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Evening star., 1953-11-29
$4,000 Raised on TV
For Dystrophy Group

A fund raising telethon fea-
turing Hollywood Star Cesar Ro-
nero and Television Star. Fran
Warren, telecast from Lisner
Auditorium, had raised $4,000 by
midnight last night for the
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Of Washington.
The telethon over Station
WTTG began at $50 pm. yes
terday and is to continue until
1870 pm. today.
Thousands of persons visited
the auditorium at Twenty-first
and H streets NV, during the
night. Many civic groups, in
cluding the Lions Club, Home
Plate Club, American Legion,
Washington Advertising Club
and the International Order of
Odd Fellows, sent representa-
tives to present contributions
to the fund before the TV
cameras.
Area parents were invited to
bring their children to the audi
torium today to meet with
WTTG'S Hoppity-Skippity and
parade before the cameras.
Evening star., 1953-11-29
Kefouver Asks REA
To Explain Slow Looms
By the Assoeiaied Pres,

Senator Kefauver, Democrat,
Of Tennessee, asked the Rural
Identification Administr o n
yesterday to explain why, as he
phrased it, the making Of REA
loans sis tagging so far behind"
He made public a letter to
Ancher Nelson, REA administra-
tor, which said:
You must, of course, be aware
of the feeling in many quarters
that there is a tacit agreement
between you and the Bureau of
the Budget or some other
agency-to curtail the volume Of
loans to (REA) co-operatives.
Such action would run counter
to the expressed wishes of Con-
gress."
Mr.. Nelson told a reporter he
had no agreement with any
agency to curtail the volume of
loans. He said several aspects
of the loan program were ahead
of previous years.
Evening star., 1953-11-29
Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
Tests Will Cloud
ArIinqton Water

Tests to be made in the next
three weeks on Arlington's water
mains may produce rust in the
water, the county Public Serv-
ice Department announced yes
terday.
The affected water will be
harmless for drinking purposes.
the department said. but it was
recommended that if water is
rusty when turned on, it be
allowed to flow a short time
until it clears.
The public also was cautioned
to run off rust before washing
clothes.
Evening star., 1953-11-29
PorIey Set Tomorrow
On Trade Regulation

A briefing conference on trade
regulation for businessmen and
lawyers, sponsored by the Fed
eral Bar Association and the
Bureau of National Affairs, Inc,
will be held tomorrow and Tues
day in the Sheraton Park Hotel,
starting at 9 am.
The conference will have ex-
plantations on anti-tru policy
by officials from the antitrust
division of the Justice Depart
ment and from the Federal
Trade Commission. 4
Evening star., 1953-11-29
Maryland Killing Suspect
Captured in Florida
BY The Assoeioted Press

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla,
Nov. 28.-Deputy Sheriff R. A.
Adams said tonight Harvey Leo
Northrup, 26, of fredericksburg,
Md. wanted on charges of mur-
der and automobile theft. was
captured in the sleeper cab OF
a truck at Yulee about 10 miles
west of here.
Adams and another deputy ar
rested Northrup while inspecting
the transport truck at a road
intersection on a tip it might
contain the fugitive.
Northrup is charged with the
fatal shooting of Howard Lee
Coleman, 80. at East Market,
Md, November 19 and taking
his automobile, FBI agents said.
Evening star., 1953-11-29
Only a Pct. at Wilson
Fail to Enter Teaching

Only 4 per cent of Wilson
Teachers Colleges 1858 gradu-
ates failed to enter the teaching
profession with the exception of
18 per cent serving in the armed
forces.
More than half of the 90
graduates this year now are
teaching in the District area, ac-
cording to Walter E. Hager,
president Of the college. Most
Of those in the armed forces in
tend to teach. when civilians
a4ain.
Evening star., 1953-11-29
SIum Area Survey Shows
Strongly Stable Population

television sets, 491 had refrigera-
tors and 281 had washing ma
chimes. Ninety-four of the per-
sons interviewed said they in
tended to buy homes elsewhere.
One hundred forty-Seven retired
people live in the area.
Officials said the residents were
nearly 100 per cent co-opera-
tive" in answering questions for
the survey. Some families told
interviewers they were opposed
to. redevelopment because they
didn't want to move from the
area.
But an overwhelming number
were enthusiastic--not so much
about the idea of redevelopment
but about the idea of getting
better housing for themselves, ~
an RIA spokesman said.
Evening star., 1953-11-29
WMAL 10 Build N
And Radio Workshop
For Students at AU

A $250,000 radio and television
workshop will be built at Ameri-
can University by The Evening
Star Broadcasting Co., DR.. Hurst
R. Anderson, university presi-
dent, announced yesterday.
Ground-breaking exercises are
scheduled for 10 am. Wednes-
day, end construction is expected
to take about three or four
months.
The new building. on the uni
versity's uptown campus, will be
used primarily for instruction of
the university's radio and televi-
sion students. The center will
also be equipped to originate
broadcasts and telecasts and will
be used for communications re-
search.
Over 200 Students.
American University has more
than 200 radio and television
students at present. Glasses now
being conducted at The Evening
Star Broadcasting Co.'S WMAL-
TV studios on Connecticut, ave-
nue. will be moved to the new
facilities when they are COM
pleted.
The new workshop building
will be the first of its type in
the Washington area and one OF
the first in the country. It will
be outfitted with up-to-the-
minute equipment for making
hlms and recordings as well as
producing live programs.
The two-story building will be
located next to the present
WMAL transmitter station at
The southwest end of the uni
versity campus.
OF modernistic deNgn, it will
have a limestone exterior. The
interior will include meeting and
seminar rooms as well as studios
and control rooms. There will
be separate radio and television
studios.
One Of City's Largest.
The workshop section, two
floors high and almost go feet
long and 46 feet wide, will be
one of the city's largest studios
It will have the latest overhead
lighting equipment, as well as q
glass-inclosed observation GAL
lev for students.
Willett Kempton, chairman OF
the university's department of
communication, said the build
ting in addition to serving as the
most advanced form of instruc-
tional facility may serve the en-
tire Washington community in q
most complete way as a non
commercial production CENTER
Charles M. Goodman Associ-
ateS are the buildings designers
Charles H. Tompkins will be the
builder.
American University estah-
lished its television instruction
In 1947 and now has % courses
The faculty consists chiefly OF
television professionals.
Evening star., 1953-11-29

The Redevelopment Land
Agency relocation survey turned
up some interesting sidelights
on the families living in slum
clearance Area B in Southwest
Washington.
A total of 504 families, for ex-
ample, have occupied the same
dwellings for from one to nine
years. 332 between 10 and 10
years and 80 between 20 and 90
years, RIA officials said this
showed a much more stable"
population than would be found
in other slum- infested city areas.
Only ITS of the persons were
found to be on public assistance
rolls. and only 159 of the families
had automobiles. Both of these
figures were lower than expected.
But 41S Of the families had
Evening star., 1953-11-29
Promotion Plan Fought

Montgomery County police
are up in arms over the an
nouncement that the personnel
board will hold examinations for
at least eight promotions.
Police feel the vacancies should
be filled in the usual manner,
without examinations.
The personnel board was given
broad powers when it was set
up, with the intention Of taking
politics out Of appointments and
promotions.
Evening star., 1953-11-29
New Draper School
Awaits Furniture:
May Start Dec. 7

Draper Elementary School
still is waiting for its furniture.
The District last week sur
faced streets around Draper, at
Ninth street and Wahler place
Sc, with gravel but not in time
to get the furniture in. School
officials hope to outfit the new
school this week.
Nearly 600 pupils slated for
the new building may be able to
go in a week from tomorrow,
officials said.
Evening star., 1953-11-29
Hospital Chief Asks
Delay in Roundup Of
.Ciy's Dope Addicts

General Hospital Supt. Philip
A. E. Stebbing has urged the
Commissioners to hold off any
big police roundup of District
dope addicts until the city gets
authority to send them to Fed
eral hospitals.
DR.. Stebbing has told the city
heads he fears his hospitals
new narcotics ward would be
Swamped if any big roundup
were undertaken as soon as the
ward opens.
The narcotics ward is slated
to start operating December "a.
Commissioner Renah F. Camalier
in broadcast on Station WWDC
last night said the ward will be
ready for formal opening next
Saturday.
December "a is the date a
new law takes effect for COM
pulSory disqualification of dope
addicts. Beginning then, police
will be empowered to round up
known drug users and the addicts
then are supposed to be ad-
mitted to the new narcotics
ward, through District Court.
Ward Has Only 16 Beds.
The ward will have only l6
beds, however, and both Com
missioner Camalier and DR.. Steb-
bing said last night that law en-
forcement officials estimate there
are at least 100 drug users who
ought to be compelled to take
treatment at once.
Another proposed law is await
ing Senate action to authorize
the District to send the patients
on from the hospital ward to
Federal narcotics treatment hos
pitfalls elsewhere, at District ex-
pense. DR.. Stebbing said the
problem will be in handling any
more than Is cases until this
second law is on the books.
The new law has to be passed
at the earliest possible moment
or the whole thing is fouled up"
Dr.. Stebbing declared. The
House already has passed the
bill.
The hospital superintendent
said his institution has made no
plans to give follow-up treat
ment to narcotics patients. The
plan is to keep them only a week
or two and then ship them off
for long~term treatment at the
Federal hospital, once the second
law is passed.
Number of Cases Not known.
No one now knows how MANY
cases actually will materialize,
DR.. Stebbing emphasized. At the
outset, he said, he feels those
cases needing treatment most
should be the ones brought in.
The new ward occupies the
second floor of the hospitals
pSychiatric administration build
ing. The city has spent about
$4,000 rebuilding the quarters,
last occupied by a children's
ward, DR.. Stebbing said.
The ward will start operating
with at least one nurse and one
attendant on duty at all times.
A physician will double between
there and the alcoholic ward at
first, with other members of the
staff helping out as needed, the
superintendent said.
No extra funds have yet been
appropriated for the new ward.
DR.. Stebbing also pointed out
that even if the pending bill is
enacted it will have effect for
only three years, at the end of
which the District will have no
place to send addictS for long
term treatment.
Somebody's got to make plans
for a permanent institution in
lieu of Federal facilities" DR..
Cfnhhi1on lnaloraI
Evening star., 1953-11-29
Rate Fiqht Pushed

The Arlington County Board
is pressing its fight against pro-
posed electric rate increases.
At it's regular meeting yester-
day, the board voted to appro-
pirate another $4,000 in legal
fees to oppose a rate hike request
by Virginia Electric & Power Co
Hearings on the application
are scheduled to resume Decem-
ber IA in Richmond before the
State Corporation Commission.
Evening star., 1953-11-29
MeteoroIoeists to Meet

The Aim Storm" based on
the book by George Stewart,
will be shown at a meeting of
the District branch of the
American Meteorological Society
at 8 pm. Tuesday in the Ma
tional Academy of Sciences
Building, 2101 Constitution ave-
nue NV.
Evening star., 1953-11-29
Cripple Facing Eviction
Charged With Arson
By the Associated Press

~ wv TSsSSi0iS0 TIGSb
BALTIMORE, Nov. 28.-Wil-
liam Walters. 26, and crippled by
polio, was charged with arson to-
day for setting fire to his furni-
ture.
Walters had been scheduled
for eviction from his apartment
today because he was three
weeks behind in his rent.
Evening star., 1953-11-29
Sofety Talks
Mansfield Plans
School Shows

Inspector Dick Mansfield.
director of The Stars School
Safety Program, will give his
safety chalk talks at the follow
ing District schools this week:
Tomorrow-Bruce, $50 am.
Tuesday-Brookland, 10 am.
and IL am.
Wednesday-Emery, 10 am.
and II am
Thursday-Grant, 2 p.n.
, Friday-Hyde. 3 pm. q
Evening star., 1953-11-29

Charles J. Bauer for the Washington
Building Owners and Managers Asso-
ciation; John L. Lincoln. chairman
Utilities Committee. Georgetown Citizens
Association; Malcolm D. Miller chair
man. Legislation and Legal Action Conn.,
mittee. Arlington County Civic FEEDER a.
tion Joseph D. Malloy, chairman, Public
Utilities Committee, FederI tion Of Citi-
zens Association: Fred W. Cast. for the
Prince GeorEes County Civic Federation;
Ross Eckler deputy director. United
States Bureau Of the Census: James NJ
Leak. and Russell L. Paxton. represent
ing the Erie Heights Civic Association:
George Butler, Chairman. Employment
Committee. WASHINGTON Urban LEAGUE
and Charles F. Scott Eastpines Citizens
Association.
Wednesday.
Mr. Wolfson. Mr.. Broadwater. James
H. Flanasan. former chairman of the
Public Utilities Commission, and now one
Of the vice presidents of the Capita
Transit Co.; Doran s. weinstein. execu-
tive vice president; Robert e. Harvey
vice president and comptroller; and Johr
DSEeker, general manager.
Evening star., 1953-01-27
Crash Near RUNWAY
AT Airport Kills -Four
BY the Associofed Press

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Jan.
27.-A small private plane, run
ming out of gas and trying for
an emergency landing. nose
dived to the ground close to an
airport runway yesterday, killing
four persons.
The plane, a four-paSsenger
Beechcraft Bonanza, was carry
ing three Midwestern food COM
pany executives and a 40-year-
old Indiana woman to the Ma
tional Potato Chip Convention
in New York. s
The plane was demolished.
Dead were ~ i,
Joseph E. Graves, 81, Plain
field. ILL.,, the pilot. and presi-
dent Of Jacks Foods, Inc. South
Bend, and of Tasty Foods, Inc,
Kansas City. Kans. The plane
belonged to the former firm.
Wyland Miller, IS, Kansas
City, KanS.. vice president and
general manager of Tasty Foods.
Darwin F. RoSebrook. 81,
South Bend, secretary-treasurer
OF Tasty. and Jacks.
Miss Irene L. Gardner, a South
Bend hotel room clerk.
Evening star., 1953-01-27
immigration Slate
Criticized by CeIIer

Representative Celler of New
York, ranking Democrat on the
House judiciary Committee, yes
terday took issue with Speaker
Martin for not appointing him
to a Joint congressional commit
tee on naturalization and: Mrlmi-
grafton policy.
Mr.. Celler is a leading critic
of the McCarran-W Walter. immi-
grafton law. He urged the
Speaker to withdraw the ap-
pointments which included Rep
resentative Walter, Democrat, of
Pennsylvania. sponsor of the
new law.
Although he did not mention
Mr.. Walter by name, Mr.. Celler
said he believed that his posi-
ton on the Judiciary Committee
entitled him to a place on the
joint committee. Speaker Mar
tin, however. declared the mat
ter was closed because he had
already announced the appoint
ments, and that he had received
the suggested Democratic ap-
pointees "in good faith"
Besides Mr.. Walter, House
members appointed to the joint
committee were Representative
Graham, of Pennsylvania
Thompson of Michigan, anC
Killings of California, all Re-
publicans. and Wilson, Demo
crat, Of Texas.
Evening star., 1953-01-27
CamaIier Lauds D. c.
Form Of Government

Commissioner Renah F. CANA
lier last night praised the COM
mission form Of government here
as aggressive, honest and pro-
gresSive" and promised that the
Reorganization Act Of 1852 will
result in significant improve
ments in performance and EN-
cheney in the District Govern
ment.
He told the Georgetown Citia
zens' Association the existing
status of reorganization shows lS
of the original 95 agencies
already legally abolished and
their functions transferred to
new departments.
Frederick II. Hill, president.
conducted the meeting in st.
Johns Parish Hall, Potomac and
o streets NV.
Evening star., 1953-01-27
By Alton |. BIokesIee
Associated Press Science Reporter

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-Scien-
lists now have a vaccine which
they have good reason to be-
lieve will protect humans against
polio. ending the dread scourge
of crippling and killing virus.
The proof of the pudding will
come through tests on many
children, probably to be run this
year.
This is the main substance
Of report last night by DR..
Harry M. Weaver, research di-
rector Of the National Founda-
ton for Infantile Paralysis.
Pay-Off From Research.
: This, vaccine is one payoR
Of $18 million devoted to re-
search by the March Of Dimes
funds since 1888. It looks like
the best practical answer yet to
the challenge of polio.
: It has stimulated a few hui
mans, and many monkeys and
chimpanzeeS, to make their own
antibodieS or disease fighters
against all three types of polio
virus. The monkeys, in fact,
went scot-free even when given
lethal doses of polio virus after
the vaccination.
The acid test for this vaccine
still lies ahead-the tests on
thousands of children. Even if
it. works, the vaccine will not be
generally available this year, not
until some questions are an
swered about how good and how
long its protective effect lasts.
But it is certain that this vac
cine is safe, that it can't cause
polio in children or adults who
get the shots. For.sit is made out
Of viruseS killed by chemical
treatment, with formalin or for
maldehyde, so that the viruses
cannot damage human nerves.
And 1t is certain that the vac
cine could protect against all
three types of viruses that can
cause human polio. It took
three solid years of work, costing
100000, to learn that there
are only three such viruses-
named the Brunhilde, Lansing
and Leon strainS-which are
dangerous. This vaccine con-
tains all three types.
Unlimited Amount Possible.
Medical research also has
learned how to make these
viruses in practically unlimited
quantities, DR.. Weaver reported.
It's done by growing viruses
in glass test tubes on bits of
animal or human tissues. The
tissues can be of several kinds.
not including nerve tissue. For
it's feared that virus grown on
nerve tissue might contain con-
taninants which could damage
the brains of persons getting
vaccines made with that kind of
virus.
ViruseS in this vaccine, al
Evening star., 1953-01-27
D. {. Traffic Board .
Setup Is Expanded

The. Commissioners ) tTrafiic
Advisory Board today is reorgan-
lied to allow greater community
participation.
The expanded setup = was
ordered by the District Commits
sioners on December 80. Under
the new plan, the 20-member
board is divided into nine COM
mittees. The chairmen are en-
powered to appoint members of
their committees, whether the
appointees are members Of the
board or not.
At meeting last night in the
Municipal Center, the names Of
about 100 committee members
mostly well-known officials and
civic leaders were approved.
These names will go to the Com
missioners themselves for final
appointment.
According to Chairman Arthur
j. Sundlun, the new setup will
encourage more participation by
local residents, expanding the
base of representation.
Evening star., 1953-01-27
Scientists Hope New Vaccine
May Be Final Answer to- Polio

though killed by chemicals, still
keep the power to make a hu-
man produce antibodies against
polio viruses. Antibodies are
natural defense agents which
can disarm any invading viruses.
DR.. Weaver described these
research advances at a special
dinner meeting Of foundation
trustees.
His summation report covered
Is years of slow but orderly
progress to- pin down facts and
defenses against polio
DR.. Weaver stressed that sue,
cess in producing this vaccine
came fron1s work Of many ,scienT
fists, putting t0gether pieces ef
a tremendous jig-saw puzzle.
He mentioned no names. But
it is known that DR.. Jonas E.
Salk, University of Pittsburgh
virus expert, is working with this
kind of vaccine, -
Other Methods Studied.
Several other methods of max
ing or using vaccines-some en-
ploying live but. weakened virus
will still be studied. he said.
And the. search will continue
for drugs which may combat
polio. DR.. Weaver. said "We are
now in a favorable position to
detect reasonably effective drugs,
if they exist, or can be made. :"
The foundation, meanwhile.
will help to stockpile and use a
temporary polio fighter. This is
gamma globulin, a protein in
blood that carries antibodies
against polio.
Dramatic tests last summer
proved that shots of gamma glo-
bulin can give temporary pro-
lection - about six weeks
against polio PARALYSIS.
Evening star., 1953-01-27
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Evening star., 1953-01-27
Sabotage Evidence
Mounts in ice Probe
OF Station Wreck

Additional testimony pointing
to air-brake sabotage was Of
fered today at the second public
hearing on the destructive crash
of a runaway passenger train
in Union Station January Is.
Witnesses made these points
before the Interstate Commerce
Commission hearing:
/. A valve in the air-brake
system was 80 per cent closed,
This valve, or "angle cock was
between the third and fourth
cars of the 16-car train.
2. The valve had been checked
by car inspector in Baltimore
and appeared in good condition
about four minutes before the
train pulled out for Washington.
3. The train brakes were op-
erative on the locomotive and
in the three cars in front Of
the air line stoppage, and inoper-
ative in the 13 cars behind that
point.
Tested Air Pressure.
John Henry Smith, foreman of
car inspectors in the terminal
area, testified when he first saw
the valve in question it was 80
per cent shut. Another witness
estimated the closure at about
so per cent.
The foreman said he tested
the air pressure in the brake line
behind the closed valve and
found it normal This would
indicate the train could have
been stopped. had an emergency
valve been opened in the train
anywhere behind the third car.
John Henry Smith said he
examined the wheels and brakes
on the first three coaches and
found them hot, indicating ex-
treme brake pressure. The
brakes and: wheels of the other
cars were cool and indicated the
brakes had not been applied.
Better Safety Devices Seen.
AS today's hearing opened
there. were indications the In
terstate Commerce Commission
may insist on better safety de-
vices on trains.
Commissioner William j. Pat
terson. a former railroader, has
questioned witnesses closely
about present safety devices on
trains operating in this area.
He also has asked about the
possibility that additional safety
devices might have averted the
crash. which injured 43 persons,
Car inspectors. railroad officials
and crew members underwent
sharp questioning yesterday
from the commissioner.
However. he would not COM
ment on any theories that may
be back of his questioning, ex-
cept to say he does have some
ideas of his own.
"But we won't talk about those
until all the evidence is in," Mr.
Patterson told reporters. :,
Evening star., 1953-01-27
Dorr Named to Head
Fuirfux Seal Drive i

Robert W. Darr has been
named general campaign chair
man for the 1853 Easter Seal
drive in Fairfax County, Va, it
was announced today.
Mr.. Darr is on the board of
directors of the CentreVille Lions
Club, a member Of the Centre.
vile Fire Department. a delegate
to the County Association If
Parent Teachers, and district
chairman of the Fairfax County
Community Chest.