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Evening star., 1952-08-10
3-Yeur-OId AnnundoIe Girl
Stricken by ChIdren's Cancer
Illness Undetected
Until z Weeks Ago;
Friends Offer Blood

The 3-year-old daughter of an
Annandale, Va. couple is suffer-
ing from a form of cancer which
attacks only children, it was re-
ported last night.
In University Hospital at Char
lottesville, Va, she is Mary Utz,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Silas A.
Utz. They have another child,
Sonny. 10.
Mary is suffering from Wins
tumor. a form of cancer which
attacks the kidneys in children.
No Sign of Illness.
She had appeared healthy, with
no indication Of any illness until
two weeks ago when traces of
blood appeared in the urine. Ex-
animation then disclosed her mall
ady, which has spread to one lung.
Removal of a kidney followed.
and the child now is undergoing
deep X-ray and frequent blood
transfusions.
Her surgeon-physician. DR.
Hugh Warren of the University
Hospital staff, said the form of
cancer develops in children only
up to the ages of 8 or 9 years.
"All parents should have alb
dominal palpations examination
of their children up to those years
by qualified DOCTOR" he said.
'The condition then can be de-
tected easily in the early stages.
when kidney surgery usually can
assure recovery before the cancer
spreads" he added. THE appear
ance of blood in the urine is a
later stage, and in Mary Utz'
case. the cancer has spread to
one lung"
Phone Workers Offer Blood.
The Communications Workers of
America, Local 1886, offered blood
to the Red Gross. Mary's aunt,
Mrs. Betty Joan Utz, 1926 Twenty
seventh street Sc. an employe of
the Chesapeake and Potomac Tel
ephone Co.. is member of the
Evening star., 1952-08-10

all Maryland toll bridges. re-
ported that the bridge handled a
heavy flow of traffic Friday and
yesterday without any tieups.
The same was true last week,
however. It wasn't until Sunday
that traffic backed up five miles
waiting to pass over the new $44
million span.
The additional police and at
tendants on duty today are in
structed to keep traffic moving
Mr.. O'Donnell blamed much OF
last Sundays difficulty on sight
seeing motorists who dallied as
they passed over the bridge tc
admire the view.
IF we can just keep them roll
ing. we won't have any trouble
this Sunday" said Mr.. O'Donnell
He estimated about 5000 cars
used the bridge yesterday, ano
said there was an increasing flow
of out-of- state traffic. He said this
was because motorists using the
New Jersey turnpike find they Car
come down the Eastern Shore
pass over the bridge and proceed
southwark without having tt
travel through Baltimore.
Evening star., 1952-08-10
D. {. Electric Bills Up,
But Below AVERAGE
|0f U. s., FPC Reports

Although typical monthly
residential electric bill in the Dis
trict for $50 kilowatt hours in
creased 1879 per cent in the last
10 years, Washington is still below
the national average.
This point was made by the
Federal Power Commission yester-
day in a study of bills throughout
the country in cities of $4,000 and
more. Some communities showed
decreases.
Average Residential Bill.
The commission said the aver
age United States residential bill
for $50 kilowatt hours per month
was $6.79 on January /. This in
Icluded operation of small appli-
ances. lighting. refrigeration and
cooking. This compared with
I$6.76 a year earlier, $7.05 in 1910
and $12.86 in 1925, the commits
sion said.
The study said that in the Dis
Itrict the typical monthly bill on
January l was $5.84. against $4.91
for 1942-an 1879 per cent in
crease.
Nationally. all bills showed but
minor increases over the nearly
all-time low levels established in
1851, the commission said. They
were substantially below those
recorded a decade ago. it added
Averages for industrial services
were somewhat higher than in
1850 and 1851, but were we'll below
those of January /, 1949, the COM
mission said.
Many Causes of Differences.
The commission pointed out
that no attempt was made tc
determine the reasonableness OF
the charges. It cited many fac
tors in the picture to cause differ
ences in unit cost that must be
reflected in rates charged fol
electric service. Some utilities are
publicly owned.
! In 1850, the District was 85th
in the average annual residential
use of electricity among cities in
the Nation. The District showed
1,745 kilowatt hours used in 1850
compared with 1,158 in 1910.
Evening star., 1952-08-10
Workman Burned as Tar
Upsets on BuiIdinq Job

A District man was burned
about the legs and thighs yester-
day when a bucket of tar upset on
him on a construction job in the
$500 block of Thirty-fourth ave-
niue. West Hyattsville, Md.
Admitted to Prince Georges
General Hospital was AL Thur
mond. 80, colored. of 500 Park
road NV. His condition was de-
scribed as good.
Hyattsville police said the
bucket was being raised to the
roof of a new building when il
upset.
Evening star., 1952-08-10
Bodily Injury.
Property Damage,

Glass covers cars used for non
business purposes by operators
more than Is years old.
Class 2 cars are those used fol
business or non-business by opera
tors under Is; Glass 3 covers cars
for business or non-business, in
dividually owned, operated by
those more than Is, or a business
or non-business car with no age
qualification, including all private
cars owned by corporations and
businesses.
The increases reflect the mount
ing toll of auto accidents and ris-
ing costs, it was said. Despite the
new rates, auto insurance still
costs more in the District than ir
nearby Maryland counties.
District bodily injury for Classe.
I through 3 are $33. $54 and 81
respectively. and for property
damage. $21, $34 and $50.
Evening star., 1952-08-10
Home Falls Kill a,
Infant Suffocoted
In Weeks Accidents

-Four deaths resulting from falls
in the home were registered dur
ing the last week by the District
Chapter. American Red Cross.
In addition, an infant died from
'suffocation in bed. the Red Cross
reported yesterday.
Seven persons were bitten. five
by dogs. one by cat and the
other by a pet squirrel. One
woman had a finger caught by
sewing machine needle. A small
boy had to go to a hospital to
have a bug removed from his ear.
In ali. home accidents Of the
week brought the years total to
3,417, as compared with 2,906
the same date last year.
Evening star., 1952-08-10
Claim Forms Being Mailed
To P0Ws Of World War Il

The War Claims Commission
yesterday mailed claim forms to
more than 100000 American serv-
icemen who were prisoners of war
during World War II.
The ex-POWs can get from the
American Government 81 for each
day they claim they did not re-
ceive proper food while they were
prisoners.
The claim forms are enough to
fill two railway cars, but will not
be dispatched at the same time.
Delivery will be staggered with ex-
POWs in the District area getting
their forms about Thursday.
Evening star., 1952-08-10
Marine, Fired on by Own Guns
Recalls GuodoIcunoI Confusion

tom of the boat when we heard
those bullets going overhead. We
turned about and crossed Sealark
Channel to Tulagi. more than 20
miles, and did not come back
until well after daylight"
Americans firing at each other
were not uncommon in that first
venture against the enemy who
fought at night both on sea and
land.
"It was Col. John A. Bemis who
stopped the night firing" said 1t.
Scalcione. "Our forward positions
were confused. They were firing
lat one another every once in a
while.
I'VE didn't know how to behave.
When Japanese torpedo bomberS
attacked our transports in the
channel the next day and were
driven off-we saw only one plane
|get away and it was on fire-we
stood on the shore and cheered.
Found F0xholes Useful.
"Our commanding officer, Col.
Pedro A. Del Vale, a Puerto
Rican, was the only one on Qua
dacanal who knew about modern
war-airplane warfare. He had
been a military observer in Ethi-
opia and Spain. He ordered us to
dig fox holes. We thought it was
just something we were told to do.
But when we saw one of the boys
carried away with half his jaw
gone-we dug in
The lieutenant and the sergeant
talked about the mounting fears
as they realized that the Japanese
troops on the island were being
constantly increased. of the banzai
nights, and seemingly incurable
tropical skin diseases and malaria
that filled the hospitals to the
point that men with mere 1O2
degree temperature were sent back
into line. The lieutenant traced
the battle of the Tenaru river on a
napkin. It was just a little battle
but if the japanese breakthrough
had not been cut off, America s
first counter offensive would have
ended like the Alamo.
:, The lieutenant seemed depressed
for moment when he thought
how badly things had gone al
first. Then he cheered up.
"You should have seen thar
Inchon landing on the west coast
OF Korea" he said. Everything
: went off perfectly
Evening star., 1952-08-10
By George Kennedy

1t was 10 years ago Thursday
that the United States made its
first counter offensive against the
Japanese at Guadalcanal, and
many members of the 1st Marine
Division Association convening at
Hotel Mayfiower remember those
confused days all too well.
"Why, we were shooting at him
with so caliber machine guns 10
years ago today" said Second 1t
Alfred Scalcione motioning tc
TiSergt. George A. Pruitt across
the table.
That's right" said the SER
geant. who looked very unmilitary
in a colorful sport shirt of an out
rageously modern pattern.
He's Not Sure About It.
The sergeant from Alabama
drawled out his confirmation OF
the incident. He seemed to hold
no grudge about it. The lieuten-
ant, who won his brass bar ir
Korea. is from Jersey City. Both
were up from Camp LeJeune fol
the reunion.
It happened during that rugged
night, right after the initial land
ing, when the Australian cruiser
Canberra and the American
cruisers Vincennes. Astoria anc
Quincy were sunk by the enemy
without firing a shot in return.
1--WE were alerted all night" sale
the lieutenant. I'VE didn't know
what was happening. but we heart
the naval guns firing of Save
Island and saw the star shells
light up the cruisers for thu
enemy. We knew it wasn't good
About 2 am. we heard the motors
/. of landing craft. We thought th'
Japs were coming in, and w
opened fire."
Under Fire and No Password.
! The sergeant took up the story
81 was company cook and will
other special service men had re
NAMED on our transport, tn
Hunter Ligett." he said. 1T wa
thought that the Japanese tas
force was going to sink the trans
ports next, and we were ordere'
ashore.
"Our coxswain had forgotte'
!, the password, which was Luck
. Strike to be flashed in code wit
: light. We all dived for the bot
Evening star., 1952-08-10

A juvenile squad detective early
yesterday caught two teen-age
robbery suspects literally right in
his own back yard.
Detective Robert A. Eldridge
said he was on his way home to
ITO Frankfort street Sc. about
lis am. He met 18th Precinct
Pvts. Robert Lewis and Merlin
Howard walking their beat and
the three strolled along together
At the corner of Eighteenth ano
Erie streets Sc. they heard louC
shouts of Help. murder!" anc
saw three colored youths beating
and kicking a man on the side
walk a block away.
The officers charged. One sus-
pect fled down the street but two
slipped into an alley behind De.
Evening star., 1952-08-10
'Directness' Is Secret
OF Corps Success,
Marine Farley Told

The secret of the Marine Corps
success. 1t. Gen. Gerald c.
Thomas, chief of staff of the Or
ganization. last night told the
First Marine Division Association
convention is that we have not
lost sight of the value of simplic-
ity and directness."
Gen. Thomas was the principal
speaker at the conventions ban
quet at the Hotel Mayflower. The
corps. he said. has trained its men
under the old direct line system
of apprentice and master me-
chanic.
"A Marine is not born" he said
'he is made in the boot camp
He also credited the Marine Corps
relationship with its civilian re-
serve for it's readiness in an emer-
gency such as the 1850 Korean
crisis.
Reserve Not a Separate Unit.
"We do not consider our reserve
a seperate body" he said. "Thert
is no such thing as a first anc
second class of Marines. Everyone
who wears the globe and anchor
carries full responsibility as &
Marine"
More than 1000 Marines, ex'
Marines. and their wives attended
the banquet which was also ad'
dressed briefly by Gen. Merritt A
Edison. president of the associa.
ton; Gen. Lemuel c. Shepherd
Ijr.. commandant of the Marine
Corps. and Gen. A. A. Vandegrift
the former commandant who LEI
the 1st Division ashore at Guadal
canal just 10 years ago.
Il imagine many of you woult
like to forget some things tina
happened 10 years ago." Gen
Vandegrift said. II know I would.
| Faith in Ourselves"
He was speaking of America
first counter-offensive against tn,
japanese and the first amphibiou
landing in force of World War II
He made a lot of mistakes,
he said. 1--WE did some thing
right. But there is something the,
can't take away from us and tina
is our faith in ourselves and ou
ability to stick together"
Col. William Stickney, a Wash
lngton attorney who is deput,
director of the Marine Corps Re
serve, was POSTMASTER.
! The speakers all mentioned tn,
new role of the Marine Corp
under the Douglas-Mansfeld Ac
passed by the recent session O
Congress which assures the corp
three divisions. It also provide
that its commandant will sit witt
the Joint Chief of Staff for tn
discussion of any matter pertain
ing to the corps.
| Veterans Stage Parade.
| Senator Douglas, Democrat O
Illinois, who fought with the Is
Marine Division in the Pacific
sent a telegram from Chicag
congratulating the association o.
its fifth convention and outlinin;
some of the provisions of this ney
legislation.
! Former Marine Corps Comman
dant Clifton B. Gates was anon
those at the head table.
The convention will close thi
afternoon with election of officer
for the coming year.
Earlier, veterans of the division
swung down Constitution avenu
in a parade highlighting thei
three-day reunion here.
Evening star., 1952-08-10

local. and a Red Cross blood do
nor.
University Hospital at Char
lottesville is one of many civilian
hospitals in this region regularly
supplied with blood from the
Washington Regional Blood Cen
ter.
In turn, Charlottesville resi-
dents donate blood to the Red
Cross when hloodmobiles from
Washington visit there.
Mary's blood type is 0-positive.
The little girls father is an
employe of Railway Express in
Washington.
Evening star., 1952-08-10
Detective Gets ? Yoke Suspects
IRiqht in His Own Back Yard

tective Eldridge's home. Police
arrested these two and charged
them with robbery.
Detective Eldridge said they ad-
mitted yoking a cab driver. Wood
row Shifflet, 35, of Lariham, Md.
after he picked them up at Eighth
and G streets NE. He said they
got only $3.50 from his change
carrier. Mr.. Shifflet received sew
eral stitches in his neck and lip at
Gallinger Hospital.
Sammie Lee Harmon, 10, Of the
HOO block Of Stevens road Sc.
and his 17-year-old companion
were booked at 18th Precinct. The
younger boy was turned over to
Juvenile authorities.
Police still are seeking the third
suspect.
Evening star., 1952-08-10
Catholic U. Teacher to Speak

Miss Marjory Murphy. assistant
professor of the Catholic Univer-
sity School Of Social Service, will
speak on group dynamics at $3.50
Ip. m. tomorrow at the st. Peter
Claver Center, 814 Seventh street
S.W.
Evening star., 1952-08-10
Bridge Engineers to End
BeIvoir Training Today

The Hath Engineer Ponton
Bridge Company today will COM
plete two weeks training at the
Army Engineer Training Center
Fort Belvoir. Va. ...
1t. Clarence r. Gordon, 2101
New Hampshire avenue NV.
commands the District unit.
Evening star., 1952-08-10
Casually Insurance
For Maryland Cars
Costs More Tomorrow

Marylanders will be obliged tc
pay increased auto casualty insur.
ance rates, effective tomorrow.
Increases will vary in different
sections of the State. Increases
for the major portions of Prince
Georges and Montgomery Coun-
ties. according to the Nationa
Bureau Of Casualty Underwriters
are as follows:
Evening star., 1952-08-10
Maryland Orders Out
Extra Police 10 Help
Ease Jam al Bay Span

Extra State police and attend
ants were ordered to Maryland's
new Chesapeake Bay Bridge to-
day to help avoid a repetition OF
last Sundays traffic jam.
Louis j. ODonnell, director of
Evening star., 1952-08-10

Boy Bridge Business Good; offieiols See
Need for Another in 10 Ieors.
Poee Alb
Evening star., 1952-05-04
THIS IS ALL You DO:

For 10 full days use this
greet new refrigerator
exoetIy as though it were
your own. Note how the
exclusive FIosh Defrosting
does its job; how you
choose your own most con-
venient time for defrostine,
then just press q button;
how the frost is gone so
fost thot frozen foods hove
no chonce to melt!
Then-ot the end Of 10
doys-if you soy the word.
we'll cheerfuIIy remove the
refrigerator or we'll show
you how cosy it is for you
to own this beautiful new
1852 AdmiroI.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1952-10-15

MANY FARMS TODAY have
running water in the house or at
the barn-but not both places. Some
farmers provide running water
under pressure for the cows but not
for the hogs, and others have rum
ming water in the pasture but not
in the barn.
These water systems are doing
only a part of their job. For a
slight additional outlay, every
watering operation could be includ7
resulting in the most efficient
use of the basic well, pump and
tank.
Too many farmers are as half
equipped as one we know in CEN
tral Ohio. He has running water
IN his home: the kitchen, bathroom
and basement laundry. The same
pump and pressure tank force
water to the milkhouse and to a
trough near the barn where his
cows are herded before and after
milking.
But he carries water to the chick4
ems twice daily, and three times in
midsummer. Water must be hauled
to the hogs as often as every
other day. Cows locked in their
stanchions during winter nights
have no access to water except
when turned out at milking time.
In the house, there's no water
Montana farmer-stockman., 1952-10-15
Plan Your Water System
For Optimum Benefits
By HERBERT c. ANGSTER

heater and thus no year-round
source of constantly hot water. The
house is rather large one, yet
there's only one bathroom. When
the men want to wash their face
and)hands at noon, they go to the
kitchen sink-just when the wife
is busiest there. And if they want
quick shower or bath when dirty,
there's no alternative but the trip
upstairs. Neither are there outlets
near the house and barn for use in
watering the lawn or garden, or
in case of fire.
This farmer, realizing that he
isn't making full use Of his water
system, knows what he would like
to- do-eventually. He knows, too,
that the cost per day of an expand
ed system would be small compared
to the extra production and con-
venience. But, like some of his
neighbors, he '.just hasn't got
around to it,
Consider These Together
Enlargement of your present
water system primarily involves
two things: added pump and storage
capacity, and additional supply
system piping and outlets. In some
cases, outlets may safely be increased
without increasing capacity, or ca
pacity may be enlarged without add
Montana farmer-stockman., 1952-10-15

say 5-gallon one-operates more
often than is advisable and adds
appreciably to the electric bill.
But since the water system starts
and stops automatically, you won't
need an overly large storage tank.
Generally, one 20 times the capa-
city of the pump in gallons per
minute should be installed. Pop
ular sizes are the AZ and 80-gallon
tanks.
When buying new pumping
unit and tank, remember that air is
soluble. The tank will become
waterlogged unless new supply
of air is regularly provided by the
system. AS insurance against this,
better units are equipped with an
air pump, which operates in con-
junction with an automatic air
volume control.
Plan Outlet Needs
During the planning stage, con-
sideration should be given to out
lets at every possible point-of-use.
Watering posts in the loafing pen
or feed lot are an example. Don't
forget several frostproof hydrants
at useful locations about the farm,
either; they cost little more than
ordinary faucets and will not freeze
during cold weather.
Automatic watering fountains for
poultry are an excellent idea. Since
/. hens lay from 10 to 20 more eggs
annually when their water stays
above so degrees, a heating device
is advisable to maintain winter pro-
duction.
To add to milk production-both
in terms of quantity and quality
provide drinking cups for the dairy
cows, one cup to every two cows.
A number of barn hydrants should
be included, both for washing down
the barn and for fire protection.
Either water cups or troughs should
be installed for other livestock, such
as sheep and beef cattle. And, of
course, the milkhouse should be
well-supplied with water for cool
ing milk and for scalding equip
ment.
Remember Fire Protection
Other outlets outside the house
that should be kept in mind are
connections for garden and lawn
hoses, for car and farm equipment
washing and for fire protection. The
last installation is one which will
give you feeling of security about
the danger of fire and one which
will give your insurance man the
same secure feeling, thus reducing
your outlay for fire insurance.
Inside the house, the farm wife
will expect to be shown that she
hasn't been forgotten. Now is the
time to connect pipes to that base
ment laundry room and to that
downstairs bathroom or washroom.
During expansion is also the time
to install that water heater which
insures hot water when you want
it. And if your water is hard, no
step can make the housewives job
easier than the installation of .
water softener. It'll save soap as
well as wear -and-tear on the hands
Montana farmer-stockman., 1952-10-15

future water requirements. Mini
mum farm needs can be computed
from this table:
Gallons
Per Day
Each member Of family IS
Each milking COW 25
Each horse, mule and
head of cattle Is
Each hog 8
Each sheep 2
Each 100 chickens s
The amount of water consumed
varies, of course, with different
farms and with the season. Hot,
dry climates or heavy production
calls for more water.
Figure Pump Capacity
Once you have determined your
water requirements, remember that
your pump will be called upon to
deliver it in a few short periods
during the day, since water demand
fluctuates. Let's say that the pump
must be able to deliver-and this is
conservative daily requirements
in two or three hours actual pump
ing time. This insures an adequate
supply while saving unnecessary
wear on the pump.
What, you ask, if my pump can't
furnish water that fast? A simple
fact, sometimes overlooked, is that
no pump can get water out of
well faster than the water flows
into it. If test shows that your
well is too small for your total
needs, consult your county agent
or a local well driller; they know
the geological strata and can advise
you on the possibilities of tapping
larger veins.
Too-small pump capacity is often
solved by one of two measures.
You can provide a storage tank
large enough that two hours pump
ing plus storage will equal your
need, or you can operate the pump
over longer period of time. Four
hours pumping a day isn't exces-
sive, but more than this is hard
on the pump.
If it is necessary to replace your
present pump, select a new unit
with care. Where your source is a
well that stands at a depth of less
than % feet below ground level
when the pump is operating, shall
low-well pump may be installed
to draw up the water by suction
These pumps, however, will not de-
liver water from more than % feet
here deep-well pump, employing
mechanical principles, is necessary
Tank More Important
Except for extreme cases where
large quantities of water are de.
sirable for stock, pump capacity il
secondary to the size of the pres
sure tank. Air in the. tank is com
pressed by forcing water into tn,
tank and building up a working
pressure that will force water t,
opened outlets.
About one-third of tank capacit,
Is air, one-third is pressure water
and the other third is working
water" This means that only one
third can be drawn, a percentag
that varies down to one-fifth il