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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-12-20
Cost OF Public Aid Declines

Government figures disclose that
in the past decade, there has been
a great decline in the number of
Americans receiving public aid. The
figure was liz percent in 1910; to-
day it's 4 percent. Furthermore,
the Federal Security Administration
says, relief work took 31a cents of
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-12-20
All in the Game:

MICK Lolita, ViIIanova guard
Az who killed himself, was named
on Looks all-America team
North Carolina State released its
head grid coach Beattie Feathers,
former Tennessee great Only
two teams of class in the Big 10
this season were champion, Illinois
and Wisconsin Coach Jim
Tatum, whose Maryland team
meets Tennessee I'm the Sugar
Bowl, says Coach Neyland of Ten
nessee taught him all he knows
about football Marty Marion
was given a three-year contract at
$4,000 a year by the Browns
The price the Red SOx are asking
for Ted williams would wreck any
club in the majors Governor
Wetherby Of Kentucky is pressing
New York authorities to learn if
any mere of Kentucky's players
are under Elk" suspicion Big
news concerning cleaning up sports
may break during the NCAA meet
ing i'm January The football
a pretty picture - The Cincin-
natl Reds want Andy Seminick with
shortstOp Red Stallcup for bait.
Two intercepted passes, plus the
outstanding game played by Y. A.
little Quarterback of the defunct
Baltimore Colts), who scored one
touchdown himself and then threw
a pass into the end zone, with just
three minutes left to play, that won
the game, knocked the Detroit Lions
out of the National Conference
championship in the Professional
Football League - the final score
was San Francisco 49ers 81, Detroit
Lions II. The Lions just needed
that win to cinch the title, but when
they lost, the title went to the Los
Angeles Rams, who had an easy time
beating the Green Bay Packers.
The Cleveland Brown, winners of
the American Conference, will meet
the Rams this Sunday afternoon for
the championship and the game will
be both televised and broadcast.
The Hagerstown members of the
Interstate Sportswriters' and Broad
casters Association, who will have
charge of the Associations eighth
annual banquet, to be held in Frank
lin Court auditorium on Thursday
night, February Z, held their first
meeting last week to make plans for
the big event.
Tickets, the price of which are SIS,
will go on sale at the News Agency
on the Square, right after the first
of the year and this time the ladies
are invited to attend. The sale of
tickets will be limited to 420 and
since nearly that many attended the
banquet held here three years ago,
which was stag affair, you are adj
vised to get yours early.
Frank Colley, chairman of the En-
tertainment Committee, is lining ups
a program that he says will surpass
the last one and all of you who
attended that one will remember
what a knockout it was.
Members of the Committee are:
Frank Colley, entertainment; Dick
ne,Isv Programs; Glenn Thomas
and Sam Phillips, seating.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-12-20

visor of all small power stations in
the Potomac Edison System. Mr..
Brown, veteran Pc employee, has
held number Of important Offices
prior to his present advancement,
F9r~y Hammond, who has been in
charge CT the Potomac Edison's iv-
erton, Va, Power Station since it
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-12-20

construction needed to handle the
enrolment increase must be tied in
with the defense effort, the office re-
ports.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-12-20
BUY SHRISTMAS SEALS AND
HELP FIGHT T. B.
RUBBER STAMPS

We make 'em in a Jiffy!
StOuffer Printing Co., Phone 1900
Advt.
Evening star., 1951-06-22
INNE RspRING
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ing, Low Price

Bonish all thoughts about good mattresses coming high Look
at that price, Then stretch this spine and
see how hehfred coils cradle your vertebroe Sit the
edge how it springs back into place when get up
hot prebu border dees the veerote bededee sitter
The sturdy ticking holds the moess shoDe The button tuft
ing helps prevent Jumping Plastic ventoto let the sweet fresh
air ln plastic handles make turning Both twin and double
sizes LMotchne Box Spring -. 1885,.
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Evening star., 1951-10-17

Mr.. Miles has CHALLENGED q
statement he attributes to Schoo,
Supt. William A. Early last Sat.
urday at School Board meet.
ing. The statement, Mr.. Miles
alleges, was that the State BOARD
|of Education has approved the
course.
However, Charles j. Walsh, as.
sistant superintendent of schools
said Mr.. Early did not make such
"a statement at the SATURDAY.
meeting.
i don't think anybody has ever
indicated that the State Board
has ruled on this thing" he said
'Mr. Early announced that two
representatives of the State Board
of Education had consulted with
the Arlington School Department
and advised that the course is ir
harmony with the State educa.
|tion program"
Mr.. Early was not available TO,
comment.
Evening star., 1951-10-17
|ChiIIum Sections
Reject Extra Fire Tax

Residents of unincorporateo
areas of Chillum, Md, yesterday
voted more than 3 to l against
paying a special 10-cent fire taS
to nearby town fire departments
The vote in the special refer
endum was 287 to 140. Registered
voters in the 4th, 5th and 7th pre-
Icincts of Prince Georges County's
17th election district cast ballots
The area is served by six mu-
|nicipal fire departments, Mount
Rainier. Takoma Park, Brent
wood, Hyattsville, College Park
and Riverdale.
In the 4th precinct, where 1900
persons are eligible to vote, 104
voted for the tax and 112 voted
against it. In the 5th and 7th
precincts. with $500 eligible vot-
|ers, SO favored the tax and ITS
were opposed to it.
The only fire tax paid by the
unincorporated residents of the
18th district is the general 2-cent
levy paid by all property owners.
Each volunteer fire company in
the county gets a fiat 81 400 a year
for operation from this fund.
Evening star., 1951-10-17

week to increase the size of the
class. Training includes II weeks
at Burdick and 80 weeks at CIV.
Student nurses here generally
are on the increase. the survey
showed. Gallinger Hospital ad-
mitted its largest class since 1943
last month-49 beginners, plus six
students from the Emergency Hos
pital school of nursing, closed
September 10 because of a lack
OF facilities for training.
Garfield Hospitals nursing
school has steadily increased its
admissions over the last three
years from Is to 80 to 80 this
fall. But it will take three to
four years for these increases
admittedly drop in the bucket
to be translated into more
graduate nurses.
Garf1eld's general nursing staff
is % Short the director of nurses
there said. The hospital had 81
registered nurses a year ago and
now has 72. but has all its beds
open.
Freedmen's Quota Up.
Beginning student nurses al
Freedmen's Hospital total 81 this
year-two more than last years
quota.
Casualty Hospital, unchanged
from its situation a year ago, has
l35 registered nurses. 80 non-pro.
fessional aides and IL orderlies
AT Children's Hospital, which
hires no practical nurses. gradu-
ate nurses now total SO, but ar
official said the hospital woulc
hire 81 more if they were avail.
able.
The shortage was much the
same at nearby hospitals. At Ar.
Ilington Hospital. a spokesman
said the staff needs 10 full-time
Evening star., 1951-10-17

graduate nurses, plus part-time
help at night and on week ends
Alexandria Hospital reported
about six fewer nurses than were
on its staff last year. An official
there said the hospital is limited
by budget requirements but coulo
use Is more nurses. IF we had
the money"
Prince Georges General Hos
pital. which is expanding, has
about 20 full-time registered
nurses and needs 80 more, accord
ing to Harry w. Penn, jr., hospital
administrator.
The shortage also is a problem
lat the Children's Convalescent
Home, Community Chest agency
where the resignation of the SUI
pervisor of nurses & month age
has caused desperate situation ;
'Nibbles" for Jobs.
The children's home needs q
1chief nurse and a graduate nurse
to live in. a spokesman said, but
so far has received nothing but
nibbles from prospective employees
A staff of three registered nurse.
/ and one practical nurse is ths
normal complement at the home
which has capacity of 80 chill.
dren.
/ Hospital administrators coulc
give no solution to the nursing
Shortage other than the long.
range one of recruiting more stu.
dent nurses and the immediate
one of reorganizing traditiona
nursing procedures to "stor
graduate nurses from carrying
bed pans"
The nursing problem is expected
to take up most of the Maryland.
IDistrict-Delaware Hospital Asso.
i citation meeting here in the Hote
IStatler on November 26 and 81.
Evening star., 1951-10-17
Court Asked to Decide Legality
Of Arlington 9TH Grade Course

Arlington Circuit Court ha!
been asked to decide the legality
|of a combination course of in.
Istruction taught the county's
ninth graders.
Karl G. Sorg, attorney for 8
parent who has protested the
course which combines English
with history and civics in a two
hour session has asked the court
to hear arguments on the question
Friday.
James r. Miles, ST.. of 1901
North Kirkwood road, attacked
the course early this month. He
has a child in the ninth grade al
lStratford Junior High School anc
is the parent who retained Mr.
Sorg.
Mr.. Miles is president of tn,
Arlington Forum on Publ,
Schools. which has formally askee
the School Board to eliminate tn,
course. known as CORE as a re.
'quired subject.
Evening star., 1951-10-17
Numbers Man Gets Year;
Operated al Sanatarium

A numbers writer who piled his
trade at the District tuberculosis
Sanitarium at Glenn Dale today
began a one-year term in the
Maryland House of Correction.
He is William T. Maynard OF
Lanham, sentenced in Upper
Marlboro yesterday by Circuit
Court Judge John B. Gray, ir.
who heard the case without q
jury.
Judge Gray imposed the sen.
tence after convicting the a.
year-old colored man of operating
a lottery.
Maynard was arrested August
/ by Prince Georges County
sheriff's deputies. He had an.
pealed a $1,000 fine and a six
month prison term ordered ir
trial magistrates court.
Evening star., 1951-10-17

lington Public Utilities Commits.
sion, is a Norwegian who came
to this country in 1918. He ha;
been a resident of Arlington since
1882.
A construction superintendent
who has been employed on many
large metropolitan projects, Mr.
Foss is a member Of the Gen
Billy Mitchell Post IS, American
Legion, and is a member of the
40 and 8.
He is a Mason, a Shriner anc
a member of the Elks. He served
as president of the WeStovel
Civic Association for seven years
helped organize the Tara-Leeway
Citizens Association and served as
its president for three years. He
is member of the County Auxili-
airy Police.
Carl Taylor.
Mr.. Taylor. the Democratic
nominee, has served as deputy
sheriff since 1946, first under
Sheriff Homer Bauserman and
later under Sheriff j. Elwood
Clements.
A native of Kentucky, Mr.. Tay-
lor moved to Arlington County in
1882 and operated his own busi-
ness in the county until he en-
tered the Army in 1912. He served
with the military police until 1945.
He is a member of the Virginia
Sheriffs and Sergeants Associa-
ton and the American Legion
Post 312. He is a member of the
Baptist Church.
Mr.. Taylor is vice president OF
the Arlington Democratic Club
land is a charter member Of the
newly formed Kena Temple and
vice commander of Legion of
Honor. He is married and has one
daughter.
Evening star., 1951-10-17
Falls Church Chamber
Indorses 4 Nominees
For School Board

Four nominees for the Falls
Church School Board previously
approved by the Madison School
Parent-Teacher Association also
have been indorsed by the Greater
Falls Church Chamber Of Com
merce.
They are William Y. Benson,
Joseph Carlow. DR.. Thomas Hag-
gerty and Mrs. Ruth Hodges.
| The City Council viii meet at
8 o'clock tomorrow night at City
Hall to make six School Board
appointments to replace members
who resigned last week.
The Board of Directors of the
Chamber OF Commerce also recon-
mended appointment of former
Mayor Albert M. Orme: George T.
Reeves, former member of both
the city and the Fairfax County
School Boards. and Irving Ber-
man, a builder.
Citizens List withheld.
The Falls Church Citizens
Committee for Better Government
selected a slate of 10 persons Mon
day night. according to Mrs. Mer-
rill Lee Chanel, the chairman,
but the list has not been made
public.
The Madison PTA recommend
ed consideration of a total of 1a
nominees, including the six men,
ners who resigned. These names
were announced yesterday.
A number of civic organiza-
tions have proposed the follow
ing: Karney A. Brasfield. of the
Department of Agriculture; c. c.
Seymour, drugstore manager
William D. Romig, civil engineer
and DR.. Harry Wexler. Weather
Bureau meteorologist, all recon-
mended by the Southwest Falls
Church Association.
DR.. Alfred M. Palmer, head of
the medical staff of Arlington
Hospital, proposed by the Won.
ans Club of Falls Church; Mrs
Lucille Cook. real estate operator
and Thomas Jones, librarian, in
dorsed by the Northern Falls
Church Citizens Association.
Greenway Downs Choices.
Also. Raymond Nelson, Office OF
Education administrator; Clarke
Louden of Central Intelligence
Agency, M. Eldon Colby, Depart
ment Of Agriculture, and William
M. Grenoble, State Department;
recommended by the Greenway
Downs Citizens Association. John
F. Depenbrock, State Department:
Mrs. Marie Fruland of the Madi-
son PTA; H. L. Manwaring, De-
partment of Agriculture, and
Charles B. Walker, Navy Depart
ment; nominated by the Sher-
wood Woman's Club. John H
Cline, associate editor of The Eve
ming Star, recommended by q
group of % citizens; Mrs. John L
Smith and Mrs. Carol Manley.
The Falls Church Lions Club
submitted four names-Mr. Cline
former Federal Judge j. Warren
Madden. Mr.. Berman. Joseph Cop.
ley, OF a Falls Church plumbing
firm, and attorney William NJ
Baskin, substitute in the city,
Trial Justice Court.
Evening star., 1951-10-17
3-Day Fall Festival
10 Open Tomorrow in
Alexandra Armory

A three-day fall festival spon-
sored by the Auxiliary Board of
the Alexandria Hospital opens at
z pm. tomorrow at the city ar
mory, 210 South Royal street.
Thirty community organizations
service clubs. women's groups
and other civic associations-are
cooperating with the board in
staging the festival.
There will be booths in the ar
mory and amusements in the en-
tire 200 block of Royal street
which will be roped off during the
affair.
Auction Sale First Event.
First event after the opening
will be an auction sale conducted
by the Rotary club at 8 pm. Items
to be sold range from antiques tt
a live goat.
Festival hours, Friday, will be
from 2 to II pm. Throughout the
day, there will be an automobile
show with % new models on dis
play. A one-act comedy will be
given by the Alexandria Little
Theater, and an amateur show will
be conducted by Uncle Bud Ward
radio announcer. There will be a
concert by the Alexandria Citizens
Band.
Square Dance In Final Hours.
On Saturday. the festival will be
open from II am. to II pm, with
a square dance in the street spon-
sored by the Civitan Club during
the final three hours.
Admission to each days events
will be SO cents for adults and Is
cents for children under IL. Funds
are to be used to buy new equip
ment for the hospital.
The annual old homes tour will
be held in conjunction with the
festival on Friday and Saturday
One house will be open Friday
night, and nine houses will be
open Saturday. A booth for infor.
nation on the tour will be located
in the lobby of the George Mason
Hotel in Alexandria.
Evening star., 1951-10-17
Fish Catch Increases
AT Hampton Rouds
BY the Associated Press


HAMPTON, Va, Oct. 17.-There
was an increase of $50, 800 pounds
OF fish caught in Hampton Roads
waters in September as compared
with the same period last year
This years total was 1,73O,60C
while 1,280,300 pounds were caught
last year.
The monthly report released by
the United States Fish and Wild.
life Service disclosed a drop in
shell fish taken in this area OF
1878 pounds. Last months
total was 804,632 pounds as COM
pared with 943,S10 pounds In
September, 1850.
Evening star., 1951-10-17
Candidates to Speak

-Four Arlington civic association.
will hear candidates for the Coun.
ty Board at 8 o'clock tonight ant
for other county offices Tuesday il
the Claude A. Swanson Junio,
High School. Both Of the forums
sponsored by the Madison Manor
Dominion Hills-Paisley Forest
Highland Park -Overlee Knolls ant
Westover Civic Associations, viii
be held at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1951-10-17
Red Cross Leader Named

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Oct
17.-Mrs. Raymond Hunt is the
new special services chairman OF
the Albemarle County Chapter OF
the American Red Cross. She is
secretary of the chapters board
and was staff aide chairman un-
It'll she was named to her new
position.
Evening star., 1951-10-17
Cigarettes Stolen

Cigarettes valued at $478 were
stolen last night from the cafe
terra Of Georgetown University.
Police were told the robber evi-
IDENTIFY gained entrance to the
Cafeteria with q duplicate key and
made off with 3l5 cartons OF as
sorted smokes.
Evening star., 1951-10-17
Silver Spring EmpIoye
Sentenced in $l8 Theft

Levi Hester. 27. colored, of the
1900 block of Six and a Hall
street NV, yesterday was SEN
fenced to six months in the Mary
land House of Correction fol
stealing $18 on October IL from
the Flower Delicatessen, 8707
Flower avenue, Silver Spring
where he worked.
Sentence was passed by Tria'
Magistrate ]. Fendall Coughlar
of Silver Spring Police Court.
Evening star., 1951-10-17
DR.. Carpenter to Speok

DR.. Richard E. Carpenter, Mont
|gomery County assistant superin-
tendent Of schools. will address
the Rosemary Hills Citizens AS
|sociation at $3.50 o'clock tonight
in the Liquor Dispensary Building
Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1951-10-17
Virqinio Mechanics Elect

DANVuLE, Va, Oct. II R.-
The Virginia Council, Junior Or
der United American Mechanics.
Yesterday elected Edwin F. Hall,
OF Pulaski, as councillor before
concluding its two-day conven-
ton attended by some 70 dele
gates.
Evening star., 1951-10-17
Two Candidates Are Entered
In Race for Arlington Sheriff
CorI ToyIor Runs
: On Democratic Ticket
Neil Foss on 6. O. P.

Two candidates-a Republican
and a Democrat-will seek the
Arlington County sheriff post in
the November 6 election.
The Republican candidate. Neil
Foss, past president of the Ar
Evening star., 1951-10-17
Alumni Cancel MEETING

A meeting of the Episcopal High
School Alumni scheduled for to-
morrow has been cancelled be-
cause Of the death of Archibald
r. Hoxton, principal emeritus OF
the school in Alexandria.
Evening star., 1951-10-17
Prince Georges
Heads Explain
|Insura ance S|ur
Mutual Firms Protest
County's Action on
Stock Company Policy

They didn't really mean 1t, the
Prince Georges Commissioners
Explained, when a tense group of
insurance men wanted to know
why the county heads rated stock
companies two-to-one better bet
than mutual firms.
Ten representatives Of mutual
companies filed the rows Of front
seats of the board room at Upper
Marlboro yesterday.
They had with them brief cases
crammed with data to prove that
they sell policies as good as any,
and that they settle claims with
dispatch.
The controversy began two
weeks ago when the board COW
cred county automotive equipment
with stock company insurance
which cost about $4,000 more
than policies offered by a mutual
agent.
NenSure Move Adopted.
The county Civic Federation
adopted a motion of censure Of
fered by its County Affairs Com
mittee chairman. Mrs. Irma Bog
danoff.
You are aware of the fact" the
commissioners said in reply. that
you can purchase a pair of shoes
for S. or pay $40 for better
grade. We believe it more eco
nomical to buy the $40 shoes"
My telephone has been ring
ing" declared James E. Daisey.
chief spokesman for yesterdays
delegation. People want to know
the difference between stock and
mutual companies; your state
ments may have jeopardized our
living.
"Or." he added, "on second
thought, maybe they have helped
tus."
Both Carriers Strong.
Mr.. Daisey said the controversy
has been much ado about nothing
since both types of carriers back
their policies with reserve funds
in amounts specified by State in
surance departments.
| He told the board that the
Isl 900 county automotive coverage
Iawarded to a stock company rated
the 18th largest auto insurer in
the Nation while the losing IS 900
bid was submitted by a mutual
firm listed as the fifth largest.
| Commissioner Is Agent.
J Mr.. Daisey said he had been
Informed that Commissioner n
Wilson Spicknall is a licensed
agent for seven stock insurance
companies.
i II resent the inference" Mr.
ISpicknall retorted. II disposed
, of my insurance business last
January ! and have derived nc
profit. directly or indirectly. from
policies purchased by the county.
;, At this point Commissioner
Daniel A. Abbott remarked that
, he was convinced it was time fol
!, the board to drop the matter.
But the commissioners made
it clear that the $1,000 award will
not be reconsidered.
), Hot Rodders' Protested.
. A delegation from Bradbury
Heights demanded that something
be done to take some Of the steam
out of the community's carousine
/, teen ayers. They complained ol
'hot-rod' drivers in the area ot
!; Southern avenue and @ street al
late hours at night.
The commissioners told the
delegation that they have plan tc
end the disturbances but they re-
fused to say what it is.
In other business, the commits
sioners refused a rehearing on the
zoning of a 2.2-acre tract on New
Hampshire avenue between Uni
versity Lane and Hillwood Shop
ping Center. They also announced
appointment of two new county
policemen. They are Allan A. Muir
ray, jr.. %, of 4006 Thirty third
street. Mount Rainier, and Wade
: Fulton Beall, %, of 1900 White
House road.
Evening star., 1951-10-17

One Of O series on neorby Nrsinio con-
didotes in the November s election.
, 1951-06-05
Social Security
Officials to Spend
Week Visiting Islonds

Visiting the Virgin Islands
Tor a week are two representa-
tives of the Bureau of Public
Assistance of the Federal So
clal Security Administration.
Miss Louisa F~itzsimmonds. Re
gional Representative, and
Mrs. Magareth R. Willing, Re
glonal Research Analyst both
from the headquarters office
IN Washington, D. c., Region
8, which includes Virginia,
West Virginia, North Carolina,
Maryland, District of Column
bla, Puerto Rico and the Vir-
gin Islands.
These representatives are
here for the purpose of in
specting public assistance ac-
tiVities here of the Depart
ment of Social Welfare and
for assisting to organize it's
undertakings in such a man
ner as to earn the maximum
possible Federal aid for the
Public Assistance program in
the islands.
The foregoing is an indica-
ton of the keen interest the
Federal Social Security Ad-
mlnlstration has shown in Civ
ing all possible help to indi-
gent persons in these Islands.
, 1951-06-05
UN Troops Continue
Advance Despite
HeuvY Rdins in Kored

Allied troops continue to
storm the barriers below the
~enemy-held base, despite
heavy rains and increased re-
'sistance. The Chinese commu-
nlsts are counter flu
riously as Allied troops NOV
ed towards the triangle from
which the enemy launched
three major offensives.
A centra front dispatch said
the Allies gained as much as
1000 yards along the road to
Wachon. Front dispatches
have indicated that the Reds
have begun a major withdraw
al in the mountains further
north. To the west the UN
troops are battering Their way
porthward, up the main high
way from Seoul through Yon-
chon, seven miles beyond the
parallel and thirteen miles
southwest of Chorwan.
, 1951-06-05
New St. Thomus
Police Judge Tokes
Oath Tomorrow

George A. Mena who was
recently appointed to the posi-
ton of Police Judge for Saint
Thomas, by Governor de Cas-
tro and confirmed by the Mu-
nicipal Council, will take the
oath Of office tomorrow morn
ing in the Court Chambers at
1000 o'clock.
Judge Mena succeeds the
late Judge Thiele.