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Evening star., 1951-11-17

for through traffic. would greatly
relieve the situation.
Edward R. Carr, chairman of
the discussion panel, and prom
inent Washington builder and real
estate operator, asked DR.. Hoyt if
the rehabilitation of residential
areas within walking distance of
the downtown shopping district
can be regarded as an Important
contribution to balanced city.
DR.. Hoyt replied in the affirma-
tive. He cited the Park avenue
section of New York. where resi-
dents in the higher-income
brackets help to support the shop
ping district. Rundown residen-
tial areas. he added, mean loss
of buying power as we'll as loss
of population.
President Thomas j. Groom,
who presided at the luncheon in
the Mayfower Hotel. announced
that similar meetings will be held
to discuss various phases of the
question:
whats happening to Washing
toms downtown business property
values and business volumes?"
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storage Of nuts by squirrels and
other alternating mammals.
Snails Sometimes Tell.
"The whelk snail supposedly
predicts storms or tides when held
to the ear. and the periwinkle
snail signals a storm when it
moves to higher surfaces.
ACTIVE swarming of bees pres
sages rain, as do ants when they
run confusedly in great number.
"Gnats. hornets and flies pre-
Sumably bite with greater en-
thusiasm when rain is coming"
All Of these are superstitions,
said Mr.. Clarke, some dating back
thousands of years and some COM
ing from the Indians.
Speaking of Indians. they had
a way Of detecting long. cold
winters, too.
Pretty simple. They'd just watch
the white man. Take in heap
much wood-cold winter.
Evening star., 1951-11-17
Viers Mill Village Man Held
In Default Of $500 Bail

William K. Shoup, 80, of Viers
Mill Village. Md. was being held
today in the Rockville Jail in
default of $4,000 bail on a charge
of violating the White Slave Traf-
fic Act.
Shoup. a truck driver who lives
in the 1000 block of Sampson
road. was arrested Thursday by
FBI agents. He had been indict-
ed by Federal grand jury ir
Baltimore last Tuesday and a
bench warrant was issued the
same day.
The FBI said he is accused OF
taking 16-year-old Silver Spring
girl in a private plane to New
York September II, 1850. The
couple returned the following day
the FBI said.
According to the FBI the al.
legged offense was not brought tt
the attention of authorities unit
recently. The FBI added that
Shoup is married.
Evening star., 1951-11-17

and eat vegetation. But they
cause no damage to gardens. Any
other questions?"
j. F. Gates Clarke, entomologist
for the Agriculture Department,
moved into the witness chair.
Like Father, Like Son.
"a bunch of bunk" was his
spontaneous and unequivocal re-
action. THE color and length of
band is a genetic factor. just as
people have different colored hair
and eyes"
Mr.. Clarke classified Woolly
with a myriad of other weather
portents attached to insects. birds
and animals. For instance:
Take the cuckoo or rain crow.
When their call is especially voci-
ferrous, rain is supposed to follow.
EARLY migrations of geese and
ducks foretell a hard winter, the
same as thick fur on mammals
and the particularly industrious
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Mr.. Bautz explained that al
though the Schmidts were born
in Romania. they are descended
from people who came to that
country from Germany. This
makes them ethnic Germans, he
said. They left Romania when
the Russians entered, he added.
Mr.. Bautz, who also is chairman
Iof the displaced persons commit
tee of the Washington Federation
Iof Churches, said the federation S
Executive Committee has accepted
his committees recommendation
that the church group sponsor Is
Iethnic German families.
He said there are still thousands
Iof displaced ethnic Germans in
Europe who can be brought to this
country only if housing and jobs
lare provided for them.
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First Ethnic German FomiIv
OfDPs Settling in MARYLAND

Members of the first family of
ethnic German displaced persons
to be settled in the Washington
area are looking forward to spend
ing Thanksgiving in their first
permanent home after seven years
in an Austrian refugee camp.
The family consists of Mr.. and
Mrs. Michael Schmidt, formerly
of Romania, and their 1-year- old
daughter. Hannelore.
They were brought to their
sponsors home in Garrett Park.
Md, Thursday by the Rev. Donald
r.. Bautz, executive director of the
Lutheran Innermission Society,
1888 Jackson place NV.
Next week, the youthful family
Mr.. Schmidt is 81 and his wife
|20-will settle down on a Mont
Igomery County farm.
Evening star., 1951-11-17
Police Stop Doctor
Speeding TO Aid Of
Stricken Patient

A Public Health Service ply
sician today faced speeding and
reckless driving charges as a re-
suit of his arrest by Maryland and
District police while he was rush.
ing to attend stricken patient.
DR.. Joseph Brown, 2510. Lindell
street, Glenmont, Md, told officers
who stopped him at Sixteenth and
Decatur streets NV. last night
that he had been called to attend
the wife of Rear Admiral R. J.
Mauerman.
Another Doctor Pronounces Death
Mrs. Mauerman, 48, who lived
at 29l7 Thirty ninth street NV.
was pronounced dead by another
physician, DR.. c. A. Lally, who
lives nearby and who was called
by Admiral Mauerman. Police
said she apparently was the VIC
tim OF a heart attack.
Police said they did not take
DR.. Brown into custody because
OF his mission. But speeding
charges were placed against him
by Washington and MONTGOMERY
County officers. He also was
charged with reckless driving in
Montgomery County.
ID. c. Police Join Chase.
Montgomery County Police Pvts
Paul Jackson and Walter Kerfees
said they started after DR.. Brown
in Silver Spring and pursued him
along Colesville road into the Dis
trict. where two metropolitan DO
lice cruisers joined the chase. The
Montgomery County policemen
said they paced DR.. Browns car
at speeds up to 80 miles an hour
They said he drove through sew
eral stop signs and red lights.
Police said their sirens were
screeching throughout the chase
but DR.. Brown told them he was
unaware police were after him.
Police said they forced DR..
Browns car to the curb.
Evening star., 1951-11-17
Three Lottery Suspects
Win Stay in Arlington

Three men accused of lottery
operations in Arlington were
granted continuances in Arlington
County Court yesterday.
Edward Rogers, 20, and John
West Wilson. Al. both of the 2lOO
block South Nelson street, were
freed under $500 bond and con-
tinued for hearing of numbers
writing charges until November 30.
Both are colored.
Franklin Diggs. Al, colored Of
the 1400 block Sixth street NV,
was also freed under $500 bond
pending hearing November %.
: Rogers and Wilson were arrested
Thursday at a dry-cleaning estab-
lishment by Detective Russell L.
Runyon and Policemen Warren
Siske and Thomas Bunting. De-
tective Runyon said an undercover
man had placed a numbers bet in
the establishment before the men
were arrested.
Diggs was arrested last Thurs
day at an auto body works and
charged with numbers writing
when he allegedly accepted a bet
from an undercover man.
Evening star., 1951-11-17
Foreign Art Show 10 Open
In Silver Spring Tomorrow

An all-foreign art exhibition will
open at 4 pm. tomorrow in the
Silver Spring Art Gallery, 9216
Flower avenue.
Featured will be works by Arvid
Hedin, Sweden; Atanas Tasev,
Czechoslovakia; Celine Tabary,
France, and Llona Deak Ellinger,
Hungary. The sculptor Pietro
Lazzari of Italy will exhibit sew
eral figures.
Jan Karski, author and former
London Warsaw liaison officer
with the Polish Army, will speak.
Mr.. Karski is a political science
instructor at Georgetown Univer-
sity.
The exhibition will continue
through December.
Evening star., 1951-11-17
Delaylndicated inTria|
OF Nelson, Wife and
; Others in Calvert
By O Stor Stoff Correspondent

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md, Nov
IT. - Much-indicted ! Charles E
Nelson will not be tried here in
the near future. authorities indi-
Gated today, after the alleged
numbers sultan posted bond on
two new charges.
Neither will his wife, Mrs. Vir-
|ginia Madge Nelson nor three
other persons named in gambling
true bills returned by the Calvert
County grand jury.
States Attorney Arthur w
Dowell said his jurisdiction twill
not be the first" to try Nelson
who also has been indicted in the
District and in Prince Georges
County.
Lottery Charges.
The Ritchie (Md.) gentleman
farmer and his wife are charged
with conducting a lottery and con-
splracy to conduct a lottery in the
indictments here. Also named
are William McWilliams and Mrs
Patrick Brady. Another true bill
accuses Heber McWilliams, ST.. of
conducting a lottery.
All the indictments allege the
defendants were connected with
a huge interstate numbers syndi.
cate, with headquarters at North
Beach,, a Chesapeake Bay sum.
mer resort a few miles from the
county seat.
All five are scheduled for ar.
ralgnment here on December 8
Mr.. Dowell said yesterday, when
the Circuit Court was recessed
until that date.
Trial of Others Later.
There is little prospect that the
Nelson's will face a court or Jury
here soon. the prosecutor ex-
planned, because Washington and
Prince Georges County charges
probably will have trial prece-
dence.
Evening star., 1951-11-17
Virginia S Right 10 Sci
Prices on Milk From
D. {. Is CHALLENGED

The Arlington County Board
has filed memorandum with the
Virginia Milk Commission chal-
lenging that agency's price-flxine
powers over milk delivered by
Washington dairies to Virginia
consumers.
The 18-page memorandum, flee
by Attorney Malcolm D. Miller fol
the country board. claims the Milk
Commission is not entitled to con-
troll milk shipped in interstate
commerce.
Issue Raised Over Increase.
Mr.. Miller was authorized by
the county board to file memo
randum after a Richmond Circuit
Court judge asked the commission
to explore the interstate COM
merce question.
The issue was raised before the
Richmond court in a suit the Ar
lington County Board filed to up
set recent approval by the Milk
Commission of a price increase
The court upheld the Milk Com
mission decision, but asked fur
ther study Of the interstate COM
merce question.
Interstate Movement Cited.
Mr.. Miller summarized the con-
tentions of his memorandum as
follows:
l. The sale of milk is an in
separable part of interstate move
ment, and therefore home milk
deliveries cannot be considered as
sales originating in Virginia.
2. The commerce clause of the
Constitution restraints the States
from imposing regulations or bur-
dens on direct movements in in
terstate commerce.
3. There are Federal regulations
for milk in this area which should
exclude State Jurisdiction.
Evening star., 1951-11-17
Arlington 10 Discuss
Proposed Legislation

Proposed legislation for possible
introduction in the 1852 session
of the Virginia General Assembly
will be discussed at 8 pm. Decem-
ber 6 in the Arlington Circuit
Court room.
Mrs. Florence Cannon. chair
man of the County Board, an
nounced that State Senator
Charles r. Fenwick and Dele
gates j. Maynard Magruder and
George Damn have been invited
to join the board in a public dis
cussion of suggested legislation.
Mrs. Cannon said that all indi-
viduals and groups in the county
are invited to attend.
Evening star., 1951-11-17
Virginia Cities Urged
To Fluoridute Water
BY The Assoeiated Press

RICHMOND. Va, Nov. 1.-THE
State Health Department wants
every water plant in Virginia to
use f1uoride to prevent tooth de-
cay.
Lynchburg is the only city to
have started its fluoridation pro-
gram and 20 other municipalities
in the State have shown varying
degrees OF interest in the program.
Health officials declared them
selves enthusiastically" in favor
OF f1uoridation yesterday after
conference with representatives of
the United States Public Health
Service.
Evening star., 1951-11-17
Battle Favors Opening
Public Welfare Rolls
Under Safeguards
By he Associo,ed Press

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 17.-Gov.
Battle favors opening public well
fare rolls to public inspection
If certain safeguards can be
met"
The Governor said yesterday
that he felt safeguards would be
rather difficult to guarantee, but
he hoped they could be worked
out.
What should be guarded against
primarily, if Virginia changes its
policy Of secrecy with respect to
the relief rolls. Gov. Battle said. is
the possible use of them for politi-
cal or commercial purposes.
The State Board of Public We'll
fare and Institutions voted 5-i
earlier this week to recommend
legislation to make the welfare
rolls public. The action was taken
over the objection of Col. Richard
w. Copeland, director of the De-
partment of Welfare and Instltu-
tions.
Refers to Possible Misuse.
Referring to the possible misuse
OF the relief lists for political
purposes. Gov. Battle said can
didate could get the list of old
age pensioners and send them let
tres saying it was his intention
to increase these pensions.
The Governor said he thought
this pitfall was unlikely to be
found in Virginia, but could easily
happen in non-poll tax States
where old-age pensions are greater
than in Virginia.
Action to open the rolls was
barred by the Federal Govern
ment until recently with a penalty
OF Federal funds being withheld
if the States lifted the secrecy ban.
Explains Position.
Gov. Battle as chairman of the
Resolutions Committee of the
National Governors Conference at
Gatlinsburg, Tenn, this fall, had
an important part in bringing
about the change. The congress
sional action in the matter came
only few days after the Gov
Iernors adopted a unanimous
resolution to put the matter of
secrecy in the hands of the States.
Shortly after Congress removed
the prohibition against opening
up the rolls, Gov. Battle said he
had no present plans" to recon-
mend a change in the Virginia
policy. He explained yesterday
that his position in the matter was
the same then as now.
Virginia law now prohibits the
open inspection of the rolls, but
it appeared from the Governors
remarks that if reasonable safe
guards against the misuse of the
relief names can be set up he
would not veto a change in the
State law.
Fenwick Fears Exploitation.
Meanwhile, in Roanoke, State
Senator Charles r. Fenwick of
Arlington said he feared relief
rolls would be exploited by un-
scrupulouS politicians.
Addressing the Roanoke Wom-
ems Club yesterday, he asserted
that Virginia's welfare situation
cannot be compared to that in
other States. He said the Old
Dominion's relief problem is small
and locally administered.
Evening star., 1951-11-17
Posthumous Award
Made 10 Ii. Spraker

For gallantry in action in Korea,
a posthumous award of the Silver
Star Medal has been made to 1st
Lit. Harry w. Spraker, jr., "a, who
was graduated from the Foreign
Service School at Georgetown Uni
versity shortly before he went on
military assignment.
1t. Spraker was killed February
4 near Chomchog. The medal was
presented to his widow, Mrs. Mar
gerry Spraker. who now lives in
Pittsburgh. 1t. Spraker was the
son of Col. Harry w. Spraker
U. S. A. (retD, and Mrs. Spraker
of Edgewood, Md.
In Korea he served as a platoon
leader in Company "a" 7th
Regiment. Sd Infantry Division
was awarded the Bronze Star and
an Oak Leaf Cluster during the
| fighting last fall and was pro-
NOTED to first lieutenant in De-
cember.
The citation awarding the Sill
lver Star Medal read:
"On 4 February 1851, near
Chomchog. Korea, Company "a"
was advancing against a strongly
defended, well camouflaged enemy
position when one of the platoons
was suddenly subjected to a bar
rage of artillery fire which in
f1icted numerous casualties. Lieut..
Spraker was mortally wounded
during the bombardment, but he
refused medical aid, dragged him
self to a position where he could
direct the reorganization of his
dazed and casualty-ridden unit.
He also helped in administering
hasty first aid to his men.
His action raised the morale
of the men in his platoon and en-
abled them to repulse an enemy
counter attack"
Evening star., 1951-11-17
Falls Church Man Named
Lexington Town Manager
BY the Associated Press

LEXINGTON. Va, Nov. IT,
Kyle Roop. Falls Church planning
engineer, has been appointed
town manager of Lexington to
succeed j. NICK. Dunlap, who has
resigned, effective January /.
Roop is expected to come here
about December IS.
Mr.. Dunlap has taken a posi-
tion with the Richmond Concrete
Pipe and Products Co., Inc, of
Richmond and will have his head
quarters in Charlottesville.
Evening star., 1951-11-17
Women Voters League
Of Alexandria to Meet

The Alexandria League of Wom-
en- Voters will hold its annual
membership meeting at 3:15 pm.
Monday at the Westminster Pres
byterian Church. 2701 Cameron
Mills road.
Mrs. Ralph Young, under whose
supervision national league rec
ords are being processed for the
Library of Congress, will speak on
1.-THE League Program and It's Sig
nif1cance to League Members"
Evening star., 1951-11-17
I'll Be Mild Winter; Wolff 3, sS(RAI s%k{A BRIEl I1RIlE,
By Hermon F. Schodeu

Most of the woolly bears, sensi-
tive creatures that they pretend
to be. have taken to cocoons, rocks
or tree stumps.
But behind them the fuzzy little
fellows have left a somewhat be-
wildered species, known as homo
sapiens. wondering whether the
winter ahead has been accurately
forecast.
There are some who believe the
black and brown caterpillars have
an occult power of prognosticat-
ing winters severity.
At least one scientific expedition
is held each October to examine
the brown bands circling Woolly's
middle. If the bands are wide, the
winters should be mild; If, they
are narrow, look out for some in
temperate blasts.
Warm Winter, Maybe?
This years expedition recently
reported back the breathtaking
news: Wide bands.
This would mean a mild win
ter, but it was news that left
some of the local experts cold
notably the Weather Bureau.
Don't believe word that
Woolly says" one anonymous
forecaster forecast. "He's Just
an upstart in a long line of char
latan weather prophets"
The search for truth and light
turned to DR.. Elizabeth E. Havi-
land, assistant professor of ento-
at the University of Mary
land.
They Travel by Highway.
"Woolly bears? I saw hun
dreds of them crossing the high
ways near the Morgantown Bridge
in Virginia about a month ago.
Many of them must have been
killed. Those that lodged the
car wheels undoubtedly spun
crude coccoons. or. If they were
too lazy. climbed under stones or
fallen trees. There they will
for the winter"
But how about the winter?
What is Woolly expecting?
HE doesn't know what to ex-
pect. Matter of fact. Richard
Phillpit. graduate student. found
out about that last year. He
gathered about so of them and
learned there was no uniformity
as to width of the bands.
Diet Hinted as Factor.
"The type of bands around the
may be correlated to
moisture and food and probably
differ in various parts Of the
he said.
''It would take five or ten years
If study in one locality to deter
nine whether the width of the
brown bands change from year
% year.
"Woolly bears belong, to the
family of Arctidae, are known as
Tiger Moths in their adult stage
Evening star., 1951-11-17
Stores Open Monday Night
Due 10 Thursday Holiday

Washington stores which ordi-
narily observe Thursday evening
hours, will be open those evening
hour on Monday next week only,
because of the Thanksgiving holi-
day, the Merchants end Manu-
facturers' Association announced
today.
Evening star., 1951-11-17
Fuirfux Health Group
To Hear Stute Official

The Board of Directors of the
Fairfax Lay Health Association
will hold a quarterly meeting at
8 pm. Monday in the Fairfax
Trial Justice Court.
Edgar j. Fisher. jr., director of
the Virginia Council on Health
and Medical Care, will speak.
Evening star., 1951-11-17
|rked by Report,
South Arlington
Plans Own Study
Business Potential
Of Columbia Pike
Will Be Surveyed

: South Arlington businessmen,
irked by an economic survey or
dered by the County Board, are
planning to have business possi-
bilities in the Columbia Pike area
studied.
The South Arlington Business
and Professional Association, with
about 140 members, has been criti-
cal of the economic report made
by Homer Hoyt Associates of
Larchmont. N. Y. 1t is their con-
tention that the report favors the
North Arlington shopping area in
and around Clarendon. to the
detriment of business interests in
South Arlington.
1--WE don't want to appear to
be sectional about this thing"
Homer Bauserman, president Of
the business group said. I'VE are
aware that more cooperation be-
tween business interests is needed
in Arlington, and, therefore, we
are not out to fight with Claren-
don or any other shopping dis
trict. But we don't think it is
proper for the County Board to
spend taxpayers money for a re-
port that promotes one section of
the county to the detriment Of
another"
Authorized at Meeting.
Edward M. Smith, secretary Of
the organization, said he and Mr..
Bauserman were authorized at a
meeting Thursday night to speak
for the group.
Mr.. Smith said the organization
plans, to seek an independent sur
vey and analysis of business pos
slbilitieS in the Columbia pike
area.
Mr.. Bauserman said the group
believes there is more land avail
able on Columbia pike for COM
merc1al development than any
other area in the county.
And it is available at reason
able prices. too," he added.
I'VE deplore the necessity for
appearing to be sectional" Mr.,
smith said. But the facts are
that the County Board has not
acted wisely in publishing the re-
port which says the shopping
center of the county should be
IN the Hecht-Kann's area"
He said the present-day trend
is toward decentralization, espe-
cially in shopping facilities. Be-
cause many people do their shop
ping by car. the need for decen-
trallzation is greater and the argu-
ment that business development
should be in a central area is not
valid.
Calls Criticism Unfair,
The Hoyt report was authorized
at a cost of $4,000 by the board.
1t was released in summary form
Tuesday. The report notes the
establishment of the Hecht Co.
and Kann's department stores in
the Clarendon-Ballston area of
North Arlington and says that
future development of retail busi-
ness should be encouraged in this
area.
Mr.. Bauserman said his organi-
zation objected to unfair criti-
cism expressed by the County
Board chairman, Mrs. Florence
Cannon"
Mrs. Cannon last week declared
that opposition Of the South Arl-
ington group to release of the
Hoyt report stemmed from 'little
people (who) have just small
and greedy minds"
when we elected Mrs. Cannon
to the board" Mr.. Bauserman
said, I'VE expected her to repre-
sent all of the county, not Just
one area "
Evening star., 1951-11-17
Lodge Service Tomorrow

Old Dominion Commandery
No. II Knights Templar will at
tend the Calvary Methodist
Church, South Twenty-third and
Grant streets, Arlington, at 8 pm
tomorrow.
The Nome nugget., 1951-07-18
Catholic Church Raises Seattle To Archdiocese

WASHINGTON, [P)-The Ro- man Catholic Diocese of Seattle was elevated to the status of an Archdiocese last night in a direc- tive from Pope Plus XII. The order also created dioceses at Juneau, Alaska, and Yakima, Washington.
 The Most Reverend Thomas A. Connolly, Bishop of Seattle, was appointed Archbishop.
 The Rev. Robert Dermot O'Flan- agan, pastor of Holy Family Par ish in Anchorage, was named Bi- shop of the Juneau diocese, in cluding all the southern coastal region of Alaska. Msgr. Joseph P. Dougherty, former Chancellor of the Seattle diocese, was named first bishop of the Yakima diocese.
 The Most Reverend Amleto Gio- vanni Cicognani, apostolic dele gate to the United States, an nounced the appointments here.
 The Cathedral Church of the Juneau diocese will be that of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Juneau. The diocese will include only southeastern Alaska. The remainder of the territory will continue to be administered as vicariate apostolic.
 Bishop-elect O'Flanagan, born in Ireland in 1901, went to Alaska in 1883 to become pastor of the Holy Family Parish at Anchorage.