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Evening star., 1939-11-18
Traffic Death
Lifts 1889 Toll
Here 10 Is
Driver Will Face
Jury in Another
Fatality

Washington's 18th traffic death Of
the year was on record today and
driver faced grand jury action in
another fatality following a coro-
ner's inquest yesterday.
Struck by the side-car of a mo-
tor cycle which, police said, was out
of control, Norman Ernest Webster,
%, colored, of 1751 Willard street
NV, died last night at Freedmens
Hospital.
The accident occurred Wednesday
in the 2200 block of Fifteenth street
NV. Police said the motor cycle,
operated by Henry B. Compton, "a,
of the l400 block of Clifton street
NV, turned into Fifteenth from
U street and swerved toward the
curb, the side-car striking Mr.. Web
ster, who was standing beside
parked coal truck
He was treated for a compound
leg fracture. broken arm and multi
pie cuts and bruises on his body.
Seventy-seven had died in District
trafflc accidents this time last year.
Driver to Face Jury.
A coroner's jury ordered Harold
Hermanson, so, of Bethesda, Md.
held for action of the grand Jury
in connection with the death of Miss
Ada Lee Powell, 49-year-old clerk
in the office of the Secretary of
Agriculture.
Witnesses testified that Miss
Powell. who lived at 4344 Ellicott
street NV, was struck by Mr.. Her
manson's automobile while she was
standing in safety zone at Wis
consin avenue and Ellicott street
| Wednesday. Her body was hurled
nearly 40 feet by the impact, it was
testified. She died three hours
later in Georgetown Hospital.
-Four persons were treated at
Casualty Hospital following an ac-
cident on Bowie road. 5 miles from
Laurel, Md, last night. They are
Charles Hobbs. 90, of Laurel, null
tlple cuts on face and head: Thomas
n. Hopkins, %. Laurel, slight lacers =
tons on face; Gladys B. Duckett,
%, colored, of Bowie, head cuts and
thigh injuries. and Lewis G.. Brown.
Il, colored, of Bowie. cuts on leg.
Woman Struck BY Car.
Struck by an automobile at Wis
consln avenue and Albemarle street
NV, Mrs. Mary Black. so. of 443O
Grant road NV, was treated at
Georgetown for leg fracture
Doctors said she possibly suffered
back injuries.
An arm fracture also was received
by Ada Tlppett, 81. of SIT jefferson
street NV, when, according to
police. she walked into the side of
a taxicab in the 1000 block of Yer
mont avenue NV. She was treated
at Emergency
Evening star., 1939-11-18
Possible 15-Year
Terms Face -Four in
Robbery Conviction
Quartet Accused
Of Bonk HoIdup
Tukes Verdict ColmIy

Four men, convicted yesterday of
robbing the Washington Mechanics
Savings Bank Branch, 1908 Georgia
avenue NV, of $9,021 face possible
sentences ranging up to maximum
Of Is years.
Found guilty in District Criminal
Court by jury which deliberated
only half an hour, the four received
the verdict without batting an eye
lash. They we're Barney Neuf1eld,
James Foley, Joseph Flynn and
Samuel Rubin.
Verdict Within An Hour.
Justice Peyton Gordon, after hear
ing the case for three days. deliver
ed lengthy charge to the jury,
which filed out of the courtroom at
2:47 pm. After some delay, due to
absence of one of the defense at
torneys, the ten men and two women
turned in its verdict at 3.47 pm. The
defendants accepted the decision
coldly and quietly filed out of court.
Two of them-Neufield and Foley
are wanted in Philadelphia, where
they have been indicted in the rob-
Evening star., 1939-11-18
Point Suiesmen Map
Convention Plans

Plans for the national convention
of the Paint Salesmen's Association
to be held in Washington in the fall
of next year were discussed last
night by the Washington Paint
Salesmen's Club at a dinner meeting
in the Wardman Park Hotel.
The committee which arranged
for the convention here is composed
of Samuel M. Irwin, chairman;
David Rodbell, Adolph Dries, John
Ryan, M. l.. Weiss, Harry Hawkins,
Raymond Mitchell, Frank Sunny,
George Thomas, w. A. Cornwell and
Robert Petty.
Harry H. Lowenstein, national
secretary treasurer, was guest at
last nights dinner.
Evening star., 1939-11-18
New Parking Restrictions
Involve -Four Streets

Designation of sections of two
more streets for one-way traffic
movement and extension of parking
restrictions on four other streets
were ordered yesterday by the Com
missioners Of recommendations by
M. o. Eldridge, acting director of
| traffic.
/ Lang place NE. from Bladens-
burg road TO Nineteenth street, was
designated for use by eastbound
! traffic only, and Lyman place NE.
from Nineteenth street to Bladens-
burg road, was made one way for
west-bound traffic.
The Commissioners placed a ban
on parking Of automobiles at any
time on the south side of Lanier
place NV, from Adams Mill road to
Argonne terrace. Mr.. Eldridge ex-
planned that the street was but 80
feet wide and that Objectionable
noise is caused by horn blowing as
a result of double parking. Most
of the cars parked along the street
are not those of residents. but come
from the nearby commercial area, he
| added
Florida avenue rules were changed
to forbid parking on either side
from to $50 m. and from to s
pm. in the section between Eighth
and H streets NE. In addition. the
Commissioners ruled that along
Florida avenue NE, between Four
teenth and H streets, there shall be
no parking on the south side at any
/ time.
| For H street NE, between Florida
avenue to Bladensburg road, the
Commissioners ruled there shall be
no parking at any time on the north
side except for the purpose of load
ing and unloading merchandise and
passengers.
/ Another change provides that
along Twelfth street Sc, from JEFF
ferson drive the south drive of the
MalD to Independence avenue, there
shall be no parking on the west side
from 8 to $50 m. or on the east
side from 4 to pm.
Evening star., 1939-11-18
U. 5. Employees
Al Variance
On Holiday
Some Will Get Two
Thonkseivings or;
9. A. O. Has Headache

Government employees may get two
Thanksgiving holidays in States
where the Governors are baking
at the observance set for November
% by President Roosevelt-but some
at least will have to take one OF
them on their own time.
Under the presidential proclama-
ton Federal forces everywhere are
due to observe next Thursday and
for the most part will, but where
problems are created because the
States will have Thanksgiving on
November 80 administrative Of
ficers are writing their own tick
ets-presumably with q nod from
the White House.
The Department of Agriculture
is with the liberal wing and has
directed that November 23 be OBJ
served and that where Federal
work may not be properly per-
formed" the following Thursday,
that also will be holiday.
What Are Barriers?
Barriers to proper performance,
1t was explained, would include such
items as suspension of heat and
elevator service in buildings where
the Federal activity is carried on,
or it might even be that the build
ings would be locked.
The Federal Security Agency
is another two-holiday organization,
uyitn mn ctripne affochaN
The Treasury inclines to the
same views, which seem to be the
prevailing ones, though it was con-
ceded that there might be some
sign of work" on the non conform
ing Thanksgiving at the end of the
month.
The Navy was way over at the
other side of the lot. Anyone VINO
is of on November 23 can take
November 30 also only by charging
the time to annual leave, and vice
versa. The Navy has thousands of
per diem employees on the rolls, it
was explained, and the law is very
clear about their holiday pay. Less
restricted are the pay rules for per
annum employees, and the possibility
Of some officers winking at plural
observance was granted.
Hear Of November 16 Observance.
Incidentally, the Navy understands
that Thanksgiving was observed
November 16 some place, which is
something else to think about.
The Post ONCE is going to not
observe both days-within the usual
limits. Service will be afforded to
meet the requirements of the COM
munities, and the employees will get
one holiday, sometime.
The General Accounting Once
will get something out of both holi-
days-a headache-as a flood of re-
quests for decisions on controversial
points governing pay manage to
come up after every holiday, and
when the situation is complicated
as in the present instance, oficials
fear the worst.
Evening star., 1939-11-18

berry of the City Nationa. Bank &
Trust Co. of Philadelphia. War
rants for their arrest were waiting
to be served in case the prisoners
had been acquitted.
Fifth Man Serving Term.
A fifth man implicated in the
Washington Mechanics Savings
Bank case here, Spencer Walden,
pleaded guilty not only to robbing
the Georgia avenue branch of the
bank, but also robbery of two other
branches of this bank He is now
serving a sentence of l3 to Is years
in AlcatraZ.
The case was prosecuted by As
sistant District Attorney William S.
Tarver. who as reporter for The
Star, covered" the bank holdup,
which occurred in 1882.
Evening star., 1939-11-18
Why Must They Die? No. IS !

Analyses OF the 9th, 10Th and
Sind fatalities haze not been
published, pending completion OF
official Investigations. The first
t,Do mentioned Uere hit-run
cases.
The place-Wisconsin avenue, i'm
mediately south of Ellicott street
NV.
The accident-A 49-year-old wom-
an was fatally injured when struck
by northbound automobile while
she was standing in safety zone
on the east side of Wisconsin ave-
nue., after alighting from street
car. Tire marks indicated the auto
mobile had travelled along west edge
of safety zone, designated by yellow
lines and buttons, and then run
through it. The woman was knocked
approximately SO feet, her body go
ing about II feet ahead of where the
automobile was stopped. She suf-
fered fractures of the left arm and
right wrist, a crushed chest and
ruptured internal organs and died
in Georgetown Hospital about three
hours after the accident.
The time-About $40 pm, No.
vember IS.
Weather-Clear.
The street-Dry, slight downgrade
northward.
The vehicle-A 1882 sedan. 1t had
bad hand brake, according to po-
lice, who said the driver told them
he was going not more than 20 or
Is miles an hour. This constituted
the only tangible speed estimate.
Tire marks indicated brakes had
been applied for some distance.
The driver-A 50-year-old man
with 80 years driving experience. He
had no accident record. Policeman
testified he could smell liquor on
drivers breath and that latter ad-
mitted having had some beer. The
officer said, however, the driver was
not sufficiently under influence OF
liquor to be called drunk. The driver
did not testify at the inquest.
Coroner's jury verdict - Driver
held for action Of the grand jury.
Evening star., 1939-11-18
McGuire Named to
Board of Notre Dome u

Constantine E. Mcclure of Wash
ington and Nicaragua yesterday was
named to the University of Notre
Dame Board Of Lay Trustees at the
boards semi-annual meeting in
South Bend, Ind, it was learned here
today.
A graduate of Harvard University,
Mr.. Mcguire is director of the
Nicaragua National Bank and the
Nicaragua National Railways.
Evening star., 1939-11-18
Australian Aides
Visit Red Cross Here

Two Australian Red Cross work.
ers, Mrs. Sidney Myer and Mrs
w. S. Robinson of Victoria, visited
the Washington Chapter of the
American Red Cross yesterday
They were interested in all phases
of the chapters volunteer work. The
hospital and recreation corps par
ticularly impressed them. Mrs. Myer
and Mrs. Robinson will inspect
other Red Cross chapters through
out the country before returning
to Australia.
Evening star., 1939-11-18

better tees and there is no good
reason why they should not be had.
They want putting greens to which
they can pitch a ball with reason
able hope it will stay there. They
want grass tees instead of the
weather SCARED, eroded and flinty
dirt tees they now have. They play
the private courses, all well-groomed
affairs with soft putting green's and
well-sodded tees and they ask them
selves: What are we getting in
comparison to this, for our daily fees
on the public courses?"
Few Capital improvements.
The operating company has made
few capital improvements on the
properties within the public parks
over which it has stewardship until
December 81, 1943, under the present
contract. Golf houses and locker
rooms have been turned over by the
Government to the S. G. Leoffler
Operating Co. at East Potomac Park,
Rock Creek Park and Anacosita
Park. Smaller houses were provided
at West Potomac Park and at Dean
wood, D. c. The Rock Greek Park
clubhouse twice has been razed by
fire.
Rock Creek Park golf operations,
together with the restaurant con-
cession and sale of golf clubs, balls
and other equipment, must be profit
able. Gross income from golf at
Rock Greek Park for the year end
ing December 81, 1898, was $75,131.
All this on ticket sales at Is and Is
cents on week days and Is and so
cents on week ends.
Last year the Anacostia course was
operated by the Welfare and Recre-
ational Association, Inc. Figures on
the Anacostia operation last year
are not available, but one Govern
ment official said the Anacostia
course in itself is not a profitable
operation.
New Course Years Away.
Anacostia, or part of the golf
course, eventually will be integrated
with the Fort Dupont course, now
under construction on the high
ground Immediately east of the
present course. But opening of the
first nine holes at Fort Dupont is
at least two years away. The
course Is being built under National
Capital Parks supervision by the
Civilian Conservation Corps.
Anacostia is like the other public
courses in Washington-a layout
which bears little resemblance tc
the good public courses in other
cities. Built to supply the links
needs of populous section of the
city, the course is only 5,100 yards
in length and is one where even
ordinary golfers can score low The
same flinty tees, the same hard
surfaced putting greens and the
same inadequate bunkering that
mark the other public courses in
Washington form the picture at
Anacostia. This course could bt
made into one of the best in the
city, for the ground lends itself to
good golf construction.
Evening star., 1939-11-18

hope to improve their games on
courses that are so inferior. There
is not much excuse for the in
feriority Of public golf courses. But
they are greatly inferior and lot
of people seem to take it for granted
that they can't be anything else.
The Rock Greek Park course, a
hilly layout in Rock Greek Park
near Walter Reed Hospital, off Six
teenth street, hardly could be desig-
mated course for experts. 1t is
tricky, to be sure, but technically it
is soft" course, one which is too
easy for good golfers and little more
than fair test for buffers. Ana
costa is in the same category and
is even an easier and less interest
ing course than Rock Greek Park.
When the Rock Creek Park course
was built about IA years ago S. G.
Leoffler, then operating in East Po-
tomac Park and West Potomac Park
bid for the operation of the new
course and secured the award. This
year he added the operation OF
Anacostia Park to his links enter
prises, which completes his monop-
oily on public golf courses. Pre-
viously the young Anacostia course,
only four or five years old, had been
operated by the Welfare and Recre-
alton Association, semi-public
corporation.
Some Greens Being Rebuilt.
The first real improvements since
the course was opened IA years age
now are going on at Rock Greek
Park, where the operators finally
have needed the complaints of golf
ers about the concrete-like consist
ency of the putting greens. Several
green's now are being rebuilt. All
need rebuilding badly and the
course needs extensive trapping to
make it a good test of golf.
The Rock Creek Park course
measures around $500 yards, which
makes it essentially a beginners
layout. Yet, on account of its
rugged topography, it has some
tricky shots and good possibilities
Par 4 holes of 325 yards and less
abound. Some par 4 holes are moi
over 280 yards in length.
Considerably more length could
be added to the layout by building
new tees back in the woods which
enfilade the narrow fairways. The
course would be appreciably i'm
proved by adequate and modern
bunkering. Public links golfers
want improved putting surfaces and
Evening star., 1939-11-18
Lincoln Civic Association

Lincoln Civic Association will in
stall its officers at a meeting Mon
day in the Francis Junior High
School, Twenty-fourth and N streets
NV, at 8 pm. Miss M. A. Tanner
of the D. c. tuberculosis Associa-
ton will show motion pictures Of
tuberculosis work.
Evening star., 1939-11-18
Inferiority of Public Courses
Driving D. G. Golfers Away
Players Escape Stoenoted Loyouts and
FIinty Greens Only by Joining Clubs
Third of a Series.
Nv WALTER McCALLUM,

If the public golf Washington for golfers
clubs acquire proficiency
people claim why do these golf enthusiasts leave the
section the
courses too congested?
of members
golf
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
THORN

council to washington for its reg
ular mid-year meeting, beginning
February 10 81 Rottenberg
president of UFWA's Local 2, is
bombarding the Senate with let.
ters urging them to amend the
Emergency Relief Appropriation
Act to eliminate prohibition
against payment of funds appro-
priated for salaries of clerks
blanketed into Civil Service
Jake Baker, UFWA prexy, ap-
peared before the House appro-
priations subcommittee on inda-
pendent offices yesterday, to urge
increases for both Civil Service
and Veterans Administration
At request of AFGE, Representa-.
tive Emanuel Celler has intro
duced a bill to classify all char
men and charwomen, and pay
them on the same basis as skilled
and unskilled labor in the Fed.
eral service, foremen and women
to get the skilled stipend.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
1t Was Stated

At the Wednesday conference
between the Civil Service Commis-
sioners and representatives of the
various veterans organizations it
was stated by the commission
that there had been no change
whatever in the commissions
ong-establiShed views on veteran
preference and that the rights
and privileges Of veterans remain
unchanged.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27

for Junior file clerk One divi-
sion Of Aggie called on Civil Serv-
ice Commission for q list of eli
gibleS in spite of the fact that there
were already two qualified en-
ployes in the division whose
salaries were less than that of
junior file clerk Thus it seems
that, at least in Agriculture, the
promotion from within policy is to
be given an abundance of lip serv-
ice between times, but promptly
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
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The Washington times., 1939-01-27

ply, Commerce Secretary Hop
kinS and others White House
officials refused all comment on
the conference except that it con-
cerned civil Service" and
promised that a statement would
be made after we've had time
to prepare a lot of papers" i.
Indications are that another
Executive Order is in the offing,
and in some quarters it is believed
that If necessary the inclusion
of those workers paid by relief
funds will be extended-perhapS
until July-in order to prevent
wholesale layoffs This at
least seems reasonable.
OVertinle Record
Since August, Bituminous Coal
Commission has averaged between
5000 and 1000 overtime hours
per month! This was revealed
before the Appropriations sub
committee on Interior Depart
ment yesterday as hearings for
the work-ridden agency were held
Chairman Percy Tetlow, Cen
eral Counsel Robert w. Knox and
Research Director Fred G.. Tryon
told how the coal act has been
administered, of the plight faced
by the soft coal industry and the
pressure which has been faced by
the commission (Which, oddly
enough, drew no criticism, even
from Hard-shell RepubhcanSD. :.
An appropriation Of So, 500, 600
was requested, which would allow
rehiring of the 30O-odd recently
furloughed Incidentally, all
cuts are believed ended, now.
Prosperity
Mrs. Rebekah K. Pedigo was
again elected president Of the In"
terror Federal Credit Union at a
meeting of the combined retiring
and new board of directors held
recently Lewis B. Pusey Is vice
president, Edmund e. Getzan'
treasurer, and Catherine G. Mur-
ray. clerk It was reported that
the business for 1888 almost
euualed total the three previous
years, end the board voted 6 per
cent dividend for the third con-
secutive year.
Fun on the Way
If you're a rug cutter, or just an
old-fashioned pump h a n d e"
waltzer, you'll certainly be inter
ested in tonight's jamboree at In
dian Spring Country Club, where
in Special Troop Garrison OF the
Army and Navy Union will frolic
from 10 until Music is by
Bernie Jarboe's original Mite
hawks, and tariff is $1.75 for you
and the flame.
TITS True!
Believe it or else: The Federal
Retirement Act contains one pro
vision that was included for the
benefit of one individual only d. {.
A member of the Senate particu-
larly interested in safeguarding
bklC ulUCICOUS VI O SCA LeAAAA NA sSA
carrier in his home State, caused
this statement to be included in
the Act: Provided, that the pro-
visions of this act shall apply to
anyone who entered the United
States mail service as a rural car
rier before January /, 1897, and
who continued in the service as
such carrier continuously for 20
years or more, and who was honor
ably separated from the service.
Such carrier shall be paid such
compensation under this act as
his length of service entities him
to receive"
FeW Are This Lucky
On next January :, Frank o.
Whitted will reach his Tooth birth
day Whitted, second Oldest
person on the Civil Service retire
ment rolls mark Thrash of
Georgia leads in age with 118) was
formerly employed in Treasury
and GPO, having retired in 1922,
and is the son of slave parents.
OrgdnizGtiOnally
UnioniSmS: President Stengle,
AFGE, has called the executive
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
Car. Aggic AnsWer?

In a recent issue The Organizer,
organ Of UFWA's Local 2, blasts
Agriculture for avoidance Of its
own pet promotion from within"
policy recently in filling q vacancy
The Washington times., 1939-01-27

covering int o
Civil s er ice
from the direc-
tion Of tn e
White H Gus e
. Yesterday
he President
discu S S e d the
ua t l o n.
caused by his
June "a Execu-
tive Orde r s.
with the Civil
S erVice Com
mission, Budg-I
et-Czar Daniel
Bell, Attorney
General Muir
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
Blu Earle MOSer
LESE MAJESTY (STARLINGSJ

TtDilight, and tUittering small birds rest
On the cold cGrDed hair and gray stone breast
OF bdS relief. They knoD no fear
OF usage stern, Dith stone deaf eGrI
They are Gliue, and heroes of stone
But led0eS to be roasted on.
MARJORIE THORN
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
NEWS NIBLETs, EFT AL

Monday should see some de-
velopments of interest to emer'
gency employees anticipating
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
SO-No Raise!

SO-No Raise!
Tid-Bits: AS predicted, Park
Service guards have been notified
they'll be furnished with a .38 IN
carry while on duty at all times
(are all qualified and skilled IN
such use, or is revolt expectedO
Over in Baltimore'S Social
Security one woman was told she'd
been recommended for one of those
administrative raises, but when
she refused to accept night work
the recommendation was with.
drawn! Adjutant General OF
fice's Leo N. Ankerich and Mrs.
A. are back after several weeks IL
Florida Labor Local IL, C1O,
will informally fete officials OF
Public Contracts Division tonight,
Jack Rollins Studio, 1911 Con
necticut N. W.. Mary Rita Shea
being in charge.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
SPEAKING OF GOVERNMENT WORKERS
D., IL

when a better job Is In
the offing for deserving Aggie
workers.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27

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