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Evening star., 1950-08-17
Berserk Man Killed
By D. {. Police After
Hammer Beating Of }

A hammer welding man was
shot and killed by police last
night, after he critically injured a
small boy, hurt the boys mother
and nearly killed a policeman
with repeated blows on the head.
A coroner's jury was scheduled
to investigate the Staying at an
inquest into the death of the vic
tim, Edward Dean, So, colored, at
the District Morgue at 1870 am.
today.
He was shot after police re-
sponded to a call that a child was
being beaten in the basement of
a house in the 400 block of Mas
sachusetts avenue NV.
The child. Edward Randolp. 4,
colored, is in critical condition in
Casualty Hospital with a possible
fractured skull and other head
injuries. The condition of his
mother, Mrs. Helen Randolph,
who also was struck on the head,
is not serious.
Cap Cushions Blow.
Pvt. Milton N. Stottlemeyer of
No. l Precinct also was admitted
for observation of possible head
injuries. Police said he might have
been killed by the berserk man if
the blows had not been cushioned
by the peak of his officers cap.
The police reconstructed the in
cident as follows:
Mrs. Randolph ran from the
house and stopped a patrol wagon
manned by Pvt. Stotlemeyer and
Pvt. William H. Sampson and told
them that Deans, who lived in
the same house, was running wild
with the hammer.
AS the two officers entered the
basement, they noticed Aile child,
his head bloody, on the floor in a
front room. Standing over him
was Deans with the hammer in
his hand, the police said.
Five Shots Fired
Deans lmmedlately attacked
Pvt. Stotlemeyer with the ham,
mer, striking him several times
on the forehead. When he could
draw his gun he fired two shots at
Deans, and Pvt. Sampson fired
three more. Some of the shots
struck Deans abdomen and he
fell.
He was pronounced dead IS
minutes later by DR.. Victor Esch
of Casualty Hospital.
The alarm brought several po-
lice cars to the scene. They
closed the entire block to traffic
when a large crowd gathered.
Deans body was taken to the
MOrgue.
Evening star., 1950-08-17
Boy Skating in Street
Hit by Truck in ARLINGTON

A 9-year-old Arlington boy, hit
by truck as he skated on a
street near his home, is in fair
condition at Arlington Hospital
today.
Robert Daniel Sherwood of 1247
North Vermont street suffered
two broken legs, a fractured pelvis
and possible internal injuries yes
terday.
Police said the truck was driven
by Roy James Long, 56, of 4503
South Fourth street. He was not
charged.
The boy is the son of James
R. Sherwood, an employe of the
Keller Construction Co.
Evening star., 1950-08-17
Two Fires Extinguished,
DAMAGES Are NeqIiqibIe

Two fires, one in a storeroom
of the District Child Health
Clinic, 7O1 Kenilworth terrace
NE, and the other in the old
Smallwood School at Third and
I streets S.W., we're extinguished
this morning with negligible
damage, police reported.
The blaze at the clinic caused
light damage to stores of soap,
towels and bandage. A passer-
by noticed smoke issuing from the
closed building about 7:25 am.
and turned in an alarm.
The second fire, about two
hours later, apparently had been
started by children who entered
through a basement window of
the abandoned building. Firemen
extinguished flames in old papers
on the second floor.
Evening star., 1950-08-17

activities, the fund raised annually
is bigger than ever. This year il
topped $50 million.
Expenses Guaranteed.
There are those who feel that
it would be better if public in
terest and public contributions
could be enlisted for cancer OF
heart research instead. But polio
myelitis is a dramatic disease and
it is unique in this: 1t is the only
disease. except service-connected
disabilities among veterans, where
payment of the victims hospital
and surgical expenses are guar
anteed.
George Funderburk, the West
ern Virginia representative of the
organization, is 80 years old but
looks younger. He is a graduate
of Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and he has had the Roanoke Of
fee for four yearS-rather I'M
eventful years in polio history.
He was in Roanoke when the
first Wytheville case arrived-little
Evening star., 1950-08-17
Columbia Club Votes
.S325,OOO Program for
Modernizing Building

The Columbia Country Club last
night approved modernization
program for the club house to cost
approximately 1925 900. a spokes-
man for the club disclosed today.
The remodeling and renovation
program will be in addition to cur
rent construction of a new locker
building contiguous to the existing
club house. This building was
started in January and is expected
to be completed in october at a
cost of about $165,000.
The Columbia Country Clubs
property is at the northwest cor
ner of Connecticut avenue and
East West highway, Montgomery
County, Md. The club house, which
was first occupied in January,
1911, is surrounded by 1913 acres
of land.
Remodeling and renovation
plans, together with financial ar
rangements, were ratified at a
melting of the membership last
night.
The program will include air
conditioning the dining room,
ballroom and private dining
rooms, enlargement of the card
room, installation of steam baths
and provision of space for mas
seur service, creation of a new
ladies' locker room and lounge and
mems lounge overlooking the golf
course nthe lower level, installa-
ton of locker rom and showers
for tents players, installation of
refrigeration equipment and addi-
tional kitchen storage space, and
other work.
The financial plan was present.
ed by John A. Reilly, chairman
of the Finance Committee and
vice president of the club. Chair
man of the Building Committee is
ID. j. Needham. Rear Admiral
Paul Stewart is president of the
club, which was organized August
25, 1909. Admiral Stewart pre-
sided at last nights meeting.
Architect for the new locker
building, and for the remodeling
work, which will start Immediately,
is A. Hamilton Wilson.
The financial plan provides for
the borrowing of 100000, which,
together with funds on hand, will
provide for retiring an existing
bonded indebtedness of $125, 900
and the cost of the new work.
Evening star., 1950-08-17

The county health department
is opening a rehabilitation clinic
in a large room in the War Me-
mortal building in Wytheville
owned by veterans organization
1t will be equipped with the paral-
lei bars and the little steps with
rails which children use to learn
to walk again. The foundation
will pay for the equipment. Ano
the local chapter has opened ar
Office in the building to keer
track of its expenditures in help
ing the children of the county re-
cover.
If the foundations experience
in Wytheville follows other cpl
denies the biggest expenditures
will be made in surgery in SUBJ
sequent years to repair the damage
already done.
One of the difficult jobs OF the
foundation representative is con-
vincing local authorities that very
little, if anything, can be done
to stem the epidemic. There are
no known measures of control.
Responsible officials get tired of
hearing that. They want to do
something.
Find Strength in Faith.
Toward the end of July the
number of cases and the humber
of deaths were mounting and the
number of cases is still mount
ing slowly. Wytheville, like most
Appalachian communities, is COM
posed of religious people. They
find strength in their evangelical
Protestant faith and are not
ashamed to stand up in public
and ask Gods help.
Evening star., 1950-08-17
No Rise in Food Prices
In Prospect Here for
First Time in Weeks

For the first time in weeks
Washington area housewives face
the happy prospect of virtually
no food price increases in grocery
stores.
A survey today indicated prices
generally were unchanged from a
week ago.
There even were a few reduc-
tionS in some stores.
One large chain cut the price of
its broiling and frying chickens
by 6 cents a pound, to 43 cents.
Another big food outlet cut its
fryers 2 cents a pound, to As
cents.
The first chain also reduced
most of its beef items 2 cents a
pound from a week ago.
Some Veal Cuts Higher.
The second chain, on the other
hand, raised some veal cuts 3 to
cents a pound and 2 cut of lamb,
4 cents a pound.
One retailer noted that prices of
canned fruits and vegetables we're
inching upward.
A major reason for the higher
canned goods prices was scare
buying. but to get the whole pic
ture it is necessary to see what
happened several months before
the Korean outbreak.
Early this year, food distributors
said, many Gamers were trimming
their prices almost to bare pro-
duction costs to get rid of surplus
stocks carried over from the 1949
packs.
Competition a Factor.
Competition in the market also
was a factor at that time, for
some of the biggest Gamers on
the west coast were fighting for
national brand leadership.
This need to sell off excess pro-
auction also led many Gamers to
reduce their canning schedules
this season. Growers in many cases
cut back their crops. Wholesalers
and retailers let their stocks
dwindle and generally adopted
hand-to-mouth buying policy.
Then came the Korean war, and
consumer buying spurted. Food
tried to stock up, too,
and purchasing for the military
picked up sharply.
Evening star., 1950-08-17
Anacostia River Victim
Listed as Suicide

The death of David Sollenber-
ger, about As, whose body was
found floating in the Anacostia
River Tuesday, today was listed
as suicide by Deputy Coroner
Richard M. Rosenberg.
DR.. Rosenberg issued a death
certificate late last night, follow
ing an autopsy which showed the
cause as drowning.
He said the automobile mechan-
ic had been in i'll health and had
previously threatened to kill him
self.
Mr.. Sollenberger lived at $50
Eighth street Sc. He came here
about two months ago from Ha-
gerstown, Md, police said.
Evening star., 1950-08-17
National CIO Newspaper
Urged by Oil Workers
BY the Associated Press

LONG BEACH, Calf, Aug. IT.
A national daily newspaper with
branches in major cities-owned
and operated by the CIO-is en-
visioned by the CIO Oil Workers
International Union.
Delegates to the unions ma
tional convention here yesterday
approved a resolution urging the
national CIO to establish such a
publication.
Evening star., 1950-08-17
Wtheve Gave More Than Share March of Dimes Campaign

Johnny Seccafico, 18-months old
son of the second baSeman of the
Wytheville professional baseball
team. That was nothing to be eX-
cited about. There had been a
case in Buchanan County in May
which ran it's course without
causing any others. Mr.. Funder-
burk went to the Memorial and
Crippled Children's hospital and
arranged to pay for little Johnny's
care.
New York "Alerted."
But by July II it was evident
that something was happening in
Wytheville. There were IA cases
and three deaths. Mr.. Funder-
burk "alerted" the New York
headquarters foundation people
are fond of using military terms)
and went to Wytheville, 80 miles
away. From then on he spent
much of his time in that town,
setting up a temporary office in
the George Wythe hotel.
The National Foundation people
do not take over" in a polio out
break. They are careful to work
through the health departments,
State and county. They are there
with the needed money and with
some suggestions from their ex-
perience in other polio epidemics.
They go to meetings and tactfully
try to keep mayors and town
councils from making needless
mistakes, from taking unnecessary
measures. They endeavor to al
lay hysteria and prevent panic.
In the Wytheville epidemic, Mr..
Funderburk and Edgar D. Davis,
foundation director for the South
eastern States who came from New
York to help, obtained two ad-
ditional resident physicians for
the hospital in Roanoke where
all the cases were brought. One
was a pediatrician Child special
iSt), the other an orthopoedist
Specialist in correcting malforma-
ton of the limbs. Both came
from Duke University Hospital in
North Carolina.
Funds Made Available.
Funds were made available to
the Virginia Health Department
to employ two physiotherapists for
work in the county on children
returned from the hospital. They
were recruited through the Ameri-
can Association of Physical Thera-
pists. One came from Fitchburg,
Mass, the other from the Nc
Guire Veterans Administration
Hospital at Richmond. The de-
partment already had one phySio-
therapist assigned to that part of
the state.
The foundation arranged for
the Health Department to bring
DR.. Alex Steinman, who has been
studying polio for years, from
Louisville. KY. to start a study of
the Wytheville outbreak.
And funds were made available
to the hospital in Roanoke to en-
ploy. in addition to the two ad-
ditional resident physicians men
toned, a physiotherapist and IT
additional nurses. The nurses were
recruited through the American
Dad Crncc
Evening star., 1950-08-17

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asked that all present give a
standing tribute to John Minnick,
who headed the 1850 March of
Dimes fund raising campaign, the
most successful in the history of
the chapter. Mr.. Minnick, an un-
dertaker, had succeeded in raising
$4,432.64.
AS in the case of all March of
Dimes campaigns, half of the
money had been retained by the
local chapter and half sent to
the National Foundation for re-
search grants and to be used to
aid stricken communities.
First Appeal for Help.
But despite the success of the
campaign, DR.. Wagner had to
report that the local chapter was
broke and for the first time would
have to ask the National Founda-
ton for help. Organized in 1912,
it had been of assistance to strick-
en- families in the 1914 polio out
break in which there were 25 cases
in Wythe County.
1t was repairing the damage
wrought in that outbreak that
was depicting the funds Of the
organization, DR.. Wagner said.
Orthopedic surgery to enable one
little girl to walk straight had cost
the chapter almost $4,000. he re-
ported, and now another little
girl was going to the hospital for
similar operations.
Present at the meeting were
representatives of Wytheville and
of the smaller communities of the
county. Rural Retreat, Max Mead
ows and Crippled Creek, and a
representative of the National
Foundation, George Funderburk,
whose Office. in Roanoke covers the
western counties of the State. Mr..
Funderburk assured the chairman
that funds from the national or
ganizaton would be Forthcoming
on request.
Response to Achievement.
This National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis is remarkable
organization. 1t was organized in
1888 as an agency to assure intel
ligent and responsible adminiStra-
ton of the amazingly large funds
raised in the annual balls that
marked President Franklin D.
RooSevelt's birthday, January 80.
1t was the Roosevelt story. the
universal response to the personal
of the man who had
succeeded in rising to the Amer
Evening star., 1950-08-17
Bill Gives Recognition
1776 Soldiers Tomb

Representative Smith, Democrat
of Virginia, yesterday sponsored
bill to give statutory background
to the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier of the American Revolu-
ton at Alexandria, Va.
The tomb is in the cemetery
of the Presbyterian meeting house
on South Fairfax street. The
measure would give the historical
designation to the place under
an act of Congress. The bill was
sent to the House Administration
Committee for consideration.
Evening star., 1950-08-17

r. William Arthur, an attorney
who is mayor of Wytheville, is
sued the following proclamation
ITO the people of Wytheville:
"All of us-you, the town Off
cials, and the health and medical
authorities-are doing all we can
to fight the polio epidemic. We
need reinforcements. In the stress
and strain of these days I had
almost forgotten the most obvi-
Gus place of all to seek that aid.
I refer, of course, to Him who can
sweep away this terrible thing in
a f1eeting instant if we but call
upon Him.
"AS mayor of your town I
hereby designate Sunday, July 80,
as Community Day of Prayer. I
suggest that all of us spend that
day in quiet. reverent meditation
and prayer; that we ask God to
bless the sick and loved ones; that
He give us courage to face the
enemy with quiet determination
and faith; and that He show us
the way to defeat and crush that
enemy.
Power in Prayer.
There is power in prayer
There should be unlimited power
in prayers offered by a whole
united community. Let us try it
make this suggestion in al
sincerity and humility"
And the Enterprise, edited BY
James A. Williams, jr., who hao
helped his paper serve the com
munity for 80 years. came ou
with this editorial:
During the present crisis wher
the dreaded enemy of mankind
polio, has struck with such fore
in our town and county, there i
a great need to meet the situa
ton with f1rmness of mind ant
faith and assurance that the SUI
still shines, and that the blacl
clouds of doubt and gnaWing fea
of uncertainty will surely pass.
"Surely we all agree that it i
easy to become upset, that criti
cism is easy to produce, and tina
rUmors can increase rapidly. Tt
us this period is a severe testing
time, and test of faith and hope
but We have faith in our people
and we likewise believe that the
united petitions of the hundreds
OF people that are being sent daily
to the throne of Grace of the
Master Physician will be of assist
ance, and is needed supplement
for the valiant, persistent, and eff
ficient efforts that are being put
forth by the physicians and
health workers.
While we readily admit that
VIC are among the numbers who
are worried beyond expression
and look with dread and feal
from day to day at the angry
clouds lowering over the commu.
nifty, our better judgment insist.
that we accept the facts pre-
sented, given us by offlcia
sources"
Tomorrow: What may be
learned from the WhytheuiHe
outbreak. Final Grticle.)
Evening star., 1950-08-17
Savings Bond Sales Are Up
But Redemptions Increase, Too

tailed $367 100000 as compared
with 1898 ,948,00O in June
From May, 1941, when Series E
bonds were first offered, through
July 81, local savings bond sales
totaled $717,717,000.
Redemptions have been running
ahead of bond sales locally for sew
eral months. In March sales to-
tailed $3,577,000 and redemptions
$5,177,000; in April, sales. $3,576,-
900, redemptions, $4,729,000, and
in May, sales, $3,942. 900, redemp-
tions, $5,645,000
In Maryland, June redemptions
totaled $5,545, 900 compared with
sales of $2,969,000.
Evening star., 1950-08-17
D. {. Man and Sister Hurt
In Crash in Rhode Island

Paul A. Mcdonald, 20, of 1924
Twenty-eight street NV, was
critically injured, and his sister
Mrs. Mary Mcdonald Stanko, %
of Fair Haven, Md, was cut and
bruised last night in a two car
collision at Narragansett, RI. He
suffered skull and internal injuries
and was admitted to a Narragan-
sett hospital, according to the
Associated Press.
Evening star., 1950-08-17
.GWU Hotehett Reporter
Wins Contest Honor

A student reporter of the George
Washington University weekly
newspaper. the Hatchet, has
received honorable mention in
competitions sponsored by Pi
Delta Theta. national honorary
collegiate journalism fraternity.
Raymond Bancroft won COM
mendation for a story in the
Hatchet headed, Oklahoma Dorm
Blaze Points Up Fire Precautions
at University" Editorials sub
mitted by the editors of the paper
also won honorable mention.
Evening star., 1950-08-17

Sales Of United States Savings
Bonds have increased since the
outbreak of the Korean war. but
holders are redeeming more than
they are buying, Treasury De-
Ipartment reports disclosed today.
In the District, savings bond
sales in June totaled $2,943, 900
while redemptions totaled $5,305,- :
1000. In July bond sales jumped
to $3.826,000. Local redemption
figures for July were not avail
able.
| Throughout the Nation in July
bond sales totaled $317,5 900, as
compared with $297 ,424,000 in
June. Redemptions in July to-
Evening star., 1950-08-17
U.S.P| Forced
CityFund Boost
ForCivi|Defense
Federal, D. c. Officials
Explain Increase as
House Cut Is Reported

Federal insistence that WASH
ington should put its civil defense
plans into actual operation as soon
as possible had a lot to do with
the District increasing its fund
request from $4,000 to $500, 900.
it was learned today.
The sharp increase in the re-
quest for civil defense funds re-
portedly is the reason why men,
bers of the House appropriations
subcommittee for the District rec
commended cut. Members said
they couldn't understand why
such an increase was asked.
Federal and District officials
concerned with civil defense plan
ming gave these explanations to-
day:
l. 1t. Col. Thomas J. Hayes
III, assistant Engineer Commits
sioner in charge of overseeing
civil defense planning, said he
was told by Federal officials that
the White House felt the District
should start putting its plans into
operation now.
2. The request for $4,000 came
before the Korean war underlined
the need for moving ahead with
civil defense planning.
3. In the months after the
100000 was requested, the Dis
trict went ahead so rapidly with
its plans that it felt it had
reached position where it could
go beyond the planning and into
the action stage.
Resources Board Backs District.
A spokesman for the National
Security Resources Board, where
Federal civil defense planning is
underway, said today that any
cut in the requested $29O,OOO
would stymie a lot of very
worthwhile plans and slow up the
considerable amount of progress
the District has made"
This official refused to say
whether the NSRB would 20 be-
fore Congress to try to save the
appropriation, but he pointed out
that "NSRB has been working
closely with District officials on
this problem.
Actually, published reports that
the fund request would be cut
back to 100000 were described to-
day by Chairman Cannon of the
House Appropriations Committee
as pure SurniSe."
Mr.. Cannon said the request
has not yet even been considered
by his deficiency subcommittee to
which the District subcommittee
reports. After that, the request
goes to the full committee and the
House. Anywhere along the line,
the request could be revised even
before it starts out on the Senate
side.
Kennedy Supports District.
Members of the District sub
committee refused to confirm or
deny reports that they had rec
commended a cut. but did say they
were troubled by the increase in
the request.
Reports that the requested
funds might now be cut brought
this comment from Representa-
tive Kennedy. Democrat, Of Massa-
chusetts, a member of the rIouse
District Committee:
There is no doubt that WASH
ington is the key area in our de-
fense and war efforts or that it
is high on any enemy's list as a
potential target.
"a destructive blow here could
paralyze our war and defense eff
forts. To grant but 10 per cent of
the amount requested for civil
defense in the Nations Capital is
to assume terrible responsibility.
It is the most dangerous type Of
economy"
Evening star., 1950-08-17
Dry Spell Lowers Level
In North Branch Potomac
By the Associoted Press

CUMBERLAND, Md, Aug. IT,
Lack of rain has sent the north
branch of the Potomac River to a
four-year record low here.
Weather observer r. r. Golden
said the river is at 2.69 feet, about
a foot below normal. The previous
low was 2.70 feet in September,
1916.
Evening star., 1950-08-17
Fighting on Unseen Enemy
By George Kennedy
Sior Stoff Correspondent

WYTHEVILLE, Va, Aug. IT,
The Wythe County Chapter OF
the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis held its annual
meeting on June %, week be-
fore the first case of the 1850
epidemic was reported in Wythe-
vile.
DR.. B. A. Wagner, a retired
dentist who is chapter chairman
/r;ffh ~ ~ C1x;oo
Evening star., 1950-08-17

Fifth of a SerieSJ