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Evening star., 1949-11-28

It looks like another banner
year for babies-with the District
continuing a birth rate which is
about average for the country as
a whole.
The Public Health Service esti-
mated today that 1858, 900 births
were registered during the first
nine months of this year. for a
rate of 24.1 per 1000 population.
This is practically the same
as the corresponding 1948 rate of
24.2. the second highest for the
january September period in over
Is years." the services national
Office. of vital statistics said.
The agency said final totals on
registered live births last year
equaled 3,535. .068, just per cent
below the all-time high of $780,
$40 in 1947. The 1948 birth rate
was 35 per. cent higher than the
pre-war rate Of 1910.
Evening star., 1949-11-28
John N. Weedon, Sc, Dies;
Foreman in Alexandra

John M. Weldon. Sc, of 489 H
street S.W., died Saturday night at
his home of heart ailment.
Mr.. Weldon, native of Wash
ington, was reared in Occoquan,
Va. For many years he was a
guard at the District Workhouse
at Lorton. bat since 1923 he had
been a maintenance foreman at
the American Agricultural Chem
ical Co., Alexandria.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Octavia Weldon, and a brother,
James Weldon OF Quantico.
Funeral services will be at 1870
p m. tomorrow at the Ives funeral
home, Arlington. Burial will be in
Oakwood Cemetery, Falls Church,
Evening star., 1949-11-28
Georgetown Gets S1O,527
For Medical Research

The GEORGETOWN University
Medical Center has been awarded
$10,527 for a research study of
brain circulation, among grants
announced today by the National
Heart Institute.
The Georgetown project, to be
conducted by DR.. j. Ross Veal, is
among grants totaling $358.1 to
build additional heart research
facilities as we'll as to carry out
basic research studies.
Evening star., 1949-11-28
By George Beveridee

Surgical operations and medical
demonstrations at Gallinger Hos
pital will be viewed by doctors
through a new type of television
system to be unveiled at the
American Medical Association's
interim meeting here December
60.
The stats of the Georgetown
and George Washington Univer-
sity Medical Schools will combine
to furnish the program, which
will be piped by cable from Gal
linger to the District National
Guard Armory.
Under the new "vericon" sys-
tenn, developed by Remington
Rand, doctors will view the opera
tions on huge screens, 6 by 8 feet
in size. Two-way communication
will be established to allow con-
versation between the audience
and the surgeon.
System is Explained.
A robot system of remote control
will handle lights and televising
equipment, with adjustments made
from q gallery so as not to inter-
fere with the surgeon. The lights,
pickup lenses and mirrors and the
microphones will be in an assem-
bly, directly above the surgeons
head.
The special television program
was developed by Washington
doctors to assure a complete post
graduate course by District physi-
clans. Dr.. Roy L. Sexton is chair
man of the Television Committee
and the program will cover all
phases of surgery and varied dem
Evening star., 1949-11-28
Man Held al GaI|inger
After Reported Leap Threat

John Garvin, %, of TAT Tenth
street Sc. was being held at
Gallinger Hospital for observa-
ton today after police said he
threatened to leap from his third
floor apartment window yesterday.
Police Pvts. John c. Wilson and
Thomas Quinn of the Fifth
Precinct answered call for a
disorderly man and said they en-
tered the apartment by a rear
door where they discovered Garvin
standing upright on the window
ledge threatening to jump.
The officers said he had been
arguing with his wife, Mrs. Alice
Garvin. They pulled him back
from the window and took him to
the hospital after a struggle, they
said.
Evening star., 1949-11-28
Girl Scouts to Elect

Election of officers will be held
at a luncheon meeting of the
Eastern Suburban District of the
Montgomery County Girl Scouts
at noon Thursday in the Wood
side Methodist Church, Silver
Spring. Miss Ann Mclean, execu-
tive director of the Girl Scouts for
Montgomery County and the Dis
trict, will speak.
Evening star., 1949-11-28
Memorial Services Set
For Mrs. Charles Robb

Memorial services for Mrs.
Charles H. Robb will be held at
4 pm. tomorrow at st. Patrick's
Episcopal Chapel. 4465 Green
wick parkway NV.
Mrs. Robb was the widow OF
Judge Robb Of the United States
Court Of appeals. She died August
10 at her summer home at Fal-
mouth, Mass.
Evening star., 1949-11-28
Chest Drive Spotlight
Turns 10 Alexandra
And -Four Counties

The spotlight is turning on the
counties this week as the Capital
areas Red Feather campaigners
seek the $879,000 still needed to
make their $3.991.719 goal.
Alexandria and the four coun-
ties, along with Washington units,
will report twice-tomorrow and
Thursday-in stepped-up effort
which Campaign Chairman Frank
j. Luchs has dubbed the Clean
up"
Alexandria, already at 86 per
cent and the drives runner-up, is
hoping to top its $67.228 quota to-
morrow. Alexandria Chairman
Randall Hicks last week chal-
lenged the drives leader, the Gov
ernment unit, to a victory race,
with Government only three
points ahead.
But with the four counties it is
a different story. Late in starting,
they have made slow progress so
far, and at this stage-the drives
fifth report week-leaders are un-
certain just when their quotas may
be met. They know it won't be
this week. or even next.
The combined quotas OF the five
out-of-toWn units total $365 1886.
This is small when compared to
Governments $1,585, All or WASH
ington Business rs 81 1,467, ,291, but
even so it can spell the difference
between success and failure in the
drive as whole. OF the $365 1886,
slightly more than $3.50, 0,000-much
less than half-has been sub
scribed to date.
Contrasting with the standing
of the drive as a whole-78 per
cent-here are the current per-
centage standings of the four
counties in descending order:
Fairfax-60 per cent of a quota
of $41,331.
Arlington-53 per cent of a
quota of $60,888.
Prince Georges-49 per cent of
q quota of $60,435.
Montgomery-41 per cent of a
quota of $136,004.
Two outstanding problems have
cropped up almost everywhere in
the counties, the leaders report.
One is the failure of many busi-
ness firms and their employees to
show sufficient generosity. The
other is the complaint from
housewives that their husbands
already have contributed in Wash
ington; they don't want to give
again.
Evening star., 1949-11-28
Democratic Women
To Hear Mrs. Friunt

Mrs. Julien Friant, president OF
the Women's Democratic Club OF
Washington, will be the principal
speaker at the annual meeting of
the Montgomery County Women's S
Democratic Club at 8 pm. We'd
nesday in Jesup Blair Community
House, Silver Spring.
Election of officers will be held
during the business session. The
Silver Spring Women's Demo-
cratic Club, headed by Mrs.
George w. Eiker, will be host.
Evening star., 1949-11-28
Doctors Meeting Here to View
Operations on Huge TV Screens

onstrations and discussions on
medical subjects.
At the same time, doctors at
tending the convention will see
the first inter-city color television
broadcasts. originating from Johns
Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
With both medical and surgical
staffs of Johns Hopkins partici-
pating, these "colorcasts" also will
be transmitted each day Of the
meeting. Thousands of doctors
witnessed color televising of oper-
ations last June at the AAA con-
vention in Atlantic City. The
Johns Hopkins surgeons will give
a running commentary of their
activities by means of tiny micro
phones concealed in their masks.
Closed Circuit Planned.
The intercity demonstration,
sponsored by the Smith, Kline g.
French Laboratories of Philadel-
phia, will be transmitted via closed
circuit by microwave to relay
tower at Jessup, Nd, then to
Cheverly, Nd. and finally to the
District Armory.
The color equipment - repre-
senting the Columbia Broadcast
ing Systems latest color television
equipment-was loaned by Smith,
Kline & French for demonstra-
ton at the recent Federal Com
munications Commission hearings
on color television. The pharma-
ceutical firm stressed that it is in
no way concerned with the manu-
facture Of television or broadcast
ing, but Is demonstrating the
equipment as a service to the med
ical profession.
Evening star., 1949-11-28
Verdict Thrown Out
In Drug Case Over
Instructions 10 Jury

Because a District Court trial
judges instructions to jury were
tantamount to an opinion that q
defendant was guilty, the United
States Court Of Appeals today re-
versed the jury's subsequent find
ing of guilt.
The reversal was won by Ste
phen Patrick Sullivan, 33, con-
victed last May of forging and
uttering a prescription for NOR
phine here in November, 1948.
Sullivan now is in a Federal hos
pital in Springfield, Mo-, after be-
ing placed on three years proba-
tion by Judge Eugene Rice.
Judge Rice, chief jurist of the
Eastern district of Oklahoma, who
was on the bench here last year
as a visiting judge, imposed the
sentence.
1t was against him that the ap-
pellate court levelled it's criticism
on his instructions to the jury in
volving the question of Sullivan's
intent when he admittedly forged
and passed the prescription as
charged.
Says He Sought Treatment.
Sullivan claimed his purpose
was not actually to obtain the
drug, but to gain arrest and CON-
mitment to a Government insti-
tuition for treatment of a nervous
disorder. which. he said, he hao
been suffering for a long time.
Appeals Judge James M. Proc
tor singled out in part these in
structions given the jury by the
trial judge. who said: HE (Sulli-
van) admits that he offered the
prescription to the drugstore.
will tell you. as a matter of law.
that is uttering and publishing
."
Also pointed out by the appeals
court was Judge Rice's instruction
regarding the defendants testi-
mony: There is not any direct
proof that he intended to get the
morphine. except that you might
infer he did when he presented
the prescription. He says he did
not. Now. does that constitute
an intent to defraud the Govern
ment? In my judgement it
does ="
Cites Defense Evidence.
In regard to these instructions
the appellate court declared:
I'VE think the clear effect of
this statement was to inform the
jury that, in the courts judgment,
admitted acts of the defendant
established the requisite fraudu-
lent intent. AS intent was the
vital issue the statement was
tantamount to expressing the
courts Judgment that the defend
ant was guilty"
This, Judge Proctor added, was
an expression Of opinion which
went beyond the privilege of a
judge to comment fairly on the
facts the influence of trial
judge on the jury is of great
weight. and his lightest word or
intimation is received with def
erence and may prove controlling
That is especially so in a criminal
trial"
The appeals court then cited
evidence brought out in trial by
Defense Counsel Louis Jongbloet
and Leonard L. Leimbach, sup
porting Sullivan's claim the pre-
scription was to obtain hospitali-
Zation.
Evening star., 1949-11-28
Ad Club to Hear Duune Jones

Duane Jones, head of the Duane
Jones Co., Inc, of New York. will
speak at a luncheon meeting of
the Washington Advertising Club
at 1890 pm. tomorrow at the
Hotel Statler. Mr.. Jones will talk
on "Ads, Women and Boxtops."
Evening star., 1949-11-28
Montana U. Alumni to Dine

The University of Montana
Alumni Club will hear Represen-
tative Mansfield, Democrat, Of
Montana, at its regular dinner
meeting at $50 pm. tomorrow
in the Fairfax Hotel.
Evening star., 1949-11-28
Jewish Women to Meet

The Women's Council; Of the
Montgomery County Jewish Com
munity, Inc, will meet, at $50
pm. tomorrow in the Silver Spring
Liquor Dispensary Building, Coles
vile road and Georgia avenue.
Evening star., 1949-11-28
1871 Food Price Drop
is Reported Here
Through Oct. IS

Washington retail food prices
dropped 1.8 per cetn during the
month ending october Is, placing
them at the level of last April,
the Bureau of Labor Statistics
announced today.
The 1.8 per cent drop equaled a
Nation wide food decrease which
brought the cost of living down
in October to what it had been in
July. nationally the lowest point
in 1949.
The bureau reported that its
consumers price index for all
items declined six-tenths of l per
cent between September IS and
October Is. The index for mid
October was 1885 per cent of the
1935-1939 average, which is eal-
culated at 100. This was 3 per
cent lower than a year ago. but
still 26 per cent higher than in
June, 1916.
Eggs Prices Down go.
The good news on the Washing
ton food front, the bureau report
ed, was due to more than-seasonal
drops in prices of fresh fruits and
vegetables and sharp seasonal de-
creases for pork.
Fresh fruits and vegetables were
down as per cent during the
month. with only a 8 per cent
drop in canned vegetables.
Egg prices dropped nearly 3 per
cent at a time when they usually
go up. Prices of fats and oils de-
clined 81 per cent, with mar
garine down 6.5 per cent. Sugar
prices went up slightly. however,
with a is per cent rise.
Meats, poultry and fish dropped
25 per cent to hit the lowest point
since May.
Pork Had Biggest Drop.
Pork prices took the biggest fall
with a per cent decrease. De-
clines of IA per cent for pork
chops and II per cent for whole
ham more than Offset an increase
of per cent for salt pork and
bacon. Round steak also was down
70 per cent. While there were
higher prices for some beef, veal
and fish items, chicken prices de-
creased 8 per cent and leg of
lamb 3 per cent.
In it's national report the bureau
said rent increases throughout
the country pushed it's rent index
to a level "a per cent above a
year ago.
The national index, at the same
level as in July, means that there
will be no living cost adjustment
for the $500 workers of General
Motors Corp. Union-labor con-
tracts with the firm gear wage
rates to the index. and the mex.
quarterly adjustment will be on
the basis of mid-January figures.
Thieves Cart Awoy Safe
Thieves broke into the Stage
Coach Restaurant, 1906 Good
Hope road Sc, early yesterday
and carried away a 150-pound
safe containing $870 in cash and
$500 in checks. They also rif1ed
Evening star., 1949-11-28
W. Virginia Society
To Hear Johnson

Secretary Of Defense johnson
will be speaker and guest of honor
January IA at g dinner of the
West Virginia Society at the May
flower Hotel.
A reception will precede the
dinner. After the dinner a dance
will be held at the Shoreham
Hotel.
Evening star., 1949-11-28
Thieves Cart Awoy Safe

Thieves broke into the Stage
Coach Restaurant, 1906 Good
Hope road Sc, early yesterday
and carried away a 150-pound
safe containing $870 in cash and
$500 in checks. They also rif1ed
the cash register for $167.40.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-18
Hotties burg Tonight

Bad luck swatied the Tigers
this week. two days before their
meeting tonight with Haitiesburs.
currently leading the Big-S south
ern division.
Son Rhodes Clipped another
bone in his leg and will be out.
Phil Watts, a backfield sub.
sprsined an ankle. Dick Shields
will start Danny Hall at left half
and Ed Wilkinson at right. TAX
ing Eds place at end will be
Dutch Schatz.
Two linemen. Dean Switzer
and Gene Daley have been work.
ing out in fine backfield. Pat Gard
ner. ailing star. will e little ac-
iion. as will Jesse Gum. Gary
Smith will replace Gum. Ted
Provost reported for practice but
will not be used much.
"Hatiiesburg looks mighty
good" Shields said Thursday.
and will outweigh US 20 pounds
a man."
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-18
The Best We've Seen Say Mobilians
AS Mp Tigers Humble McGill, AZ To IA

The Moss Point Tigers, finally
generating 100 per cent of the
power and coordination they had
promised all year long, smother
ed the Mobile champion McGill
Yellow Jackets Friday night. AZ
"a.
Playing on the Mobile field. the
local Cats shocked the heavier
Jackets and the crowd of 42l6
with a show Of all-around stuff
that earned them the high praise
best team we've seen this year"
from Mobile sportswriters.
Stewart Scores Three
Brilliant games were turned in
by Norm Stewart. Son Rhodes,
Danny Hall. Norman Wells. Gene
Young and Dave Mortensen.
Stewart scored three touches and
Young, Rhodes and Hall scored
singles. Wells made good all six
extra point kicks.
The story of the game is told
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-18

McGill3 81 after an eight-yard punt
return. They eased it down to the
Is. There Wells called the bright
est play Of the game.
Gene Young All Alone
With third down and only one
yard to go, he called for a pass.
The McGills were fl~at-footed and
Gene Young was lonesome and
standing still in the end zone
when the ball fell into his arms.
AT the beginning of the second
half. the Pointers struck twice.
carrying through on a couple of
breaks. Fleming. Jacket punter.
tried to kick from the McGill 20.
but a rolling pass from center
forced him to try a run. He was
downed and MP took over on
the 20.
Stewart got four, Rhodes IL on
a pass from Wells and Hall blast
ed for seven to the eight. Stewart
went all the way on the next
shot.
Rouse Iniercepis Pass
Immediately after the following
kickoff. the Tigers again crossed
the six-point line. Vince Dooley,
Jacket quarter, tried a pass from
his is. He got it away from be-
tween a half dozen clutching Tig-
err arms and it was pulled down
by Bobby Rouse on the Is.
After a roughing penalty put
the ball on the McGill two, Son
Rhodes went over in two plays.
McCill came back for a few
minutes after the kickoff and
played ball long enough TO score
their final touch. Three passes
ircm Dooley to Bob Duke. right
half. and Leo Jacobs. right end.
clicked. Duke scored from the Is
with a pass.
The Jackets started to 60 again
after the kickoff when they inter-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-18
DIV Eagles Win,
1910, Over Cats;
Play Notre Dame

Big Matt Zalenka lead the DIV
Eagles to a 1870 win over Wig
gins Friday night at the Tomcats'
field.
The Eagles will battle Notre
Dame here Wednesday night in
their season finale. Kickoff will
be az 8 p. m.
Offenses Click
Last Fridays tilt started out
as a battle of offenses. Virgins
took the opening kickoff and
racked up five straight first
downs before Francis O'Brien in
tercepted a pass on his own Is.
s Then the Eagles started scream
ing and maintained a drive all
the way to the goal. The first
touchdown was set up by a run
from the 2s to the 10 by Fresh
man Billy Mansfield. left half
On the next play, Alvie Walker
passed to Mansfield for the score.
Zalenka passed to Rex Moore for
the extra point. In the final quar-
ter, the Eagles drove steadily to
the Tomcat 10, from where Ia
lenka bulled over for the last
score.
Guests AT Dance
DIV tailed 20 first downs to
Virgins l3, was penalized 20
yards to the Cats rs. 1t was Wig
gins homecoming, and after the
game DIV athletes and fans were
guests at the dance.
OLV's homecoming will be fea-
tured by the game with Notre
Dame. Selected as football queen
has been Miss Janet Walker. Her
maids are Misses Aggie Clark,
Virgie Lachaussee and Irma Bron-
dunn.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-18
Ocean Springs Stages Fine Comeback
To Take Perk, l4-l3; Win Regional

many years and screamed, pound
ed each other, and jumped up
and down with the teen-agers.
Moving along the ground, mix
ing plunges and outside end plays,
the Greyhounds went down the
gridiron with time running out,
then suddenly staged a pass play,
Williams to Butler, that scored
and guaranteed at least a 1913
tie.
In a bedlam of cheers. entrea-
ties. drum humping and whistles.
n. Beaugez hit the line and scored
to give Ocean Springs that all
important point.
The final two minutes saw
Ocean Springs freezing the ball
with line plays when in posses
sion, and Perkinston trying fran
tieally to shake loose a runner
or connect with passes, but to no
avail.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-18
Panther Juniors
Blank Tiger Cubs
In Return Game

In the junior Panther Tiger
fray last Thursday at Pascagoula
stadium the Moss Point Bengals
came out the under-felines, with
the Panthers winning 1870.
In the opening game of the sea-
son the Tigers isharpened their
claws on the Panthers and won
the game to go through the sea-
son with only one loss to Hatties-
burg. But the Panthers upset sta
tistics Thursday evening to score
two touchdowns and an extra
point in a closely matched game.
Paul Mizell tossed a 40 yard
pass to Billy Bardwefi who went
over for the first I'd about mid
way of the first quarter in a well
executed play. Mizell ran the ex-
ira point over.
Sings Scores Second
In the last quarter Jim Sings
scored after a short run of about
eight yards.
Kelly and Bosarge, playing of
fensive for Moss Point, and Col
vile, Cronier and Prassenos, play
ing defensive, were the outstand-
ing Tigers. The Tiger guard Pat
/ Green, was out of the game with
a broken hand and halfback Mar
tin was out due to illness.
The Tigers will go to Biloxi
Thursday to play the junior In
dians and the Panthers will play
the junior Commodores from
Gulfport at Memorial stadium
Kickoff is at 8 p. m.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-18
DIV Pee Wees
Upset Central

A touchdown by c. L. Davis and
the extra point run over by
"Skippy" Walker gave the DIV
Pee Wees a 10 victory over Cen
trail Pee Wees in an exhibition
game played Monday evening.
"Skippy" Walker, fullback, was
dangerous to the Central boys in
an off-tackle play which DIV
used continuously throughout the
game. They a from the T.
KILLER" Martin was good as
usual for Central but his past
performances had alerted the DIV
boys. Charles Lander, left end,
and Johnny Lander and Vernon
Ehlers, playing defensively for
Central did a good job.
George Walker is coach for the
DIV PeeWees and Everett Har-
per for the Central boys.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-18

Most of Ocean Springs oldest.
most sedate and dignified citi-
zens shed their inhibitions of
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-18
Central Tops Lake
Shore Honors As
Champs Of Pee Wees

Jimmy killer" Martin finally
got his hands on the ball in the
second quarter of the Central
Lake Pee Wee game last Thurs
day and before the final whistle
had made two touchdowns and
run an extra point to score all
points in the 1870 victory.
The first half of the champion
ship deciding game was nip and
tuck with the Lake Pee Wees
keeping control of the ball for
the entire first quarter from the
kickoff until they had worked
down the field to Central's four.
There the Central team held the
line and Lake lost on downs. Yer
non Ehlers, line hacker, played a
sterling game for Central.
In the second quarter, Central
marched the length of the field.
On a pass from Ray Schroeder,
Killer ran about rs yards for q
touchdown on the last play of the
half. He also ran the extra point
over.
The second I'd came in the last
half.
Outstanding for Lake were
Mike Flechas and Gail Bowman.
AS a result of Thursdays vic
tory, Central, coached by Everett
Harper and Lake, coached by
Lonnie Watts, share honors as
league co-champions.
Central lost only two games all
season, both dropped to Lake
while the ~undefeated Lake was
upset by South and then lost
again in the playoff to Central.