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Evening star., 1951-03-03

improper agricultural methods,
causing soil erosion and the
growth of population and indus
try in the basin have taken their
toll of the clear waters of the
basin.
The commissions study of the
Potomac Basin indicates that soil
erosion and the consequent sitting
of the streams became a problem
100 years ago, and that soon after
this domestic sewage that was
flushed into the streams became a
nuisance in certain reas.
Fifty years ago, the report
Evening star., 1951-03-03
Indiscriminate Dumping.

The study points out that the
principal use of the water of the
Potomac Basin is for industrial
and domestic water supply, adding
that the streams are of great i'm
| portance for the disposal and dilu-
Evening star., 1951-03-03
By james BirchfieId

Pollution is one of the principal
stumbling blocks in the path of
maximum use of the water re-
sources of the Potomac River
Basin. according to the staff of
the Presidents Water Resources
Policy Commission.
While the river and it's tribu-
taries once were clean streams,
Evening star., 1951-03-03

ton of industrial and municipal
wastes.
While this last is a proper
stream use, the study said, indis-
criminate dumping of wastes has
resulted in damage in many areas.
The study reveals that pollution
control agencies of the basin
States estimate that so new sewage
treatment plants and 80 new in
dustrial waste treatment plants
are needed in the basin. In ad-
dition, 19 municipal treatment
plants need to be enlarged to meet
proper treatment standards.
Credit is given the Interstate
Commission on the Potomac River
Basin, to the pollution agencies
in the various States and to the
water pollution control section o1
the Public Health Service fol
progress already made or under
way in the basin.
In a discussion of the pollution
from acid mine drainage in the
upstream areas, the report indi-
Gates need for further research
to determine more adequate treat
ment and preventive methods, and
sGricter laws in regard to mine
pollution.
Heavy Sulphuric Acid Flow.
The study found that as much
as 86 tons of sulphuric acid flows
daily into the basin streams from
active and abandoned mines. This
results in a general destruction
of all aquatic life.
OF pollution generally, the study
said that while information re-
garding the main pollution sources
in the basin is known sufficiently
to determine Immediately needed
corrective measures, all sources OF
nnll,1tiOp orc MT l,o1u,x, HH1.-
Evening star., 1951-03-03

This is the Ipst Of series Of
stories on woter resources Of the Po-
tomoc VoIIey.
Evening star., 1951-03-03
Pea Pack Sets Record

The most important single fro
zen vegetable is green peas, ac-
cording to the Agriculture Depart
ment. The 1850 pack set a rec
ord of more than 154 million
pounds, 10 per cent greater than
the 113-million-poupd frozen-pea
pack of 1949.
Evening star., 1951-03-03
Three Diseases Exuct
Heavy Toll in Singapore
BY The Associoted Press

SIN GAP o RE. - Singapore's
three big killers-pneumonia, tu-
berculosis and enteritis-claimed
3.501 lives in 1850, the Municipal
Health Department announced.
Pneumonia took a toll of 1851
lives, while 1,195 died of tubercu-
losis and 1,045 of enteritis. During
the year there were a total of
1857 deaths and 1920 births, the
Health Department said.
Evening star., 1951-03-03

water quality data and informa-
ton on water uses are needed.
The report said sediment re-
sulting from soil erosion is one
of the most damaging forms of
pollution, affecting many water
uses over a wide area. 1t esti-
mated that about II million tons
of silt are carried by the Potomac
each year and that the turbidity
of the river could be reduced by
rs per cent through adequate soil
conservation methods in the basin
Evening star., 1951-03-03

stated, sewage pollution was rec
ognized as health menace. AT
that time typhoid fever was fairly
prevalent in Washington and this
led to the construction in 1905 OF
the city's first filtration plant.
Corrective Projects in 1930s.
AS the number and size of
municipalities within the basin
grew, pollution became increas-
ingly worse, although little was
done to control it until the early
193Os.
Some progress was made from
1882 to 1941 in abating municipal
pollution, the report points out
but the solutiort of the industrial
pollution problem was far from
solved.
The magnitude of the sewage
pollution control problem may be
seen in the fact that since 194C
the urban population in the basin
has increased about SO per cent
overlooking existing treatment
plants in the basin.
1.-THE experience of Arlington
County, Va, serves to illustrate
the difficulty of keeping pace with
unforeseen developments" the re-
port said.
"This county constructed a
treatment plant with a designed
capacity Of $4,000 population in
1887, considered at that time
ample for all needs foreseeable.
"The plant now serves popula-
ton of 10000. Plans for expan-
sion of this plant were approved
in 1947, but no construction has
been undertaken"
Evening star., 1951-01-30
AttIee Warns Britons
OF Further Sacrifices
For Defense Program
BY the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, Jan. 30.-Prime Min
lister Attlee warned Britons today
they must return to some of the
World War II economic controls
if the new EAT billion ($13,160.-
000,000) three-year defense pro-
gram is to be carried out. 1t was
a foretoken of still more sacri-
fees for the British people.
Mr.. Attlee spoke to the House
OF Commons as many British
newspapers, critical of some as
poets of the rearmament program
expressed doubts whether it was
big enough or could be carried out
speedily enough to be effective.
Some papers said the Gallup next
summer of 250,O00 reservists for
Is days of training offered too
short a training period to be of
any real benefit.
May Widen Controls.
The Prime Minister, who an
nounced the program to the House
of Commons yesterday, told Par
lament today:
l. Government control of raw
materials may be widened. The
government already has taken
over ALLEGATION of non-ferrous
metals.
2. The production of less essen
tial goods, especially for the home
market, may be slashed or stopped
3. Factory and storage space
will be requisitioned where neces-
Sary.
The new statement by the Prime
Minister was interpreted as mean
ing that luxury-type goods will be
tlrst to vanish fro mthe home
market.
Ihe government announced i,
would offer a new high-interest
oe1ense bond to help pay for the
Zig rearmament program. The
new bond, to go on sale Thursday
will pay 8 per cent interest ano
will replace a current defense bono
issue paying 2l2 per cent. At the
same time the government will
start selling a new higher-yield
savings certificate.
Coal Stocks Diminishing.
Among Britain's other troubles,
besides her scarcity of meat. are
the still diminishing coal stocks.
If coal supply continues to drop
at the present rate, there will be
a new crisis in which industries
shut down and men will be thrown
out of work.
Though doubtful of some phases
of the plan which Prime Minister
Attlee announced to a grim and
attentive House of Commons yes
terday, some newspapers praised
the Labor government for refus-
ing to heed the Socialist bloc
which repeatedly is opposed to
anything but the smallest scale
rearmament.
No dismay was expressed over
the cost of the program or over
the certainty of higher taxes and
money shortages.
Evening star., 1951-01-30

GlennS custer, the Senate investi-
gators have been told. was his re-
fusal to retreat from the conten-
ton that the big tire makers
consume in day enough rubber
to keep 100 smaller companies
rolling for a month, and that the
system should protect the smaller
companies.
Harrison May Be Called.
In report last fall, the Senate
Investigating Committee, then
headed by Senator johnson, Dem
ocrat, of Texas. criticized the rub
ber division for failure to make
the overall cut-back from 110 to
80 million tons rapidly enough.
This was because Mr.. Glenn was
then putting into effect his 'pari-
ty' system to protect the small
producers. The cutback demanded
by the johnson committee was
later achieved. Mr.. Glenn told
Senators at the time that a tai
lored, rather than a meat-ax ap-
proach, would keep many small
businesses going.
Before Senator Sparkman is
through with. the situation, not
only Mr.. Glenn and Mr.. Spencer
but Mr.. Harrison and his execu-
tive assistant, Glen Ireland. may
be called for questioning. Not only
rubber companies but small bust
nesSes using other critical materi-
ais may be affected by basic
change in NPA allocating policy
Evening star., 1951-01-30
Doctor Who Lost Foot to Get
$500, 900 From LIoyds Policy

and fell, discharging the weapon.
The charge struck him in the
foot, which had to be amputated.
The C. o. Jones Co., Kansas
City underwriters and local rep
resentative of a Lloyds agent, re-
ported that the huge policy cost
DR.. Hamilton a premium of ap-
proximately $1,000 a year plus
tax. 1t was written in February,
1850, just eight months before the
accident. Insurance sources here
said payment was delayed only
to give Lloyds members time to
settle their shares in the huge
indemnity.
The Star said the Internal Rev.
enue Bureau has made rulings
which would indicate the entire
100000 will be tax free since it
is an insurance payment made
as a replacement on an asset.
Evening star., 1951-01-30
Experts Expect India
10 Show Little Thanks
If She Gets u. ). Grain
BY the Associated Press

NEW DELHI, India, Jan. 30
Famine threatened Indians prob
ably will give the United States
little thanks if America supplies a
sought-for million tons of grain
on favorable terms.
But American failure to replen-
ish the Asian subscontinent's al
most-bare cupboard would pro-
woke such severe criticism that the
aid would be wise investment in
good will"
This is the picture painted by
Government experts and other OBJ
servers here as this nation of $50
million persons faces hunger and
possibly widespread starvation.
India, the experts explained,
needs at least 1.6 million tons of
grain in reserve to supply her peo-
pie. But supplies have dropped
recently to 100000 tons-only one
months backlog at the present
rate of consumption.
This big drop brought on a
recent 25 per cent slash in the
food rations, followed by gumbling
everywhere.
Indian officials who finally per-
suaded Prime Minister Jawaharlal
Nehru that it was necessary to ap-
peal to the United States for con-
cesslonS-or even accept an out
right gift-had planned to use the
requested 2 million tons as a re-
serve to stabilize prices and enc
boarding.
Today American grain, if it be-
comes available, will go directly
into India's distributing pipeline
to bolster the food rationing pro.
gram, weakened by the failure o.
home production.
Observers in New Delhi pre-.
dicted the United States would re-
ceive scant credit for any fooe
supplied to an Indian, already
angry with Americas policy to.
ward China. But they forecast
also, bitter criticism and resent.
ment If America fails to help the
new republic meet the severe food
crisis. ...s.
The State Department already
has been told that a protracted
congressional debate on the wheat
deal, including expected American
criticism of Mr.. Nehru's Korea
policy, is likely to provoke strong
anti-American sentiment in India
Evening star., 1951-01-30
& Commander to See Wife Name
Sub for One He Lost in 7943
Grenodier's Skipper
Spent Two Years as
japanese Prisoner
BY the Associated Press

KEY WEST, Fla. Jan. 30-The
widow" chosen more than six
years ago to sponsor the Navy's
new submarine Grenadier will
finally get to perform that pleas
ant duty at Boston February 10
and her husband will be right
there watching her.
1t all started April 81, 1943, in
the Malacca Straits near Singa-
pore when japanese depth bombs
crippled the original Grenadier.
The next day, the submarine's s
skipper, 1t. Comdr. John A. Fitz-
gerald, ordered his doomed vessel
scuttled to keep it from falling into
enemy hands. He and his crew
were captured by the japanese
and remained prisoners until the
end of the war.
The japanese never reported
their capture, and Comdr. Fitz-
gerald was presumed to have been
lost at sea when. in 1914, the late
Frank Knox, then Secretary of the
Navy, asked Mrs. Peggy Fitzgerald
to sponsor the new submarine
Grenadier, on which construction
had started.
Not until September 8, 1945.
after the war was over, did Mrs.
Fitzgerald learn that her husband
was alive-a survivor of more than
two years of torture and starva-
ton in a japanese prison camp.
Meanwhile. the end of hostilities
halted work on the new Grenadier.
Her uncompleted hull went into
mothballs until the new naval ex-
pansion program caused work to
be resumed. She will be chris
tened and commissioned at Boston
February 10.
AS originally planned. Peggy
Evening star., 1951-01-30
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Columbia - Cloudy
with high about % and OCCASION
al light snow today. Snow likely
tonight and tomorrow morning.
Colder tonight with low near Is.
Maryland-Cloudy with snow
tonight and probably tomorrow
morning; total depth l to 3
inches. Colder tonight with low
10 to Is in west and near 20 in
east portion.
Notwithstanding colder with
rain near the coast and freezing
rain and snow in the interior this
Evening star., 1951-01-30
Bodies Of Three Americans
Muti|afed by Hulk S|ayers
BY the Assoeioied Press

MANILA, Jan. 30.-Dr. Fran
cisco L. Vicuna, chief of Quezon
Memorial Hospital, said today the
bodies of three Americans killed
in Communist Hukbalahab am
bush yesterday were horribly
mutilated."
DR.. Vicuna said the bodies were
riddled with gunshot wounds and
cut with knife or bolo. He said
the skull of one was split in two.
The three, members of an
American survey party. were in a
jeep marked with American flags
when attacked near Macalelon. 80
miles southeast of Manila. Two
were identified as enlisted men of
the 29th Engineer Typographical
Battalion. the third a civilian en-
ploye of the Army. The Army did
not release their names.
Evening star., 1951-01-30
BY The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 30.-Lloyds
of London paid off yesterday a
100000 indemnity claim to a
prominent Kansas City physician
who accidently shot off his right
foot last October.
The Kansas City Star said the
payment is reported to be the
largest single indemnity ever paid
living policy holder for personal
injury and may be tax free.
Payment was made to DR.. Hugh
G. Hamilton, an obstetrician. He
took out the policy primarily to
guard against loss of hand,
which would have destroyed his
means of livelihood.
Instead, the 45-year-old doc
tor started down his basement
steps carrying a shotgun. stumbled
Evening star., 1951-01-30
Sherwin Pleads Guilty
In Theft From Yankees
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-Walter
Sherwin, As, former $50 week
manager of the New York Yankees
Fifth Avenue ticket office. yester-
day pleaded guilty to stealing SAB
687 of the baseball clubs ticket
sales receipts.
Judge Louis J. Cappazolli. in
General Sessions Court, continued
Sherwin in $4,000 bail pending
sentence February 20.
Sherwin had been in charge of
the ticket Office for eight years
and an employe of the club for 20
years. He was arrested last April
.27.
Evening star., 1951-01-30
Rubber
Continued From First Page.)

Contlnueo From First PageO
sumption, small companies have
supported his system of alloca-
tionS.
Removed without Warning.
1t has been attacked repeatedly
the Senator has been informed,
by Goodyear. Goodrich and Fire
stone. three of the four companies
having basic contracts to supply
original tire equipment during the
recent all-time peak automobile
boom. Mr.. Glenn's removal was
without warning. United States
Rubber Co. is said not to have
participated in the attacks.
Small rubber companies have
written to Senator Sparkmans S
committee, warning that adoption
Of the formula advocated by the
big companies would be death
sentence to many small rubber
companies.
Core of the dispute is whether
the 90,000-t 0-ton-a-month Nation
wide rubber allowance is to be
split up in proportion to "capac-
ity' to produce, or position" in
the industry, meaning total sales,
during the fiscal year ending June
80, 1850.
During the period of unprece-
dented automobile production, the
big rubber companies rolled up
tremendous output on a six-and-
Seven-day week basis to provide
tires for all the cars, while the
replacement business was fiat.
If with consumption cut
from 10000 to 10000 long tons a
month, the shorter supply is split
up according to sales, some ex-
perts say, many smaller companies
would be reduced to a three-day
week and some to a basis where
they could not stay in business.
"Parity" Formula Was Urged.
Mr.. Glenn's system was to work
out a parity" formula for divid-
ing available rubber, in which
every company would get pro-
portion of its capacity if operated
on a standard work week of 40
hours.
The ousted acting director took
the position that with the big rub
ber companies consuming over /
million pounds of rubber a day,
limiting their production to a
reasonable" figure would permit
hundreds of smaller companies TO
stay in business. He contended
that IS per cent of the rubber
companies consume less than 20,-
900 pounds a month and that a
comparatively small ALLEGATION
would keep them going.
! One of the reasons for Mr.
Evening star., 1951-01-30

afternoon and tonight. Tomorrow
rain or freezing rain on the coast
and some snow in the interior;
total depth of snow 2 to 4
inches. Colder with low tonight
Is to 20 west and 25 to 80 in tide
water areas.
Wind velocity at 1870 o'clock
this morning, 10 miles per hour;
direction, northwest.
Five-Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity, Jan. 30-Dec. 2.
Temperature will average three
to five degrees below normal, in
Evening star., 1951-01-30
'Stavig Is Reelected
President Of Lutheran
National Council
By Cospor konnes
Stor Sioff Correspondent

NEW YORK. Jan. 30.-Dr. Law
renee M. Stavig. president of Au-
gustana Lutheran College at Sioux
Falls. S. Oak, was reelected pres
ident of the National Lutheran
Council at the councils opening
session today.
DR.. Stavig is a member of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Other officers reelected were
DR.. Osacr A. Benson of Worcester.
Mass, vice president. and S. Fred
erick Telleen of New York, treas
urer. DR.. Benson is a member Of
the Augustana Lutheran Church
and Mr.. Telleen of the United
Lutheran Church in America.
The latter was reelected treas
urer for the 18th consecutive
time.
DR.. Rees Edgar Tulloss Of
Springfield. Ohio. was chosen sec
retary of the body, succeeding DR..
Armin George Weng of haywood.
III. Both are members of the
United Lutheran Church. DR..
Tulloss is president emeritus of
Wittenburg College.
Stavig Calls for Unity.
In opening the sessions earlier,
DR.. Stavig called on Lutherans Of
America to unite in meeting the
crisis now confronting this Nation
and the world.
1t is the duty Of the church,
DR.. Stavig declared, to follow "her
men into training camps and to
distant battlefields, to bring to
her scattering sons and daughters
the Gospel amid the dislocations
of temporary housing and mush-
rooming industry. to stand by
families bereaved and separated
from one another, to feed and
rebuild and rehabilitate the vic
tins of catastrophe"
1t is impossible "to meet
such demands as separated
churches. We have learned in
two wars and in the periods be-
tween how essential it is to work
and plan and pray together" he
declared.
Seen as New Invitation.
Although DR.. Stavig did not
mention the Lutheran Church.
Missouri Synod by name, his ad-
dress was considered by delegates
here as another invitation to that
body to join the National Lutheran
Council for cooperative action.
The Missouri Synod, which has
expressed willingness to cooper
ate with the council wherever it
could be done without compromis-
ing scriptural principles" has re-
jected membership in the organi-
zation at the last three triennial
conventions.
Issues Up for Action.
| Issues the council will act on
include American missions, social
welfare, service to military per-
sonnel and hospitalized veterans,
aid to foreign missions. resettle-
ment of displaced persons and
overseas relief.
Action on budgets totaling
So, ,487 ,667 also will be taken this
week. Of this amount. $17,874
has been allotted to the Lutheran
Church Center at 1876 Jackson
place NV, Washington.
Approval of raising the 1851
Lutheran World Action goal by
100000 to a total of $3.3 million
will also be asked.
Evening star., 1951-01-30
Cotton Exchanges Closed

NEW YORK, Jan. 80 (P).-The
New York and New Orleans Cotton
Exchanges will suspend trading
again today while awaiting clari-
fication of the Federal price freeze
order. Trading also is blocked in
many other raw materials.
Evening star., 1951-01-30
Voice Tells of Atom Tests

NEW YORK, Jan. 80 R.-Brief
Voice of America announcements
without speculation-are telling
the world about the new atomic
energy tests in Nevada, Voice
official said yesterday.
Evening star., 1951-01-30

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, =. on January 10.
Lowest, 1S, on January 9.
High and Low of Last Fl Hours,
High, 81, at 4:5O pm.
Low. %, at 8 am.
Tide Tables,
FURNISHED by United States Coast an
Candetic C,Irva,
Evening star., 1951-01-30

Rain will fall tonight from North Carolina
southwark to the Gulf with eet freezing rain in the north
portions of this Light forecast
Plains and westward into the interior of Southern California
will be colder in the Atlantic Coast States
the Gulf Coast and in the Southwest Temperatures will
crate somewhat in the Central North States
e. -AP WrephOtO
Evening star., 1951-01-30

Fitzgerald will be the sponsor,
and her husband. now a captain
and executive officer of the Key
West Naval Station, will be a
happy spectator.
Evening star., 1951-01-30

Washington, maximum Al, mini
mum 26. Snow likely again about
Friday, total precipitation about
one-third inch.
River Report.
From u. 8. Engineers)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear al
Haroers Ferry.
Humidity
at iais
Evening star., 1951-01-30
The Sun and Moon.

Co. Rises. Sets.
Sun. tomorrow ZIG h:5S
Moon' To-Day ----- 12:32 am. 1854 Am
Automoblie lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset,
Precipitation
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital tcurrent to date;
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-09
EPWORTH
By Mrs. Reuben Riley
Phone BridgeVllle S424

Home Coming service on Sum
day, November IL:
Sunday School at 2 p. m.
Worship service at 3 p. m. with
Rev. c. w. Strickland as the
speaker.
Evening service at 1880 o'clock.
The Edwards Family of Freder-
ick, Md, who are heard daily over
Station WJWL, Georgetown, at
1905 p. IN, will be there. Every
body welcome.
Just a reminder that the w. S.
c. S. will meet at the Dublin Hill
Community Hall on Friday even
ing. November 9. HOstesses for
this meeting will be Mrs. Lester
Newton, Mrs. Gus Lundell and Mrs.
Reuben Riley.
Mrs. ]. c. LOOckeTman, who has
been an invalid for over sixteen
years. celebrated her 80th birth
day on October 80. Her guests we're
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis r. LOCKER
man, Mr.. and Mrs. William LOOck-
erman and son David, Mrs. ThOs.
LOOckerman and Miss Katherine
Richards. She received over SO
cards which made her very happy
Callers of the family have been
Mrs. Robert Veasey Of HarbesOn
Mrs. Nina Moore of Richardson
Park. Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Handy
of fredericksburg, Mrs Granville
Morris, Mrs. Emma Morris. Mrs
Glenna Adams, Stanley Ledenhem
and David Richards.
Mrs. Rawlins Stuart was a Sal
isbury shopper on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Smith en-
tertained his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Smith at dinner on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Evans
of Drexel Hill were overnight
guests on Thursday of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Kenneth West. Callers OF
Thursday afternoon were Mrs. Eb'
West, Mrs. Elizabeth Reynolds anC
Mrs. Donald Parsons of DagsbOrO
Saturday evening callers were Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Carey and daughter.