken by the
Harris Subcommittee some men,
bers said, this would pave the way
for petition to discharge the Dis
trict Committee from further con-
sideration of the home rule issue.
thus bringing it directly before
the House.
This device is rarely successful
in itself. Its chief value is to per-
suade a Congressional committee
to let the issue 60 to the House or
Senate.
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Virqiniu 6. O. P. Leaders
To Meet in Roanoke
Special Dispoieh TO The stor

ROANOKE, Va, Aug. 18.-The
Republican State Central Com
mittee of Virginia will meet at II
am. Saturday at the Roanoke
Hotel.
,Tyrrell Krum, chairman Of the
Fairfax County Republican Com
mittee. said the group will con-
slider it's platform for the general
election in November. Mr.. Krum
also is campaign manager for
Walter johnson, COP nominee for
Governor.
Evening star., 1949-08-18
cripps to Return Home

ZURICH. Switzerland, Aug. 18
R).-Sir Stafford Cripps, Brit
aims Chancellor of Exchequer, is
leaving for home tomorrow after
four weeks of treatment in a
Swiss clinic for an intestinal all
'ment. DR.. Dagmar Liechti, who
treated him, said Cripps is much
improved in health.
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Funds Cut May End
Day Care for 50 Pct.
Children in Centers

AS amany as one-half of the
children now in day care centers
will be forced to get aid elsewhere
unless the Senate restores a $50
900 cut by the House Appropria-
tions Committee.
This warning came today from
Raymond F. Clapp. acting director
of the Public Welfare Department.
He said the committee appropria-
tion Tuesday Of only $50, ,000-half
Of the total authorized earlier
would mean two or three Of the
six 'centers will have to be closed.
The action will be referred to
the House floor soon, and then
to the Senate, where Mr.. Clapp
hopes the full 100000 appropria-
ton will be restored to permit
present operation of the centers.
In addition to the appropria-
tion. the parents whose children
are taken care of while they are
employed pay a fee based on a
graduated scale to their ability to
pay. This amounts to about $48,-
900 a year and with a 100000
appropriation the centers are able
to operate.
If the Welfare Department de-
cides to take care of the children
whose parents are able to pay the
higher rate. about one-third will
be dropped. But if it decides to
take care of the children of par.
ents in the lower brackets only
one-half of the children can be
taken care of. Mr. Clapp said.
Some of the mothers whose
children now attend day care
centers might be forced to quit
work and go on relief, Mr.. Clapp
said. The centers now accom-
modate 265 children between 2
and 10, and operate IL hours a
day.
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Pork Prices Dip Here
As Cost Of Chickens
And Eggs Advance

A slight dip in pork prices and
an upward trend in listings on
top-grade eggs and frying chick
ems developed in some retail
markets here today.
Dealers explained this resulted
largely from wholesale price
changes within the last week. The
shifts in Washington area stores,
however. were comparatively mod
crate, they said.
Although a seasonal upturn in
egg prices caused prices to go up
as much as cents in some COM
munities. the increase here was
generally / to 2 cents a dozen.
Lower egg prices are likely this
fall. the Agriculture Department
predicted. -
Frying chickens sold for about
54 cents pound in several stores
here today. about 2 cents higher
than a week ago.
Pork prices, which showed a
sudden rise last week in retail
market quotations, indicated .
leveling off. with pork roast and
chops repeatedly in more plentiful
supply. Wholesale dealers said
their prices eased sharply in re-
cent days and that a more def
mite retail downturn might ma
terialize next week.
Despite signs Of somewhat
higher retail beef prices in some
sections, of the country this week,
the situation here was described
as practically unchanged. A few
of the larger chain establishments
advertised lamb products at prices
a cent or two lower.
Agriculture Department experts
said lower beef prices may come
soon after Labor Day. instead of
later in the fall as is usually the
case. They based this belief on
current high livestock prices and
a tendency of producers to speed
the marketing of feed-lot cattle
which normally reaches its peak
between late November and mid
December.
Peaches continue to be the most
abundant fruit at retail stores,
with prices considerably lower
than last year. Dry weather this
year advanced the harvesting two
weeks or more in many areas. The
Agriculture Department estimated
this years crop at $4,000, 900 BUSH
els as compared with 65,000.00 in
1s48 and a .lo-year average Of
69, ,000, 900.
The Dun & Bradstreet whole
sale food index was unchanged
from a week ago at $3.50. A year
ago it stood at $707. The figure
represents a total wholesale cost
of a pound each of 81 foods in
general use,
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Linton to Speak Tonight
To County Historiuns

The Montgomery County His
torical Society will hear talk by
F.. B. Linton, member of the Lin
coin Group of Washington and
noted collector of Lincolniana. at
q meeting at 8 o'clock tonight in
the Sandy Spring Community
House.
Mr.. Linton will speak on Lin
coin and Fort Stevens"
Music will be provided by Miss
Margaret Ann Bopp, vocalist.
William Parkins, president of the
society, will conduct the meeting.
Evening star., 1949-08-18
White Oak Laboratory +
Gets Navy Sufety Award

The Naval Ordnance Laboratory
at White Oak, Md, has been
awarded the Secretary of Navy's
award for safety, the highest
naval award in the field of safety.
In ceremonies held yesterday at
the laboratory, Rear Admiral Glen
D. Davis. commandant of the
Potomac River Naval Command,
presented the citation to Emmett
: L. Hunt, chief quarterman of the
laboratory's technical shop.
Evening star., 1949-08-18
You Don't Have to Miss q Thinu

vacation, you don't have to miss thing.
You can relax and still get all the news
and features from home as published by
your favorite newspaper, The Star.
You can have The Evening and
Sunday Star mailed to you for only
$1.50 month.
The Star is also available at news
stands or by carrier delivery at most
nearby summer resorts.
Arrange to have your favorite news
paper follow you wherever you 90. Call
alton delivery of The Evening and Sun
Evening star., 1949-08-18
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Sterling 5000 for vacation delivery Of The Evening and sun
day Star
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-06-18
Jackie Robinson Hogs
Specially Departments

NEW YORK - Jackie Robinson
of Brooklyn has taken over the bait
ing leadership in the National
league and is doing his best to mo-
nopolize the speciality departments.
Robinson's $50 is tops in the
league. He's tied for the lead with
teammate Pee Wee Reese for runs
scored, A, and stolen bases, II.
Robinson also leads in hits with
70, is tied with Carl Furillo of
Brooklyn and Roy Smalley of Chi
cago for tops in triples with five,
and is tied for second with Puddin
Head Jones of Philadelphia in the
two-base hit department with IA.
Eddie Watkins of Philadelphia has
the most doubles, 16.
Robinson and Red Schoendienst of
st. Louis were the only ones of last
weeks top 10 hitters to improve
their average during the week.
Schoendienst is second to Robinson
with $40, up five points.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-06-18
A. L. Lewis !
Grads

The Kindergarten class of the A.
l. Lewis Elementary school in
Homestead, held it's first graduation
exercises June in the schools
auditorium. The occasion attracted
capacity attendance and the Is grad
yates. under the supervision of Miss
ETnestine Jackson, presented very
interesting program Miss Phillip
johnson was valedictorian of me
class and Mary Ell EN- Plair
the salutatorian, Mrs. O. C. Robert
son, kindergarten teacher at school
Ter White children in Homestead
awarded the diplomas.
During the closing remarks, Mrs.
Estelle Williams, principal at A. l..
Lewis, expressed the schools graft
tude for all the fine support given
the kindergarten by its sponsors the
Parent-Teachers association as well
as the citizens of that community.
"A special tribute was paid to the
Afro-American Insurance co. whose
substantial contribution gave the
project its first start.
Graduates pictured are; left to
right: Betty Jean Johnson, Natha-
ice Barnaby, George Johnson, John
inie BLACK, Joyce Falson. Norma
.Eaan Cunningham, Leonard Wilson,
Thaaldeus Mackey, Willie Frank
Howard, Phillip Johnson, Christine
Simons, Clintel Elliton, Betty Lou
Collier, Mary Ellen Plair and juan
tia Edgecombe.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-06-18
MIAMI TIMES, MIAMI, FLORIDA aYs
PAGE SIXTEEN SATURDAY, JUNEf18. 1874
Friendship Mystic Center
Celebrates Anniversary

Friendship Mystic Spiritualistic
Center celebrated it's second an
niversary on May 20, pm. at Mt.
>Olivet Baptist Church. Following is
the program:
observation-disclosures Christian Sol
diers
Selection = Mt. Olivet Choir.
Prayer - Rev. Elijah Clark
Scripture Reading Rev. l.. A.
Thompson.
Selection Trinity Jr. Choir
Welcome Address - Mrs. Levania
Marin.
Response =. Miss Celestine Burn
side.
Solo Mrs. Myrtle Gibson.
Reading - Miss Gloria Dawkins.
Solo Mr. Ernest Bethune.
Reading - Miss Lula NJ. Grady.
N. t, l.. and L. Spiritualist Sci
ence Church.
Sol@n~-- Mrs. Bloneva Munroe.
Reading Miss Anator Gordan.
Solo = Mrs. Nottage.
Introduction of Guest Speaker =
Mrs. V. Grant.
Address - Rev. G. Jones.
Offering
Remarks Mrs. 1. G. Bingham.
Presentations of Clubs.
Benediction-Closin Remarks.
Mrs. j. l.. Dixon, leader.
Solo Mrs. Jenester White.
Closing Remarks Mrs. J. l..
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-06-18
Halfback Tunnel
Signs With Giants

NEW YORK Emlen Tunnel.
halfback has signed his 1949 con-
tract with the New York Giants OF
the national football league, it was
announced Monday.
President Mara said head coach
Steve owen plannGS to use the for
Emer Iowa star in the Giants No.
offensive backfield next fall. Tun-
nell was used principally on defense
last season, his first with the Giants.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-06-18

Dixon.
Benediction.
Mrs. Sophie Dawkins, secretary
Committee - Mrs. Virginia ".
Grant, Mrs. Sophie Dawkins, Mrs.
Felicia Thomas, Mrs. Eleze Tynes,
Mrs. Drucilla Sears Allen.
Evening star., 1949-10-17
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time of Showing

Ambassador-"Tokyo Joe," 1:15
1920, 5:25. 1880 and 9:40 pm.
Capitol-"Slattery's Hurricane,
II am, LAS. 4:30, 1920 and 1905
pm. Stage shows. 1910, 3:25
6:15 and 8 pm.
Columbia-"I Was a Male Wa,
Bride" II am, 1:10, $40. 5:35
7:45 and 10 pm.
Dupont-"The Scoundrel," 2:2O
S, 7:45 and 1925 pm.
Observation-Disclosures" 2:05
$40 and $40 pm.
Keith's - "Ichabod and Mr.
Toad" 1850 am, 1850, 1855, 6,
8 and 10:05 pm.
Little-"The Great McGinty," !"
1890, 3:35. 6:40 and 9:55 pm.
Metropolitan "Jolson Sings
Again" 11:25 am. 1:25, 1925, $50,
1885 and $40 pm.
National-'Devil in the Flesh"
1885 am. 1:35, $40. $40, TIT
and $50 pm.
Palace-"Sword in the Desert" +"
IL am. 1:10, 800, $50, 7:40 and
$50 pm.
Pix-"Girls' Club" 3:45, GAS
and $3.50 pm.
Playhouse - "Once Upon q
Dream" 1870. 1:05, 2:45, 4:30,
6:l5. 8 and 9::55 pm.
Trans-Lux-"The Fallen Idol"
II am. 1850. $40. 4:30, CTS,
8:l5 and 1905 pm.
Warner - Tokyo Joe," 11:10
am. 1:l5, 1925. 5:35. 7:45 and
9:55 pm.
Evening star., 1949-10-17

the advance celebration will be
the showing of a series Of five
films at the Department of Com
merce Auditorium at pm. on
Wednesday, October 10 The
District of Columbia Citizens
Committee is sponsoring the pre-
sentation of the comprehensive
cinema roundup ). Now that w
c. Fields re-issued comedies have
stirred theater box Offices to such
a happy lather. the Marx broth
ers' works are coming . A pair,
Animal Crackers" and Duck
Soup" will bow in at the Little
on Wednesday The same day
will bring the highly touted Eng
lish comedy, Passport to Pim-
lico," to the Playhouse The
Middleburg, Va, community CEN
ter is out to prove that metro
politan areas have no corner on
the public taste for art pictures
:. It began a series of such show
lngS yesterday with the English
fantasy, Stairway to Heaven" /"
and will offer the second, "The
Ghost Goes West" on Thursday
F.. Gunton Temple Players will
present the farce, Here Come the
Brides" on Thursday and Friday
nights in the church assembly
room, Sixteenth and Newton
streets Curtain time is 8:15
. Mrs. Peter c. Cameron di-
rects Home of the Brave"
will be shown in neighborhood
houses this week. the Apex and
Naylor today and tomorrow, the
Macarthur on Thursday and Fri
day.
Evening star., 1949-10-17
Hollywood Diary
Hughes Will Star Unknowns
BY SheiIoh Grohom

his time about turning in the
financial statement of Ingrid's
community property. I'm told he
wanted to be sure first the
Roberto's representative, Monroe
Mcdonald, had left town. He has
and the statement should be
handed over to Greg Bautzer very
soon.
Diana Lynn and Lizabeth Scott
will be co-starred in "Obsession.
First. however. Diana plays Jane
again in the new Trina" picture
Glenn Ford calls to tell me that
his recent severe illness was
mostly in my imagination. I had
a thorough checkup and every
thing is fine" After his Columbia
picture he hops to Europe to make
a movie for Gene Markey.
Theodore Lynch is getting tired
Of waiting for a good movie break,
So she made her own expensive
technicolor screen test-to show
her Allied Artists bosses. In two
years Teddy, wife of oil million
aire Getty, has made only one
movie. Forgotten Woman" She
has no intention of living up to
the title.
June Havoc stars in "The Iron
Cage" the story of a Los Angeles
shoplifter, at Universal -Interna-
tional.
Wanda Hendrix off to Florida
to stay with her parents. She
Evening star., 1949-10-17
HOLLYWOOD

44SA14 "SOA.
Howard Hughes will star four
unknown girls who can sing and
dance in his technicolor musical
1.-TWO Tickets to Broadway" Re-
liable and supporting standbys in
the super-duper Alex Gottlieh
production are Phil Suvers and
S. z. Sakall. Hughes doesn't be-
lieve in paying big prices for top
stars. He would rather create
his own.
When Victor Mature stars for
Sam Engel in Fire" he and the
rest OF the company will make the
picture on the actual site of the
terrible Mann Gulch forest fire in
Montana last August S.
Rossellini will receive equal bill
ing with Ingrid Bergman in
"Stromboli." It will read -
Roberto Rossellini presents
1ngrid Bergman in 'Stromboli' y!
The movie will be rushed into
release in a matter of weeks now
DR.. Peter. Lindstrom is taking
Evening star., 1949-10-17

nevertheless, the general atti-
tude is a melancholy one. Even the
minute percentage of drama pro-
fessionals who are employed, and
those who have money margin
left. from their last employment,
are uneasy. They are conscious of
the large proportion of unem-
ployed, thousands of talented COL
leagues who are doing nothing.
And have done nothing for much
too long a time.
Wherever one goes, Sardi's,
Lindy's. or Bleeck's, lament is in
the air. Sooner. not later. the
conversation always gets around
to the last general conference
OF theater elements-producers,
actors. playwrights and even
critics-and to the most recent
survey of the field, known as the
Bernay's report.
The substance Of the Bernays'
report. which is what any Broad
way theatrical press agent has
been saying all along, is that the
situation is not only bad, but
likely to be worse.
The basic fret is real estate
which only goes to prove that
while "theater" may not mean a
building. in the broadest sense
of the word, the lack of buildings
can mean dire limitation. It always
comes up IN conversation then,
that there are now less than 30
New York theaters where 80 -four
ished two decades ago.
What, with no one building new
theaters, the question is how long
will the 80 houses now in use last?
Aprowl In the theater district daily
Evening star., 1949-10-17

are dapper, clearly well-heeled
types with radio money and tele-
vision invested capital in their
pockets looking for theaters they
can take over for THEIR enter
tainment.
These sharp minded characters
are not the reckless, free-spend-
ing tenants a theater owner can
expect from among his old clients.
but they last longer. They never
close the first Saturday night and
their checks are sure every day
they are due, weekly. monthly,
semi-annually.
The kindly out-of-town visitor,
trying his best to be reassuring,
has a suggestion to make in this
connection.
Maybe the drama could find
some houses on the road on
which many an old-time producer
earned enough to build a New
York theater," he says. 1T
might even be that drama is, not
only means something far larger
than a building. but even larger
than New York"
The reaction to this is a kind
OF absent-minded agreement with
the intimation that some day the
theater will get around to think
ing of that as a partial way out
Of its contemporary mess.
Some day!
Answering the mail: (To DON
aid H. Robinson) The Sadler's
Wells company will not be COM
ling to Washington. It's New
York engagement will extend
through November 6. Incident
ALLY, New Workers last week were
possibly more agog over Les Bal
lets de Paris. the Shuberts' i'm
port at the Winter Garden.
(To Miss Bette Evans) Michael
Wilding is also one of our favorite
actors. but he could not keep us
from being depressed with Hitch
cocks latest, Under Capricorn. ("
Remember, poor Miss Bergman was
in it, too. AS for Spring in Park
Lane" our moderate enthusiasm
for it has been denounced In our
own home. More than once, too,
as women handle denunciations.
Monday memos: October "a is
United Nations Day and part of
Evening star., 1949-10-17
might bring the divorce suit
against Audie there.

might bring the divorce suit
against Audie there.
Charles Boyer and Micheline
Prell in long conference with M
Jean Rapaport, the lawyer who
has represented the French film
industry for the last 80 years.
Monsieur Rapaport is in America
to arrange better and more re-
leasing facilities here for French
pictures. 1--WE make about 80
movies year in France" he tells
me, land you in America see only
between eight and IL Of them"
X \ X II
Greta Garbo's fear of reporters
and photographers is something
that might be cured by session
OF psychiatry. It's ridiculous for
a grown woman to behave that
way. If she stood still for a min
ute, the photographs might be
more fattering.
Sir Laurence Olivier is wanted,
Evening star., 1949-10-17

but madly, by Raoul Walsh to star
for him in Captain Horatio
HornbloWer." Walsh is on his
way to England. But Larry has
too many projects in hand to go
to sea for him.
Dinah Shore, the baby and
George Montgomery head for
Manhattan in January. where
Dinah starts her first supper
club engagemenJ-at the Waldorf
Astoria. Baby, it's cold then ir
New York!
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