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Evening star., 1950-10-27

mann said he would recommend a
l4-Week season, starting with Me-
mortal Day. He said it would be
possible to trim production costs
to $4,000 weekly next year, as
compared to $500 last summer
Suggests Lower Prices.
"One reason for the somewhat
disappointing attendance was the
$2.40 seats" he believed. Mr.
MasSmann said it would be bet
ter from public as we'll as fl
nancial viewpoint to play to a
capacity audience at lower prices
The 43 performances from August
5 through September 80 accounted
for 42,023 paid admissions.
He recommended a price break
down of the 4,059 seats for vol
ume attendance that would offer
at 81.
Mr.. Massmann indicated rather
drastic revision of the script of
Faith of Our Fathers" if the
drama is to be repeated and sug-
gested this could be done by
April /. Paul Green was paid
$4,000 for the original script.
A complete report and analysis
of the fiscal affairs of the COM
mission was made public at the
meeting in the National Press
Building.
Leave Accrued by Actors.
The statement concerning oper-
ations of the Sesqui drama showed
that total income from all sources
was $50. 1887 against which were
expenses of $77,737. This account
ed for an actual deficit of $21, ,629.
Mr.. Massmann explained that the
expenses included $10,389 repre-
senting accrued leave for the
actors.
That is because the actors
were Government employees" he
explained. Next year we will find
ways to avoid much of this, if
possible"
He said expenses did not include
the 1858 $3.50 cost of the perma-
ment amphitheater. This is the
biggest single item in the original
So million grant from Congress.
Revenue totaling $2,131 was de-
rived from the amphitheater park
ing lot. The sum accounted for
5,572 cars.
S643,675 Transferred.
OF the original SO million ap-
preparation. the balance on hand
is $1,427 ,644. which includes the
$1,250,000 frozen item.
Direct disbursements from the
Sesqui fund totaled $657,104 and
$643,675 was allocated by trans
fers to other Government agen-
cies.
The commission earned $780,
BOT from the sale of tickets and
incidental revenues derived from
various Sesqui events. These in
cluded the National AAU track
meet, which brought in more than
$4,000; $24,412 from the National
Symphony, and $4,349 from the
July 4 celebration.
Evening star., 1950-10-27
I New Polio Cases
Reported in D. T., Area

Polio cases in the Washington
area reached 400 for the year
today as seven new cases were
reported.
The District Health Department
recorded the city's 166th victim.
The two latest cases are a
6-year-old boy who lives in the
HOO block of Forty-fifth place
Sc. and 5-year- old colored girl
of the 800 block of Fifty-second
street NE, both admitted to Chill
dren's Hospital. At this time last
admitted to Children's Hospital.
Alexandria's 14th case. a g.
year-old boy of Fairfax street,
Alexandria, is being treated at
home.
In Fairfax County, a 30-year-
old man of Dunn Loring, Va. ad-
mitted to the Washington Sani-
tarium a week ago. raised the
county total to so.
Arlington County also had a
new case, boosting the total there
to "a. The victim is a 14-year-
old girl of the 4800 block of
Seventeenth street North, Arling-
ton, admitted to Georgetown
Hospital.
Two new cases reported in
Montgomery County brought the
total to 70. They are, a 15-year-
old boy of the $500 block of
Waneta road, Glen Echo Heights,
Md, not hospitalized, and a Z
year-old boy of the 5000 block Of
Admission road, Alta Vista, Md,
admitted to Childrens Hospital.
Evening star., 1950-10-27
By John M. Kuuffmunn

Prof. Louis Denton Bliss, who
received his electrical training
working with Thomas A. Edison
today gave diplomas to the last
of the $4,000 men he has trained
in electrical pursuits during 81
years.
A simple graduation ceremony
at the Bliss Electrical School in
Takoma Park. Md, marked the
closing of the nationally known
institution whose campus was
bought by Montgomery County
last summer. The buildings now
house Montgomery Junior Col
lege.
1T has been our custom down
through the years to sing 9
hymn" Prof. Bliss said. The f1na,
hymn was Il Need Thee Every
Hour"
Seventy-one graduates of the
schools 66th class filed past
photographs of earlier classes to
greet the 79year-old school presi-
dent and hear a talk by Dean
Hugh G. Price of the junior COL
lege.
Il can see no reason why Prof
Bliss and the alumni association
should feel heavy-hearted today
said Dean Price. Theirs is deep
sense of accomplishment. What
you keep is lost; what you give
is forever yours he told the grad
yates.
Guest of honor at the COM
mencement exercises was Thomas
E. Robertson, a member of the
first class graduated from Bliss
at Ninth and F streets in 1893
Mr.. Robertson, former Commits.
Evening star., 1950-10-27
Pritchett Execution Stay
Granted in District Court

Fred S. Pritchett today won a
stay of his electrocution, set fol-
November 3, to permit his attor-
neys to apepal his first-degree
murder conviction to the United
States Court of Appeals.
District Court Judge T. Alan
Goldsborough changed the execu-
tion date to February 16.
Pritchett. 38. mechanic, of the
200 block of Charming street NV,
was convicted last January of
fatally shooting Clyde L. King, so,
in the latter's locomotive cab at
lexington Yards in July, 1949.
Evening star., 1950-10-27
IFCC Grants District
} Radio Frequencies
For Civil Defense Use

The Federal Communication!
Commission has granted the Dis.
trict the three emergency radio
trequencies needed to get the civi
defense communications system il
motion. Engineer Commissioner
Gordon R. Young disclosed today
The next step now Is to com.
plete specifications for the radio
receiving and transmitting equip
ment. Gen. Young said as soor
as that is done. the city will ad.
Vertise for bids.
The District will be connected
with its neighbors via these spe-
cial frequencies. Commanders o1
various civil defense forces will bt
able to direct their men to the
danger zones and the heart of the
public warning system will be
established.
Herbert A. Friede, District com.
munications superintendent, sale
the three civil defense stations will
be used in these ways:
One will set the electronically
controlled warning horns in mo.
ton, alert the nearby counties
and exchange mutual aid appeals
A second will connect the com.
mand center at the Nationa.
Guard Armory with control CEN
ters in four sections of the city
Over this channel will go the Or
ders from civil defense chieftains
to their lieutenants in the control
centers.
The third-s, mobile station
will make communication possible
with portable units.
In another civil defense de.
velopment, Gen. Young an.
nounced the Washington chapte,
of the National Defense Transpor.
tation Association has agreed to
prepare civil defense plans in the
transportation field.
A committee, named yesterday
but due to be enlarged to cover all
types of vehicles, will start by
taking stock of all available trans
portation resources and how they
could be mobilized in an emer-
gency.
Maj. Gen. Edmond H. Leavey,
U. S. A. (retired). former chief of
the Army Transportation Corps,
will head the committee with
Parke Wright of National Airlines
as his special assistant.
Other committee members and
the fields they will cover include
Howard Adams. Pacific Far East
Line, ocean steamship transporta-
tion: c. A. Davis, American Water
ways Operators, inland water
transportation; F. G. Freund,
American Trucking Association,
automotive freight transportation;
Frank Macklin, Air Transport As
sociation, air transportation, and
Caleb r. Mcgee. Association of
American Railroads, passenger
and freight transportation by
rail.
Evening star., 1950-10-27
Commission Studies Repetition
Of Sesqui Pageant Next Year

The Sesquicentennial Commls-
sion, which has a $4,000 deficit
from the seasons presentation of
Faith of Our Fathers" has set
December as deadline to de-
eide whether to repeat the his
torical pageant next year.
This postponement of an imme-
diate decision was voted by the
Executive Committee yesterday,
according to Paul Massmann,
general manager. to allow more
time to consider world conditions
and economics generally. The
committee did not elucidate.
Otherwise, Mr.. MaSsmann
thought the $4,000 deficit from
43 performances last summer
wasn't bad at ALL considering six
performances rained out, a lot of
unreasonable GOODNESS for outdoor
performances and late start in
promoting the drama. Next year,
if it is decided to repeat, he be-
lieves things generally will be
better.
Favors Going Ahead.
The general manager said a de-
cision could not be postponed later
than December / if a decent
"build-up" for next season is to
be provided. He is all for going
ahead and correcting the mis-
takes of last season.
He also disclosed that the Ses-
quicentennial Commission plans to
celebrate the week of November
% as the 150th anniversary of
the first meeting of Congress in
Washington. This celebration
could be part of the Thanksgiv-
ing holiday, he pointed out.
Should the commission decide to
repeat the drama of George Wash
ington'S life and times, Mr., Mass
Evening star., 1950-10-27
Rarely Used
Law Clears 7
lin Traffic Death
Off-Duty Officers
Arrest of Driver on
Scene Frees Riders

Two men today escaped prose-
cution under a rarely used statute
because an off duty policeman
was passing the scene of a fatal
automobile accident.
Charges of compounding a
felony were dismissed in Municipal
Court against Julius A. Hopkins,
81, colored. of the first block of
H street NE. and Jozell Moon, %,
colored, of the 600 block of Elliott
street NE.
Defense Attorney William B..
Bryant pointed out that although
the defendants. passengers in a
car which killed a pedestrian, ran
from the scene of fatal accident,
they should not be charged be-
cause a passing policeman arrested
the driver Immediately.
Mr.. Bryant argued that the
statute-which court attaches
said had not been used in at least
Is years-specified the charge be
used in instances where persons
failed to notify officers of the
court or of the law of felony in
cases where said officers are not
cognizant of how the felony hap
pened."
Mr.. Bryant argued that the i'm
mediate arrest of the driver made
the proper officials cognizant of
the manner in which the felony
occurred.
Judge George D. Nelson agreed
and said it was the defendants
good fortune" that a policeman
happened to be on the scene.
The defendants were passengers
in an automobile which struck
and killed a District Water De-
partment employe Tuesday. The
driver of the car, Hilliard John
son, 80. colored, of the 1000 block
OF Fourth street NV, is awaiting
grand jury action on a man
slaughter charge. Mr.. Moon and
Mr.. Hopkins ran from the scene
of the accident but were arrested
the following day.
Evening star., 1950-10-27
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Evening star., 1950-10-27
Transit Net Income
September
Up From Year Ago

Capital Transit Co. earnings for
September, second full month of
higher fares, continued to show
improvement from a year earlier.
but were below the preceding
month.
September net income amounted
to $83,714, a gain of 1874 per cent
from year earlier. August net
was $96,280
The monthly income statement
was released today following the
board meeting yesterday when di-
rectors voted to ask stockholders
approval of a 4-for-1 splitup in
stock of record December 20. A
special meeting of stockholders
will be called soon for that pur-
pose.
The plan also must be approved
by the District Public Utilities
Commission. It would increase the
stock from 100000 shares to
$50, 900.
Revenues Up Slightly.
Operating revenues of $2,270,-
989 in September were l per cent
above year earlier. Operating
expenses, taxes and depreciation
were $2,174,509, a decline of 13
per cent. Revenue passengers
were IA per cent below year
ago and streetcar and bus miles
were down 8.8 per cent.
Net income for the first nine
months of the year totaled $685.
229, compared with $527.802 in
the corresponding period last
year. The higher rates were not
effective until July 16.
Revenue passengers for the
nine months were II per cent
below 1949 and car and bus miles
were off 6 per cent.
The stock split-up proposal
which was designed. company
officials said, to widen distribution
of the stock and increase public
interest in the company, met with
a mixed reaction here.
Many Stockholders Pleased.
Stockholders in general were
pleased, because a splitup Great
ing a wider market often raises
the value of split shares above the
price of old stock.
The stock has been selling at
around "a on the Washington
Stock Exchange and the New York
Curb Exchange, but preceding
the splitup plan announcement,
started to move ahead. On the
Curb yesterday, it hit 38 at one
time and closed at 81.
Some criticism and suspicion of
the company's splitup plan were
evident in the financial district,
possibly due. to the fact that
changes in the Board of Directors
during the past year have mar
rowed participation of Washing
ton financial leaders in the COM
lpany.
Evening star., 1950-10-27

The Homecoming Queen of
George Washington University
will be chosen tomorrow after
noon from among 10 campus
beauties. picked in a emi-final
contest at Lisner Auditorium.
The co-eds who will compete
survived eliminations held in the
auditorium last night, when 80 of
them sought the honor of reign
ing over the 1850 homecoming
celebration.
Although she will be selected
during the day. the winner will
not be announced until she is
crowned during the homecoming
ball, beginning at 9 pm. tomor-
row in the Hotel Washington.
Evening star., 1950-10-27
Prof. Bliss Gives Out Diplomas
ToL Last of His $1,000 Pupils

sioner Of Patents, asked "wel
earned contentment" for his for.
mer teacher of the days when the
Bliss School was one room and
one professor.
Also on hand was the Rev. Mel
vim E. Lederer of Ryland Metho-
dist Church. another Bliss gradu-
ate, who gave the invocation and
benediction. A delegation of -four
International Business Machine
Corp executives, all Bliss gradu-
ates, also came to Takoma Park
for the occasion.
Prof. Bliss recalled his early
teaching days.
II was % at the time and scared
to death the students would ask
question I could not answer
| he said.
The school moved to Takoma
Park in 1908 and now comprises
six buildings.
The Navy sent 1000 men fol
radio training at Bliss during
World War II. and the schoo
was given an official commenda
ton.
This is most gratifying ter.
mination.' Prof. Bliss said today
as he prepared for retirement
I'VE close with honor, though
of course. there are many heart
aches for one who has been at
the steering wheel for nearly go
years"
And as junior college students
scampered past the departing
Bliss trainees, Edgar r. Hyde. the
third of three Bliss trained broth
ers, summed up the graduates
feeling: I'VE feel we are losing
something very close to u.s."
Evening star., 1950-10-27

the daughter of Patrick ]. Hurley,
former Secretary of War, who is
an alumnus of George Washing
ton.
Selection of the beauty final
lists was part of pep rally. open
ing the Homecoming weekend
festivities. Coach Bo Rowland
and Dean Elmer Louis Kayser
president of the Alumni Associa-
ton. addressed the students.
| At $50 o'clock tonight, the
Colonials will face the University
of South Carolina in the home.
coming game in Griffith Stadium
Also scheduled tonight is the
mummers' parade. with 10 cam
pus organizations participating,
during half time.
Evening star., 1950-10-27
First Dairy Granted
Import Milk Permit
For Nearby Sale Only
By Horriet Griffiths

The Health Department has ap-
proved the first permit to let out
side milk come into the District
for processing but not for con-
sumption here.
This is in line with the Commits
sioners' decision yesterday to al
low importation of milk from out
side the District Health Depart
ment inspection area after Tues
day for use only outside the city
Milk for consumption in. the
District must come from farms
holding District permits and must
be processed separately from that
brought in from farms not IL
censed by the District.
w. w. Burdette, director of
food inspections for the Health
Department, said a permit was
approved yesterday for Embassy
Dairy to bring in certified Grade
A raw milk from a plant in Ohio
and distribute it outside the Dis
trict.
Situation Eased.
The Commissioners action yes
terday eased the situation threat
ened by the cutting off, next
Tuesday, of milk from farms not
inspected by the District Health
Department. For the past eight
years. there has been an open
market here.
The city heads moved despite
opinions by Chester H. Gray and
Ralph Quinter Of the Corpora
ton Counsers Office that the
bringing in of milk from farms
not licensed by the District
would be in violation of the Milk
Act.
Health Director Daniel L. Seek
niger, who recommended the plan,
SAID that, IN order to see that
the two types of milk are not
co-mingled in plants using the
dual procedure, he would need
four inspectors.
Attorney Dubious.
He said six veterinarian in
spectors for work on the farms
and in the laboratory also are
urgently needed and proposed
three additional laboratory as
sistants. All of these staff mem
bers would cost total of S49,-
$50 year, he said.
An attorney for at least one
dairy that has been fighting for
an open market was dubious about
the plan. Robert E. Lynch, who
represents Embassy, expressed the
view it may not prove practical.
The Commissioners also asked
Dr.. Seckinger yesterday to make
a survey toward a long range pol
icy on milk.
Evening star., 1950-10-27
Clarke to Speak

State Senator Andrew w. Clarke
will speak at the annual banquet
of the Northern Virginia Chapter
of the Virginia State Society of
Professional Engineers at $50
o'clock tonight at the George Ma
BON Hotel in Alexandria.
Evening star., 1950-10-27
Milk Hearing Set

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 27 (P.-
The State Milk Commission an
nounced yesterday it will conduct
a public hearing at Abingdon at
10 am, November 9 to consider
'the entire price structure" in the
Southwest Virginia milk market.
Evening star., 1950-02-02
Invitations Ready
For Mckinley High
Neighborhood Concert

Invitations for the next
Neighborhood Concert by the
National Symphony Orchestra,
under the sponsorship of The
Evening Star, to be held at
Mckinley High School, Second
and T streets NE. on Monday,
now are ready for distribution.
Cards of admission may be
obtained upon request at Nc
kinley High School, at Lang
ley, Stuart and Hine Junior
High Schools; at Brookland,
Bunker Hill, Noyes, Eek
ington, Gage, Langdon, Lud-
low, Wheatley, Burroughs and
woodbridge Elementary Schools;
at st. Ceceilia's, st. Martins
and st. Patrickss Parochial
Schools, and Gonzaga High
School; the Recreation Depart
ment, at Sixteenth and Lamont
streets NV, and the business
counter in the lobby of The
Star Building.
The concert, which will begin
at 8 pm, will be broadcast by
Station .WMAL, The Evening
Star station.
Evening star., 1950-02-02
By George Beveridee

More than 40 per cent of Wash
ington's polio victims escape with
no paralysis or other apparent
harmful effects, a survey of the
areas 1949 cases showed today.
Through an effective. fast-mov-
ing program set up by doctors and
chapters of the National Founda-
ton for Infantile Paralysis, most
Of the 40 per cent are able to
leave hospitals, their treatment
over, within a few weeks.
Following the annual pattern,
1s49 brought nearly daily reports
of new polio cases during the
spring, summer and fall. BY the
years end. 257 cases were re-
ported. OF this number, 213 pa
tients were treated at Gallinger
or Children's Hospitals.
IL Still at Children's.
Today. however. Gallinger's
special unit for treating acute
polio cases is empty. And, at
Childrens, only IL patients still
are under care. ..
This is what has happened to
the 213 patients treated at the
two hospitals for the dread dis
ease:
AT Gallinger-Twenty patients
were discharged after two weeks
of disqualification, with no evil
dence of paralysis, 80 had some
degree of paralysis. and there were
four deaths. One of the 80, how
ever, died Monday in Freedmen's s
Hospital.
At .Children's-Of 157 patients,
II escaped without damaging
after-effects. 10 need continuing
care for paralysis or nerve damage,
IL still are hospitalized and there
were four deaths.
Doctors estimated that about
half of the patients who suffered
paralysis will, under treatment, re-
gain normal use of their muscles.
But many of the others face years
of physical therapy, constant ex-
ercise, use OF braces or surgical
operations.
Foundations Help Saves Lives.
All the patients admitted to the
hospitals spent two weeks in "iso-
lation" wards. When paralysis
was evident, physical therapy was
begun Immediately to help save
the muscles affected. Respirators
were placed in use whenever the
paralysis made breathing difficult.
DR.. Lewis K. Sweet, head of the
Evening star., 1950-02-02
Panel Discussion Monday
On Silver Spring Rule

A panel discussion on "Improv-
ing Government in Silver Spring"
will be held at g pm. Monday at
meeting of the Silver Spring
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Participants will include DR..
Joseph Ray, consultant to the de-
partment of government at the
University of Maryland, and his
associate, DR.. Christian Larsen,
both of whom prepared the report
which will be discussed.
Other panel members will be
Blair Lee III. vice chairman of the
Maryland- National Capital Park
and Planning Commission; Frede-
ric Lee, president of the Mont
gomery County Council. and Judge
Einar Christensen, president of
the Silver Spring Board of Trade.
Mayor G. La Mar Kelly, of
Rockville, will act as moderator.
The meeting will be at Stone
House Inn.
Evening star., 1950-02-02
Arlington Junior High
Plans Anniversary

A week-long program commem-
Grating the 10th anniversary OF
the Claude A. Swanson Junior
High School, Arlington, will open
Sunday.
A reception will be held from
$3.50 to 6 pm. Sunday at the
school. 5801 North Washington
boulevard, by the Parent-Teacher
Association. Guests will be past
P.-T.A. presidents, school board
members, Arlington school admin
istrative offices and present and
former faculty members.
Open house for parents and
friends will be held each day
between 10 and 1880 am. and
and 3:15 pm. through February
10. Other events include a double
header basketball game at 8 pm
Friday.
An alumni reception and dance
will be held at 9 pm. Saturday
in the school gymnasium.
Miss Lena M. Wolfe, principal
since the school opened, will be
in charge of the celebration. The
schools enrolment has increased
from 376 to 803.
The school is named after a
former United States Senator and
Secretary of the Navy.