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Evening star., 1950-08-14
Virginians Will Seek
U. 5. Supreme Court
Ruling on Milk Act
By the Asseciotsd Press

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Aug
14.-A two-year fight by the Mill
Consumers Committee of Eliza
beth County against the 1884
State milk and cream act will be
taken to the United States
Supreme Court.
Stephen Clark, chairman and
treasurer of the committee max
ing the fight, said the last night
that the Nations highest court
will be asked to hear an appeal
of a State Supreme Court deci-
sion. In an unanimous decision,
The State court has ruled the act,
which established a milk COM
mission to flx prices, Is constitu-
tional.
Mr.. Clark said he had been
advised that the conditions set by
his committee as a precedent to
institute an appeal to the Supreme
Court had been met.
Other Areas Join.
The suit was instituted by the
Board Of Supervisors of Elizabeth
City and numerous other pein-
sular organizations against the
State Milk Commission.
In addition, the governments of
Newport News, Phoebus, Warwick
and Hampton associated them
selves in the case as friends of
the court"
The peninsula group may be
Joined by Arlington County in
carrying the fight to the Supreme
Court. A July increase in the
price of milk in Arlington County
was met with a wave of protests.
Claim Votes Stacked.
Contention Of attorneys for the
milk consumers has been that the
law permits those engaged in the
milk business to Ak their prices
under the guise Of legality.
They contend that with one
member Of the three-man State
Milk Commission a milk producer
and another a milk distributor,
the votes are stacked 2 to /
against the consumer before a
case gets to the commission.
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Sesqui Events
Where to Go,
What to Do

This year marks the 150th
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'S
150th birthday (free of charge
unless otherwise noted:
Faith of Our Fathers" Paul Green's
every night except Monday at $50 pm.
at the Sesouicentennial amphitheater, Six.
,spsa, tssnth street and Colorsdo avenue NV
at trailer in front of the District Build
ing; Fourteenth and streets NV; at
staSler.s Sl,I Ticket Ticket Mart, Mart 1929 street NV:
NV: and lilo Seventh street NV, and
at the amphitheater box ONCE.
Continuing.
THE American Professional" paintings
ana drawings recording four centuries OF
American history, at the Corcoran Gallery
"Washinstonia," exhibit of pictures.
con of the District pSyc IRON nblsry sns cGa a.
the Corcoran Gallery.
Also, Plan of Washington," architec.
tural exhibit. Gallery hours: Noon to
4:30 pm.
Makers of History of Washington
paintings of great Americans and their
families. the National Gallery OF Art,
Sixth street and Constitution avenue NV.
Picture Of the week: walt Whitman"
by Thomas EkinS. Picture-of -the-week
lectures at 1890 and 2:3O pm. Gallery
hours: 10 am. to 5 pm.
"Milestones in American Achievement
an exhibit marking the sesquicentennial
Of the Library Of Congress-, as well as
Of the District, at the Library, First and
East Capitol streets NV, 8 am. to 10
pm.
An exhibit of old pictures. prints and
portraits Of early observation-disclosures, at the
Central Public Library, Eghth and K
streets NV, am. to pm.
The Freedom Train exhibit at the Ma
tional Archives exhibition hail. Constitu.
tion avenue between Seventh and Ninth
streets NV, 3 am. to pm.
Evening star., 1950-08-14
Gov. Lane Plans
To Stump State;
Blasts Mahoney
Opponent Is Accused
Of 'Untruths, Half
Truths in Maryland
BY the Associoied Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. IA Gov.
Lane announced plans today for
a stumping tour of the State in
his candidacy for the Democratic
denomination.
The governor said he would visit
every county In the State to
mail the untruths. half-truths.
and downright misstatementS" he
said have been made in the pri-
mary campaign to date.
TT is hight time" he said, that
the people of Maryland got the
plain facts"
Opposing Gov. Lane in the
Democratic primary is George P.
Mahoney, a Baltimore business
man who has been bitterly critical
Of the Lane administration. Much
of Mr.. Mahoney's criticism has
been leveled at the administra-
ton tax and fiscal policies.
Two Back Lane.
In other weekend political de-
velopments, Attorney General Hall
Hammond and Controller j. Mil
lard Tawes told Mr.. Mahoney
that they are opposed to his
candidacy and are for Gov. Lane.
Both are unopposed in the pri-
mary.
Mr.. Mahoney, on the other
hand, accused the administration
Of "bungling. mismanagement
and inefficiency" in the operation
of State mental hospitals.
Gov. Lane did not disclose de-
tails Of his prospective stumping
tour. except to say he was going
to tour this State from one end
to the other"
"By the time I'm finished, he
added, "the people will know just
how false and misleading the
statements Of George P. Mahonay
have been ever since he started
campaigning for governor two
years ago."
Running on Record.
More and more citizens Of
Maryland" the Governor said.
"are learning every day that my
opponent is running on nothing.
He does not dare criticize a single
one of the accomplishments of my
administration. All he dares say
is that they cost too much. But
he is pitifully silent on how he
would carry on a similar program
for less money.
"I am running on my record.
It is good one and I am proud Of
1t. :"
Mahoney declared Saturday
that State mental hospitals are
overcrowded, that there is a short
age of professional help, that
morale among staff members In
low, and that the hospital build
ing program is still in the blue
print or '1et's talk about it" stage.
Mr.. Tawes and Mr.. Hammond
made their statements in separate
letters to Mr.. Mahoney. Both de-
clared their opposition to him.
and challenged him to produce
evidence of his charges of waste
and extravaganza.
Evening star., 1950-08-14
Girl II, Loses To-Day Fight
ToSurvive After Poison Dose
Navy EmpIoye
Took Blue Pills
For Headache

Friends of a Navy typist who
died from poisoning were mysti-
fed today as to. why the attrac-
tive 21-year-old girl swalloed the
lethal dose.
Miss Madge Connevey died in
Georgetown Hospital early yester-
day. 10 days after she rushed to
a neighbor's home, crying that
she had taken some "blue tab
lets"
In the kitchen sink of the home
where Miss Connevey had lived
the six weeks she has been here
were found egg shells and a mix
ture of -four and water, indicat-
ing the girl had quickly prepared
an antidote.
deputy Coroner Richard M.
Rosenberg said he was told the
girl had taken poison.
Mrs. j. E. Murphy. 4519 North
Nineteenth street, to whose home
the girl ran on the evening of
August 8, said she was crying that
she had taken the poison because
her head ached so badly.
Mrs. Murphy called a boarder,
Clarence Lawson. a former Army
medical corpsman, who forced
glass after glass of water and
mustard down the girl. She then
was removed first to Arlington
Hospital and later to Georgetown.
Miss Connevey had sung happily
before going to work that day. had
been cheerful throughout the day
and complained. Of nothing up to
about 6 pm. At that time Mrs.
Atkinson left her alone in the
home while she drove to town.
During the next half hour Miss
Connevey apparently removed the
bottle of blue pills from the med
icine closet. This partly empty
bottle and another Of rat poison,
still unopened, were found near
the sink.
Miss Connevey's stepfather,
David Fischel of San Antonio,
Evening star., 1950-08-14
Maryland Police Hunt
Stolen Car Speeder

Maryland State Police today
continued their search for a man
who eluded them early yesterday
after an 85-mile-an-hour chase.
He was in a stolen automobile.
The man disappeared between
two houses in Laurel on foot after
jumping from the moving car. He
had been chased along the Balti-
more boulevard about two miles.
Trooper Arthur Plum m e
spotted the car, weaving in and
out of traffic, about 1:30 am. and
began the pursuit. At Laurel, the
car slowed down and the man
jumped out. The trooper did like
wise, but lost him in the darkness,
The car, which came to a halt
undamaged, had been stolen in
Baltimore about an hour earlier,
Evening star., 1950-08-14

from day to day and the number
Of actual cases will be reported
through the newspapers at regular
intervals"
Mr.. Williams realized tAat the
situation was changing too fast
for 4 newspaper appearing twice
a week. So he shopped up and
down Main street until he found
the biggest blackboard in town.
He purchased it and nailed it to
the front of the Enterprise
building. Official Polio Report"
was lettered across the top of
the board and below chalked
in Health Department figures,
changing them every time the de-
partment made a change in its
totals.
Everyone in Wytheville agreed
that Mr.. Williams blackboard
did a great deal to allay the wave
of fear that swept the communi-
ty. Everyone agreed there had
been a wave of fear. The writer
of these articles arrived in
Wytheville after it had subsided.
He asked about it. Everyone he
talked to had difficulty in de-
scribing the experience.
It wasn't anything you could
put your finger on. There was no
departure from the daily routine
Of going to work. Mr.. Williams
checked Wytheville's three manu-
featuring establishments - two
hosiery mills and a shirt factory.
He found that absenteeism was
almost negligible. 1t wasn't the
performance of any individuals,
the milkman who refused to leave
milk at houses where polio had
struck, the truckman who refused
to carry crib into a house for
a child returned from the hospi-
tai. 1t was a realization that
everyone you met was afraid of
something and that you were
afraid too. Everyone agreed that
1t was very unpleasant.
Cases Still Mounting.
1t subsided although the num-
ber Of polio cases and the num-
ber of deaths constantly were
mounting and are still mounting.
People simply got used to living
in a polio epidemic.
The age-pattern of the disease
was about the usual one. The
youngest individual to get the
Evening star., 1950-08-14

be in for something. A 39-year- r-old
bear of a man with jet black hair,
he had been the county health
officer for five years. He also was
health officer of the county OF
Pulaski, which borders Wythe
County on the east and in whicn
he made his home. He had come
to Southwestern Virginia from
public health work in North Caro-
lima with a diploma from the Uni
versity of South Carolina Medical
School at Charleston to hang on
his wall.
In the five years since his ar
rival there had, been plenty OF
work. But there had been nothing
that could be termed an epidemic.
DR.. Pope's foreboding was not
unfounded. In a few days he was
contending with one of the most
intense polio epidemics in history.
1t is still spreading and taking its
toll.
Over the week end four new
cases were reported from Wythe
County, but several, new cases were
admitted to Memorial and Grip
pied Children's Hospital in Roa-
noke from other areas in South
west Virginia. Wythe County has
had las cases and 16 deaths.
Eiphtv-two of the cases were in
Wytheville.
AS he was arranging his pins
DR.. Pope reflected on how puzzling
is the pattern of the incidence OF
polio. Here was the first case, the
Seccafico baby in a house near
the coal yard. Here were the
second and third, two little girls
in the Jones family who live a
little way out of the town.
The best medical thought on
polio now is that it is spread by
personal contacts. But it probably
would be impossible to establish
that a personal contact had been
made between the Seccafico and
the Jones families.
Two children in one family are
not common in the spread Of polio.
The disease more often seems to
pick one victim, even in a family
with a large number Of young
children. There were six children
in the Jones family.
There was another interesting
thing about this case. The mother
had polio when she was a child
still limps from its Gripping ef-
feet. The students of polio would
be interested in that. One school
among them believes that sus-
ceptibility is hereditary.
Still in Iron Lung.
The two cases in the Jones
family were Betty Carroll Jones,
10. who showed a positive spinal
test on July 2, and her 7-year-old
sister, Imogene. who came down
with it on July 4. Betty Carol
Jones is still in an iron lung in
the hospital in Roanoke, 1mo-
gene was one of the first children
to return from the hospital for
convalescent care at home.
At the start of the second week
in July Tommy Gard. 2-year-old
son Of the Rev. DR.. G.. Q. Gard
pastor of the Christian Church on
Main street, was stricken. That
was on Sunday, July 8. His father
closed the church that day.
On Tuesday the disease again
struck twice in the same family
On that day the two Shockley
boys, Lloyd Wayne Shockley, 8
and Norman Sawyers Shockley,
Evening star., 1950-08-14

were taken to the hospital at
Roanoke.
BY the end Of the second week
in July there had been is cases
and three deaths in the county,
a rather alarming situation for a
little community. The three IA
talities were a young man Of 20,
a boy of 8 and a 5-month-old
baby girl.
The town recreation board
closed the swimming pool. The
town council asked DR.. Pope if
public places, particularly the
two motion picture theaters should
be closed. He replied that it was
not necessary. The theaters
closed voluntarily in a few days.
There was no business anyway.
Fear began to grip the COM
munity and rumors began to fly
that multiplied the current figures.
Every call a doctor made became
a polio case in local gossip. 1t
was then that James A. Williams,
jr., editor of the Southwest Vir-
ginia Enterprise. Wytheville's
semiweekly paper. decided to do
something about it. In an edito-
rial Of July IA entitled Get the
Facts About the Polio Picture, !"
he said:
In the past week when several
new cases or suspects have been
reported there has resulted grave
concern and a constant fear and
worry, like an angry thunder
cloud, has hung over the COM
munity. Rumors and mistaken
ideas and reports have naturally
been prevalent and the overall re-
suit is that doubts and fears that
would naturally exist have been
multiplied many times.
Asked to See the Facts.
"Our appeal to everyone during
this period of time when the dread
of contracting the disease is pre-
valent, and everyone is looking
for a source of comfort is to ask
that you seek the facts before
making any statements. DiSre-
gard completely rumors which
will be heard, for there will be
reports daily such as-'Mary, Tom
or Jack have the disease and Jim
is not expected to live
'"The Health Department will
have an accurate and true picture
Evening star., 1950-08-14
Prince Georges 10 Enroll
New Voters Tomorrow

Registration of new voters in
Prince Georges County will be
held from 8 am. to 8 pm. tomor-
row at the county's AZ voting pre-
cincts.
This will be the final oppor-
tunity for new voters to register
before the Democratic and Re-
publican primaries September 18.
Additional countrywide regis
tration days will be held October
8 and 10. in time for the general
election November 7.
Evening star., 1950-08-14
Wyheve Health Officer Reflects Pulling Pattern of Polio Incidence
By George Kennedy
Stor Stoff Correspondent

WYTHEV1LLE, Va. Aug. IA
During the first week Of July, DR..
Charles P. Pope. health officer,
stuck four pins into the map of
Wytheville on the wall of his Of
flee. Each pin indicated a new
polio case in the town. That made
only five. The first case was the
infant son of Jimmy Seccaf1ce.
the second baseman of Wythe-
ville'S professional baseball team.
The Seccafico baby was stricken
in the last week of June.
AS he fixed up his map, DR..
Pope wondered If he was going to
Evening star., 1950-08-14
Red Cross BIoodmobiIe
To Visit Arlington Again

The Red Cross Bloodmobile
will visit Arlington again next
Monday.
Donors between 18 and so years
Of age may give blood between
10 am. and 4 pm. that day at
the parish house of st. Georges
Episcopal Church, 908 North Mel
son street.
Evening star., 1950-08-14
Polio Victim Runs
WytheviIIe Radio
Show Despite Attack
by fhs As.oeiafsd Press

WYTHEVuLE, Va, Aug.
14.-Disc jockey Sidney Tear
is carrying on an old enter
tainment tradition-the show
must go on.
MIR. Tear was one Of this
towns many polio victims. He
has now recovered sufficiently
to carry on his duties-from
his bed.
His spiels are recorded on
tape and his station. WYE
dubs in the music. This ar
rangement was made at Mr..
Tears request and will be
continued for the next five
weeks that he remains In bed.
Evening star., 1950-08-14
Club to Get Charter
In Ceremony Friday

The newly-organized Exchange
Club of Silver Spring will receive
its charter at 8 pm. Friday at the
Indian Spring Country Club. Rob-
ert Noble has been named chair
man of the ceremony. Charles
Sanger will serve as toastmaster
Evening star., 1950-08-14
Soldier Killed
InCrasl at Fort;
3Hurt in Traffic
August 3 Accident
Injuries Prove FutuI
To Former Policeman

The weekend traffic toll today
included a soldier killed instantly
at a Fort Myer entrance and a
former Washington policeman
who died of injuries in an Au-
gust 8 crash in Maryland.
In other accidents yesterday a
United States Park policeman
suffered severe injuries in Ar
lington, Va, and two Washington
women were hurt in collision
involving a 15-year-old girl
charged with driving without a
license.
Pfc. Albert A. Rawls, %, Of
Cardova, Ala, attached to an
Army service unit at Fort Myer.
was killed at 9 pm. when a car
driven by Pfc. Louis D. Werten-
berger, 25. jumped the curb and
ran into a steel fence near the
post entrance. Pfc. Wertenberger
and Pvt. Edward Chappell, 81, a
passenger, were treated for shock.
Victim Asleep at Time.
Daniel David Pittman, jr., %
colored, of 1910 Thirteenth street
NV, whose father is a Washing
ton police lieutenant, died at Gal
linger Hospital. His neck was
broken in an accident on Route )
near TB. Md. August 8.
Mr.. Pittman, who resigned as
policeman in 1949 after a year on
the force, was asleep in the Car
driven by Mrs. Yvonne Sawyer,
26. colored, of 2607 Sherman ave-
nue. NV, when it missed a turn
and plunged down a bank. An
other passenger. Willie Jones, 81,
colored, of 3615 Thirteenth street
NV, was slightly injured.
Sergt, Andrew ]. Bickford, Al,
of 2003 Commonwealth avenue,
Alexandria, a park policeman, was
in Alexandria Hospital today with
severe head injuries and cuts and
bruises.
He was injured at $40 am. yes
terday at Ridge road and 28th
street, Arlington, when his cruiser
police reported, was hit by a car
driven by Edward M. Brooks, 19
Of East Falls Church.
Driver Charged.
Police said the Brooks car went
through a stop sign and that thu
driver told them he had been 60
ing so miles an hour trying to gel
away from another car" Brooks
was ordered to appear Friday ir
Arlington County Court OF
charges Of reckless driving anc
operating without permit.
Sergt. r. D. Livingston. 20. OF
1O2 Rosemary lane, Falls Church,
in the car with Sergt. Bichord,
was uninjured except for shak-
ing up. Ralph T. Rodenbaugh,
20, of 2117 North Glebe road,
Arlington, one Of three passengers
in the Brooks car. was treated at
Arlington Hospital for bruises and
shock.
In a collision at Kenilworth
avenue and Hayes street NE. last
night, Mrs. Gladys Griffin, As.
colored, of 5o7 @ street, and MIS-.
Bessie Nichols, 81, colored, of
Baltimore, suffered possible head
injuries.
A 15-year-old girl driving the
car that collided with the ma
chine driven by Mrs. Griffin's hus-
band, Bennie Griffin, 43, was
charged by police with driving
without a permit and on the
wrong side of the street. The
owner of the car, Ivan T. Petty
1920 Twenty-First street NV.
was charged with allowing he
to drive without q permit.
Evening star., 1950-08-14

cases last week and still had II
undergoing treatment.
The incidence rate Of the disease
in the District is 8 cases per 100,-
600 population, "Dr. Dauer said"
Most of the metropolitan area
has o similar rate"
Evening star., 1950-08-14
Carnival at Playground

The Prince Georges County
Recreation Department will hold
a carnival at $3.50 pm. Wednes-
day at the University Park play
ground.
Evening star., 1950-08-14

(Second of a series of arttcles.1
Evening star., 1950-03-26
by p. G. WOdehOuSe
Illustrated by Glen Fleischnsann

What was virtually banquet was set out
in the living room, and Lord Ellsworth was
about to square his elbows and have at it,
when he detected an omission.
Where is your plate?" he asked.
Miner" The girl seemed surprised. "Am
in on this?"
Most certainly
That's mighty nice of you. I'm starving"
Tell me-" said Lord Ellsworth some
moments later, for it was matter that had
been perplexing him good deal, why do
you 60 about the countryside offering people
richly bound Encyclopedias of Sport? Deuced
civil of you, of course, " he added hastily, lest
she might think he was criticizing but why
do you?"
I'm selling them"
Selling thern?"
Yes"
A bright light shone upon Lord Emsworth
She was selling them.
They set you back FIVE dollars" the girl
said. "and get forty per cent Only don't"
why not?''
Because people won't buy them"
Don't people want richly bound Encyclo-
pedias of Sport?"
IF they do, they keep it from me-"
Dear, dear" Lord Ellsworth swallowed
piece of bacon emotionally. His heart was
bleeding for this poor child. But why do
you have to sell the bally things?" he asked.
''WELL, it's like this. I'm going to have
baby next January. That sort of thing costs
money. Am right or wrong?"
Right, most decidedly" said Lord Ems
worth. who had never been young mother
himself but knew the ropes. Il remember my
poor wife complaining of the expense when
my son Frederick was born. She was alive at
the time" explained Lord Ellsworth.
ED works in garage
Does he? don't think have met him.
Who is Ed?"
MY husband"
''Oh, your husband? You mean your hus-
band. Works in garage, does he?"
Evening star., 1950-03-26

prospect lunch today at the golf club. ex-
planned that couldn't ask you to join us at
the trough, because shall be handing this
bird sales talk throughout the meal. You'll
find your rations out on tray. A cold COLA
ton, because it's Thursday, and on Thurs
days the domestic staff downs tools"
He drove on, all brislness and efficiency
and Lord Ellsworth tutted an irritable
tut-tut.
There, he was telling himself, you had in
nutshell what made Freddie such nerve
rasping companion He threw his weight
about. He behaved as if he were the Spirit of
Modern Commerce. He was like something
out of those advertisements which show the
employee who has taken the correspondence
course in Confidence and Self Reliance look
ing his boss in the eye and making him wilt.
Freddie worked for Donaldson's Inc, deal
ers in dog biscuits, and had been doing so now
for three years. And in those three years some
miracle had transformed him from vapid
young London lizard into go-getter, a live
wire and man who thought on his feet and
did it now.
Every night since Lord Ellsworth had
come to enjoy his hospitality, if enjoy is the
word, he had spoken lyrically and at length
of his success in promoting the interests of
Donaldson's Dog Joy Get Your Dog Think
ing The Donaldson Way"), making no secret
of his view that it had been lucky day for
the dear old firm when it had put him on the
pay roll.
ALL of which might have been music to
Lord Emsworth's ears, for younger son
earning his living in America is vast i'm
provement on younger son messing about
and getting into debt in England, had it not
been for one circumstance. He could not rid
himself of growing conviction that after
years of regarding this child of his as drone
and wastrel, the child was now regarding
him as one And if there is one thing that
pierces the armor of an English father of the
upper classes, it is to be looked down on by
his younger son. Little wonder that Lord
Ellsworth, as he toddled along the road. was
gritting his teeth A weaker man would have
CRASHED them.
His gloom was not lightened by the sight
of the cold collation. which leered at him on
his return to the house. There was tray OF
which Freddie had spoken, and on it plate
on which lay slice of vermillion ham, a slice
of sepia corned beef, circle of mauve liver
wurst and, of all revolving things, large
green pickle.
For some moments he stood gaping at this
unpleasant picture in still life; then there