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Evening star., 1944-05-15
Ex-SoIdier Fined SITS
In Fight With Police

William j. Fry, 20, Of the 1900
block Of Fourth street S.W., was
found guilty in Municipal Court to-
day OF assaulting q policeman and
disorderly conduct In a Saturday
might brawl in a Georgetown res
taurant. Judge Thomas n. Quinn
sentenced him to serve $50 days ir
Jail or pay fine of SITS.
The policeman, Alva r. Matlack
%, of the seventh precinct, respond
ed to a report of trouble in the
Little Tavern hamburger shop at
Bank and M streets NV, and
placed Fry under arrest, police said
Fry, who police declared was dis
charged recently from the Army
for excessive drinking and trouble
making" resisted arrest and when
Policeman Matlack tried to remove
him from the restaurant a fight
ensued.
During the struggle an unidenti.
fled spectator wrested the police
mans club from him. Policeman
Matlack was struck on the head sew
eral times with his own club ano
suffered cuts and bruises for which
he was treated at Georgetown Hos
pital, police said.
A riot call brought three police
cars and patrol from the seventh
precinct. Scores of persons hac
gathered, in the street outside the
restaurant and it took some time
for police to restore order The
persons who had beat Policeman
Matlack escaped.
Policeman Matlack has been
placed on the police sick list. He
lives with his wife and three chill
dren at Sill Ninth street North
Arlington, Va.
Evening star., 1944-05-15
Police and Firemen
Commended for Zeal
By Rev. Ignatius Smith

Despite the loss of 10 per cent of
the Police and Fire Departments s
personnel and the tremendous in
crease in the city's population, the
police and flremen have done q
most commendable job, the Very
Rev. Ignatius Smith, O. P, head OF
Catholic University's philosophy de-
partment, told nearly 500 persons
yesterday at the 10th annual COM
munion breakfast of the Catholic
Police and Firemen's Society at
the Willard Hotel.
Father Smith told members, their
families and friends that Mai. Ed
ward j. Kelly, superintendent of the
Metropolitan Police, a Catholic, and
Fire Chief Stephen Porter, head OF
the Fire Department, a Methodist,
were shining examples of men Of
high position who unhesitatingly
show their faith in God by public
actions. He added that their ex-
ample was being followed that
morning by the more than 300
policemen and over 100 firemen who
attended communion at st. Pat
rick's Church.
Maj. Kelly and Fire Chief Porter,
the latter an official of the Harrison
Bible Glass of Police and Firemen
at the Congress Street Methodist
Church in Georgetown, also spoke
Maj. Kelly referred to the unswerv-
ing love of mothers for even way
ward sons, and said those in his
work were best able to appreciate
how devoted mothers are under dis
heartening conditions. Chief Porter
told of his belief in Immortality
asserting he hoped some time to see
again that boy" He was referring
to his son, First 1t. Robert Porter
Army pilot, reported killed in action
in Sicily last summer.
Pvt. Joseph H. Mattare of the Fire
Department, the new president ot
the society, acted as toastmaster. HI
introduced the following speaker,
at the breakfast: District Com.
missioner John Russell Young, thu
Rev. Thomas B. Dade. assistant
pastor of st. Patrick's Church, ane
chaplain founder of the Catholic
Police and Firemen's Society, ane
Representative George J. Bates, Re.
publican, of Massachusetts.
The Most Rev John w. McNa.
mara, auxiliary bishop of Baltimore
and Washington, preached the com.
munion sermon.
Evening star., 1944-05-15
Retail Stores TO Report
Classification in June
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
In an effort to lower some retail
food prices, the Office of Price Ad-
ministration will require all retail
food stores to redetermine by june
Is their proper group classification
for price schedules.
Now classified according to their
1912 sales volume, retail stores will
determine their new classification
on the basis of gross sales volume
for the calendar year 1943.
The groups are: Group l, inde-
pendent store doing an annual gross
business of less than $4,000
Group 2, an independent store
doing an annual business of from
$4,000 to $250,00O. Group 8, a
chain store doing an annual gross
business of less than $3.50, 900, anc
group 4, a chain or independent
store doing an annual gross business
of $250,00O or more.
Evening star., 1944-05-15
Two U.S.. Writer'S and Artist
Are Wounded in Italy
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
WITH THE FIFTH ARMY IN
ITALY, May 15.-Max Brand. writer
OF Western stories; an artist for Life
Magazine and Reuters corre-
spondent, have been wounded since
the Allies began their big offensive
Thursday night, it was announced
yesterday. None was considered
dangerously hurt.
Ed Laning, the artist and Henry
Buckley, the Reuters correspondent
were wounded near Santa Maria
yesterday when a mortar shell burst
behind their jeep. Fragments struck
Mr.. Laning in the back and Mr.
Buckley in the leg and thigh.
Mr.. Brand, 81, whose real name
is Frederick Faust, was wounded
Thursday night as he accompanied
troops into action. He is here to
write for Harper's Magazine,
Evening star., 1944-05-15
ST. Paul Pastor
Will Address
Prayer Session
D. c. Presbyterions
To Hold Spiritual Lif'
Mission Meetinq

DR.. Glenn Clark, head of the Gre
ative living department of Mac
Alester College, st. Paul, Mimi, was
scheduled to speak today at the
first of five daily prayer sessions to
be held at the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church, in conjunc-
ton with the two-week Spiritual
Life Mission"
Meanwhile, DR.. E. Stanley Jones,
Methodist missionary to India, ad-
dressed luncheon meeting of the
Newcomers Club at the Statler
Hotel. Both clergymen are among
a large group of prominent min
listers participating in the mission
which opened yesterday at the
Foundry Methodist Church, 1900
Sixteenth street NV.
Speaking at yesterdays gather
ing, Representative Judd, Repubn-
can, of Minnesota called upon
Washingtonians to meet the critical
issues of the day by revitalizing
their Christian faith. More than
1000 laymen and members of the
clergy attended.
DR.. Jones, who also spoke at yes
terday's meeting, said, "the church
Is going to have to decide to take
this business of religion seriously -
He urged that the church take the
offensive in appealing to people to
become part of it. DR.. Jones said
church groups in several cities have
sponsored 24-hour prayer vigils
seven days a week with volunteers
acting as leaders.
Representative Judd said the pur-
pose OF the mission is to spread
right relations through living
righteously. Though our country
is willing to pay any price for mill
tary victory, he declared, we have
not yet decided whether we are
willing to pay the price that will be
necessary for permanent peace
I'VE cannot succeed in securing a
peaceful world through isolation
ism, imposing our rule on others OF
by trying to buy the world. We
must join the world, and unless we
cooperate with it, we and the world
are doomed"
Representative Judd pointed out
that peace, freedom, security and
prosperity are not wholly within eur
control. "They can be had only
through establishing right relations
with our neighbors," he said.
DR.. Frederick E. Reissig, executive
secretary of the Washington FEEDER
alton of Churches, sponsor of the
mission, conducted the meeting In
the place of the Rev. j. Lloyd Black
general chairman of the mission
who was Ill. The prayer was offered
by DR.. Robin Gould, chairman Of
the federation's Commission on
Evangelism and pastor of Franci,
Asbury Methodist Church.
The Mission Committee. at 9
breakfast meeting today at the fed.
Grafton building, 1751 N street NV.
expressed qualification at the start
the mission had received YESTERDAY
and predicted a successful two
weeks campaign.
Evening star., 1944-05-15
Soldier Held Without Bail
In Death Of Stepson

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, May 15.-Henry r
Tena, 24-year-old Baltimore soldier
was held without bail today on a
charge of "assaulting and striking
and thereby causing the death" OF
his 212-year-old stepson.
Following his arraignment yester-
day before Magistrate Preston A.
Pa1ro in Police Court, Wednesday
was set as the date for further hear
ing for Tena, a paratrooper at Fort
Meade.
The child's 24-year-old mother
told police she had left the child
Larry j. McMickle, in Tena's care
Saturday night while she went to
market Police reported that the
infant died on the way to the hos:
pial. Mrs. Tena and the soldier were
married last December.
Evening star., 1944-05-15

bargains for all the employees
through experienced Intermediates
We haven't got everything
Strengthened out yet by a long way,
said Mr.. Schaffer.
But I think Moral Re-armament
has been very helpful in getting
teamwork among $4,000 people who
had never seen each other before,
said Mr.. Taylor, a slender, white
haired man. You see although
Cramp is an old shipyard that
served In three wars, it had been
shut down 13 years and it started
from scratch. The executives didn t
know one another"
AFL Man Joins in Talk.
Dale Reed, head of the Lockheed
local of the international Associa-
lion of Machinists (AFIL), who came
from California to speak from the
stage, and Gordon Macdonald. head
of Local 212, United Automobile
Workers (C1O), which has organ
led the Briggs body plants in De-
trolt, joined IN the conversation.
Mr.. Taylor was explaining that
it was not the first time he and
Mr.. Schaffer had travelled together
They went together to the Moral
Re armament Labor Management
conference at Mackinac, Mich, last
summer where they spent four days
Mr.. Schaffer did not know Mr. Tav
lor was going until he encountered
him on the train.
Mr.. Taylor, who is a member of
the Cramp family and a director
of the Union League Club in Phila-
delphia, said he realized that many
of his fellow members there thought
him something of a radical.
Denies Move Is "Opiate."
What do you say" Mr.. Schaffer
was asked, when people tell you
that this is a middle class move
Evening star., 1944-05-15
IFHemen Strike
| In Protest Over
| New Chief
BY the Associated Press.

BRATTLEBORO, Vt, May 15.-A
full-time paid fire chief was sched-
.uled to take command of two prac-
tically empty fire stations, five lonely
fire trucks and five jittery drivers
today.
More than 60 volunteer firemen
turned in their badges yesterday in
protest against the appointment of
Leon Burrows of Amherst, Mass, to
the $2,600-a-year position.
Deputy Fire Chief George Hough-
ton said the walkout was the result
.of the failure of Town Manager
Ernest E. Lothrop to heed a petition
to retain Alexander j. Exner, acting
chief and volunteer fireman, as
head of the department.
Meanwhile, Brattleboro's 1000
citizens hope there won't be any
alarms sounded.
Evening star., 1944-05-15
Servicemen Play Key
Role as D. T.. Marks
Annual Mothers Day

Ceremonies marking Mother!
Day in Washington yesterday in
cluded many designed to give serv.
icemen away from home the oppor.
tunity to honor their mothers.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, speak.
ing at special Mothers Day
breakfast at the Central YMCA
1736 G street NV, emphasized the
Increased significance of the OBJ.
servance because of the many per.
sons away from home on war mis-
sionS.
Mrs. Roosevelt said the absence
from home of millions of men and
women in the service will bring
them to greater appreciation OF
home life and what it means. She
stressed the Importance of a con-
centrated effort in winning the war
$50 Servicemen Attend.
Approximately $50 servicemen
from "a States and seven countries
as we'll as civilian YWCA residents
attended the breakfast, which was
arranged by the Dormitory Activi-
ties Committee. The program pre-
sided over by Leonard w. De Cast
general secretary of the YMCA, fea.
tured a violin solo by Pfc. Erno Va.
lasek and a song by Pfc. Rafae
Sanchez, with piano accompani
ments by Miss Olga Valasek anc
Mrs. Stuart Godfrey.
Special guests included Mrs. Ii
Fell Dickinson, president of tn,
General Federation of Women
Clubs; Alfred H. Lawson, presiden
of the YMCA; Lewis T. Brueninger
chairman of the House and Dormi
tory Committee, and Mrs. Bruen
niger The invocation was by DR.
L. l.. Doggett, president emeritus o
the International YMCA College
Springfield, Mass.
Several hundred servicemen tool
an about face" order and dishet
up food for the volunteer mother
at USO Service Club No. /, Nintl
and Pennsylvania avenue NV.
THE boys got big kick out o
it-they love to get into the kitchen,
Arnold L. Lovejoy, club directo
said. And a great many NOR
boys turned up on Mothers Da,
than usual"
Records Made for Mothers.
Record-making apparatus ant
telephones were the most popula
features, Mr.. Lovejoy said, will
many of the servicemen makin
records to send to their mothers.
Many other USO clubs marked
the day with informal programs ant
a group of mothers visiting patient
at Walter Reed Hospital were hon
ored at tea in the Red Cros
Building.
Churches observed the Mother
Day theme in sermons and specia
services. The Police and Firemen'
Catholic Association attended spe
Cial mass at ST, Patrick's Churcl
and then went to the Willard Hote
for a communion breakfast. A lik
program was attended by the Hol
Name Society Of st. Franci
Xavier's Church, which held
communion breakfast in the schoc
hall following special mornin
mass
Evening star., 1944-05-15
Court Dismisses Suit
Over Refusal 10 Admit
Boy 10 White School
Justice Morris Asserts
Facts Fail to Uphold
Discrimination CHARGE

Justice James w. Morris of Dis
trict Court today granted a District
Government motion to dismiss a
suit which sought to make the
Board of Education reverse it's re-
fusal to admit a 5-year-old colored
boy to a white elementary school
near his home.
The Government motion main
tanned the suit, brought in March,
only alleged facts to show inconven-
ience. Justice Morris, in granting
the motion to dismiss, held that no
facts had been presented to show
that there was discrimination and
declared that it would be "unwar-
ranted" for the court to say there
was on the facts presented.
Refusal of school authorities to
admit the boy to the Noyes School,
the nearest public school to his
home, in the 300 block of Four
teenth street NE, it was claimed
in the suit. constituted discrimina-
ton against the boy, Michael Davis,
5, because of his race, in violation
Of the law and the Constitution.
The suit brought by the boys
father, John P. Davis, claimed that
the nearest colored school to the
boys home was II blocks walking
distance and 61a miles by public
transportation. The suit further
claimed that four white schools
were closer and that the Noye.
School is, only six blocks away
Justice Morris, in dismissing tn,
suit, declared legislation had estab.
lished separate schools for whit.
and colored children and asserted
there were no facts in the curren
case to show that white children
had been similarly inconvenience
by being long distance from
schools.
The Board of Education has asked
for funds to build a colored school,
nearer the Davis boys home.
Evening star., 1944-05-15
Boby Is Found Dead
From Suffocution

Darlene, 3-month-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew l.. Clark, sic
Eighth street NE, was found deac
in her crib early yesterday, appar-
emily victim of accidental suffo-
cation, police reported.
Mrs. Clark said she fed the in
FAINT at 3 am. and placed her in
the crib. Several hours later, police
said, Mrs. Clark found the baby
dead, her face pressed to pillow
Police said the baby's father is q
boatswain's mate, second class, in
the Navy and is stationed at Solo,
mons Island, Md
Evening star., 1944-05-15
ICC Continues to Jan. I
Bar to Freight Rate Rise
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission ruled. today that an order
suspending railroad freight-rate in
creases should remain in effect un-
til January /, 1945.
Trucking interests and other
shippers had suggested modification
to permit earlier collection of the
higher rates.
The commission said added rev.
enue from the increases authorized
IN April, 1943, was mot necessary
or justified under present condi-
tions and that current revenue
would meet the objectives of the
national transportation policy.
Evening star., 1944-05-15
0PA Accuses D. f. Firm
OF Laxity in Records

The Office of Price Administration
filed suit in District Court today
against David A. Cohen, trading as
Daycon Products Co., 1909 Ninth
street NV, charging him with fail.
ing to keep proper price records
The suit asked for an injunction
to restrain him from dealing ir
certain products until the records
are properly prepared.
Mr.. Cohen, the suit says, deals
both at wholesale and retail ir
hardware, soaps, cleaning com
pounds, brushes, mops and other
articles. The suit was filed in be-
half of OPA by John L. Laskey
District OPA enforcement attorney
and Carl w. Berueffy and j
Grahame Walker, assistant enforce
ment attorneys.
Evening star., 1944-05-15
GreenbeIt Pool to Open
On Memorial Doy

The Greenbelt Md swimming
pool Will open on Memorial Day and
close on Labor Day, town officials
announced today.
officials announced the following
price scale:
Adults, 40 cents, including 7 cents
tax; servicemen and women Is
cents, including cents tax; children
between IL and Is years, Is cents
including 7 cents tax: children be-
tween 6 and IL years, 20 cents. in
Guiding 3 cents tax, and children
under 6, accompanied by adults, no
charge.
Evening star., 1944-05-15
z Navy Airmen Missing
In Virginia Miduir Crash
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NORFOLK, Va, May 15.-An Off
Ger and an enlisted man were listed
as missing after their Navy seaplane
collided with another yesterday five
miles south of Creeds in Princess
Anne County and crashed in marsh
land near Currituck Sound. The
second plane returned safely to the
Norfolk Naval Air Station.
Reported missing by Fifth Naval
District headquarters were 1t Rob-
ert E. Hebbler and Barnette john
son, aviation machinist's mate (third
class, both of Norfolk.
Evening star., 1944-05-15
Gen. Gardner Gets New Post

NEW YORK, May l5.-Gen.
George Grunert of the Eastern De-
fense Command announced yester-
day the appointment of Maj Gen.
Fulton Q. c. Gardner as command
ing general of the Northeastern sec
tor of the command He succeeds
Maj. Gen. Kenneth T. Blood, who
has been assigned to the War De-
partment.
Evening star., 1944-05-15

rellgl0uS man.
Whenever his
plane is in COM
bat he says the
Lords Prayer
but even when
he is praying
he takes good
care of his con-
trolls and directs
t h e operations
of his gunners.
A few days
ago action got
hot. E n e m y
fighters seemed
coming fro m
every direction.
Evening star., 1944-05-15
Club to Mark Anniversary

The annual breakfast of the Wom-
ans Community Club of Kensing
ton will be held at 1890 pm. to-
morrow at Hayden Farm, when the
10th anniversary of the club will be
celebrated. Mrs. Fayette Warner is
chairman of arrangements and Mrs
Jack Lewis will read the club his
tory. Mrs. w. B. Wells, PRESIDENT
elect, will preside.
Evening star., 1944-05-15

TeldIlOnS p T e =
sented by a cast
of so persons at
the N a t / on a ]
Theater. Later
they told how
the Moral Re-
armament move
m e n t h a d
brought tn e m
t o g e t h er and
helped things In
the shipyard.
The in d u S =
trialist was H,
Richard Taylor.
v ice president
of the Cramr
Evening star., 1944-05-15
Save This Newspaper

Many paper mills are shut
ting down for lack of waste
paper to convert into cartons
for Army and Navy supplies
shipped overseas. Every pound
of old newspapers and maga-
zines is needed. Telephone your
nearest school or notify some
school child In your block to
have your paper picked up.
Evening star., 1944-05-15

GHelT moral he
armament expe-
rience over with
this r e por t e r.
They are now
negotiating their
third contract.
Mr.. Schafer, a
big young man
who is at least
20 ars Mr..
Taylor's Junior
represents 10000
Of t he $4,000
Cramp employees
under a MAIN
t e n a n c e - OF =
has Il
Evening star., 1944-05-15
Col. Van Leer to Speak

Col. Blake R. Van Leer, president.
elect of Georgia Tech. will speak
at the Washington Georgia Tech
Club meeting at pm. Thursday at
the Touchdown Club, 1414 I street
NV.
Evening star., 1944-05-15
BY GEORGE KENNEDY.

A Philadelphia industrialist and
the leader Of the CIO local in his
shipyard came here together last
night to witness play on industrial
Evening star., 1944-05-15
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
star War Correspon lent

UNITED TATES HEAVY
BOMBER BASE IN ENGLAND,
Feb. II (By MaiD There is pilot
at this station who is an intensely
Evening star., 1944-05-15
h Men From Here
Over There With Men From Here
PILOT PRAYED AND CURSED
IN BATTLE, CHAPLAIN SAYS

This stories Star
District Maryland Virginia soldiers taking part the bombing
of Germany
Evening star., 1944-05-15

SETS OF TWINS BAPTIZED AT SAME Frederick
Mrs Arthur while
S while
Man
Evening star., 1944-01-26

uated from West Point In 1910, is
assigned to the communication Sec
ton of the infantry school here.
MAXWELL FIELD, Ala.-Aviation
Cadets Barney P. Lumpkins, 3747 w
street NV, and William p. Deal,
1859 Thirty-fifth street NV, have
been awarded the sharpshooters
medal.
QUANTICO, Va.-Four Washing
ton area men were among those who
recently were graduated with the
officer candidates class here. They
are Second Its. Henry A. Checklou
81, husband Of Mrs. Dorothy Gerard
Checklou, 2211 Thirty-ninth place
NV; w. w. Harp. %. husband OF
Mrs. Sadie Ward Harp, 1888 North
Emerson street, Arlington; William
Persky, 81, husband of Mrs. Dortha
Myers Persky, Alb Newcomb street
Sc, and Edward D. Walker, %
husband of Mrs Mary James Walker
5000 New Hampshire avenue NV.
Evening star., 1944-01-26


S5l6 Irvington avenue, Bethesda,
Md, has been ordered to attend
the command and general staff
school at Fort Leavenworth, Kans.
PENSACOLA, Flask aviation
cadets from the Washington area
have completed training at the Ma
val Air Station here. They are Da-
vid S. Boesch, 10, son of Mrs. Ethel
Boesch, 1901 Warren street NV;
William E. Catterton, jr., 20, son of
w. E. Catterton, 2028 Fulton place
NE; Melvin E. Dyson, jr., 20, son
of M. E. Dyson, 451l Elm street
Chevy Chase, Md; Robert G. Hare
20, son of Donald E. Hare, 2304
Pennsylvania avenue NV: Nicholas
v. Sovinsky, %, 1926 Thirty frs
street Sc, and Roger A. Talbot
20, son of Mrs. Dorothy Talbot, 211t
G street NV.
1t. Boesch received a commission
in the Marine Corps Reserve The
others were commissioned ensigns il
the Naval Reserve.
ALEXANDRIA, La.-Sergt. Martin
Goldberg, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee Goldberg, 1912 Seventeenth
street NV, has completed cours'
in bomber combat flying at the Arm.
air base here.
MEDITERRANEAN AREA.
George j. Koval, 1884 Monroe stree
NV, member of night fighte
squadron, recently was promoted Il
. staff sergeant.
Evening star., 1944-01-26
Drunk Driver Tests Bill
Indorsed BY. Council

The Commissioners Traffic Ad-
visory Council has Endorsed 'in
principle legislation, drafted by
Corporation Counsel Richmond B.
Keech, providing for scientific in
toxication tests of motorists ac-
cused of driving while drunk.
In approving principles of the
bill the council instructed Harry
Evening star., 1944-01-26
tk@WlTH ID. c.
FIGHTING MEN :
GLENvIEW, Ill.-Naval Aviation

GLENVIEW, Ill.-Naval Aviation
Cadets John Clarence Phillips, jr.
son of Mr.. and Mrs John G. Phillips
859 Van Buren street NV; William
D. Welte, son of Mrs. Katherine W.
Gray, formerly of 5402 Connecticut
avenue NV, and Robert Paul Nc
Grath, son of Mrs. Helen McGrath
1900 F street NV, have been trans
ferred to the Naval Air Training
Center at Corpus Christi, Tex, after
completion of the primary flight
training course here.
ELLINGTON FIELD. Tex. 1t
Evening star., 1944-01-26
Australian Red Cross
Refuses Bride Inquiries

BY the Associated Press.
MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 26
The Australian Red Cross today
rejected an American Red Cross re-
quest for information about the
families and background of Austria
liam girls wishing to marry Ameri-
can soldiers.
The Australian society pointed out
there was no means of reciprocation
as it was impossible to ascertain
conditions of family life of the
American soldiers wishing to marry
Australian girls. Anyway, the soci-
ETY. said, such matters were outside
, its charer.