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Evening star., 1950-08-11
B New Polio Cases
Bring Years Total
For Area TO 1877

One new polio case in the Dis.
trict and two in Fairfax County
today raised the Washington area
total for this year to 1877.
The District victim. a 2-year-olo
boy of the 1000 block of Tunlaw
terrace NV. was admitted to
Children's Hospital this morning
In Fairfax County, two girls
ages 2 and years. of Fort Bel
voir, were treated for polio but not
hospitalized, Fairfax health au-
thorities reported.
The new District case raised the
Washington total to "a. Last year
at this time there were "a cases
The Fairfax County total now
stands at 20.
Montgomery County, Prince
Georges County, Arlington and
Alexandria reported no new cases
since yesterday.
DR.. Carr c. Dauer, director of
the Bureau of Preventable Dis
eases of the District Health De-
partment, said earlier he believes
the polio season has just about
reached its peak in the Washing
ton area. He said he expects q
gradual decline after this week.
DR.. Dauer said the polio ratio
in the District is 8 or 9 per 100, ,0OO
population. Fairfax has the high
est polio ratio, with II cases per
100000 population. Prince Georges
has 9, Montgomery County 10 and
Arlington per 100000.
The director said ratio of 20
per 100000 is considered an epi-
demic.
Through last week, there were
1,186 polio cases over the country
so far this year-fewer than al
the same time during the past -four
years, he said.
Evening star., 1950-08-11
Death of VA Attorney
In Hotel Investigated

Police today were investigating
the death of a 49- year old
Veterans Administration attorney
whose body was found this morn
ing in the Georgian Hotel, 1914
G street NV.
The man was identified as
Keber H. Harris of Johnson City,
Tenn. He was pronounced dead
by an Emergency Hospital physi-
can after being found uncon-
scious near a drinking fountain
on the second floor of the hotel.
Police said Mr.. Harris, who has
no relatives in Washington, had
been staying at the hotel about
two months. His body was taken
to the District Morgue, where an
autopsy will be performed today.
Evening star., 1950-08-11
Little Increase
Seen in Steel
Need for Arms
Defense Agency
Doubts Hardship
Due in Economy
By John A. Giles

The Defense Department esti-
mates that even with the new
rearmament program its take o1
the total steel production will be
only about 5 to 6 per cent and
that the national economy car
absorb all defense demands with
out undue hardship.
The estimate on steel require
ments represents the first survey
by the Munitions Board on prob
able needs under the program
The military's slice of steel pro-
duction now is about 4 per cent.
A high Munitions Board Of
fetal used the steel survey today
to emphasize the belief at the
Pentagon that it will be possible
to produce the planes, ships
tanks. guns and other weapons
asked for in President Truman's
$40 billion supplemental military
request to Congress without any
serious blow to the civilian econ
omy. The request included ST.
ITS. 600. 900 for weapons.
Civilian Goods Affected.
The official also said the board
expects to be able to carry on the
Korean war and meet the de-
mands of the expanded program
without having to delve into its
stockpile of strategic materials
being accumulated for use in any
future all-out war.
Because the Nations steel mills
are operating at virtually 100 per
cent of capacity. it is evident that
the increased military demands
must come out of production now
going into civilian goods.
But the Munitions Board Of
fetal said it was thought that
much of it could be diverted from
the frills without making inroads
on essential items. He cited slot
machines-which require steel
as such a non-eSSential item.
At the same time, the Munitions
Board-startled by the reaction
of businessmen to the Korean
war and the rearmament program
today put out a formal news
release urging contract seekers
not to rush to Washington.
Phone Inquiries Gain.
The central procurement infor-
nation Office at the Pentagon has
experienced a 500 per cent in
crease in personal interviews, cor
respondence and telephone in
quiries since the start Of the Ko-
rean conflict.
So the Munitions Board ad-
viSed the businessmen to save
their time and money and to see
the Commerce Department and
military field Offices which will
have all the information available.
There are now about 1000 of
these offices.
Evening star., 1950-08-11
.27% Food Price Rise
Here Since June IS.
Reported in Survey

Food prices in Washington ad-
vanced about 212 per cent be-
tween June 1910 days before
the outbreak of the Korean war
and July 81, figures of the Bureau
of Labor Statistics showed today.
Price leaders during that pc
riod were bread. bacon, eggs. or
anges, coffee, sugar, hamburger
and veal outlets.
The average increase in foods
here would have been even higher
but for sharp seasonal declines in
fresh vegetables.
In a special price survey be-
tween July Is and July 81 of 13
cities. the agency discovered a
slight average decline in food
prices amounting to two-tenths
of l per cent.
Rise Here in Period.
Washington, on the other hand.
had a nine-tenths of per cent
rise in the two-week period. Other
cities with average increases in
foods were Buffalo, Cleveland
Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Rich
mond and San Francisco.
Cities reporting lower prices
were Boston, Chicago. Detroit
New York, Pittsburgh and St
Louis.
The special survey was made
because of Congressional action
on possible price controls grow
ing out of the Korean war.
BIS Commissioner Evan Clague
informed Labor Secretary Tobin
yesterday that, in all 13 cities sur
veyed, housewives were paying
more on July 81 than on July Is
for bread, eggs, hamburger, bacon
coffee and sugar.
He explained the average for
the 13 cities showed a decrease,
because lower food prices in the
six cities more than Offset the
increases in the seven cities.
Changes on rs Items.
Percentage changes of 25 foods
checked here and average retail
price per pound on July 81:
Evening star., 1950-08-11

The Pennsylvania's Liberty y
Limited brought young Jerry
Thomas back home today in a
flag -draped casket.
The Districts first Korean war
casualty, 1t. Howell G. Thomas.
jr., "a, George Washington Uni
verSity cheer leader in 1948. died
of wounds after being evacuated
from the front by air to Tokyo.
He lived at 3449 Seventeenth
street NV.
His grim-faced father who. on
first reports of 1t. Thomas in
jury, said he had resigned him
self to expecting the worst" was
at the station with two friends.
The mother died five years ago
1t. Thomas body was accom-
Evening star., 1950-08-11
Man, II, Fatally Hurt
In Fall From Ladder

George Rigby. II, died this
morning in Alexandria Hospita
from a fractured skull suffered
yesterday when he fell from 6
ladder in Fairfax County, accord
ing to police.
Mr.. Rigby, who lived at Jeffer-
son Manor in Fairfax County, was
brought to the hospital yesterday
afternoon and died at O'Clock
this morning. DR.. Alfred Abram-
son, Alexandria acting coroner,
said death was caused by a skull
fracture.
Evening star., 1950-08-11

Ipanied by a military escort, Capt
William C. Locklear, of Fort
Mason, Calf.
Funeral services will be held at
80 pm. Monday at Fort MyeI
Chapel and burial will be in Ar
lington Cemetery.
An airborne infantry officer. 1t
Thomas was caught in the blast
of an enemy artillery shell July 7
First reports to the father said
he had been slightly wounded.
A few days later, the father
telephoned the hospital in Tokyo
and learned his son was in a criti-
cal condition.
1t. Thomas also is survived by
his maternal grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. Shumaker, of the
Seventeenth street address.
Evening star., 1950-08-11

The Police Retirement Boarc
examined Pvt. John w. Carroll Of
the Ninth Precinct yesterday tC
determine if he should be retired
for physical disability-but they
should have seen him in action
at 3 am. today.
Pvt. Carroll. 20 years old. feet
l and weighing 200 pounds, went
free wheeling into a free-for all in
the chilli restaurant he operates in
the 700 block of Eleventh street
Sc. and rang the bell paddy
wagon on Danny Petro, 81, local
lightweight boxer. and Carl F.
Bridensteine, 27, of 1140 Oates
street NE.
Mr.. Petro at one point sailed
out of the restaurant right
through the unopened screen door,
propelled by one of Pvt. Carroll's
straight rights. At another point,
Mr.. Bridensteine kicked him on
the point of his chin. Pvt. Carroll
said.
Started to Intervene.
Pvt. Carroll said everything was
peaceful in the restaurant until
3 am. when Mr.. Bridensteine be-
came involved in an argument
with another customer-a jeweler.
Anxious to maintain peace, Mr..
Carroll started to intervene. MI j..
Bridensteine knocked the jeweler
into him, Pvt. Carroll said, and
they both went down, breaking a
table.
Thereupon, Pvt. Carroll said, he
arose from the floor and knocked
Mr.. Bridensteine down. Mr..
Petro intervened and was knocked
through the door. The fight
Evening star., 1950-08-11
Montgomery Pay Scales
Used as Guide by Cities

Montgomery County's personnel
procedure and employe salary
scale are being used as guides by
other communities throughout the
country, according to the person
mel board.
Among cities which have asked
the board for copies of it's regu-
lations are Denver, Colo, and
Hagerstown, Md.
In addition, the Federal Gov
ernment and the Maryland State
Planning Commission have re-
quested copies of the boards
handbook outlining employees
duties under the county merit
system.
Evening star., 1950-08-11
Sesqui Events
Where to Go,
Whut to Do

This year marks the 150Gh
anniversary of establishment of
the permanent seat of the United
States Government in the Dis
trict of Columbia. The National
Capital Sesquicentennial Commits
sion has scheduled the following
events in observance of the city
150th birthday (free of charge
unless otherwise noted:
Continuing.
Faith Of Our Fathers" Paul Green S
pageant honoring George washington, at
teenth Street and Colorado avenue wv,
$50 pm. Tickets. at 80 cents to S2.40,
are available at trailer in front Of the
NV: at Stabler's Ticket Mart, 1922 F
street NV; at Super Music City stores,
1850 F street NV. and ITO Seventh
street NV and at the amphitheater box
"The American Professional" paintings
and drawings recording four centuries OF
Of ansIs Art seVenteenth street d- and NJ New r YORK
1880 am: New Frontiers and the Mexi-
can nwWassEhinFtonia, WsE toni y Exhibit of pictures.
lection Of the D1SLrlct Pupnc Library at
Also, "Pian of washington" architec-
turaI exhibit. Gallery hours: 10 am. to
f''S MAKERS a; Of History of Washington" /"
paintings of great Americans and their
families. the National gallery Of Arts
Picture Of the week: THE Skater" by
Gilbert stuart.. famous painter Of George
at Io:3G and 2:30 pm. Gallery hours:
..Miiestones in American Achievement, "
on the Library of Congress, as well as
q The District at the u bi0Tary. m First and
A. eybibit of old pictures, prints and
portraits Of early Washingtonians. at, the
Central Public Library. Eighth and x
streets NV. 8 am. to pm.
The Freedom Train exhibit at the Ma
tioaai Archives exhibition han Constitu-
ton avenue between to Seyenah m ana Nintn
Evening star., 1950-08-11
Listens to Strange World

His hearing and speech restored
after 10 years, a 19-year-old Brit
ish youth found the world had
grown strange to him and asked
to be sent back to the home for
the deaf and dumb.
Evening star., 1950-08-11
julius Caesar Injured

GREEN BAY, Wis, Aug. II (P).
Julius Caesar was cut and
bruised when his car was involved
in a crash with another vehicle.
He is 28 and a paper mill worker.
Evening star., 1950-08-11
Gov. Bottle Reviews Troops

CAMP PICKETT, Va, Aug. II
RR.-Gov. Battle will review the
176th Regimental Combat Team
of the Virginia National Guard
here today.
Evening star., 1950-02-22
Buffalo Girl Returns Home
After Mystery Ends Here

Mary Huggan of Buffalo, N. Y,
returned home today, still con-
fused as to where she had been
during four-day police search
for her from Miami to New York.
The blond, 20-year-old Cornell
University coed recognized her
father when he called for her at
the police woman's bureau here
yesterday. She was unable to ex-
plain how she got here on her
return from Panama vacation.
Miss Huggan was found in the
Greyhound terminal Monday. She
told police she didn't know if she
came to Washington by bus or
train.
Her father, Aldridge w. Hug
gan, Buffalo insurance executive,
said his daughter would be placed
under a doctors care in Buffalo.
Miss Huggan flew to Miami last
Thursday from Panama where
she had been visiting her sister.
When she failed to return to New
York, where she was to visit
friends. an alarm was sent out to
police along the Atlantic seaboard.
Evening star., 1950-02-22
Neighborhood Concert
Invitations Ready
For Coolidge Hiqh

Invitations now are being
distributed for the next
Neighborhood Concert by the
National Orchestra under the
sponsorship of The Evening
Star.
This concert will be held at
9 pm. Monday in Coolidge
High School. Fifth and Tuck
erman streets NV.
Cards of admission, which
are issued without charge.
may be obtained at Coolidge
High School. Paul Junior
High School, Brightwood,
Shepherd Park, Takoma, Ru-
dolph. Keene, Whittier and
Barnard Elementary Schools;
Holy Name Academy, Nativ-
ity Parochial School, the Rec
reation Department at Six
teenth and Lamont streets
NV, and at the business
counter in the lobby of The
Star Building.
Evening star., 1950-02-22
4 Abandoned Schools Here
To Be Advertised for Sale

The commissioners have de-
cided to advertise four abandoned
school buildings for sale.
They are the Chain Bridge Road
School, 2810 Chain Bridge road
NV; the Cranch Elementary
Twelfth and G streets Sc; Logan
Elementary, Third and G streets
NE, and the Smallwood Elemen-
tary, on I street S.W. between
Third and Fourth streets.
1t is expected the property will
be advertised this week end. Of
fers to purchase it will be accepted
until March 81.
Assistant Engineer Commission
er Thomas j. Hayes III, chairman
of the District Real Estate Com
mittee, reported the sale has been
approved by the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
Evening star., 1950-02-22

item except to confirm the reso-
luton of Endorsement, DR.. jar
man "haled Glatstein before the
great man himself for a one and
a half hour stormy interview"
Mr.. Klein added.
DR.. Marvin actually tried to
carry out his threat to obtain the
dismissal of Mr.. Glatstein, Mr..
Klein said. Dr.. Marvin wanted
the Hillel director to sign a letter
dictated by Marvin saying the
JTA story was untrue" accord
ing to JTA account, Mr.. Klein
added.
He said the nti-Defamation
League co-operated with Rabbi
Levyveld in quieting down the
reported furor.
Mr.. Klein said the asserted dis
pute between DR.. Marvin and MI.
Glatstein had it's origin when
the Hillel Foundation joined with
the Newman Club and number
of Protestant and secular student
groups in supporting the Hatchet
editorial.
Grant Mentioned
In addition to his attack on
DR.. Marvin, Mr.. Klein COM
mented:
Gen. U. S. Grant, III, grand
son of the great American who
helped free the slaves and the
man who tried to impose a per-
manent pattern of segregation on
the District of Columbia, is vice
president of G. w. u"
This was an apparent reference
to Gen. Grants support, while
chairman of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission,
of a slum area redevelopment
plan which was opposed by a
number of Negro groups.
Evening star., 1950-02-22

Modern-day Georgetown Uni
versity will observe George Wash
ington's Birthday today with
a simple holiday, in contrast
to the solemn service conducted
on its campus $50 years ago.
In common with Americans
everywhere on February %, 1900,
the faculty and students of the
little college John Carroll had
founded IL years earlier observed
the anniversary as day of gen.
|eral mourning for the lamented
first President. who had died the
previous December IA.
A news account of the memora-
BILE occasion was printed three
days later in The Centinel of
Liberty, a Washington paper. The
account was extracted yesterday
from the Washington collection
in the college archives by the Rev.
William C. Repetti, Sd, George
towns archivist. Many residents
of George Towne" turned out
for the service in Trinity Church
which, until recent years, was
synonymous with the college.
At least one of the students at
tending the service, Robert
Walsh, 16, had been among those
who had welcomed Gen. Wash
ington on his first visit to the
little college in 1876. On that oc-
casion. the general tied his horse
to the white paling fence and was
feted by the community on the
porch of Old North Building,
which is still stan6ing.
Of the mourning service in
1900, The Centinel records: q. .
Master Robert Walsh, young
gentleman of the college, draped
with badges of mourning. made
his appearance on a stage COW
cred with black, and delivered,
with propriety and spirit, an in
genious and eloquent academical
eulogium. He was succeeded by
second young orator, Master
Dominick Lynch (of New York; j,
who recited with animation a pa
thetic elegy -
Another in attendance on that
day besides the Rev. Leonard Neale,
president of the college, was Prof
William Matthews. A young
teacher of rhetoric, he had been
the first to welcome Gen. Wash
ington on his historic visit. He
later became Georgetown presi-
dent.
Evening star., 1950-02-22
Liquor License Issued
As Protests Are Dropped

The Alcoholic Beverage Con-
troll Board has issued liquor
license to Tony Harris, proprietor
of restaurant at 140l Eleventh
street N w.
The board last month turned
down his application because
residents of the neighborhood
protested, and he has been with
out license since the beginning
of the license year, February i.
Mr.. Harris applied for a license
last week on the grounds that all
the neighbors had withdrawn their
protests. A hearing was held last
Monday. and no one appeared to
protest the issuance of the license.
Evening star., 1950-02-22
Cafes Continue
Race Ban Policy
Until Court Test
Association Advises
Action as District
Acts to Speed Case

The Washington Restaurant As
sociation today advised it's men,
bers to continue their segregation
policies until court declares
them to be violating the law.
The policy of the restaurant
group was announced by Robert
j. Wilson, executive secretary of
the association, as the District
announced it would seek a court
test of a 77-year-old law prohib-
iting the discrimination.
Corporation Counsel Vernon E.
West informed the Commissioners
yesterday he could find no record
that the anti-discrimination acts
had been repealed. These acts
were passed in 1872 and 1873 by
the now defunct Legislative AS
sembly of the District.
Associations Statement.
The restaurant association said !:
The Washington Restaurant
Association has carefully consid-
cred the direction of the Commits
sioners to the corporation counsel
that it institute proceedings to
test the validity of the unused
Evening star., 1950-02-22
Bowie Asks State 10 Rule
On Posting Of Cash Bonds

States Attorney A. Gwynn
Bowie of Prince Georges County
has asked Maryland's attorney
general for an official ruling on
the posting of cash bonds in the
county.
His request stems from the ar
rest last week of Representative
Crawford, Republican, of Mich
igan, who spent two nights in
the Upper Marlboro Jail after
committing magistrate refused to
accept his cash bond on an as
sault charge.
Mr.. Bowie said there is "seri-
GUS question" in his mind whether
a 1949 act of the General AS
sembly actually gives Prince
Georges committing magistrates
the right to accept personal
recognizances upon the posting of
cash bonds.
He emphasized the belief that
appropriate legislation should be
enacted If the attorney general
rules that such authority does
not exist.
Evening star., 1950-02-22
Civic Groups Support
Police Association
On 5-Day Week

The District Policeman's Asso-
citation today had the encourage
ment of about SIS citizens and
civic groups in it's proposal for a
flve-day, 40-hour work week.
Representatives of the organi-
zation we're guests of the police
men last night at their monthly
meeting in the Odd Fellows
Temple, 419 Seventh street NV
Although there was no formal
action on the part of the citizens
the proposal was backed by
speaker after speaker until late
into the night. There were nc
dissenting voices.
| All were invited to take the floor
either for or against the flve-day
week after Inspector Clarence
Lutz, chairman of the associa-
tion's legislative committee, out
lined the proposed legislation.
Increased efficiency in the de-
partment would result from the
new hours, Inspector Lutz said
and a better type applicant woulo
be attracted to the force. The 40
hour week, he said, should result
in less retirement for physical dis
ability and also cut down on time
| lost because of illness.
In answer to a question, tht
inspector estimated the proposed
new hours probably would increast
department costs by about one.
sixth and would require abou
1926 more men.
After "a delegates spoke il
favor Of the proposed legislation
President Royce L. Givens wal
forced by the lateness of the houl
to close the meeting. He called fol
any opposition speakers. Non,
| rose. /.
Among those speaking in favol
of the shorter hours for police.
men were Herbert P. Leeman
president of the Federation O.
Citizens Associations; Woolsey w
Hall, president of the Federation
of Civic Associations, and Mrs
Ernest w. Howard, president o.
the Columbia Heights Citizens
| Association.
Evening star., 1950-02-22

Father Repetti, a native Wash
ingtonian, has assembled the
Washington Collection in the ar
chives for convenience of STU
dents. The rarest is a block of
wood from the original covering
of the leaden casket in which the
Father of His Country was placed
at the time of his death 1t was
not until April 10, 1881, that the
body of Washington was placed
in the marble sarcophagus of the
new vault. prepared in accordance
with his written wish.
Other Washington relices in the
Georgetown archives include seven
letters, one of which was ad-
dressed to Daniel Carroll of Dud-
dington, whose estate was in the
vicinity of what is now Providence
Hospital. Written on December 2,
1891, the President referred to the
dispute centered over proposed
locations for the Capital City. He
wrote in part: 1T would be un-
fortunate if dispute amongst
the friends to the Federal City
should arm the enemies of it with
weapons to wound it."
One of the wine chests from
Mt. Vernon, with cut-glass de-
canters from which the Washing
ton family drank, is another
priced possession of the university
There is a piece of a dress that
Martha Washington wore, a lock
of the generals hair, one unusual
and unidentified early picture of
the general and other personal
relics.
AS friends of the founder of the
college, Archbishop Carroll, the
Washington family apparently re-
manned in close contact with the
little Jesuit school for many years.
Five of the Washington family
were students, the archives re-
vealed. Augustine and Bushrod
Washington, nephews of the first
President, entered the college on
April 8, 1893. George w. Wash
ington of Mt. Vernon, entered
May 7. 1880, Henry, son of Law
renee Washington of Westmore-
land, Va, became a student on
October l, 1854, and the last, Jo-
seph E. Washington of Cedar Hill
Tenn, entered September /. 1866
The tradition at Georgetown is
that the generals wine chest was
presented by his adopted son
George Washington Parke Custis