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Evening star., 1950-09-01
Petticoot Rule in Virginia Town
Ends as Women Leave Council

Parking meters were installed
in the downtown section.
A new fire truck was purchased.
A systematic plan Of garbage
disposal was placed in effect.
A serious traffic hazard was
eliminated by constructing a new
sidewalk along the main high
way from the school building to
the corporate line.
Brought Fame to Town.
The women had to run the
town government without profits
which previous administrations
had received from the municipal
ly owned water system. When
the women were elected, voters
also approved a 100000 bond
issue for the Improvement of the
water system and water profits
had to be used to pay off the
bonds.
New revenue was obtained by
imposing privilege taxes, INSTALL
ing the parking meters and
stricter enforcement of town laws,
increasing the yield from fines.
Petticoat rule brought the town
international fame. The women
were subjects of articles in several
national magazines and were fea-
tured on one of the State De-
partment's "voice of America
broadcaStS.
Evening star., 1950-09-01

A Betsy Ross" project de-
signed to have every community
in the Nation make and display
the United Nations flag was
started yesterday by women of
the Great Falls Grange at Forest
vile, Va.
Representatives of the Agricul-
ture Department, the National
Grange and All Clubs were
among observers as the white
lone world" design was sewn on
a blue background to complete
the first homemade flag at the
home of Mrs. ]. w. Babson. Tele-
vision and news cameras recorded
the event.
Albert johnson of the National
Grange conceived the project
after he was asked to join in
planning observance of United
Nations Day on October "a. The
flag completed yesterday may be
presented to President Truman
next Thursday.
Mr.. johnson said that farm
organizations, home demonstra-
tion and All Clubs and veterans
and civic organizations will lead
the drive to have the u. N. flag
Evening star., 1950-09-01
Free Stur Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight

Programs presented through
the cooperation of the District
OF Columbia and Montgomery
County Recreation Departments
and 1.-THE" Film Center of Wash
ington.
Washington, $3.50 PM.
Janney, Wisconsin avenue and
Albemarle street NV. Bright
wood, Thirteenth and Nicholson
streets NV. Kalorama, Nine
teenth street and Columbia road
NV, Sousa, Thirty-seventh
street and Ely place Sc. Thom-
son, Twelfth and L streets NV.
Fort Davis, Alabama and Penn
sylvania avenues Sc. Douglass
Simmons, First and Pierce streets
NV. Briggs gs-Montgomery, Twen-
ty-seventh and K streets NV.
Watts Branch, Sixty-second and
Banks streets NE. Randall, First
and I streets S.W.
Montgomery County, $3.50 PM.
Pinecrest, st. Lawrence drive,
-Four Corners.
Evening star., 1950-09-01
Contest Started for Name
Of Arlington 6. 0.P. Paper

A countrywide contest to select
a name for a new monthly news
paper has been announced by the
Arlington Republican Executive
Comittee.
Committee Chairman I. Lee
Potter said the paper will be de-
voted to party activities, matters
Of a civic nature, and local gov
ernment affairs.
The contest is open to all resi-
dents, he said. Name entries
should be sent to Mr.. Potter or
to Joel T. Broyhill. president of
the Arlington Republican Club,
1924 Lee Highway.
Contest judges will be Senators
Wherry and Cain and Repre-
sentative Martin, minority leader.
A wrist watch will be awarded
the person submitting the win
ming name. The contest closes
September 8.
Evening star., 1950-09-01
Flying Dippers'
Reported Seen
In Fredericksburq
By the Associcfed Press

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Sept.
Now it's flying dippers.
Two Fredericksburg women, Mrs.
l.. P. Hit and Mrs. w. N. lie
Couteur, sisters, saw the dipper
from the lawn of Mrs. lie Cou-
teur's home Wednesday night.
They described it as a "very
bright light" not very large, that
moved not too fast.
They said they watched the dip
per for about five minutes as it
moved northward. 1t looked like
a quart-sized cup to them.
Mrs. lie Couteur's husband
vouched for the dipper. He said
he had seen a similar dipper about
two weeks ago but had said moth
ing about it.
Evening star., 1950-09-01
Protest From Soviet
Rejected by Sweden
By the Assoeioted Press

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 1.-Sweden
yesterday rejected as without
foundation" Soviet charges that
Swedish authorities were guilty
of "lawless persecution of Soviet
citizens"
The Foreign Office announced
rejection of the Soviet note, de-
livered yesterday. The Russian
note brought up the case of three
Latvians who left the Soviet ship
Bellostrov during it's stay in
Stockholm September 16, 1919
Two returned to England and the
third went to Germany, where
he allegedly complained to Soviet
repatriation authorities of his
persecution" in Sweden.
Evening star., 1950-09-01
September II Set
For Loudoun County
Referendum Hearing
Speeiol Dispatch to The star

LEESBURG, Va. Sept. L.
Judge ]. r. H. Alexander of the
Circuit Court has set September
% as the date for hearing argu-
ments on a petition calling for
a referendum on changing the
form of Loudoun County govern
ment.
Petitions prepared by the LOU
doun County Citizens Committee
for Home Rule were presented to
the court yesterday. They ask
that the voters be permitted to
ballot on the question of adopt
ing the executive form of govern
ment in place of the present
neutrality-suspicious. plan.
The petitions bore the names of
about $50 persons. The commit
tee estimated about $500 are
qualified voters. The law requires
at least 10 per cent of qualified
voters to submit such petitions to
the court when a change is de-
sired.
Opposition to the application
was expressed by Commonwealth's
Attorney Stirling M. Harrison and
Stilson H. Hall, member of the
House OF Delegates. They asked
that Judge Alexander deny the
application.
Evening star., 1950-09-01
Winchester Expects 300
For Presbyterian Meet
Special Dispoieh TO The Stor

WINCHESTER, Va, Sept. L.
The 163d annual conference OF
the Presbyterian Synod of Vir-
ginia at the First Presbyterian
Church here Tuesday and
Wednesday is expected to draw
more than 300 delegates.
The two-day conference cli-
makes the observance of the 150th
anniversary of the Presbyterian
Church in Winchester. Part of
the observance is the resurrec-
ton of the Old Stone Church on
East Piccadilly street and pub
licatlon of the history of the local
church in book form.
The synod comprises 457
churches in Virginia, West Vir-
ginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania
and the District of Columbia.
Evening star., 1950-09-01
County TO Demonstrate
Voting Machine Operation

Prince Georges County resi-
dents will be given an opportunity
to learn how to operate voting
machines during public demon
strations at two locations between
now and the party primaries
September Is.
The county's Board of Election
Supervisors announced yester-
day that machines will be avail
able at both the County Services
Building. Hyattsville, and County
Courthouse, Upper Marlboro.
Voting machines will be used
in the county for the first time
this year. The county has &C
quired 1875 new machines.
Demonstrations will be held at
Hyattsville from to 9 pm. Mon
days through Fridays. except for
Labor Day, until September Is.
Hours at Upper Marlboro will
be from 10 am. to $3.50 pm. on
the same days, beginning Tues
day, and continuing through
September IS also.
Evening star., 1950-09-01

flying in every community on
appropriate occasions.
The National Committee fol
United Nations Day, headed by
Mrs. Franklin d. Roosevelt, will
make flag-making kits available
for local units. Each kit will in.
clude a hot-iron-transfer, a center
design, and directions for making
the flag. The completed flag will
measure 3 by feet.
The demonstration at Mrs. Bah.
sons home yesterday was con.
Quoted by Mrs. Jessie Hammerly
and Mrs. William Mckenzie, Fair.
fax County home demonstration
agent. Joining in the project were
members of Mrs. Babson's Home
Economics Committee of Great
Falls Grange No. 738. Members
present yesterday were Mrs. Marx
Turner, Dranesville: Mrs. Mack
Grippen. Browns Chapel; Mrs. B
Y. Martin. Forestville; Mrs. o. v
Carper. Mclean, and Mrs. Marvin
Sanders, Forestville.
Also present were Miss Virgie
Reed and Miss June Martin. rep
resenting 4-H Clubs. and Miss
Mena Hogan of the Agriculture
Department.
Evening star., 1950-09-01
BeaI| Says He'll Back
Non-Partisan vofinq

A renewed pledge to take af-
firmative action to provide non
partisan elections in Montgomery
County, if the voters desire it, was
made today by a Free Democrat
candidate for the State Senate.
Robert w. Beall. the candidate,
said:
"All voters should know that
the repeal of the Lindsay law will
not of itself give the right to hold
nonpartisan elections in Mont
gomery County. This was recent
ly made clear by the Court OF
Appeals.
"The Lindsay law is a symbol
Of the despotism OF E. Brook Lee
and should be wiped from thu
statute books. The Free Demo.
Gratis will support a bill for non.
partisan elections If the majority
of the voters in Montgomer,
County choose to hold election,
for the County Council on such
a basis.
1--WE feel that the citizens o1
Montgomery County are mature
and intelligent enough to deter
mine for themselves the manner
in which they desire to elect the
members of the County Council.
The Free Democrats are mem
bers Of the party who do not have
the backing of the county's Vic
tory Committee.
Mr.. Beall replied to charges he
said were made by Mr.. Lee that
Free Democrats have pledged
themselves to destroy the two
party system in future elections
of County Council members.
Evening star., 1950-09-01
Marine Corps League
Elects in Alexandria

Warren L. Granger has been
elected commandant of the Alex
andria detachment Of the Ma
rine Corps League. He is a re-
tired chief warrant officer and
a holder of the Navy Cross.
Other officers named by the
group are E. T. Roland, vice COM
mandant; Salvatore Leo, adju-
tant; Joseph Agresto. sergeant at
arms; John Simpson, chaplain
and Leland Smith, Judge advo-
cate. Members also adopted a
resolution asking Congress to des-
ignate a memorial tomb to an
unknown Revolutionary soldier
in Alexandria.
Evening star., 1950-09-01
Bids Sought in Maryland
On Recreation BUILDINGS

The Maryland National Capita
Park and Planning Commission
has called for bids on construc-
tion Of recreation buildings at -four
recreation centers and shelter
houses at two others.
Each recreation building will
include a large activity room and
adjoining covered terrace, fire.
places kitchen, boiler room, toilet
facilities and storage room. They
will be built at the Lynbrook
Woodacres. Capital View-Kensing-
ton and Takoma Park centers.
The shelters, planned for East
Chevy Chase and Silver Spring
centers. will consist of covered
terraces with toilet facilities and
storage space at one end.
Bids will be received at the
Silver Spring Office of the plan
ming commission until 2 pm.
September 26. Architect for the
proposed buildings is Benjamin P
places, kitchen, boiler room. toilet
Evening star., 1950-09-01
THIS SUNDA Y'S BEST READING
is IN
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With Dolly Evening edition.


Editorial Feature Secton-Joseph A. Fox The Stars White
House Correspondent what the President
do in support Democratic candidates congressional
election campaigns enter the home stretch.
Extent of u psychological warfare in Korea and plans
for fuscale propaganda offensive against the Communist
invaders revealed by staff reporter L. Edgar Prina
Star Pictorial and how eagoing pilots
trained Patuxent Naval Air in the photo
feature Landlocked Carrier Also The Bantus and Point
Four by James Foster chief Food Division of the Com
Departments Office of Industry and Commerce. and
Pears In the Menu by Violet Faulkner Star food editor
Magazne-2o pages of exciting fact and fiction
Don't miss Hollywood's Secret Weapon" by Louis Berg
This Week movie editor. Every read
"CrashProof inexpensive safety device
that hundreds of lives
For best reading Evening
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Evening star., 1950-09-01
'Rodeo Review Set
As Feature Today at
Prince William Fair

Exhibits Of farm products ans
livestock, as well as a "rodeo re.
view" were on the schedule toda.
for the Prince William Count.
Fair.
The three-day fair. being helt
at Longview Park near Manassas
is staged by members of a vet
Grams class in on -the-farm train.
ing. Directors Of the event are
Harry Swan. of Nokesville. ano
Joseph Johnson. Of Manassas.
Opening of the fair yesterday
marked the first week event in
the county in 80 years, Mr.. Swan
said.
Exhibits include farm ma
chinery. household appliances,
farm and garden produce. Hobby
projects and demonstration of
girls clothing form display pre-
Sented by the All Clubs.
Winners in Judging.
Among the exhibits judged yes
terday were grain. baked goods
and canned goods.
First prize winners were: Wheat
w. M. Kline. Manassas; oats
Ted ]. Shepherd. Nokesville; bar
ley. George Jones. Nokesville,
orchard grass, ladino clover, tim.
othy and Kentucky 81 fescue
n. F. kSmith & Son, Nokesville
tallest stock of corn, Cox 8
Mayhem, Manassas; alfalfa hay
Jay Garman. Nokesville; mixet
hay, e. E. Mayhem. Manassas.
In baked goods, first priz,
winners were: Biscuits, Mrs. j. B
johnson. Manassas; yeast rolls
Mrs. June Spittle. Nokesville
loaf Of bread. Mrs. w. O. Miller
Manassas; fudge, Mrs. Nelson
Thomas. Manassas; iced layer
cake, Mrs. Arnold Service, Manas-
sas. and angel food cake, Mrs
]. c. Goode. Manassas.
Other Victors.
First prize winners in the
canned goods category: berries
string beans and mixed pickles
Mrs. j. B. johnson, Manassas;
peaches, tomato juice, Mrs. Jo-
seph r. Kemper, Manassas; to-
matoes, Miss Emily Johnson, Man.
assas; beets, Mrs. P. S. Espen-
shade, Manassas: peas, Mrs. j. j
Payne. Manassas; soup mixture,
Mrs. j. c. Amos, Woodbridge; lima
beans and watermelon pickle, Mrs.
Robert Casey, Haymarket: corn,
Mrs. June Spittle, Nokesville; pre-
serves, cucumber pickle, Mrs. N. N.
Free. Nokesville. and jellies, Mrs.
Evelyn Cox. Manassas.
Evening star., 1950-09-01
Fairfax Democrats
Launch Campaign 10
Court Newcomers

Fairfax Democrats will make a
determined effort to interest new
residents in the party program,
members of the Executive Com
mittee agreed last night.
About go committee members
attended a picnic meeting at the
home of E. Cam Sheads, of Burke
Precinct, a member of the County
Board of Supervisors.
Speakers included Represent
ative Smith; State Senator An
drew w. Clarke of Alexandra, and
Committee Chairman Edward K
Uhler.
Bates Named Chairman.
To implement the decision to
interest newcomers in the party
Guy Bayes of Langley Precinct
was named chairman of a special
committee to make plans. William
j. Barber of Franconia Precinct
Mrs. Eleanor Justusson of AMMAN
dale, and w. Franklin Gooding OF
Vienna, were named to serve with
Mr.. Bayes.
Representative Smith termed
the gathering the most inspiring
evidence of advancement in the
Democratic Party in Fairfax
County" that he had witnessed
in the 20 years he has been in
Congress.
Smith Asks Support.
Echoing statements that the
party should make every effort to
enlist the support of new people,
Representative Smith declared:
You may be surprised to know
that a great many of the new
people coming into our county
are fine Democrats and are only
waiting to find out how they may
become part of the party"
Plans were laid for holding a
corioc af y,rociY1cf roaafin0c
Evening star., 1950-09-01
By Charles A. McAIeer

Failure of the public to respond
sufficiently to pleas for financial
help may mean the end for the
historic Ramsay House in Alex
andria.
Deadline for restoring the 202-
year-old structure, believed to be
the oldest in Alexandria, was mid
night.
What happens next remains tn
be seen. Action may be taken
during the next meeting of the
Alexandria City Council Septem-
ber 10.
Everett A. Hellmuth, president
of the Alexandria Historical So
ciety, one of two groups which
sought to have the building re-
stored, isn't so optimistic, how
ever.
Funds Held insufficient.
Funds to restore it are in
sufficient" he declared. "The
building probably will be razed." +"
City Manager w. Guy Ancell
said that although the restoration
deadline is passed, nothing can
be done until the council meets
again. If it is to be torn down,
the council must authorize it's
demolition and then it must be
considered by the Alexandria
Architectural Review Board.
The latter board. under a city
ordinance, must pass on all build
ings more than 100 years old be-
fore they can be dismantled, Mr..
Ancell said. He added that a let
ter from a private citizen now
is on hand for presentation to the
council. The letter, urging that
the house be torn down, formally
Evening star., 1950-09-01
Historic Ramsay House Faces
=Rozinq as RestoruI Funds Fail

will bring the matter to the coun-
cil's attention, Mr.. Ancell said.
Efforts to restore the house. 10
Gated at the corner Of King and
Fairfax streets, have been under
way since 1914 when the council
purchased the place for $4,000
The historical society and a Sec
ond group, the Alexandria Asso-
citation. have been trying to raise
money to restore it.
But, according to Mr.. Hellmuth
there hasn't been enough.
"We talked it over the other
night and decided we can de
nothing about it, he said.
Cost Put at $4,000.
Those fighting for the houses
restoration have been given two
one-year extensions for improv-
ing the ramshackle place. Mid
night was the end of the second
year. Estimates for restoring it
were fixed at 100000.
1lc llOuSC, 1AdlAACO AOA VAAAAoAAl
Ramsay. wealthy Scotch merchant
who was one of the first settlers
in Alexandria, has been put to
a variety of uses. The Ramsay
family lived there for about 100
years. It once was a cigar fac
tory and was being used as a
tavern when fire burned out part
of its interior in 1943.
The house was about to be de-
molisl1ed when the City Council
stepped in and bought it. The
job of turning it into a land
mark then was placed in the
hands of the historical society
Fire and building inspectors
long have urged that the build
ing be torn down. They say 1t
is a fire hazard. This Is the
question which the council must
decide.
Evening star., 1950-09-01
Arlington Orchestra
To Reheorse Thursday

The Arlington Civic Symphony
Orchestra will hold its first re-
hearsal of the season at 8 pm.
Thursday in the Thomas Jeffer-
son Junior High School.
Mrs. Ralph B. c. Campbell
symphony association president
said there are vacanies in all sec.
tions of the orchestra and inter.
ested musicians may apply at the
school. Bernard Rosenthal is or.
chestra director.
Evening star., 1950-09-01
REA Loon Authorized

RICHMOND, Va. Sept. l (P.-
The State Corporation Commits.
sion today authorized the Fred
ericksburg g. Wilderness Tele.
phone Co., Inc, to borrow $55, 5,00(
in Federal Rural Electrificatior
Administration funds.
Evening star., 1950-09-01
Negro Bunkers to Meet

DANVLLE, Va, Sept. R.-
Representatives from IA Negro
banks in the United States will
meet in Danville September 8 and
8 for the 23d annual convention
of the National Bankers Associa-
ton,
Evening star., 1950-09-01
Pocfmuster Named

President Truman has sent to
the Senate his nomination OF
Frank P. Myers, to succeed c. W.
Klee, resigned postmaster at West
minister. Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15
New Drug Derived From Hay
Gives Hope of Flu Treatment

so-called parrot fever be
knocked off.
Classed As Antibiotic.
But scientists haven't got to
first base in finding drugs against
medium-sized viruses, like that of
flu, or against tiny viruses like
those that cause such great
plaques as infantile paralysis.
Now, for the first time, DR.. Sale
has apparently found a dent in
the arrnor of two medium sized
viruses.
If his experiments with chick
embryos can be repeated in exper-
mental animals, there might then
be hope of practical application.
Also. hope would be advanced of
attacking other stubborn viruses
The substance used in the tests
is called "subtilin." 1t is an extract
|of particular strain of bacillus
subtilis "-a microbe that is found
in hay.
Subtilin is classed medically as
an "antibiotic" that is, a sub
stance produced by living organ
ism and then used to combat other
living organisms.
AS with penicillin and strepto-
mycin, which are derived from
molds, it's a case Of bug flights
hing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15
Winds and Hail Hit
Texas and Alabama
By the Associated Press

pT I'VE eSSoNiuico FIeSS
RICARDO, Tex, May 15.-Hur-
ricane force winds injured two
persons and scattered wreckage in
three South Texas coast towns
yesterday.
Lightning killed a girl working
In cotton field.
Damage was heaviest at Sarita,
q village which serves the Big
Kennedy ranch. Also hard hit were
Riviera and Ricardo, both to the
north of Sarita.
Mrs. Maria z. Garcia, Is, wife
OF Oscar Garcia, was killed by the
lightning bolt about a mile and
o half south of Sebastian, in the
Rio crande Valley.
Dodolfo Tijerina, IS, of Rio
Hondo suffered serious head in
juries, and his brother Santos, 27
minor injured when their car
was blown off the highway and
overturned near Sarita.
REFORM, Ala, May IS (P.-
A rolling barrage of hail cut a 30
mile path through Northwest
Alabama yesterday. and caused
damage estimated at 100000.
Cotton and seed crops suffered
the heaviest blows. In Reform
windows were shattered, gardens
crushed and roofs pierced by the
Ice pellets. No injuries were re-
ported.
The hail fell in a strip one-half
to miles wide, running to the
Missippi line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15
By Fronk Corey
Associofsd Press Science Writer

BALTIMORE. May 15.-A pos
sible lead toward drug treatment
for the most prevalent type OF
human influenza and a costly dis
ease of chickens was described
today to the Society of American
Psychologists.
A California scientist reported
that a substance derived from a
microbe found in hay proved
capable in laboratory expert
ments-of destroying viruses of
human influenza "a" and of New
castle disease, a serious malady OF
chickens.
Influenza "a" is the commonest
Of all known flu types. At
present, there is no specific drug
treatment for it or for any other
type of flu Neither is there a
drug weapon against Newcastle
disease once it develops.
Tried on Matching Eggs.
DR.. A. J. Sale of the University
of California at Los Angeles en-
phasized that his experiments have
been limited to trials on viruses
of both diseases purposely made
to grow in Matching hens eggs.
There have been no expert
ments so far on viruS-infected
animals necessary preliminary
to any thought of human appli-
cation in the case Of influenza.
But DR.. Sale said the work
constituted forward step in that
1t marked the first time that any
substance had been able to de-
stroy viruseS of these types in a
developing chick embryo without
killing the embryo itself.
Other scientists at the golden
Jubilee meeting of the bacteriolo-
sists said the work had this fur
ther significance:
Up to now, germs of the virus"
class have proved virtually invul-
nerable to all drugs-even the
wonder drugs like penicillin.
A few of the largest sized vi
ruses-such as the one that causes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15
Mrs. Pondit to Address Vossor Commencement

Mrs. Pandit, Indian Ambassa-
dor to the United States. will make
the principal address at Vassar
Colleges seth commencement ex-
ercises June IL. it was announced
today.
Three Washington girls are
among the 800 who will receive
bachelor of arts degrees ut the
Poughkeepsie IN. " college
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15

They are:
Adeline Feidelson. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles N. Feidel-
son: Gale Miller. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Neville Miller, 4426
Garfield street NV, and Jane
Walsh, daughter Of Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. Roland Walsh. Kennedy
Warren apartments. Connecticut
avenue NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15
Prince Bernhard Leaves

NEW YORK. May IS P.-
Prince Bernhard of the Neither
lands left by commercial plane
yesterday for Amsterdam after
two-weeks visit in the United
States. The prince came here
30 open the Holland fair in Phil
adelphia May s. He also visited
In Washington and New York.