Evening star., 1945-06-21
Restaurants
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for possible criminal prosecutions.
Actions announced today brought
! to light what the OPA enforcement
attorney called the most concerted
effort we've ever undertaken against
restaurant violations" The full
weight OF the OPA investigative
staff was thrown into the quest for
violators during the last two weeks,
Mr.. Beruetfy revealed.
Explaining that OPA officials are
convinced meat which ordinarily
would be found on butcher blocks in
retail markets has been diverted to
hotel and restaurant supply chan
nels, he said the focal point for
enforcement purposes is the restau-'I
rant which is getting more than its :!
share"
Price Aid in Diversion.
"The tendency is for slaughterers,
packers and wholesalers to divert
meat to hotel and restaurant supply
channels because such buyers are
permitted to pay nearly as much for
meat as the retail consumer" Mr..
Berueffy said.
THE only thing that prevents
complete diversion is the require
ment that restaurants must operate
within their red point allowance.
Thus, when restaurant uses
more red points than the number to
which it is entitled, it is encouraging
further diversion away from meat
retailers, who can't pay as much
under the ceiling setup as the hotel
and restaurant supply people.
This diversion is a principal rea-
son, we believe. for the current
shortage of meat for those who eat
at home"
Proceedings against the so res
taurants were started through the
mailing of notices of suspension
order hearings scheduled for Mon
day and Tuesday before an OPA
hearing commissioner. Alleged vio-
lators fall into three categories, OPA
said:
/. Those charged with filing false
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red points than the number to which
they are entitled.
2. Those alleged to have used
points other than those issued to
them by War Price and Rationing
Boards.
3. Those charged with overdrafts
against their ration banking &C
count
Six restaurants charged with
filing false statements were Cafe
Parisienne, 1120 Connecticut avenue
NV; Rector's, 1345 Connecticut
avenue NV; Alfonso's, 1903 L street
NV; Arbaugh's, 2605 Connecticut
avenue NV; Harvey's, 1107 Con-
necticut avenue NV, and Garvin's
Grill, 2619 Connecticut avenue NV.
Sixteen restaurants charged with
having used red points other than
those issued b. boards were listed
by OPA as Trianon, 722 Seven
teenth street NV: Smorgasbord
1882 K street NV; Plaza Coffee
Shop, First and D streets NV;
Eagle, 1903 Pennsylvania avenue
NV; Peoples Restaurant, 2411 M
street NV; Berens Cafe, 626 E
street NV; Mack's Grill, 2O49 West
Virginia avenue NE; Fairfax. 2100
P street NV; Mail and Rail, 626
North Capitol street; Joe Boyle's,
639 Pennsylvania avenue Sc; Con-
cord, 312 Kennedy street NV: Will
liam Penn, 2314 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. Sc; Tiches, 1921 Fourteenth
street NV; Ridgley's, 1890 Eleventh
street Sc; Rowe's Night Club, 913
Eleventh street Sc, and Hammels,
416 Tenth street NV.
Twenty EIGHT restaurants in the
group charged with having issued
overdrafts against their ration
banking accounts were listed by
OPA as Paul's Grill, SOL Second
street NE; New Canton, 1916 Penn
sylvania avenue Sc; Commodore
SOC Sixth street NV; Boyd's Drug
Store, 201 Maryland avenue NE;
Clover, 1911 Connecticut avenue
NV; the John Kilpin, 23l0 Ash
mead place NV.
Cashwell's Luncheonette, 918 Eighth
street Sc: Home Grill, $40 Four
teenth street NE; Culinary Arts
Club. 3135 K street NV; Emily.
Lunch, 200 I street Sc; Bob White
Seafood House, 1881 Il street NE;