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Evening star., 1953-10-05
Cure for Polio
Still Future,
Expert Warns
New York Doctor
Tells Medical Society
Stage Is Set
Bv John MeKeIwnv
By John McKelWoy

The false impression in many
quarters today is that the prob
lens of polio have been solved
or nearly solved, a polio expert
warned the annual assembly of
the District Medical Society at
its first session today.
DR.. Robert Ward, professor of
pediatrics at New York Univer-
Sity, said:
1T is evident" he said, "that
in the last few years much has
been learned about polio and
that we now have the tools to
learn much more. In other
words, the stage is set.
But we are still in the midst
of rehearsalS, and there even
may be drastic changes in the
script before the curtain"
Vaccine is Objective.
DR.. Ward said the objective to-
day in the fight against polio is
a safe-killed vaccine or a safe
attenuated living virus (which
can be prepared on a large scale
and which, when given to human
beings, will give rise to durable
protection with a minimal risk"
of unfavorable reactions.
Some progress has been made
in these directions, DR.. Ward said,
but vaccine is available today, he
added.
\ Tracing some of the develop
ments in polio research, DR.. Ward
mentioned some of the strange
ways of the disease.
Anti-bodies in the blood stream
develop against the polio viruses
faster and earlier in children liv-
ing in Cairo, Havana and Texas
than in Iceland, North Carolina,
Miami and Munich. In Cairo,
Havana and Texas the sanitation
was poor, in the other places it
was better.
Immunity Gained.
The doctor said one theory is
that infection and consequent
immunity to polio are gained at
an early age in areas with primi-
tive sanitation. He said this
was because of the widespread
action of the virus.
"Epidemics as we know" he
said, do not occur in those areas
because of the lack of suscepti-
bles. In other countries with
better living conditions and mod
ern sanitation, the changes of
exposure are not so great and
infection is postponed so that
large SegmentS of the popula-
ton become ripe for periodice
seasonal outbreaks"
The doctor said it is still un-
known just exactly how polio
crops up more in the summer
months.
Eat Polio Virus.
One way In which scientists
might try to initiate natures
process of spreading infection
and the body's ability to build
up protection is to feed babies
Watered-doWn meals of polio
virus, the doctor said. He spoke
of one test where persons volun-
teered to eat living type of the
polio virus.
None of the subjects de-
veloped signs of Illness" DR..
Ward said. Most of them &C
quired infection as shown by the
continued eXcretion of virus"
Eleven were re-fed virus on
one or more occasions" he said,
land in nine no more virus ap-
peared."
Speaking of gamma globulin
in the polio picture today, DR..
Lewis L. Coriell of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania School of
Medicine, said it would take until
next January to get a true eval-
uation of the serum s role against
polio this year. He said it was
too early to tell what effective
ness it had had so far.
The assembly, meeting at the
Hotel StaNer, will continue
through Wednesday with scein-
tif1c sessions each morning and
afternoon.
Evening star., 1953-10-05
FoirIund PTA Meeting

The Fairland Md PTA will
meet at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
school auditorium.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-16
Gen. Atkinson of Air Force Named Commander In Chief Alaska Command

WASHINGTON, R- President Eisenhower Friday nominated Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Atkinson for promotion to lieutenant gen. eral and to be commander in chief of the Alaska Command.
 Last Nov. IT the Air Force an- nounced Atkinson's appointment as vice commander in Alaska, say ing at that time that he would move up to the top job at the end of February when It. Gen. William E. Kepner will be retired after 35 years of service.
 An Air Force spokesman said that the orders naming Atkinson commander in chief in Alaska would be issued after his nomin- ation has received Senate ap- proval. The Alaskan Command comprises Army and Navy units as well as Air Force. Assignments for such theater commands re- quire Senate confirmation.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-16
Taft Reveals Eisenhower May Repudiate
 Secret Agreements"

WASHINGTON, LR- Sen. Taft said Monday President Eisen- hover wants to make a cabinet rank government department out of the Federal Security Admins tration and has set machinery in motion to create. such a depart melt.
 Taft, the Senate Republican floor leader, gave this word to reporters after a 4O-minute meet ing of congressional leaders with the President.
 He said much of the session was spent in discussion on the question of repudiating certain "secret agreements" made by Presidents Roosevelt and Truman.
 Some progress was made to- ward drafting a repudiation reso- lution such as Eisenhower has called for, Taft added.
 Later in the day, Eisenhower planned to take up the atomic energy program with top admin istration officials.
 The fact that both Far Eastern policy and atomic energy were being discussed on the same day stirred speculation that the ad- ministration might be studying the long-debated question of using atomic weapons against the Com munistS in Korea.
 There was no hint of such a study, however, from any person figuring in the two meetings.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-16
Secretary Mckay Hopes To Make Governor Recommendation Soon
 From l6 Candidates Advanced

WASHINGTON, R Secretary of the Interior Mckay says he hopes within the next few days to decide on a man to recommend for appointment as governor of Alaska.
 The secretary is known to have been presented 16 names for con- sideration.
 Some of the 16 advanced as candidates are understood to have asked that they be removed from consideration but it could not be learned which they are.
 Robert Reeve has been en- dorsed by majority of the AL aska Republican Central Com mittee for the governorship.
 A minority of the Central Con- mittee criticized the recommenda- tion on the ground that Reeve was defeated as the Republican candidate for Delegate to Con- gress last year and his appoint ment would be contrary to the wishes of the people of Alaska.
 Others recommended to Me Kay include: Elmer Rasmuson, Anchorage banker; J. C. Morris, Anchorage business and civic leader; Lee Bettinger, mayor of Kodiak; Albert White, counsel for the Alaska Republican Central Committee; Frank Heintzleman, regional forester for Alaska; R. E. Robertson of Juneau; Ralph Lomen of Nome; Ferris Moore, president of the University of Alaska; Emil Hurja of Washing ton, a former executive director of the Democratic National Com nittee who supported the Repub- icans last fall;
 H. L. Faulkner, an attorney at Juneau; Cash Cole of Fairbanks; Walter Hickel, Anchorage con- tractor, Keith Lesh, Palmer bank CT; Roy Earling, Fairbanks attor- ney; and Arthur s. Crits of Bakersfield, Calf.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-16
House Memorial Asks Appointment Alaskan as Gov.

JUNEAU, R-A legislative peti- ton for appointment of a 'bona fide resident and inhabitant of Alaska" as governor was prepared for introduction in the territorial House of Representatives today.
 Rep. Herald Stringer, Anchor age Republican, drafted the mem orial to President Eisenhower, Secretary of the Interior Mckay and Congress.
 The memorial was making its appearance as legislators were getting increasingly impatient over the delay in appointment of successor to Gov. Ernest Gruen- ing.
 The memorial cites these points: Eisenhower has repeatedly stated he would prefer to appoint an Alaskan; people of the territory are desirous of having an Alaskan appointed until such time as Con- gress enacts enabling legislation for Alaskans to elect their own governor, "There are residents who are fully qualified to fill the office"
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-16
LONG. COLORFUL CAREER ENDS FOR GEORGE TENANT

MANISTEE, Mich, R-George Tenant, who served as chef on expeditions of Admiral Richard B. Byrd to both the North and South poles died Sunday of a heart attack at his home here. He was 70. Tenant, a mild hammered small man who wore horn-rimmed glasses, had a color ful career. He once operated a bakery in California oil fields, cooked hot dogs in the Worlds Fair in St. Louis, piled his cook ing trade on Alaska salmon ships and sealers, prospected for gold in Mexico and once was a soldier of fortune in a South American revolution.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-16
Eighth Army Commander Says Reds In For Surprises

SEOUL, R-U. s. Sabre jets Monday shot down three Russian built MICS, probably destroyed another and damaged seven while screening a massive air raid on a big Communist troop and supply build-up area.
 The US. Fifth Air Force re- ported the Communist jet fighter losses after announcing earlier that 200 Allied fighter bombers had turned the supply area south east of Pyongyang into boiling mass of smoke and flames.
 On the battlefront, Allied in- fantrymen threw back five small Communist probes in pre-dawn darkness. Temperatures dropped below zero all along the front.
 The Eighth Army's new com mander, It. Gen. Maxwell Tay- Tor, indicated there might be some unpleasant surprises for the Com munists.
 Taylor told a news conference the 17-nation army is "a fornid- able military force which has ac- compished great things in the past and is capable of further achievements in the future"
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-16
A.N.B. Recommends
 EngStrOm for Governor

JUNEAU, R-The House ap- proved quickly and unanimously Rep. Stringer's memorial for ap- pointment of an Alaskan as gov ernor.
 Also six Republican leaders of the Alaska Native Brotherhood recommended today to Secretary Mckay the appointment of Sen. Elton Engstrom as governor. He is the longtime Republican chair man, of Juneau.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-16
Legislators Brown On New Bill Which Would Cut Income Tax in Half
By JIM HUTCHINSON

JUNEAU, R LII With the first 20 days behind it, the Alaska Legislature today faced nor e than twice as many Senate bills as it had at the same time last session and nearly twice as many in the House.
 Action on all major measures is still ahead. Only a couple of minor bills have passed both houses.
 Highlights of the session to date have been House passage of bill to repeal the general property tax and passage of three bills by Rep. Dorothy M. Prior, Anchorage Republican, for revision of cleo tion laws and political party pro- cedure.
 A new bill which would direct ly affect the taxpayers pocket books is lying in a House commit tee, where it may continue to rest. It is proposal by Fred Esta- baugh, Juneau Republican, to cut the income tax in half.
 Some leading legislators of both parties are drowning on it, figur- ing these lush times of military construction in Alaska would be a poor time to under cut terri torial revenues.
 The Taxation Department esti- mate for the income tax take during the next biennium is 12 and a half million dollars. Halv- ing it would mean taking six million or more dollars from rev. enues, putting an end to surplus accumulation and putting the territorial treasury back to it's longtime red ink position, unless expenditures are cut drastically.
 Few legislators see the possibil- ity of cutting the budget in an era of rising costs and expanding services SC there is very little sentiment apparent for cutting taxes beyond repeal of the pro- perty tax which has been pretty much in a state of suspended ami nation during court actions.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-16
Northwest Stratocruiser Sets Pacific Crossing Record 15 hrs. 54 min.

SEATTLE, R-Northwest Air lines announced Saturday one of it's big Stratocruisers, which land ed here at 9:13 a.m., set new trans Pacific commercial record of Is hours, 10 minutes from Tokyo.
 Total elapsed time of the flight over the great circle route was 16 hours and 54 minutes, but one hour and A minutes was spent at Shemya, in the western Aleutian chain, on refueling stop.
 Northwest said the double-deck Boeing airliner was piloted by Capts. Russ McNown and Jack Fletcher. The new record breaks one already held by VIVA on the Tokyo-Seattle run, of 15 hours, 56 minutes.
 Because of the International Dateline and intervening time zones, the Stratocruiser's landing here at 9:13 am. was six min utes before it's listed departure time from Tokyo of 9:19 am. Sun day.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-16
House Committee Okays 10 Per Cent Cut In Income Taxes Effective June 30

WASHINGTON, R-The House Ways and Means Committee ap- proved a bill Monday to cut in come tax rates 10 per cent effec- tive June 30.
 The tax cut was sponsored by Rep. Reed R-NY, chairman of the committee.
 This bill was passed by the committee despite President Eisenhower's recommendation no action be taken on an income tax cut until steps have been taken to balance the budget.
 The future fate of Reeds bill is uncertain. It could get tied up for long time in the Rules Com mitee.
 The Ways and Means Commit tee is the first step for all tax bills. If a measure is killed there that disposes of it.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-16
Gasoline Prices Upped 2.1 Cents

SAN FRANCISCO, R-Stand- ard Oil and Chevron gas stations in five Pacific Coast states, flaw ali and Alaska, boosted the retail price of gasoline a maximum of 2.1 cents per gallon Monday.
 Other major gas companies were expected to announce raises.
 The action announced Sunday by T. S. Peterson, company presi- dent, raises prices to 27.9 cents a gallon for regular gas and 30.5 for premium.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-16
Mt. Katmai Erupts
 Sending Column of Smoke 6 Miles Up

KODIAK, R-One of Alaska's slumbering volcanoes awoke with a roar yesterday in an eruption that sent a column of smoke nearly six miles into the air.
 Ash and smoke filtered into nearby valleys, reminding oldSters here of the eruption of fabled Mount Katmai in 1912. But whe- ther the volcano was Katmai or one of two other long threatening peaks in the Valley of 10000 Smokes was not determined i'm mediately.
 Nor was there immediate word of whether villages in the thinly- settled area might be threatened.
 Military fliers first reported the eruption. They said it was on 7,5O0-foot Mount Katmai. Observ- CTS who flew to the vicinity of the smoking mountain later said it could be Mount Tribent or Mount Mageik.
 Mount Katmai's last big ram page in 1912 covered Kodiak Is- land, no miles to the southeast with two feet of ash and deposited 500 feet of ashes in the Valley of 10000 Smokes close by. The towns of Katmai, on the peninsula and Kodiak had to be evacuated.
 Navy and Air Force planes both skirted the volcano after it blew up yesterday at 4 pm. The Air Force pilot reported that 50 min utes after the eruption the pillar of smoke had reached 30,000 feet. The Navy pilot reported that ashes were filling valleys near the angry peak.
 The eruption had been predict ed by Father Bernard Hubbard, who said three years ago the pat tern of volcanic activity along the Aleutian Chain pointed to a big blow-up of Katmai in 1853.
 The volcano, in the Aleutian Range, is in the Mt. Katmai Ma tional Monument, a park set aside in 1919 by the late President Will son.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-16
Ton of Food Flown To Inhabitants of Nikolai, Laid Low by Pneumonia

ANCHORAGE, R III A ton of food was airlifted by commercial flierS and bush pilots over the weekend to the tiny interior Alas ka village of Nikolai, whose 85- odd residents were reported starv- ing after a mass pneumonia epi- demic.
 The food was carried Friday to McGrath by Air Force planes, which could not land at Nicolai because the settlement has no air. field.
 Pliers for the Northern Consol- dated Airlines and bush pilots shuttled the supplies in ski-equip- ped planes the 60 miles from Nc Grath to the village yesterday and today.
 The villagers, laid low by the outbreak of pneumonia, were un- able to maintain needed food SUD- plies through fishing and trap ping.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-16
Bartlett Introduced Amendment Immigration and Nationality Act

WASHINGTON Delegate ELI. Bartlett has introduced a bill in Congress to amend the Immigra- ton and Nationality Act by strik- ing out the word Alaska" in it's application to screening and con- trols at ports of entry.
Evening star., 1953-04-22
BPct. Of 1,470 Boys
In Learn-to-SWim
Campaign Pass Test

Final figures on the seth an
nual Learn to Swim campaign,
sponsored by The Star and the
YMCA, show it was the most
successful ever held here.
Actual classes stopped Satur-
day. Tabulation of attendance
shows that 1.479 boys took part.
352 more than last year. OF
these. 666. or IS per cent, passed
the basic test-swimming so
feet.
FaithfulneSs Of attendance
was also increased this year,
with 1929 youngsters going to
all their classes. Last year only
1927 stuck with the course.
OF the regular students, 50
per cent passed the test. Also.
210 boys passed the more diff
cult Red Cross or YMCA begin
ner'S test. YMCA officials say
this is a very good percentage
of success.
Most of the classes were con-
Quoted the week Of April 6 to
II. However, failure Of a pump
at the Forest Glen pool forced
postponement Of classes Scted-
uled there until last week. Other
pools which were used were
Walter Reed Hospital. American
University. Cardozo High School,
Naval Receiving Station, Be-
thesda Naval Hospital and two
at the YMCA.
Seventy-f1ve volunteers, quail
ifled as instructors by the Red
Cross or the YMCA. taught the
classes.
Fred D. Carl, director Of Camp
Evening star., 1953-04-22
Representative Brown
Has Bladder Operation
BY the Asseeiafed Prsss

Representative Brown, Repub-
lican, Of Ohio had his gall blad.
der removed Monday night in ar
operation at the Bethesda Naval
Hospital.
His Office. reporting this yes
terday. said his condition Is sat-
tsfactory. Mr.. Brown entered
the hospital q week ago.
Evening star., 1953-04-22

Let's, who managed the cam
paign for the YMCA. stresses
that even the boys who did not
pass the 50-foot test gained
familiarity with the water,
which might save their lives
later.
Evening star., 1953-04-22
Quinine in Guatemala

GUATEMALA. - There are
about 1.6 million cinchona trees
In Guatemala from which the
drug Quinine Is obtained.
Evening star., 1953-04-22

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East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-10-08
HELP WANTED (FEMALE)

GROCERY clerk, experienced, full
time for service store in Euclid give
full details. Post Office Box 4053,
Shore Branch, Cleveland %, Ohio.
GIRL, Is or over, for evenings in drug
store. ". 1859.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-10-08
HELP WANTED (MALE)

for new St. Roberts
the pastor, 238O2 Lake Shore blvd.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-10-08

SWEEPER, nights, hourly rate, plus
overtime. The Craftint Mfg. Co., 1915
Collamer
GAS station attendant, part time.
mornings to 9. Kozar'S Soho Serv-
ice. 16303 st. Clair ave,
COOK, short order, good salary, pleas
ant working conditions for reliable
experienced man. Lake Shore Tasty
Shop, 22350 Lake Shore blvd, RE.
1-1S00.
TRUCK driver, full or part time. ".
1880, TAG East 185th st.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-10-08
FOUND

A HARDWARE store that is open Sun
days, IL a. M, to 3 p. m. Bundy'S
Euclid-Green, KE. 1-7040.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1953-02-15

Februory Is, 1887
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-25

the house fires in this country
have their origin in the base
ment, the wood steps offer an
excellent fuse for carrying the
fire upstairs. Naturally, they
become very dry as the years
pass and our national habit of
stocking our cellars with all man.
ner of CASTOR furniture, accu-
mulated papers and cartons, and
other combustible material, adds
to the bad situation.
Fireproofing the basement
stairs is an inexpensive job and
one which the average home
owner can attempt himself. The
very design Of the standard stair
makes it easy.
Basically the job consists Of
completely closing in the back
Of the stair with sheet-rock or
asbestos board nailed to the back
edge OF the stair carriage tim
berS.
The second phase of the work
consists of installing 2 by 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-25
Apartments Included
Among Buildings
Authorized Here

Construction Of two buildings
to contain 10 apartment units
each has been authorized by
the Districts Central Permit
ONCE. Room 108. District Build
ing.
Among permits recently grant
ed were the following:
Milk ;,Dek Corp, owner. 3s45 M street
NV; builder. not selected; santmyers
,Thomen. architect, 200 I, street
EE NV. erect two 3-story brick and-cin-
s5Si hsn! Street s units to ss cost
avenue N; W: Riehard Reed. S Sailder.
S5o4 Wssling road, Bethesda: santmy-
NV; erect one 3-story brick and Gin
Ayers place s.E.; 70 cost $4,000 5000 490'
40 psavid and Joan Campbell. owner,
fS ton. b eighteenth street, North Airing
Wright, architect. 1000 Vermont ave- e,
nue. NV; erect one 3-story brick and
sRin v1e..t apartment, g units, 1870
:, Max BAH. owner. f64S Foxhall road
N.Y. NY: Frank 8. Phillips, builder. 927
Fliteenth street NV: Harvey p. Bax-
ter, architect, 2144 p street NV: erect
ley terrace NV; to cost S25, 900.
american Institute Of Architects.
owner 1741 New York avenue NV:
builder. not selected: Howe, Foster a.
snyder. architect. 1886 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV: erect one 2-Story brick and.
cindef- block. concrete addition for IL
nrary and interior alterations to exist
NV; to cost $4,000.
Frank Dimaria. owner and builder,
1919 Roxana road NV: Earl Won Reich
enbach, architect, 1919 Good Hope road
Sc. erect one 1-story brick and -cinder-
NE; to cost $4,000 A avenue
William c. Tendick. owner and build
er, 1905 Thirty-eighth street Sc: Earl
von Retchbach architect. 1919 Good
Hope road Sc; erect one 2-story brick
nd-cinder-block dwelling. 1925 Carpen.
ter street Sc; to cost SI5. 900.
Inc Hecht Co., owner, Seventh and
z streets NV; Prescott Construction
Co., Inc. builder, 1907 w street NV:
install acoustical tile-furred ceilings,
S1133-lSol7 Seventh street NV: to cost
Hamilton National Bank Of Wash.
ington, owner. 619 Fourteenth street
N,W;: M. Cladny Construction Co., Inc,
builder. 635 r street NV: A. Ham.
iiton Wilson and William Denton, jr.,
architects: remove present show win
d0Ws and build new show windows,
134S-52 @ street NV. and 619 Four.
tenth street NV: to cost $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-25
Stairway Protection Can Help
Prevent Rapid Spread of Fire

members from the top edge of
the same timbers to the inside
OF the stair opening so as to
furnish or provide a framework
to which side panels of the fire.
proof material can be attached.
When this has been done and
the inside face of the door at
the head of the stairs has also
been sheathed. an excellent job
of f1reproofing has been accom-
pliShed. We all know that the
main thing about house fires is
to prevent the rapid spread of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-25
BY DouaIos TuomeY

About IS per cent of The houses
in this country which have cell
lars are equipped with open,
wooden stairways leading to the
first floor.
These are usually built by run
ming two timbers at an angle
from the basement floor to the
floor above and providing them
with heavy plank steps set on
battens. Usually a light hand
rail completes the job.
AS a great proportion Of all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-25
Dinner for $16S

Daljit Singh. Indian chef, has
opened a restaurant in Paris
where you can have a seven
course dinner for $168.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-25

the flames, and any one inter-
ested in having safer house
should start at the bottom and
work up. Fire spreads with great
rapidity upward and eats down.
ward slowly.
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