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Evening star., 1945-05-27
Hearing Slated Friday
On D. {. Pay Raise

Representative Mcmillan, Demo-
crat, Of South Carolina yesterday
scheduled a public hearing for 10
am. Friday on his bill to grant a
basic pay increase for District fire.
men and policemen, in keeping with
the Senate-approved bill for a pay
boost for classified employees of the
Federal and District governments.
The bill, estimated to afford police
and firemen with an overall average
pay boost of a little more than Is
per cent, also contains a provision
for per cent payment for overtime
service.
If adopted, the bill of Mr.. McMil-
Ian, chairman Of the police and fire
subcommittee Of the House District
Committee, would take the place of
present wartime measures under
which members of the police and
fire departments, like other Govern
ment employees, are given a fiat $500
wartime pay boost. Under his bill
there would be a 20 per cent in
crease in pay on the first $1,000 of
salary, 10 per cent increase on
the portion of any salary between
$1,000 and $4,600 a year and an
extra per cent on that portion Of
any salary above $4,600.
Classified employees of the District
government, it was explained on
Capitol Hill, are included in provi-
sions of the Federal pay boost meas
ure. A separate bill to raise the
basic pay of District school teachers
has been approved by school author
tiles and the District Commissioners
and now Is under study at the bud
get bureau. This is expected to be
sent to Congress.
Evening star., 1945-05-27
Single Match
Caused Freak
Mishop of Week

Circumstances under which a s.
year-old child was seriously burned
provided what was described as the
most unusual accident of the week
the District Red Cross Accident Pre-
vention Service reported.
A book of paper matches was left
on q bureau with one match inside
the cover. The child struck 1t and
ignited her bed.
Falls brought death to two per-
sons during the past week and the
number Of home accident fatalities
for the year now stands at 81, the
service reported.
Lacerations led the list of home
accidents treated at local hospitals
Twenty persons suffered cuts
from broken glass, razor blades. tin
cans, toys and broken dishes.
Twenty-four were injured in falls.
seven were burned and two were
poisoned accidentally. A man and a
woman were overcome by gas escap-
ing from . hot-water heater but
were revived at q hospital.
One irate man kicked the end
Of his bed and the resulting bruise
cost him . toenail.
Evening star., 1945-05-27
| Boy Feels Fine,
os4Diseoses
|At Same Time

Shan Butts, 7, feels fine, thank
you-despite his swollen jaws, anc
the bumps that cover every avail.
able spot, some of them twice. The
pudy jaws are from the mumps: the
bumps are from chicken pox, Ger
man measles and poison oak-he's
got 'em all.
Shan is the son of DR.. Shannon
Butts, 10 East Underwood street
Chevy Chase, Md. He's in the first
grade at Chevy Chase Elementary
School and went to class Monday in
apparent good health. He came
home pretty soon, though, and went
to bed with mumps and poison oak
blisters. BY Tuesday, he also had
chicken pox and measles.
His physician was amazed. Dis.
trict health officers were surprised
Shan's little brother, Lindsay, 4, Is
worried. He's had none of the fou,
diseases, and shows no signs vet
but his family warns, wait till
next week"
Evening star., 1945-05-27
Three Teen-Age Boys Held
In Theft Of Five Chickens

Three colored boys who admitted
stealing five hens from a Northeast
resident and peddIng them at s.
each were charged with petty lar
ceny by Twelfth Precinct police yes
terday. The boys, two of whom
were IA and the other IL, were
released in the custody of their par
ents pending Juvenile Court ac-
ton.
A Ninth Precinct policeman, told
of the boys sales visit last week
by a customer, relayed their de-
scription to the Twelfth Precinct
Identified and questioned, they LED
officers to hen house owned BY
Donald Nash, 1916 Bryant stree,
NE. They admitted having en-
tered it May 10 and taken five hens
police said.
Three of the fowl they sold near
the intersection of New York and
West Virginia avenuese, police re.
ported, adding the remaining two
were disposed of in a house-to-
house campaign. Mr.. Walsh, asked
by police why he had not reported
the theft, said he was waiting for
a second visit-with a shotgun.
Evening star., 1945-05-27
ABC Board Suspends
Two Liquor Licenses

The Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board yesterday announced a seven
day suspension of the liquor license
Of the Old New Orleans Restaurant,
1914 Eighteenth street NV, and a
five-day suspension of the liquor
license Of George Ganos and Will
liam Andres, 145 B street sc.
The charge of sale to a retailer
for resale made against the Old
New Orleans was dismissed, but the
board said 1t had found the restau-
rant guilty of failure to affix tax
stamps, failure to cancel stamps
failure to maintain adequate books
and records and for failure to file
a list of employees. The suspension
will run from am. Monday, June
4, to 8 am. the following Monday
A charge against Mr.. Ganos and
Mr.. Andres of purchasing liquor
from retail licensee was dismissed
but they were found guilty by the
board of failure to cancel stamps, to
maintain adequate books and rec
ords and failure to file an employees
list.
The suspension also will run from
am. June 4 to am. June 8.
Evening star., 1945-05-27
Employers Bid for Services
Of Students in Summer Jobs

In their efforts to persuade vaca-
tioning students and teachers to
take summer jobs, hotels and res
taurants are promising prospective
workers that the customers to be
served this year are much pleas
anter patrons" than they were be-
fore the war.
Washington Area War Manpower
Director Ernest v. Connolly, who
disclosed this bit Of sales talk, also
said the would-be employers are
pointing out the pleasant air-cooled
environment Of the hotels and res
taurants.
Students and teachers on summer
vacation, said Mr.. Connolly, offer
the only relief in sight for WASH
ington,s acute labor shortage.
Locally needed firms-not all of
them air-cooled but most of them
desperately In need of workers
have thousands Of jobs open for
vacatimers, Mr.. Connolly reported.
Evening star., 1945-05-27
Use Of Old Pontoon Bridge
To Ease Congestion Urged

Chairman Chapman, Democrat,
of Kentucky of the House Inter-
state Commerce Subcommittee,
considering bills for the postwar
construction of one or more spans
over the Potomac to replace old
Highway Bridge, yesterday proposed
a reopening of one of the wartime
pontoon bridges over the river as a
means of immediate relief of traf-
fic congestion.
He said he had in mind the pom
toon bridge near Key Bridge, at the
foot OF Wisconsin avenue NV.
This wartime structure has been
closed to public use for many
months, though earlier in the war
period it carried traffic from the
District to Roosevelt Island and to
the Virginia highways.
1t would be helpful to open this
to public use now, at least during
the morning and evening rush
period, said Mr.. Chapman, particu-
larly because of traffic congestion
which has been increased due to re-
construction of street car tracks on
M street in the Georgetown section.
Evening star., 1945-05-27

He predicted that the closing of
the public schools on June 20 should
provide relief for many curtailed
activities In laundries, hotels, res
taurants, banks and stores,
Department stores, he said, are
hoping to fill hundreds Of empty
spots behind their ONCE machines
and merchandise counters with
students or teachers. He said one
store which usually employees 5000
now has 3,400 full-time employees
with q part-time reserve of 400.
While students under l8 years of
age must have working permits from
the Board of Education and are
under other controls required by the
Districts child labor laws, they
escape manpower restrictions.
Teachers also are free agents"
during the vacation period, Mr..
Connolly said. Statements of avail
ability are not required nor do they
need releases from their summer
employers to return to school.
Evening star., 1945-05-27
D. {. Supply Bill Slated
For House Action tuesday

The Districts 1916 supply bill Is
scheduled for House action Tuesday
As it came from the House Ap-
propriations Committee, the bill calls
for an outlay in the fiscal year be-
ginning July l of nearly $65 900 900
or about $825 900 below appropria-
tions for the current fiscal year, but
provision has not yet been made for
a proposed basic pay increase for
District employees or for continua-
ton of the present war overtime
pay. Inclusion Of such items would
bring the total to some $69, ,000, 900
or more.
In adopting recommendations
made by the District Subcommittee,
headed by Representative Coffee
Democrat, Of Washington, the full
House Appropriations Committee
slashed the budget bureau recon-
mendations by $1,766, 600 to bring
the total proposed budget down to
$64, ,988, 900. Much Of this reduction
was due to the temporary dropping
Of positions which have remained
vacant, because of the manpower
shortage, during the war years.
Evening star., 1945-05-27
Detectives Accept
Bets for i Hours
After Gaming Raid

Members Of the Metropolitan Po-
lice Departments special gambling
squad yesterday spent an hour and
half collecting evidence by taking
bets over four telephones after raid
ing what they described as one of
the most elaborate bookie and num-
berts setups found in Washington.
Taken into custody on two
charges was Angelic Bernard Bo-
vello. 43. of the 1900 block of Seventh
street NV, who gave his occupa-
tion as clerk.
He was arrested when the squad
entered the basement room of a
private home in the 5700 block of
Kansas avenue NV, police said.
He was charged with operating a
lottery and possessing numbers slips,
and was freed on $500 bond.
The telephone calls provided evi-
dence, police said, that others are
involved In operation of the estab-
lishment.
The special gambling squad, set
up about six weeks ago with the
announced purpose of driving pro-
fessional gamblers from Washing
ton, found four telephones in the
basement room, a radio and three
cartons of numbers slips, men,
bers said.
The radio was equipped, police
said, so that customers calls on
any one of the four telephones
could be plugged into the radio to
provide race results.
The raid was led by Police 1t.
Beverley C. Beach. Others in the
squad were Police 1t. Roy E. Blick,
Detective Sergt. Howard E. Ogle
and Precinct Detective Paul H.
Clarke
Evening star., 1945-05-27
Growing Roosters
Headed for Stew
| As Police Act

At least some of the roosters
whose Growing has been rousins in
dignant northeast residents from
slumber at such hours as 4:30 am.
ill be the main dish on their own
ers' dinner menus today, according
to the guess Of First Precinct DO
lice.
Three persons forfeited IS at the
precinct yesterday after growing
complaints results in their being
chargd with violating police regu-
lations against permitting Growing
ROSTERS to disturb the peace.
Officer Joseph F. Longo said the
expected booking of three more
persons in the area probably would
restore early morning tranquility.
Forfeiting bond yesterday, and or.
dereS to e::rsose of their chickens,
were Beatrice Armstrong, Al, of 73
Myrtle street NE; Elizabeth Coles.
So. Of 50 I street NE, and Ruth
Rustin, 48, of 70 street NE, all
colored, according to police.
Evening star., 1945-05-27
Public Buildings Start Dropping
Cumbersome Pass system

The cumbersome wartime pass
system for entering public buildings
here started on its way out last
midnight.
Seventeen emergency guards of
the Public Buildings Administration
were removed from the Commerce
Department building. Beginning to-
morrow morning visitors may go
through the front doors and into the
building just like they did before
the war-without Identification,
without signing up, without a pass.
The Commerce building is the first
to lift restrictions which had been
in effect there since October, 1912.
But others will follow.
The next will be the Procurement
building at Seventh and D streets
S.W., where 20 guards will be re-
moved June l.
All buildings of the War Produc-
ton Board, which are visited by
thousands of businessmen. will have
their pass systems abolished on
June 10. They include the Social
Security Building. where there are
81 guards; Railroad Retirement
Building, with eight guards, and
three temporary buildings, known as
Tempo D at Independence avenue
and Sixth street S.W., five guards;
Tempo E at Sixth street and Adams
drive, five guards, and Tempo R at
Fourth street and Independence
avenue S.W.. eight guards.
Men Transferred.
BY June 10 total of 95 of the
emergency guards will have been
taken of. But they will not lose
their jobs, according to Charles A.
Evening star., 1945-05-27
Commissioners Ask
Delay in Action on
Auditorium Measure

The Commissioners yesterday
asked Congress to delay action on
the bill of Senator Pepper, Demo-
crat, of Florida to build a 5000, 900
auditorium here as a war memorial
until the Stadium Commission re-
ports on its plans, but offered no
objection to the Randolph bill for
the settlement of the Virginia Dis
trict boundary dispute.
In a letter to Chairman Andrews
of the Senate Buildings and
Grounds Committee, the Commits
sioners pointed out that the Sta
dtum Commission was authorized
to consider site and plans for an
athletic field and stadium to be
constructed as permanent memo
rial to the men and women who
gave their lives during "the two
World Wars, and that undoubtedly
the question of an auditorium, as
an adjunct" to the stadium, would
be considered.
The Commissioners reminded
Chairman Andrews that the COM
mission was required to report "at
the earliest practicable date" and
that they felt the Pepper legislation
should be held "in abeyance."
The Pepper bill, introduced in
March, would authorize a Federal
appropriation of S., 5,0OO, 900 for a me-
mortal building to be of such design
as to be suitable for concerts, opera
drama, ballet, lectures and civic and
educational programs.
The Randolph bill to establish the
prevailing high water mark on the
Virginia shore of the Potomac as
the boundary, was reported favor
ably by the House District Commit
tee last week, without a controver-
sial section, which would have lin
tied the taxation rights of Virginia
on the Federally owned National
Airport.
The Commissioners said they had
reported favorably on similar bills
and that they had no objection to
this one. They said the omission
of the part limiting the jurisdiction
OF Virginia over the airport did not
concern the District
Evening star., 1945-05-27

Peters, deputy commissioner OF the
Public Buildings Administration
which is in charge of maintenance
and operations. The men will be
reassigned to other guard duties.
Mr.. Peters has written all Gov
ernment agency heads who main
tain the guard-pass system urging
its elimination by June 80. 1t will
take strong justification" to con-
tinue it beyond June 30, he told
them.
Still remaining, of course, and not
expected to be relieved any time
soon, are the guards and pass sys-
TENS at State, War, Navy Buildings
and those occupied by the secretive
ONCE of Strategic Services.
Relaxation of the restrictions,
Secretary of Commerce Wallace
said was actuated by decrease of
security requirements prescribed by
appropriate Government officials
and to facilitate the entry of busi-
nessmen into the Commerce Depart
ment Building"
Saving Is Claimed.
A saving to the Government of
approximately $135,OOO annually
will result from this action, he said.
Arrangements have been made
for the concentration and spot
protection" of war information in
the files Of the Maritime Commits
sion, War Shipping Administration
British Shipping Commission and
other such agencies.
Public Buildings Administration
officials announced that emergency
guards In some other cities would
be taken of June /, including %
In New York City. 8 in Philadel-
phia and II in New Orleans.
Evening star., 1945-05-27
Roosevelt High 10 Hold
Spring Roundup tuesday

Roosevelt High School will hold
its spring roundup-an exhibition
and fair-at the school from 2 to
pm. Tuesday.
More than 20 features will he in
cluded in the roundup, arranged by
the students, Home and School As
|sociation, alumni and faculty. In
cluded will be a flower show, an
art mart" "home carnival" a
parody grand opera in one act, a
hobby exhibit, games and dancing.
An alumni reception also will be
held. Proceeds from the fair will
be used by the Student Council for
the support of athletic and other
extracurricular activities,
Evening star., 1945-05-27
U. 5. En1p|oye
Unions Ind!orse
Reorganization
Three Leaders Back
Proposal Offered
Congress by Trumon
BY JOSEPH YOUNG.

Leaders OF three major Federal
employees unions here have in
dorsed President Truman's proposal
to Congress for the progressive re-
organization OF Government agen-
cies on "businesslike and efficient"
lines.
The union officials also look IA
vorably on q plan to name a gen
eral manager" over all Federal
employees special assistant
charged specifically with achieving
economy and efficiency in the Gov
ernment's huge civil establishment.
President Truman is reported to
be very interested in the general
manager plan, which was suggested
by Chairman Ramspeck of the
House Civil Service Committee.
The unions favoring the proposals
are the National Federation of
Federal Employees, the AFL Ameri-
can Federation of Government En-
ployes and the CIO United Federal
Workers Of America.
No Agency Exempted.
Under President Truman's pro-
posal, no agency of the executive
branch of the Government would
be exempted from the scope of the
requested legislation. This would
apply also to war-created agencies
The Policy Committee of the
UFWA. meeting in executive session
yesterday, coupled their indorse-
ment Of Government reorganization
with a demand that a uniform labor
relations policy between Federal
agencies and employees be adopted
1t was pointed out that personnel
policies vary in each Federal bureau.
James B. Burns, president of the
AFGE, has voiced his organizations
approval Of the proposals, declaring
that lit Is generally conceded that
the need for reorganization is great"
The general manager and Federal
organization plans also are enthusi-
astically backed by Luther C. Stew
ard, president OF the NFTE.
Aid to All U. S. Workers.
Recalling that this organization
fought for the old Reorganization
Act of 1889. Mr.. Steward said that
1t was In the interest of all Federal
workers to have a more efficiently
run Government setup.
All three unions are expected to
urge Congress to enact as soon as
possible the permanent legislation
for Government reorganization re-
quested by Mr.. Truman.
Evening star., 1945-05-27

here over, the week end and see
some folks"
They asked that their names be
withheld.
Might have the provost marshal
after u.s. they said.
They arranged to have watch
put on the plane until possible
take on today, in better weather.
One OF the Chevy Chase Club
groundkeepers said the plane had
done no damage.
But" he said, ''they forgot to
smooth out their footprints when
they walked through that sand.
trap"
Evening star., 1945-05-27
Randolph Urges Bill
To Make Agencies Pay
Emp|oye |njuryC|aims

Members of the Civil Service Com.
mission yesterday were urged by
Representative Randolph, Democrat
OF West Virginia to submit q bill to
promote occupational safety in Fed
eral service.
Mr.. Randolph, who is second
ranking majority member of the
House Civil Service Committee, Of
fered to sponsor a measure to charge
payment Of employe claims for acci-
dents against the funds of the Gov
ernment agency involved.
1T is a matter of concern that
there are departments and agencies
Of the Federal Government which
have an accident ratio many times
that of some private employers" he
wrote Chairman Harry B. Mitchell
and other members of the Civil
Service Commission.
Calling on the Commission to in
itiate an aggressive central leader
ship" to stimulate recognition OF
responsibilities by Government de-
partment heads, Mr.. Randolph said
1T is my opinion that the general
accident experience in the Federal
Government will not improve until
agency heads are forced to take a
greater interest in employe safety
At present, agencies are not billed
for the compensation claims arising
from their own organizations. In
fact, in one of your annual reports,
the Commission recommended that
payment Of claims for accidents
should be made from the funds of
the agencies. shall be willing to
introduce bill to carry out your
recommendations"
Even If passed, such a measure
would not provide a full cure" of
the problem, Mr.. Randolph added,
declaring a safety promotion cam
paign should be inaugurated by the
Civil Service Commission.
Mr.. Randolph also made public a
letter from Brig. Gen. Frank T.
Hines of the Veterans Administra-
ton indorsing the Randolph bill to
authorize establishment of health
programs and clinics in the Federal
departments. This bill, reported
favorably by the Civil Service Com
mittee, now is awaiting action on
the House calendar.
General Hines wrote Mr.. Ran
dolph this bill has the Endorsement
of the Veterans Administration ad-
visory council, which is composed of
Representatives of the Agriculture
Department, Civil Service Commits
sion, Federal Security Agency, Fed
eral Works Agency, the War, Navy
and Labor Departments, Selective
Service System, War Manpower
Commission, War Production Board
and the War Shipping Administra-
ton, as well as the Veterans Ad-
ministration.
Evening star., 1945-05-27
Army Flyers Drop Out Of Mist
Onto Chevy Chase Golf Course

A cub plane came out of the mist
at 2 pm. yesterday and rolled up
the sixth fairway of the Chevy
Chase Club.
1t came In over the sixth tee,
jumped sandtrap and stopped.
Two youthful Army officers
stepped out.
"Shaky?" asked member, have
a drink"
Omcers and members went to the
club bar.
The onicers explained that they
were alerted to 60 overseas and
had rented the plane TO come up
Evening star., 1945-05-27
Commissioners Authorize
30-Foot FIN Radio Mast

The Commissioners have author
lied the director of inspections to
approve a 30-foot steel mast on top
Of the 10-story International Build
ing, 1919 F street NV, for an
experimental frequency modulation
broadcasting station.
The permit is for Everett L. Dill
lard, on behalf of the Commercial
Radio Equipment Co. 1t is under
stood that portable trailer-borne
tower will be placed in the Silver
Spring area to experiment on cover
age IN the nearby areas. A series Of
booster stations" would be neces-
sary to carry service outside the
Metropolitan Area, it was said.
Evening star., 1945-05-27
YFW Honors Navy Dead
With Floral Presentation

The Veterans of Foreign Wars
yesterday presented to the Navy
Department floral anchor in honor
Of Navy dead.
The anchor, made Of poppies, was
accepted by Undersecretary of the
Navy Bard from Omar B. Ketchum,
national Legislative representative Of
the organization.