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Evening star., 1950-02-12

QUERY?
From Mrs. A. S., Jr., Washington.

From Mrs. A. s.. Jr.. WashingtonJ
have a friend in one Of our
Allied countries who has sent me
some samples Of beautiful flower
pictures made with real mountain
flowers by blind people of that
country. He wants to help these
people by buying these pictures,
and I would like to help him
and them by trying to get them
on the market here. There will
be no profit, only the actual cost
of the pictures plus the postage.
However. I do not know how to
go about getting them on the
market over here. If any Of the
readers have any ideas or have
had any experience in putting
something on the market, I would
like to have suggestions as to how
to go about it.
Evening star., 1950-02-12
CORONET MAGAZINE?

From Mrs. L. M, Washington.)
I'm hearing so much about the
story of "The Littlest Angel" that
was printed in two magazines at
Christmas. I am anxious to get
the December Coronet. as I un-
derstand it was in there. too. Can
any one help me?
Evening star., 1950-02-12
CYCLAMEN PLANT?

FTTUHE NTS. II. u. w =, ALu1EJ
I am writing to know If any of
you can tell me about the care
of a cyclamen plant and when it
is supposed to bloom. How to
get new plants? When should I
let the bulbs rest? I would like
to know everything about it.
Evening star., 1950-02-16
Veterans Cost u. ).
S6,985,493,167 in
Year, Second Highest

The Nations veterans cost the
Government s6,sS5,4s3.167 in the
last fiscal year-the second largest
expenditure by the Veterans Ad-
ministration since the end OF the
war.
The 1949 figure Is surpassed
only by fiscal 1947. when the
total was s7,So5, 100000, a VA
spokesman said today.
VA reported the veteran popu-
lation increased from 1890, 900
to 18.943,000, so that living vet
erans and their dependents con-
stitute about 40 per cent Of the
Nations population.
1925 Million for Supplies.
The 1949 expenditures included
1925 million for supplies and
equipment for 129 hospitals and
582 other field stations.
At the end Of the fiscal year,
2,313,545 veterans were receiving
disability compensation, pension
or Army retirement pay from the
VA.
The agency at the same time re-
leased figures on the operations Of
the Washington regional office.
The statistics included:
More than 10000 personal in
terviews with veterans and their
dependents or benef1ciaries.
Nearly / million pieces Of mail
received, and more than 100000
letters mailed.
disqualification Provided.
Medical care and hospitaliza-
ton provided 665 veterans daily
in both VA and other area hos
pitals
Applications for CT home, farm
or business loans amounted to
4,O16. About s2,575,OOO in unem-
ployment allowances and $4,000
in Unemployment allowances
were paid to veterans here.
Total expenditures by the Office
during the year amounted to
1928, ,698,7 And the report noted
that the veteran population in the
Metropolitan Area increased about
1000 to a total Of 10000.
Evening star., 1950-02-16
ROUGH HANDS?
Make Amazing
2-Drop Test

Fe6l DTy, H0K.koughehed OKM I0u6
Softer, Smoother, Lovelier IAstantiy
You're in for surprise with the first use
q Dame Nature Cream Lotion. Not . sur
face "slicker," but exclusively blend OF
naturally-grown oils, SO rich and concen-
tratsd that even the most obstinate dryness
and work-roughness responds instantly -
hs super-softening, smoothing action. Make
the 2-drop test. See harsh roughness change
IN seconds to the lovely smoothness you've
dreamed Of, with NO sticky or greasy resi-.
-. II not delighted. your money cheer
fufy refunded. Get Dame Native CrsSE
Lqtion at your druggist todayf
Evening star., 1950-02-16
153 Sign Petition
For Home Rule Action

Home rule advocates announced
today there are now 153 signatures
on petition to bring the Senate
passed bill for Washington self
government to the House floor
for action.
This is about three-fourths of
the necessary 218 signatures
needed to discharge the House
District Committee from control
of the measure. The bill was bot
tied up last session by the District
Committee.
Evening star., 1950-03-18
100000 Fire Races
Hotel in Staunton
BY the Asseeiafsd prsss

STAUNTON. Va. Mar. ia
100000 fire yesterday swept the
Arcadia Hotel here.
The f1ve-story brick buildings
40 guests and other occupants
quickly left the structure as flames
spread rapidly from an electric.
fuse box shortly after noon. Po-
lice said there were no casualties.
It took local fire fighters. as
sisted by companies from Harri-
sonburg, Waynesboro and Augusta
County. nearly five hours to bring
the blaze under control and pre-
vent damage to adjacent build
ings.
Jack Hatcher. owner of the
hotel buildings which also housed
the Offices of the Social Security
Board. laundry and a restaurant.
would not say just how much Of
the loss was covered by insurance,
or the value of the structure. The
100000 estimate was unofficial.
One man was rescued through q
pwindow. and a mother and her
child escaped from the building
with only light clothes. The per-
sonal belongings of all guests were
lost.
Only the brick walls of the Ar
cadia remained standing.
Evening star., 1950-03-18
Sanatorium Patient Cost
Put al S2,578 for Year
by the Associotsd Press

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. 18.-The
Commonwealth spent $2,578.95
per patient at the Blue Ridge
|Sanatorium, near Charlottesville,
during the last fiscal year.
But $1.41448 of the per patient
total was for capital outlays and
improvements to buildings.
The figures were contained in
an audit of the sanatorium sent
today to the governor by State
Auditor j. Gordon Bennett.
Based on an average patient
load of 318. the figures show
that revenues at the sanatorium
amounted to $523.55 per patient.
When this figure is added to the
amount spent by the Common
wealth the total cost of treating
each patient comes to $3,102.50.
MIR. Bennett said proper ac-
counting had been made of all
funds.
Evening star., 1950-03-18

five children. came in their auto
mobile. Mike is the youngest.
Wearing a brown snow suit and
cap, he ran about the lobby.
He is a little tired of cameras
and flash bulbs.
so that's Mike Rector" "
mothers of other children said
sympathetically when they were
told what all the shooting was
about.
Mike posed for a few pictures
and then tried to get away from
them.
/ Let me alone" he pleaded.
Then Mike went in to see the
picture. His parents and his two
brothers and two sisters enjoyed
it immensely. Mike sat expressions
less, failing to join in their
laughter. After 20 minutes he slid
off his fathers knee, went into
the lobby. then ran for the front
doors.
Let me out of here!" he
shouted. "I want to go home
His father took him for a walk
brought him back to see the enc
of the picture, then took him
home to 613 Elliott street NE. foi
an hours play with his brothers
and sisters before returning to the
] hospital for the final two weeks.
Evening star., 1950-03-18
Wife Says Slain Man
Threatened Suicide

A contractor who police said
told his wife he was going to kill
himself was found dead in his car
last night with a bullet wound
in his head.
The dead man was identified as
Dennis E. Dillon. 46. of 410S
Fourteenth street NV. His body
was found slumped in the back
seat of his automobile parked in
the 3100 block of Dogwood street
NV.
Police said they were told by
Mr.. Dillon's wife, Mrs. Elda
Dillon, that her husband tele-
phoned her about pm. and told
her he was going to take his life.
He gave business failure as the
reason, according to police.
Police said Mrs. Dillon notified
them and they put out lookout
for the car. A patrolling scout
car later noticed the parked car
and routinely flashed a light into
it before noting it was the car
sought.
The policemen saw the man
with a rife lying across his lap.
One empty shell was found in
the chamber of the 1920 rifle.
Evening star., 1950-03-18

Mike Rector, the little boy who
lived although most of the skin
was burned off his body, is going
home from the hospital for good
in two weeks-a normal, healthy
child.
Mixes imminent Homecoming
was revealed yesterday when he
saw his first movie since the trag-
edy of November IL, 1948, when
he ran home, his clothes ablaze
He was going on four then. His
months in the hospital, attentively
followed by newspaper readers
showed two things. One was how
brave a little boy can be. The
other was the surprisingly large
number of persons willing to un-
dergo painful operations in order
to donate some of their living skin
tissue to little boy in trouble.
Mikes movie attendance was a
press agent stunt that almost
backfred. Jim Carberry. house
manager of RKO-Keiths, invited
the Rector family to bring Mike
to see Cinderella" and then noti-
fled the press.
Mr.. Carberry was ready to seno
an ambulance to Casualty Hos
pital to pick up the boy, but that
wasn't necessary. The Rector
family, mother and father al1e
Evening star., 1950-03-18
County Parenthood League
Protests Ban on Mrs. SIee

The Montgomery County
Planned Parenthood Leagues ex-
ecutive board has sent letters to
President Truman and Gen. Doug
las Macarthur protesting exclu-
sion of Mrs. Margaret Sanger Slee
from occupied Japan, it was
learned today
Mrs. Slee. noted pioneer cru
sader for birth control and
planned parenthood, said last
month she had been denied per-
mission to enter Japan, where she
had invitations to study birth-rate
problems. Gen. MacArthur's S
headquarters declined to comment
on Mrs. Slee's statement.
Evening star., 1950-03-18
D. {. Man Hit-Run Victim;
7 Arrested in MONTGOMERY

Young Wong, 6S, of o29 New
York avenue NV, was struck and
injured by a hit-run driver today
as he was walking across Tenth
street at New York avenue.
Mr.. Wong suffered q broken arm
and bruises.
Police said he was struck by a
car about 2 am. as it turned into
Tenth street from the avenue.
The car did not stop, police added.
Montgomery County police said
a man who claimed to have been
a passenger in the car came to
their headquarters at Rockville
today and told of the accident.
Acting on this information, Mont
gomery County police arrested two
suspects who were turned over to
District police.
Evening star., 1950-03-18
Two Alcohol Deaths
AT Patuxent Probed BY
Navy Inquiry Board

The deaths of two enlisted men
and illness of four others from
methyl alcohol poisoning were
being investigated today at the
Patuxent (MdJ Naval Air Test
Center.
A Naval Board of Inquiry has
been appointed by Capt. F. M.
Trapnell. commanding officer. to
determine the circumstances under
which the six men obtained the
industrial-type alcohol. Authori-
ties said all Of the men were taken
i'll in their barracks on the Patux-
ent base.
Harold E. Franklin, aviation
ordnanceman apprentice, OF West
minister. S. c.. died in the receiv-
ing room of the base hospital
shortly after midnight yesterday.
Charles e. Smith, airman, Of
Carlisle. Ark. died about an hour
later.
Two Of the four being treated
were reported In serious condition
but improved today. They were
listed as Robert A. Wilson, Ham
mond, Ind, and Alvin E. Genske.
Madison, Wis. !
The other two, held for obserya-
tion, are James r. Burton, 10,
whose mother, Mrs. j. L. Burton
lives at 76 Darlington street S.W.,
and Floyd r. Hack. Mansfield.
Ohio.
Mrs. Burton said she had beer
told that her son had only ''tasted"
the alcohol and suffered no after
effects. She said the men had held
q party" in their barracks but
she did not know how they OBJ
tanned the alcohol.
Methyl alcohol usually is made
from wood but also can be manu-
factured synthetically.
Evening star., 1950-03-18
State Appeals Court
Denies Communists
Hearing on 0ber Act
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 18. - The
State Court of Appeals has de-
clined to hear the Communist
Party arguments again on why
Maryland's antisubversive act
should be declared unconstitu-
tional, court attaches said today
They said the Communist mo-
ton for reargument has been de-
MED. In filing the motion last
week, Philip Frankfeld, State
party chairman, said it was being
done before going to the Su-
preme Court
A citizens committee, which
also opposed the act, already has
asked for Supreme Court review
The State Court of Appeals re-
instated the law in February
after it was declared unconstitu-
tional by Circuit Judge Joseph
Sherbow of Baltimore. The ap-
peals court said the question of
constitutionality was not properly
before it and so 1t did not rule on
that phase. 1t reversed the circuit
judges finding that the law had
been improperly made an emer-
gency measure, effective immedi-
ately upon signing by the Gov
ernor.
The law took force this week.
One State employe in Baltimore
has been fired because she re-
fused to take the loyalty oath as
required by the law. The employe
is a Quaker and two more Quakers
employed by Baltimore City face
similar discharge.
Evening star., 1950-03-18
Cherryda|e Lottery
Conviction Upheld
By Circuit Court

Arlington Circuit Court yes
terday upheld the conviction
of a Cherrydale businessman on
a charge OF operating a lottery.
Judge Walter T. Mccarthy
denied q motion to set aside
sentence OF 80 days in jail and
a 500 fine imposed on Vincent
]. Cosimano, 46, operator Of
grill in the 1000 block of Lee
highway.
Judge Hugh Reid originally
sentenced Cosimano.
Judge Mccarthy yesterday also
reaflrmed a one-year sentence
given John Wesley Atkinson, 25.
of the 100 block of North Fill
more street last December. At
kinson was charged with house
breaking.
Atkinson pleaded guilty to
breaking into the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Ronald Mcdonald, 1904
North Vermont street and steal
ing $500 worth of property.
Included in the loot were a
television set, movie camera. and
all the clothes of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcdonald. They were living at
a neighbor's home while their
own house was being redecor-
ated.
Also sentenced yesterday were
Robert H. Evans, 81, Of the 200
block Of I street NV. and William
A. Coughlin. 10, Of Baltimore.
Evans, charged with breaking
and entering. was sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary.
Coughlin received a one-year
term for grand larceny. Both
pleaded guilty.
Evening star., 1950-03-18
Virginia Fishing Hours
Fixed by Commission
By the Asseeioted Press

RICHMOND. Va, Mar. 1s.-
The Game and Inland Fisheries
Commission yesterday fixed the
fishing hours in all State-con-
trolled ponds at a half hour be.
fore sunrise to an hour after sun
set.
The daily creel limit for
bass was reduced from 10 to g..
On recommendation of super
vlSors at the George Washington
and Jefferson national forests.
10000 additional acres will be
opened as a public hunting pre-
serve.
The commissioners declined to
adopt a size limit on trout.
Evening star., 1950-03-18
Fairfax Budget
Would Keep Tax
RateUnchanged
County Boord Asks
S3,472, ,205, No Fund
For New Schools

A determination to hold the
line on taxes was expressed by the
Fairfax County Board of Super
visors today as they proposed a
$3,472,205 budget for 1950-51.
The county's tax rate of 1919 per
500 of assessed valuation remains
unchanged in the proposed budget
for the fiscal year beginning
July l.
Expenditures are estimated to
be S139,171 above the current year.
but taxes on new construction
are expected to provide enough
funds without an increase in the
rate.
No funds are included for new
schools. The School Board he
not requested any money for con-
struction in it's proposed budget.
S2,67O,9O2 for Schools.
Operation of the schools ac-
counts for most of the anticipated
expenditures, however. The school
budget totals s2,670.9o2. This
means $2.65 of the total tax rate
will go to schools-the same rate
as the current year.
The rest of the tax rate Is COM
posed of 80 cents for county
operating expenses, a 14-cent fire
levy and a 1-cent police retire
ment fund levy.
Major increases in expenditures
over the current year are 1924 $40
more for higher teacher salaries,
an additional 1882 for the po-
lice department and a Jump of
$17,8S7 for welfare.
To Fight Annexation.
Provision also is made in the
budget for the cost of fighting
annexation attempts of Falls
Church and Alexandria, but no
special levy for this purpose was
R. M. Loughborough, county
executive secretary. said public
hearing on the budget had been
set for 10 am. April 26 at the
county courthouse. The law re-
quires that budget be adopted
by May /.
A reassessment now under way
in the county will not take effect
until January, 1851, and resulting
higher revenue is not anticipated
in the proposed budget. Mr..
Loughborough said the reassess-
ment was being made to equalizs
real estate assessments.
Evening star., 1950-03-18
Neighborhood Concert
Tickets Ready for
Roosevelt High School

Invitations are now ready
for distribution for the next
Neighborhood Concert by the
National Symphony Orchestra
under the sponsorship of The
Evening Star. It will be held
at Roosevelt High School at
8 p.r11., March 20.
The tickets may be had
without cost at Roosevelt High
School, Shepherd, Raymond,
West, Trusdell, Health School,
Bancroft and H. D. Cooke Ele-
mentary Schools: Sacred Heart
Academy, Nativity School, the
Recreation Department., Six
teenth and Lamont streets
NV, and the business counter
in the lobby of The Star
Building.
Evening star., 1950-03-18
Women Voters Told
County Should Use
More Advisory Units

Greater use of citizens ad-
visory committees to obtain i'm
provement in services from county
government agencies was sug-
gested to the Montgomery County
League of Women Voters yester-
day.
Mrs. John Scharf, chairman of
the leagues local government
study group, made the proposal at
a meeting yesterday in the Wood
side Church, Silver Spring. She
suggested that such agencies as
the Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
and the School Board might in
crease their usefulness to the pub
lie If greater use we're made of ad-
yisory committees.
The league adopted as this
years topic: "Evaluation of Serv-
ices to the County With a View
Toward Getting the Most for Our
Tax Dollar"
Miss Muriel Ferris, congress
sional secretary Of the national
league, led a discussion of the
parent groups agenda for April.
At the conclusion of her remarks,
the county league suggested that
the national organization initiate
a study of the issues of world
government and possible amend
ments to the =, United Nations
charter. ...
Mrs. James v. Bennett. who has
another year to serve, reviewed
the work of the league last year
under her presidency.
Officers elected were Mrs.
Thomas Lee Smith, Chevy Chase,
vice president; Mrs. Dean Almy
Chevy Chase. treasurer; Mrs.
Merrill Murray, Chevy Chase, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Chester
Page, Silver Spring. correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. William B.
Murphy, Bethesda, chairman,
Nominating Committee, and Mrs.
Robert Ladd, Rockville, and Mrs
Elizabeth Rohr, Bethesda, men,
bers OF the Board of Directors.
Evening star., 1950-03-18
Reckless Drivinq
Case Dismissed
With Confession
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Mar. ia quick
jump to a conclusion put Herman
Moody in the clear today.
Up before traffic court on a
reckless driving charge. he asked
Justice Harold Maurice:
Judge. can you wait few min
utes? My brother has gone to the
pawn shop to borrow money fol
the fine"
How do you know there'll be
a fine?" asked the justice.
Because I'm guilty." Mr.
Moody answered.
"An honest confession, the
judge observed. Case dismissed u
Evening star., 1950-03-18
Vepco Grants 4 PET. Raise
For Maintenance Employees
BY The Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Mar. 18.-The
Virginia Electric & Power Co.
and the AFL union representing
its 2.575 production and mainte-
nance men have reached an agree
ment on new contract giving
employees a per cent wage in
crease.
The increase amounts to the
equivalent of an average pay raise
OF about 512 cents per hour to en-
ployes in Virginia, North Carolina
and West Virginia.
The contract goes into effect
April l and is expected to be
signed Tuesday.
M. c. Smith, vice president of
the company, and H. M. Ware.
chairman of the Vepco system
Council of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Work.
.ers, said they were pleased that
the contract was agreed upon
without Outside mediation"
Evening star., 1950-03-18
Bill to'|ncrease
ID. {. Job|ess
Pay Scrutinized
Hearing on Nicely
PIon Due After Study
By Labor, Employees
BY Harold B., Rogers

Business and labor organiza-
tions plan to make careful study
of the bill introduced in the Sen
ate yesterday to increase unem-
ployment compensation benefits
to the idle here.
The measure, sponsored yester-
day by Senator Nicely. Democrat,
of West Virginia. was referred to
the Senate District Committee, of
which he is chairman.
It would make several changes
in the present District Unemploy-
ment Compensation Act, raising
both the size and duration of pay
ments.
The present compensation,
ranging from Sc to $40 a week
for 20 weeks, would be increased
to a scale of SO to $50 a week for
26 weeks.
Hearings Await Study.
The measure was proposed by
the Central Labor Union (AFL).
whose leaders said they plan to
get support from other labor
groups. including the CIO:
Hearings will be held later by
the Senate District Committee,
after both business and labor in
terests have had time to study
effects of the proposals.
Benefits to be paid to idle per-
sons under the Nicely bill are
more liberal for those with fami-
lies than under present law.
The reserve fund to meet pay
able compensation now has been
built UP here to $45 million. This,
according to actuarial estimates,
appears to be larger than neces-
sary to meet payments now being
made under present law.
1t was suggested by one official
familiar with the act that bene-
fits might accrue to the District
by having some of this large re-
serve returned to circulation here.
Lower Rate Suggested.
On the other hand. some busi-
ness interests here have contend
ed that accumulation of the large
reserve is sign that the rate OF
tax paid by employers could be
lowered.
The present tax is on a sliding
scale ranging from one-tenth of
l per cent to 81 per cent of tax
able payroll. adjusted to the merit
rating Of the employers based on
stability of personnel.
The pending bill would provide
that the reserve fund should not
fall below s per cent Of the total
taxable income in the District,
which includes only private indus
try-not the Government.
Since the present total taxable
payroll under the law stands at
more than $500 million, it is
apparent that 6 per cent of it
would be $50 million, which is
far less than the current $45 mil
lion reserve o. '
Under the Nicely bill, If the re-
serve fell below 6'per cent Of the
total taxable income. the tax on
employers would be automatically
increased, but in no single case
more than 2.7 per cent of his own
taxable payroll.
The tax falls only on the first
$4,000 of each employees annual
wages or salary.
Evening star., 1950-03-18
Bethesda Church Plans
Mortgage Burning

A mortgage burning ceremony
will be held as part of the II a. m.
service tomorrow in Bethesda
Presbyterian Church. Wilson lane
and Clarendon road, Bethesda,
Md
Albert C. Rose, building COM
mittee chairman, will set fire to
the $4,000 mortgage for an ad-
dition built in 1941. Others joining
In the ceremony will include Frank
A. Bennett, church treasurer, and
G. Wady Imirie, chairman of the
board of trustees.
The Rev. James s. Albertson,
pastor, will preach on Hitherto
Eenceforth.
Evening star., 1950-03-18
Bridgewafer College Head
Inauguration Set March Is.
By the Assoeiated Press

BRIDGEWATER, Va, Mar. 18
formal Inauguration of DR.
Warren D. Bowman as the fifth
president of Bridgewater College
will be witnessed here March 25
by some 300 distinguished guests
Included will be representatives
from 80 colleges and universities,
80 trustees of the college, and 136
special guests.
William and Mary, established
in 1893, will be the oldest institu-
ton represented. The youngest
will be Bluefeld (VaD College,
founded in 1922.
Evening star., 1950-03-18
Accokeek Former Held
In Murder of Wife

James L. Miles, Is. farmer of
Accokeek, yesterday was held for
action of the Prince Georges
County grand jury on the charge
Of numbering his wife, Doris. "a.
Miles, who is colored,, was ac-
cused of firing blast at close
range from a 12-gauge shotgun
which decapitated the woman.
The shooting occurred Monday.