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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-10-19
Length Of Day Changing

Astronomers have proved the av
erage length of day on earth is
changing, but the exact variation
may not be learned until an atomic
clock is developed An article
quoted by the Smithsonian Institute
said the change amounts to about
a thousandth of a second century.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-10-19
Long Grange Defense Costs

America must expect to spend be-
tween 80 and so billion dollars year
ly for defense for an indefinite per-
iod, says H j. Heinz II, president of
the H. j. Heinz Company, Pittsburgh,
and chairman of the U. S. Council,
International Chamber of Commerce.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-10-19
To Boost Steel Production

Secretary of Commerce Sawyer
has announced that the steel in
dustry will boost its producing ca
pacity by 9,4OO,OOO tons a year by
the end of 1852 in response to mil
itary needs. The two-year expan-
sion of nearly ten percent matches
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-10-19
Comic Book Diplomacy

The State Department has adopted
the comic book as a propaganda
weapon" 1t reveals plans to dis
tribute 100000 copies Of special
color booklets to tell Americas side
of the Korean war. Captions are in
Arabic, Persian, Burmese and Eng
lish.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-10-19
ParOchiaI School Enrolment

One-tenth of the grade-school and
high-school pupils in the United
States are enrolled this fall in paro-
chial and private schools, according
to the U. S. Office of Education.
Total number is about 3,50O,000 En-
rollment in Roman Catholic schools
is approximately 3,346,300.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-10-19

last 10 years, the average Amer
lean household has continued to de-
cline in size. ION the average" the
Census Bureau reports, "there were
3.39 persons per household in March,
1850, as compared with 1857 in April,
1910. In April, 1880, there were 4.O1
persons per household"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-10-19
Kansas Congressman Dies

Representative Herbert A. Meyer,
Republican, of Kansas, died October
2 at the Bethesda Naval Hospital af-
ter an illness of several weeks. He
was "a, and had been a member of
Congress since 1916.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-10-19
''RadiO Moscow Callingo

If you want to tune in on Radio
Moscow, it's o. K. with the State
Department Here's how. Set your
dial at short wave frequencies 1923,
1911, 11.96, I'LL or $3.50 megacycles.
Fine entertainment and all in Eng
hsh, says a State Department spokes-
man.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-10-19
the nations bankers in a recent
speech in New York.
Rural Schools Suffer Most

Rural schools are hardest hit by
the current teacher shortage, largely
because of the low salaries and un-
favorable working conditions in
rural areas, reports the National Ed
ucation Association.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-10-19
Squirrel Jumps On Preachers
Head, Breaks I'm Service

All eyes were on the Rev. L. S.
Shires, guest preacher at the Vic
tory Adventist Church, Monterey,
Va, as he reached the climax of his
sermon. Then there was sudden
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-10-19
World Wide Briefs
OF The Past Week
Wearing OutgrOwn Shoes

A recent government survey show
ed that between 65 and IS percent
of American public school children
are wearing outgrown shoes.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-10-19
Traffic Death Toll Up

The National Safety Council pre-
diets that the 1850 traffic death toll
may reach $4,000, the highest since
the record year of 1941, Motor We
hicle accidents killed 31,500 in 1949,
a decline from the 32,225 toll in 1948,
and we'll below the $1,000 in 1941.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-10-19
Suicide Reveals S5OO,OOO Shortage

Federal examiners called in fol-
lowing the suicide of John F. Wag-
ner, 81, cashier of the Cecil (Pa.)
National Bank for more than 20
years, discovered an estimated $780,
900 shortage in the banks accounts.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-10-19

in speed the best efforts of World
War II. 1t will bring the country's
ipgot producing ability to 1O9,963,-
900 tons annually.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-10-19
Plane Goal For 1851

If present production plans are
fulfilled, the airplane industry next
year will produce as many planes
as it did in 1910 and as much air.
frame weight as it produced in 1941.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-10-19
People Urged To Save

Most of the current inflationary
problems would be solved if the
American people would save more
and spend less, A. L. M. Virgins told
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-10-19
Price OF Pepper SkyrOckets

A pound of black pepper which
could have been bought in 1899 for
to cents a pound, wholesale, to-
day varies between $1.25 and So. To
the housewife, that means she is
paying $416 a pound retail for the
same pepper she purchased in 1889
for 81 cents
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-10-19

And teamwork can make party line run
smoothly, too. For instance, when you
have number of calls to make, it's better
to space them out, and give your neighbors
chance on the telephone. And when you
hear someone already on the line. hang
ing up gently is almost sure to get you the
same treatment in return
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
81 Home Accidents
Reported for Week
Red Cross

A man who lay down on his bed
and cut his back with glass from
a broken window was among the
81 home accident victims reported
last week by the District Red Cross
Accident Prevention Service.
Also reported was the case Of
young woman who tried out a
new type of cleaning fluid on her
floors and wound up with severely
burned hands when the bottle ex-
ploded. A two-year-old girl was
treated at the hospital after fall
ing from a second story window.
and a small boy had II stitches
taken in his foot for a wound
caused by flying glass as his father
swept the floor
There were As falls, six burns,
nine accidental poisonings, eight
foreign objects in various parts Of
the body, IL cuts. six Commissions
and Is unclaSsified mishaps
treated at District hospitals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
Il Bridge Titles al Stake
In PLAY Here This Week

Twelve national bridge titles
will be decided here this week at
the 18th annual championships Of
the American Bridge Association
in Uline Arena. More than 500
players are expected to participate
in the competition, which begins
today and runs through Saturday.
At stake will be the national
team-of -four title, which has been
won two years running by Wash
ington teams. Last years winners
were Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe M. Alex
ander, Caesar E. Barron, Leon
James and Morris Garrett.
All players who won champion
ships at the event last year in
Chicago will be defending their
titles. according to Victor R. DAILY.
of Washington, president of the
group. In other competition, Mrs.
Doris Brooks and Mrs. Geraldine
Gibson, women's pair Eastern
champions of the American Con-
tract Bridge League. will try to
win the associations women's
title.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
By Malcolm Lomborne, Jr.

Sales of hosiery and sugar, best
sellers on the hoarder's list, have
slowed down during the past week
as Washington retailers reported
detecting a general slackening OF
scare buying.
Spokesman for one large depart
ment store put it this way:
1.-THE last couple of days there
has been a marked falling off OF
buying. The war news has been
good"
Another department store Off
cial said:
There is a definite down-trend
from the peak buying of two weeks
ago We're glad to see it."
This statement would seem
strange coming from a business
man two months ago. but not to-
day. Retailers haven't been happy
about the abnormal buying stirred
up by the Korean war. What they
say privately about hoarders and
panic buyers would burn some ears
But for the record, this state
ment of the head of a third large
department store was typical:
I'VE are glad to see it ease up.
1t isn't very healthy condition. -
The buying above actual needs.
he said, only helps create short
ages and drives prices upward.
Stores reported business still
booming on sheets. other home
furnishings and appliances, in
Guiding refrigerators, and tele-
vision sets.
One retailer had this comment
on hosiery sales: 1.-THE rush has
stopped; they are not cleaning out
our stocks any more"
The same situation appeared to
prevail in sugar, which for a
period was being snapped off store
shelves as fast as clerks set out
the sacks.
Food store officials agree that
the falling off of scare buying is
due. in part, to anti-hoarding
posters distributed to stores by
the District Food Conservation
Committee. They also cite news
paper articles, cartoons and Presi-
dent Humans strong words
against boarding.
Many customers, more con-
cerned about stocking up on items
that were scarce in the last war
than about price tags. pay little
attention to the fact that prices
have gone up. Sheets, for instance.
have risen Is to 20 per cent, &C
cording to an estimate of one
large store. Sugar has increased
10 to IS per cent and may go
higher.
Further evidence of imitation is
the report of a chain store Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13

Wytheville is anything but that.
Just as some towns are known as
railroad towns, Wytheville is a
modern highway town.
Through it rolls Route II. the
highway to Knoxville and Mem
phis, to Louisiana and Texas.
Among Virginia highways it is
second only to Route l in long
distance over the road traffic. And
across it at Wytheville winds
Route 81, the highway from Cleve-
land to Florida.
Wytheville's Main street (Route
I'D is 100 feet wide and lined with
modern stores. The George Wythe
Hotel is a modern brick four
story structure owned by the
Grenoble hotel chain with city
comfort and city prices.
Country Trading Center.
There are modern "motels" at
the approaches to the town. Until
the current epidemic it was a
favorite overnight stopping place
for the motorist. Wytheville also
is on a railroad, the Norfolk IL
Western. 1t has three factories
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
Just One Sill PA 6O-Foot One
Lands PuroIee in Trouble

William H. O'Brien, 46. prom
ised to be real good when he
was paroled last December after
serving five of Is years on a
HOUSEKEEPING conviction - but
his foot slipped last Wednesday.
Now he's in real trouble.
When his foot slipped, he tum-
bled down a 60-foot embankment
and fractured his back.
But, that wasn't so bad-he got
up and walked away.
The real trouble developed be-
cause he left his wallet behind
containing identifying papers.
And John A. Cowan of 1896
Macarthur boulevard NV. who
had been chasing O'Brien because
he found him trying to open a
neighbours window, turned the
wallet over to Park Policemen P.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
Senate to Convene
In Old Court Room;
House Ponders Move

When the Senate meets to-
morrow it will convene in the
historic old room in the Capitol,
used long ago by the Supreme
Court.
The transfer Of all necessary
facilities is being made over the
weekend so workmen can go for
ward with the second phase Of
the big reconstruction job on the
Senate chamber started last sum-
mer.
Workmen yesterday moved all
the Senate chairs to the old court
room.
In the House where additional
reconstruction work is scheduled,
a decision is to be reached to-
morrow as to whether the House
will move to other quarters.
Some House leaders have OBJ
jected to transferring to the Ways
and Means Committee room in
the New House Office building
where the House met last sum-
mer while a new roof was being
installed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
Virginia Tech Appoints a
To Extension Service Staff
BY the Associated Press

BLACKSBURG, Va, Aug. H.
Four appointments to the field
staff of the Virginia Tech agricul-
tural extension service have been
announced.
They include Miss Helen A..
Rowe as home agent in Henrice
county. Miss Rowe had been train
ing in Westmoreland and Nam
somond counties.
Charles L. Hall, jr., of Halifax,
a 1850 Virginia Tech graduate,
was named assistant agent in
Prince William County and Frank
E. Stump, BlackSburg, as assistant
agent in Montgomery and Giles
counties. Mr.. Stump also is
1850 Virginia Tech graduate.
Carl D. Bird, Christiansburg. has
been appointed assistant agent in
Wythe County. He graduated from
Virginia Tech last June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13

but they do not have smoking
chimneys. Two are hosiery mills
and the third is a shirt factory.
Next to the Court House on
Fourth street and on Church
street are fine residences with ex-
pensive new cars parked in the
driveways. The two largest houses.
both with imposing porticos. have
been converted to other uses. One
is funeral home, the other is a
Seventh Day Adventist hospital.
The towns principal income is
derived as a trading center for
the agricultural countryside. The
farms are small, usually with one
or two dairy COWS and a variety
of livestock. The sales of the live
stock in Wytheville total more
than SO million annually.
The people Of Wytheville and
Wythe County have for the most
part English, Scotch and Irish
names. Their forebearers came to
this country in the 1700s. There
is a lead mine in the county at
Austinville owned by the New
Jersey Zinc Co. The mine brought
settlers to the county before the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
House Group Moves to Tighten
Law Enforcement in District

power to revoke dealers licenses
for cause.
Other pending bills would au-
thorize the commissioners to con-
troll the roaming at large" of
goats. One would change the laws
regarding regulation of BARRIERS.
Members of the BARRIERS examin-
ing board would have their daily
fees raised from $13 to $40 a day,
and barber shops would be re-
quired to post all prices for serv-
ices, with a maximum penalty for
violation fixed at 5000.
The House also will be asked to
act on a bill to exempt the YMCA
from District real property taxes.
The House District subcommit-
tee on Health, Education and
Recreation will hold an executive
session at 1890 am. Wednesday
on pending legislation to expand
the present Washington milk
shed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13

Revolution and in January. ITS,
a group of colonies and captains
met at the mine and sent me-
mortal to the colony's represent.
atives in the Continental Con-
gress.
After apologizing for the tardi-
ness of their communication.
which was due. they said, to the
fact that they had been busy
fighting Indians. They congratu-
lated the Virginians in Philadel-
phia for the strong stand taken
there in the dispute with the
Crown. Wythe County citizens like
to think of this as a declaration
Of independence antedating the
July 4, ITS document,
Rimmed by hills on an APP
palachain plateau. Wytheville's
elevation is 2,400 feet. The air is
not hot, even in the bright August
sunlight. Its drinking water comes
from Cave Springs, high on a
nearby wooded hill. Until the cur
rent epidemic started it was con-
sidered one of the healthiest
places to live in Virginia.
Although in the first week OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13

M. Beale and Philip Kimball.
The policemen said they found
about $1,000 worth of stolen
household articles in O'Brien's
apartment in the 900 block Of
Massachusetts, avenue NV. They
found O'Brien in Emergency Hos
pital.
Yesterday he was transferred
to Gallinger Hospital to recuper-
ate under police guard. Montgom-
cry County police have four
HOUSEKEEPING charges, five petty
larceny counts and one grand
larceny charge against him. Park
police have one grand larceny
charge against him.
And the parole officer wants
to talk to him about the remain
ing unserved 10 years Of his old
sentence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13

July four other children came
down with polio and were sent
to the hospital in Roanoke, there
was no public concern about the
situation. Like everyone else the
citizens of Wytheville were think
ing about Korea. The Enterprise.
Wytheville's semiweekly paper,
asked the man on the street about
it for their Fourth of July edition.
The interviews all were in agree
ment. The Wytheville citizens were
of the opinion that President Tru-
man was right in sending United
States forces into Korea. Many
said he had no choice.
Locally there was great interest
in the coming celebration or ded1-
cation which would mark the
completion of the last five miles
of the reconstruction Of Route 81.
Gov. Battle and Senators Byrd
and Robertson were expected to
come to Wytheville for the cere-
monies on July %.
A coming murder trial in Bland
County population $1,000 also
had local interest. 1t was the
first instance Of a moonshiner
charged with shooting a "reve-
nooer" in Virginia in several years
and the whole southwest part. OF
the State was interested in seeing
what the jury would do.
But in the next two weeks while
the towns doctors were making
calls night and day on children
with summer colds which usually
turned out to be the dread Grip
pling disease, with ambulances
speeding their little charges over
the long hilly road to Roanoke
and the hospital, with a mobiliza-
ton of every iron lung in the
southwest portion of the State,
Korea was forgotten. The high
way dedication was postponed
And although Watts Burton. the
moonshiner, was found guilty OF
second degree murder and SEN
fenced to IL years imprisonment,
the story had a hard time making
page one in the Enterprise.
Tomorrow: The story Of Wytile-
ville's mounting crisis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
Soldiers Accused Of Using
Feet as Deadly Weapons

Feet are dangerous weapons
when they are used in combat.
police decided early yesterday
after two civilians were taken to
Casualty Hospital following a fight
with two soldiers.
The soldiers. Pvts. John B. Park.
IS, and James G. Sneed, %, were
charged with assault with deadly
weapon. Pvt. Park was released
in 81 900 bond and Pvt. Sneed in
$500 bond.
One of the civilians, Fred B.
DonRussello. 40. Of 1927 Burns
place Sc. is in serious con-
dition with spine and head in
iuries. His companion, Harry 3.
Ellis, So, of 813 I street Sc, re-
turned home after receiving first
aid treatment.
Police said they were unable to
determine the cause of the fight.
Both injured men complained
they were kicked as they lay on
the sidewalk at Eighth and D
streets Sc. after the soldiers
knocked them down with their
fists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
By Harold B. Rogers

The special House Subcommit-
tee investigating crime in Wash
ington has drafted legislation pro-
posing many changes in present
laws to strengthen enforcement
here.
This was disclosed last night by
Chairman Davis of the House Dis
trict subcommittee as he made
plans to wind up the groups pro-
gram.
An executive session Of the
group has been set for 10 am.
Tuesday, Mr.. Davis said. At that
time all work that has been done
so far, including hearings, and
study of proposals to curb crime
will be discussed.
Whether further public hear
ings will be held will be one of
the most important decisions to
be reached, Mr.. Davis said. The
House has allocated $4,000 for
the group to continue its work.
Given to Jurists.
The chairman said his staff has
prepared a long list of proposals
to tighten up law enforcement.
The proposals have been laid
before jurists, prosecutors, police
and other enforcement officials
and their views have been re-
ceived by the subcommittee.
The legislative council of the
House has co-operated in working
out preliminary drafts of the bills.
A second set of suggestions to
tighten up crime enforcement has
been developed in the form Of
proposals for changes in admin
trative procedures by the execu-
tive and judicial agencies.
An important move to strength
en- the efficiency of the police
department. by putting the force
on a five-day week. was spon-
Sored by Representative Davis and
has cleared Congress. The meas
ure, awaiting President Truman's
signature, covers the Metropoli-
tan, White House and Park Police
forces.
Mr.. Truman already has asked
Congress to appropriate funds to
add enough men to put the short
er week into effect. The estimate
is pending before the House APP
preparations Committee.
District Day in House.
In the meantime, five District
bills are expected to be called up
for action on the House floor to-
morrow, during observance of
District Day"
One would limit the taxicabs in
Washington.
Another would double the cost
of automobile dealers tags, per-
NIT issuance of tags for trailers,
and give the District government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
.Symphony's Friends Issue
Book Of Kinder Programs

The programs Of the National
Symphony over the 18-year span
of the late Hans Kindler's con-
ductorship will be published to-
morrow in book form.
Reproduced in facsimile, the
collection represents the Wednes-
day and Sunday series from 1881
to 1949 when DR.. Kinder died.
In honor of the conductors fac
ulty for devising interesting pro-
grams within the limitations Of
a small budget. a committee of
symphony Supporters arranged for
the publication. This group in
cludes John Russell Mason, librar-
ian and curator of art of George
Washington University; Frances
Nash Watson pianist, and Harold
A. Brooks, former member of the
Symphony board.
The publication will be made
available as a reference to Ii
braries, schools. music organiza-
tons and individuals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
Immediate Induction
For Draft DeIinquents.
May Be Ordered Here
No Breakdown Aug. Il
Planned in District
As Made in Virginia

Time is running out for District
draft delinquents and a sudden
order for their immediate induce
ton may come early in September.
selective service authorities said
yesterday.
District draft headquarters does
not plan a breakdown August 81
such as Virginia officials made for
sending 204 delinquents for induc-
ton that week. officials added.
I'VE have been very lenient with
men who have failed to report
for examinations, they COM
mented. Some of them will have
had as much as 80 days to show
up. But soon we intend to round
them up in a group and order
them for immediate induction. II
they pass examinations they will
go into the Army without any
waiting period"
Prosecution Threatened.
If delinquents fail to heed that
induction order they will be pros
ecuted as draft dodgers, officials
declared.
In general, District headquar-
tiers is satisfied with processing to
date. Certificates of availability
have been mailed to lit men.
These notify the men that they
have at least 81 days before being
indicted. Men ordered to report
for induction will have 10 days
between receipt Of the order and
date of induction. The 10 days,
it was explained, can come within
the 81 days covered by the avail
ability certificate notice. G.
The lit men were those who
passed physical and mental tests
given the first 281 District youths
examined at the Arlington Farms
center from July "a through Au-
gust 4. The Districts induction
quota for September is 252. First
lIlQQCG1OI1o WILL COk41C dDOuG OCP-
TENDER 6.
AZ Per Cent Pass.
I'VE are satisfied with that
early showing of AZ per cent pass
ing" an official commented.
Another 800 men have been ex.
amined since August 4 and larger
groups are reporting three times
a week. The rejection rate is
dropping and will continue to
drop because we are getting into
the 23-year-old group
In the Virginia breakdown, Col.
Asher w. Hartman, State selective
service director, ordered 80 local
boards to order 204 delinquents
to report for immediate induction
during the week of August 81.
Similar orders will go out to the
rest of the States 129 local boards
as soon as their lists Of delin-
quents are tabulated, he said.