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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-30
18th Rabid Animal
Reported in Fairfax

Fairfax County reported its
18th and 10Th rabid animals to-
day as against one at this time
last year.
DR.. Harold Kennedy. county
health officer. said fox found
by two Fort Myer soldiers near
Forestville and a COW on a farm
near Clifton we're found to be
rabid after tests yesterday.
DR.. Kennedy has asked the
Fairfax County supervisors to
pass emergency regulations re-
quiring the incubation of all
dogs as a result of the rabies
outbreak. The supervisors post
poned action after a hearing
last week.
Four children have been given
the Pasteur anti-rabies treat
ment since spring after being
bitten or scratched by animals
later found to be rabid, DR.. Ken
nedy said.
The fox. which was taken to
the Zoo by the two soldiers. was
examined by District Health De-
partment officials after it died
at the Zoo. DR.. William Mann.
Zoo superintendent, said the fox
had been isolated as a precau-
ton and no other Zoo aniAals
we're infected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-30
Virginia Forty and Eight
Elects Jack R. ShrYer
By he Assoeiated Pros,

i. = g 7 - .
RICHMOND, July 30 The
Virginia American Legion's Forty
and Eight rolled into town yes
terday and named Jack r..
Shryer of Suffolk as grand chef
de care.
Other officers include william
T. Coyner of Waynesboro and
A. N, Branch of Newport News,
grand chefs de train. Charles
Moten Of Alexandra. grand
commissaire intendant: Ed Dunn
of Alexandria and Vince Tolbot
Of Chincoteague. grand dra-
peaux: and K. NJ. Patton Of
Winchester, grand commissaiEe
voyageur.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-30
Wonder Vitdmin' Leaves
Scientists Wondering About 1t

Biz when it is given as shots
but have difficulty in absorbing
it-no matter how much they
need it-when they take it In
pill or liquid form.
DR.. Chow said Biz is an all
right vitamin. no question about
that, when it comes to aiding
persons suffering from anemia
and children afflicted with tuber-
culosis, rheumatic fever and the
like.
Sixty prisoners have volun-
teered to help with the expert
mentS.
DR.. Chow said that If the
theories are upheld, researchers
will be faced with two POSSIBLE
ties. Either Biz will have to be
given to older people by injection
or scientists will have to discover
something that would help then
absorb the vitamin when taker
in pill or liquid form.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-30
Nv the A..oeiatsd Press

BALTIMORE. July 29.-Johns
Hopkins scientists suspect the
wonder vitamin" Biz Of fall
ing to perform wonders for old
folk. so they're going to test it
at Maryland Penitentiary.
For the last five years. thou
sands Of elderly persons have
been taking Biz both under
doctors prescriptions and as the
result of patent medicine adver-
Using. Their hopes =. to find
renewed vigor.
But the biochemists at Hop
kins have had the wonder vita
min under surveillance.
Under direction Of DR.. Bacon
F. Chow, the biochemists tested
Biz on residents of a nursing
home and a group Of Hopkins
students. They formed these
theories: Old folks tend to alb
sorb large quantities Of vitamin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-30

hundredweight to $25, with a
few going at $27.25. A year ago
the prices ranged from $24 to
$3.50.
Good grades ranged from
$2i so to $24 this year and from
$40 to $26 last year. Poorer
grades generally showed a drop
from last year.
Herds have been big and
marketing heavy in the last
couple of years. Lawrence Hat
ter. president of the stockyards.
said the cattle receipts last year
were 1914 per cent above the
20-year average. That has been
slightly bettered this year. with
receipts 10 per cent above the
average.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-30
Morningside Wafer Ban
Laid 10 Lack Of facilities

Morningside (Md.) Mayor
Matthew P. Rosch today an
nounced a ban on unnecessary
use of water because Of made
quate storage facilities.
"Our wells have not run dry
he said. ITS just that we don't
have the storage facilities to
supply all the extra uses in this
hot weather" Il
Mr.. Rosch said residents of the
town were without water for two
or three hours late yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-30

began. In 1852 the herds in
creased from 87.8 million to 93.6
million, a gain of So million
head. Last year there was an
increase of another IL million
to a total of 94.7 million. Elk
perts do not look for much of
a change this year.
Prices have declined since
1851 when the mid-July figure
for choice steers was $3.50 at
Chicago. This was in the period
of the defense build-up and ris-
ing prices after the start Of the
Korean war. A year earlier the
figure had been $30.75.
In 1852, again in mid-July, the
price was down to $32 to $33.
Last year it had fallen to $25,
and this year to about $24.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-30
Boy Playing With Gun
Shoots Mothers Arm

A 14-year-old boy who was
playing with a. revolver acct
dentally shot his mother in the
arm last night. Prince Georges
County police reported.
Mrs. Edith Cook. ~, of 5000
Annapolis road. Sunnybrook,
Md, was in good condition at
Prince Georges General Hospital
with a flesh wound in her right
arm.
Police Pvt. r. F. Duncan said
the accident occurred around
1880 pm. as Mrs. Cook and her
! son, Robert, were sitting fin a
bedroom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-30
Committee Named
To Study Fairness
OF Tax Methods

The fairness and effectiveness
of present taxes will be studied
by a committee appointed by
the Northern Virginia Regional
Planning Commission.
Twelve committee members
representing Arlington. Alexan-
dria. Fairfax County and Falls
Church were named to the study
group by the commission at a
meeting last night in Arlington
Courthouse.
G. c. Robinson, executive sec
rotary of the commission, said
the survey will include studies
Of sources Of revenue, funds paid
to State and Federal govern
ments, and benefits derived by
the localities from these funds.
Committee members from Al
exandria are: Herbert Early,
president of the Retail Mer-
chants Association; Mrs. War
rem H. Turner. jr., past presi-
dent of the League of Women
Voters of Alexandria; Charles
M. Dawson. jr., controller of
the Southern Railway System;
John Lehman, economist for the
Joint House and Senate Com
mittee on the budget: David c..
Book. executive secretary of the
Alexandria Chamber of Com
merce.
From Arlington: L. L. Ecker
RACE. former chairman of the
county Fiscal Affairs Commit
tee; Edgar D. Smith, county A.
nance director: Ashton C. Jones.
jr., former member of the coun-
ty Fiscal Affairs Committee, and
Alvin H. Cross. chairman of the
same committee.
Falls Church representatives
are Carl Hink, real estate man:
Adolph Steinberg, hardware
tucTCIldnG, ana clarence Eckert,
city finance director.
Other members are to be APP
pointed later.
In other business the COM
mission, agreed to forget about
possible use of Ivakota Farm
near Clifton as regional jul
venile detention home. The
search for q more central site
will continue.
James j. Corbalis of the Alex
andria Sanitation Authority re-
ported that substantial progress
has been made in the past six
years in combating Potomac
River pollution. Local govern
ments and the regional commits
sion should begin thinking about
joint action to assure an ade-
quate water supply for the area,
he told the group.
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Montgomery 10 Get
More Funds for
Recreation Projects

Expenditure Of $49.350 for
improving recreation center ia
cilities in suburban Montgomery
County was approved yesterday
by the Maryland National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commits
sion.
The commission announced
that yesterdays action brought
the total authorization during
the last two months to $79.650.
The money comes from the
$500, 900 the commission received
last winter from the sale to the
county of the Silver Spring
Armory lot.
The expenditures approved
yesterday will provide for con-
struction of six all-weather
basketball courts, four year.
round tennis courts. grading
the Pinecrest Recreation Gen.
ter's athletic field and other
improvements at the Westmore-
land Hills and Ken-Gar recrea-
ton centers.
Contracts Approved.
The commission approved con-
tracts for the purchase Of a
new 6-acre center along Evans
parkway east of Georgia ave-
nue.. Silver Spring and 2 acres
in Cabin John Park at River
road and Cabin John Creek,
Bethesda.
The commission announced
four areas had been set aside
in Prince Georges County as
reserved picnic sites for groups
of 20 or more persons. Reser-
vations can be made through
the commissions Office at ALL
Riverdale road, Riverdale, Md.
The four areas include Fletch-
er's Field in Anacostia River
Park, Green Meadows in Sligo
Creek Park. Adelphi Mill in
Northwest Branch Park and a
section of the Anacostia River
Park adjacent to Magruder Park
in Hyattsville.
Gingery Named.
Commission Member Donald
E. Gingery was named to work
with county Councilman George
F. Nesbit in drawing up regula-
lions FOR the establishment Of
community swimming pools in
Montgomery County. The COM
mission said the self help"
pool idea which has swept Mont
gomery is now taking hold in
Prince Georges County.
Members of the commission
yesterday received the first cop
les of the 1953-54 annual re-
port. Some 5000 copies are
available free to the public.
The 48-page booklet describ-
ing the work and organization
of the commission includes sam
pie sections Of the new land use
map and census tract map which
viii soon be available to the
public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-30
Fire Escape Tears Loose,
Fireman Falls II Feet

A 30-year -old fireman suffered
leg and arm injuries last night
when a fire escape tore loose from
a building wall and he plunged
IL feet to an alleyway.
Pvt. Walter G. Assur. of 752
South Greenbrier street. Arling-
ton, was admitted to Emergency
Hospital with an injured right ell
bow and right knee. His condi-
ton is not serious.
Police booked Alfred Acee, SO,
a claims adjuster. for negligently
setting the fire in his quarters at
701-711 Nineteenth street NV.
Acee forfeited $25 for dropping
a lighted cigarette in the mat
treSs Of his bed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-30
Farmers Drought Dilemma Give Cattle Winter Feed Or Sell Them Cheap
By Froneis P. Douglas

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A burning sun, dry winds and
clouds without rain have left
pastures in this area withered
and brown, and farmers are
feeding cattle with the hay they
will need in winter. or taking the
animals to market.
Over the whole land are areas
where drought means disaster.
First Of Two Articles
The drought generally was worst
last year. That is, the area af-
fected then was greater than the
area affected this year-so far.
With the pastures dried UP and
the ground as hard as an old bis
cult, farmers are faced with
dilemma. If they sell their cattle
now they face low prices in the
market. IF they keep the critters
alive with hay and ensilage they
are reducing supplies needed in
winter.
. It is the second dry summer.
Some ponds are Just mudpuddles.
After last years dry summer
number of farmers who did not
have ponds dug out areas to es-
tablish them. In many cases
there was not enough rain to fill
them and some, ponds which
should be cool sheets of water
are now dry as a powder house.
The drought in the West in
creased marketing for a time.
and this and q cut in con-
sumption due to hot weather
lowered the price.
Low Prices Seen.
Amos r. Meyer. marketing
specialist at the University of
Maryland. looks for low prices
this summer and fall. He said
the packers demand for grass
fed cattle should be a little
weaker due to the large supply
of granted cattle and a weak
ening in demand due to slightly
smaller consumer incomes. A
larger hog supply probably will
also be a factor.
Cattle feeders who bought
early last fall generally made
money, Mr.. Meyer said. He
added that this may cause
feeders to buy early this fall.
with the demand weakening
later.
At the Union Stockyards In
Baltimore, where farmers in this
area market their cattle. 1t was
learned that the demand for
Replacement" animals has
fallen off. When a farmer
markets heavy cattle he may
buy lighter animals. put them
to pasture until winter and then
feed them grain. These are "re-
placement" purchases. But this
summer there is little pasturage
for them.
William Hilton Of the COM
mission firm of Myers & House.
man, Inc, at the stockyardS.
said one day recently he sold
fewer than 20 partly finished"
animals as requirements.
Prices at the stockyardS for
choice cattle have held up well
compared to last year, but lower
grades have been off. Choice
animals in the last few days
have sold at from $3.50 per
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with it a decrease in pork con-
sumption. also has broken hog
prices. Where prices were about
$3.50 per hundredweight around
July l, this week sales were at
$3.50 with q few at $24. A year
ago the price was about SIT so.
Bosley Baugher Of the Black
shere firm said he expected hog
prices to go lower as the spring
crop comes in. "How low they
will go don't know" he said
"This thing is SO screwy nobody
can tell"
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Mr.. Halter said If there were
plenty of grass in this area cat
tie would be shipped in from
the West and South to be sold to
feeders.
Charles Stobart Of the E. A..
Blackstone Co.. said the lower
grade cattle being marketed has
tended to pull down prices. He
put the number of cattle mar
keted this year at 6,700 more
than in the corresponding period
of last year.
The hot weather, bringing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-30
Drill Tenn TO Compete

The Boys Drill Team Of the
National Capital Wing Of the
Civil Air Patrol was to leave
today from Boiling Air Force
Base for Minneapolis. where the
group will compete in the ma
Monal CAP drill competition.
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.
Last spring, he said. it was ex-
pected the price would go to $50.
It missed that by a quarter, the
top being SPOTS.
Throughout the country cat
tie herds are at about the top
of the Biblical cycle of seven
fat years. Reports of heavy mar
keting Of cows and heifers indi-
cate that the peak may have
been reached and that the de-
cline in herds may begin.
The last low point was in
1949. Thereafter, the build-ur
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-07
Announce Essay
Contest on Value
OF Handicapped

To increase public awareness
of the feasibility of employing
physically handicapped persons,
Governors committee this week
announced an essay contest on
the subject that will be open to
all third and fourth year high
school students in the State.
First prize will be four-year
scholarship to the University of
Maryland plus a 500 U. S. Saw.
ing Bond, and place winners will
receive bond awards.
In announcing the contest, the
sponsoring committee noted that
throughout the years, employ.
ment of the handicapped has been
limited largely because the pub
lie is relatively uniformed as
to the abilities these potential
workers possess. The purpose OF
the contest is to interest oul
young people in this important
work."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-07
Health Workers Report

Two Montgomery ounty
workers will present a joint re.
port at the annual meeting of the
American Public Health Associa-
ton which will be held at Buffalo
next week. The two are Miss
Claudia Galiher, executive secre-
tary of the Montgomery County
TB Association, and Miss Jeanne
Wright of the Montgomery Coun-
ty Health Department. The re-
port will deal with highlights of
APHA membership study.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-07
Three AAUW Groups
To Meet Next Week

Next week will see the first
meetings of three study groups
of the Bethesda.C Chevy Chase
branch of the American Associa.
ton of University Women.
The Recent Graduates group
will meet at 8 pm. October 13 at
the home of Mrs. James Dough-
erty to discuss fall flower
arrangements. At 1890 pm.
October IA the Music Group will
meet at the home of Mrs. Whit
ney B. Stout for the first of a
series of music appreciation
lectures. The daytime group on
international relations will meet
at the home of Mrs. r. L. King
for a current events discussion.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-07

women between the ages of 81
and IS who are interested in doing
civic and charitable work. Don't
hesitate to call your reporter for
any information on organizations,
churches, etc, you may desire to
help you get oriented to your new
home. Again we say, Welcome
to Broadwood."
Another organization we want
particularly to stress this issue to
all residents of Broadwood Manor
is the Sitters' club. There are
openings for new members, mas
much as five of the very active
members have moved within the
last month or so. Contact Mrs.
Davidson if you are interested in
becoming a member in this Won
derful cooperative baby sitting
group. Her number is Pc. 2-46S6.
While talking to Mrs. Davidson
about the Sitters' Club, your re-
porter learned all about the re-
cent letter which the Davidsons
have received from the Shavers.
Feeling that you would like to
shave the news about Laura and
Charlie and the children, we are
giving you here a thumbnail
sketch of their new home.
They are renting three.bed-
room house in Walnut Creek,
California "a suburb of San Fran
CISCO. They have four acres of
fruit trees; the school is right
next door; there is a wonderful
shopping center within walking
distances, as well as several
branch stores of the larger San
Francisco department ST ore S
What a Utopia! Let us hope the
Shavers do not fall too much in
love with the spot and forget to
return to Broadwood Manor.
In the birthday department this
week is John Hinton, whose fifth
birthday party was held Sunday,
October 3. Those invited were:
Gordon Rudd, Spencer Smith,
Jimmy Donoghue, Davy, Butch
and Elizabeth Davidson, Nancy
Swingle, Gary Bell, Michael Phil
lips, John and Robin Bayles, and
Johns sister, May Page, of course.
All the trimmings were in the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-07
Broa1wood
Manor
Mrs. Helen Settler
Poplar 2-4I97

We have two newcomers to
Broadwood Manor. We wish to
welcome the Kellys, 1907 Gran
din Ave-, and their eight-month
old baby. The Kellys are from
California. Also new is the Viii
liams family, who have a three
year-old boy Mike, and a baby
girl.
We would like to tell the Kellys
and the Williamses about the To-
cal organizations which are open
to them. There is our Home
makers club, which meets every
fourth Thursday. The meeting
this month will be held at the
home of Mrs. AL Lazor, on the
corner of Dean Drive and Gran
din Avenue.
We are also co-owners of a rec
reation area, which now boasts 1O
picnic tables for your use. Each
summer there is a pre-school pro
gram which will welcome your
children's and your participation
Contact Mrs. Gordon Rudd, PO
2-4672 for all the particulars on
the Recreation Area.
Other organizations of which
Broadwood Manor is part are:
the Silver Rock Citizens associa'
ton. Mrs. Merle Smith, a neigh
Dor of yours at 1911 Grandin
Ave, will be happy to give you
more information on that group,
as well as the larger Rockville
Citizens association, which in
cludes all of. Rockville's citizens,
There are many fine churches of
every denomination and many
other civic organizations in which
you may be interested. Your re-
porter can give you any informa'
ton you may desire about the
Junior Woman's club of Rock
vile. This club is open to all
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-07
$4,000 Offered in
Model Car Contest

Eight university scholarships
worth $4,000 and $4,000 in cash
and savings bonds are stakes in
the 1855 Fisher Body Craftsman's
guild model car competition.
This years competition offers
young car designees a chance to
build sports cars, hardtops, sta
ton wagons, convertible and con.
Ventional two or four-door Sc.
dams. Entry blanks are available
from Fisher Body Craftsman's
guild, General Motors building,
Detroit 2, Michigan.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-07
BACK FROM REUNION

Mr.. and Mrs. Burwell B. Powell
of Twin Oaks, Ednor, have re-
Gently returned from attending
Powell family reunion held at
the family home near Montgom-
cry City, Mo. on Sept. 5. More
than 65 members of the Powell
family from California, Michigan,
Maryland and Louisiana attended
the gathering .Enroute, Mr.. and
Mrs. Powell stopped to view Nj
agara Falls.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-07
SLATE-COLORED JUNCO
(SnOw Bird)
(Junco hyemalis hyemalis)

RANGE: Breeds in Alaska and
Canada, and northern States; win
tiers in Eastern United States; seen
in Maryland from early winter to
late spring.
DESCRIPTION: Dark gray above
and light gray beneath; it has been
described as "leaden skies above
and snow below; the outer tail
feathers are white and readily
seen when bird is in flight. Length
6 inches; male and female similar
but latter browner. Bill pinkish.
BREEDING: Lays from A to 6
blush white eggs; sometimes
raises second brood; nest generally
on the ground.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-07

edith Davidson has charge of the
Broadwood Manor division.
The drive will be on the next
four weeks. One of your neigh
bors will call on you. Mrs. David
son wants you all to know that,
even though your husbands give
their share at their respective
places of business, the wives
should be given their privilege Of
doing their own giving. Let us
try to give one dollar per family
to show that BROADWOOD
MANOR CARES.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-07
BETHEL Meeting

With a dance and it's first gen.
eral membership meeting sched'
uled for the near future, the
Sisterhood of Congregation Beth
Ell is launching an active fall
season. The post Yom Kippur
dance will be held at the Glen
brook County Club, Bethesda,
starting at $3.50 pm, October 8.
The general membership meeting
will be held at 8215 Old George.
town Road at $3.50 pm. October
10.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-07

HABITS: Regular friendly visitor
to houses, yards and around feed
ing stations; frequently feeds with
other birds on the ground.
MANAGEMENT: There is nothing
to be done in Maryland to increase
this popular winter bird except
perhaps by providing food; it is
protected by both State and Fed
eral law.
VALUE: Chiefly insectivorous;
eats some fruits, but in winter it
subsists mostly on ragweed, smart
weed and other small seeds; it has
low, sweet song and its cheerful
presence lends charm to our winter
scenes.