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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-06
Special Police
Squad 10 Probe
Ho|dup Staying
Viewing Of Pictures
Offers No Clue to
Killers Identity

As the man hunt for the two
bandit-murderers of Maurice L.
Bernstein intensified today, po-
lice reported they had no leads
on the identity of the killers and
pinned their hopes on a break,
such as the tip which led to the
arrest of two bandits charged
with the Staying of another
storekeeper, John Paul knight,
less than two months ago.
Mr.. Bernstein, So, father of three,
died shortly before IL am. yesterday
when foppishly- dressed colored
gunman sent a .38-caliber bullet
crashing into his heart during a
holdup in his drug store at 1786
Florida avenue NV. Mr.. Bernstein
was shot down when he walked into
the store while the holdup was in
progress.
Mr.. knight, a Safeway Stores
clerk, was shot to death as he walked
out of the store at First and M
streets NV, where he was en-
ployed, April 13. His confessed
slayers, Alfred L. Hawkins, %, and
Laurence l. Prout, 20, were arrested
May Is when a woman saw them
acting suspiciously and called police.
Special Squad Set Up.
Inspector Robert j. Barrett, chief
of detectives, announced that a Spe-
cial five-man squad, headed by De-
tective Sergt. Walter D. Perry, viii
spearhead the investigation. Two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-06
CTS Family Finds
Home So Hours
After Plea in Star

The Winstead family, Staff Sergt.
Mack, his wife Bunnie, and their 18-
month-old son Mack, jr., set up
housekeeping today in a two-room
apartment at 456 Eleventh street
S.W., only So hours after nearly 400
Washingtonians responded to the
appeal of the Star of the homeless
CT for place to live.
The Winstead's, who were forced
to exist in their broken down auto
mobile for much of the six weeks
they have been here, accepted the
offer of Mrs. Dorothy Carmen. Mrs
Carmen telephoned The Star at $50
am. yesterday and the Winsteads
moved in at 8 o'clock last night.
They will pay $48 per month
Sergt. Winstead, now stationed at
the Pentagon, is a veteran of the
European fighting with the 9Th
Armored Division. He has three
battle stars and a Bronze Star
Medal, and has been in the Army
seven years.
AS far as the overjoyed CT and
his family are concerned, the hous-
ing shortage is over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-06
Reorgonized AAF Band to Start
Capitol Concert Series Sunday

The streamlined 85-piece band of
the Army Air Forces will hold
series of Is weekly concerts on the
east steps of the Capitol, beginning
Sunday at pm.
Maj. George S. Howard of Reams-
town, Pa, is commander and con-
ductor of the reorganized AAF Band,
composed of former professional
musicians. Each Sunday, during the
series, the band will play an hour
and-a-half concert.
The AAF Band was completely de-
pleted of personnel last January as
result of rehabilitation and the
present band has been organized by
Maj. Howard and Warrant Officer
Samuel Kurtz of Bloomsbury, Pa,
the assistant conductor.
Both officers conducted AAF
bands overseas during the war and
both were formerly music faculty
members at Pennsylvania State
College.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-06
Social Agencies Council
To Honor Mrs. Roberts

Mrs. William A. Roberts, who re-
tires July l after "a years as exec
utive secretary of the Council of
Social Agencies, will be honored by
the councils board of directors and
member agency stats at tea at
4 pm. tomorrow in the Mayflower
Hotel.
Present and former presidents of
the board will be special hosts and
hostesses. They include Mrs. Whit
man Cross, first president of the
council; John Ihlder, DR.. Ernest
Griffith, Mrs. Harry Benton and
Louis BroWnlow, a former District
Commissioner. Mrs. Benton, Capt.
Rhoda Milliken, Mrs. Harold Sinton
and Mr. Ihlder are the Arrange
ments Committee.
The group will present to Mrs.
Roberts an inscribed silver bowl for
her work with the council and in
behalf of social welfare legislation
here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-06

81, a Red Cross worker, arrived at
the store shortly after the Staying.
She burst into tears and was taken
home by friends. Mr.. Bernstein's
brother Joseph also arrived shortly
after the shooting.
Mr.. Bernstein is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Nan Bernstein: two
other daughters, Eileen, II, Mary
land University student, and Mar
jorie, Is. a student at Woodrow
Wilson High School; three sisters,
Mrs. Sophye B. Cohen and Mrs. Ann
Nathanson, both of Washington,
and Mrs. Teresa Levine of Chicago.
The Bernstein home is at $500
Thirty-fourth street NV.
The victim, a druggist here for IS
years, was lieutenant in the Army
in the World War and was past
commander of Jewish War Veterans
Post So and past national deputy
chief of staff of the organization.
He was to preside at a convention
of the departments Convention
Committee Sunday, but the conven-
ton was Cancelled yesterday when
Mr.. Bernsteins death was reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-06
Use Of Brown School
As Indoor Center Is
Urged by Pupils

Five public school students took
time off from classes today to ask
the Commissioners to turn the old
E. V. Brown School, Connecticut
avenue and Mckinley street NV,
into a recreation and branch library
center when it is abandoned as
District OPA headquarters soon.
The students, representing three
of the schools in the Chevy Chase
area, told the city heads they needed
some place for indoor recreation
such as ping pong and dancing dur
ing after-School hours.
Their testimony supported similar
statements of recreational need in
the area by the Chevy Chase Com
munity Council headed by DR.. Sam
Higgers.
The students were Dick Pogue and
Diane Vlgeant of Woodrow Wilson
Senior High School; Bob Williams
and Jack De Whey Of Alice Deal
Junior High School, and Emile
Rosenthal of the Lafayette Elemen-
tary School.
The building, formerly used as an
elementary school, was abandoned
by the Board of Education some
years ago because of traffic hazards
and structural weaknesses. Suisse
quently it was established as OPA
headquarters.
Appearing in support of the citi-
zens' petition were Supt. of Recrea-
ton Milo Christensen, Public Lii
brarian Clara Herbert, United States
Attorney Edward M. Curran. chair
man of the councils Library Com
mittee; Mrs Henry Grattan Doyle,
president of the Board of Educa-
ton and chairman of the councils
Recreation Committee, and J. M.
Heiser. representing merchants in
the area.
The plan also is Endorsed by the
District Department of the Ameri-
can Legion and the Girl Scouts.
The Commissioners took the mat
ter under Amusement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-06

The master of ceremonies for the
band is .M/Sergt. Glenn Darwin of
Kansas City, Mo-, former baritone
of the Metropolitan Opera Co. of
New York. Well known in Wash
ington music circles, he will make
only two appearances in the Capitol
concerts prior to his separation from
the Army. He is to sing at the
opening concert and on June II.
Another outstanding member of
the band is M/Sergt. Norman N.
Irvine of Elkins, w. Va, who played
bass viol with the National SYM
phony Orchestra for five seasons
before joining the Army. There is
also M/Sergt. Harry Hans, Heuser
of Cincinnati, for six years assistant
first bassonist with the Cincinnati
Symphony, and Corpl. Leopold G.
Teraspulsky of New York City, for
mer solo cellist with the Pittsburgh
Symphony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-06
Strikes Assai|ed by Byrd
As Threat 10 Democracy
BY the Associated Press

WAVELY, Va, June Ex-senator
Byrd told gathering of some 300
persons at Ruritan Club outing
yesterday that the American people
have not been united in the crisis
that has come upon us in recent
months"
THE time has come that democ-
racy cannot survive if we don't find
ways to let it function-ways to
stop strikes" he said.
Senator Byrd was the principal
speaker at the annual barbecue of
the Puritan Clubs of Surry, Wake
field and Waverly, held at the home
OF former State Senator Garland
Gray.
Among those present, and who
spoke briefly. were Gov. Tuck, for
mer Gov. Darden and Swendell L.
Lowry of Elizabeth City, N. c.,
national Ruritan Club president.
The Virginia Senator described
Gov. Tuck as Americas chief strike
breaker" and asserted that 'if we
had him at the White House there'd
be no more strikes" He added that
the legislation placed before the
Senate after President Trumans re-
quest for emergency legislation in
the face of the rail strike was
fashioned after the action taken
by Gov. Tuck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-06
Mexico Asks Cuba 10 Aid
In Hating Gold Smuggling
by the Associoted pYexx

HAVANA, June 6.-High officials
of the Foreign Ministry today said
the Mexican Embassy had asked the
cooperation of the Cuban govern
ment in campaign to put an end
to the activities of gold smugglers
who have been using Havana as a
base of operations.
Customs officers were reported to
have seized $1,712,250 in gold be-
tween June 6, 1945, and February s.
1916, from travellers attempting to
smuggle the precious metal into the
island. Customs authorities esti-
mated that since February snug
glers, using small boats plying be-
tween Mexican and Cuban ports,
had increased their illegal imports
to more than $5,OO0,000.
1t was believed that most of the
gold, usually in the form of ingots
or coins, was intended for the Euro
pean black markets and Spain.
However, police investigators as
serted part of it was earmarked for
Argentina.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-06
Naval Academy Appears Empty
After 100 Officers Graduate

would have topped the 300 mark
were it not for last-minute honorable
discharges for medical and other
reasons. 1t was also attended by
more top-ranking officers of the
service than have ever before been
gathered at the academy at the
same time.
In the afternoon, weddings COM
menced for many of the newly
commissioned middies. The first
ceremony to be performed in the
academy chapel was that of Ensign
Wesley Lee Mcdonald, 1923 North
Glebe road, Arlington, who was
married to Miss Norma Mae Joy, 512
North Kenmore street, Arlington.
Both are graduates of Arlington
public schools, where they met
They are honeymooning in Canada
until next month when Ensign Nc
Donald reports to Jacksonville and
then to carrier duty in the Atlantic
1t is expected that more than 100
members of the class will be married
in various parts of the country be-
tween now and the first of July
Thirty will be married at the
academy chapel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-06
Three US0 Hostesses Cited
For 5000 Hours Service

For their service of 5000 hours
during five years as hostesses at the
USO Club operated by the Wash
ington Army and Navy Committee
of the National Jewish Welfare
Board, three Washington women
will receive special mention tonight
at the Jewish Community Center
in ceremonies honoring $50 volun-
teers.
The three are Mrs. Henry A. Hirsh,
1922 14th street NV; Mrs. Joseph
Millenson, 1924 Belmont road NV,
and Mrs Lewis S. Sycle, 1888 Chevy
Chase parkwby NV. Twenty-seven
other hosteSses served more than
1000 hours, Committee Chairman
Joseph F. Barr announced.
Brig. Gen. Robert M. Young, COM
mandant of the military district of
Washington, and Commodore Rich
ard P. Glass, assistant director of
the Civil Relations Division, Navy
Department, are among military and
civic leaders to be honored at the
ceremonies. Representatives of USO
National Headquarters, Jewish We'll
fare Board and War Hospitality
Committee will be present, Mr.. Barr
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-06
Phone Operator Who Died
AT Posi- May Get Award
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, June 6-Mrs. Julia
c. Barry, heroic telephone operator
who remained atsher switchboard
in the La Sale Hotel warning guests
of the fire which swept the building
until she died from smoke, will be
considered for the Theodore N.
Vail award, Illinois Bell Telephone
officials said today.
The telephone company said Mrs.
Barry's devotion to duty during
yesterday mornings fire "undoub-
tedly saved hundreds of lives, al
though it meant the loss of her
own"
Mrs. Barry, a widow and mother
of 16-year-old son, Jack, resisted
rescue efforts of w. H. Bradfield,
assistant night manager, telling him ::
mo, I'm going to stay at my sta
ton" Mr.. Bradf1eld later found
her unconscious and was burned
trying to save her.
The Vail award, established by
the late president of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Co., is
given annually to those engaged in
telephone work who have performed
outstanding acts OF public service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-06
Kimme| Jury Awards
$4,000 10 Husband

A District Court jury yesterday
afternoon returned verdict for
$4,000 damages in favor of Valtin
T. Campbell, 40, of the 300 block
of Emerson street NV, against
George P. Kimmel, 81, patent law
yer, on charge the defendant
alienated the affections of Mrs.
Flora Mae Campbell, wife of the
plaintiff.
The jury deliberated three hours.
The case went to the jury yester-
day morning after some IA days
which covered a period of more than
three weeks.
Mrs. Campbell, who now is said
to live in Florida, is a former en-
ploye of Mr.. Kimmel. Now pend
ing in District Court is a suit filed
by Mr.. Campbell charging Mrs.
Campbell with desertion.
Mr.. Campbell is represented by
Attorney Samuel Barker. Attorney
John j. Wilson, representing Mr..
Kimmel claimed during the trial
that the suit was part of a plot to
collect money from his client. The
suit had asked for $4,000 damages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-06
ladies' Button Boots
Al So Gents Recalled
By Oldest Inhabitants

Early days in Washington when
the best pair of ladies' boots in eX-
istence, buttons and all, could be
purchased for 50 cents and a car
was given away free if you bought a
house out in the suburbs of the
Florida avenue vicinity were re-
called by members of the Associa-
ton of the Oldest Inhabitants last
night at their meeting in the Old
Union Engine House, Nineteenth and
H streets NV
The program featured a recording
of Washington Fifty Years Ago."
which was presented over radio sta
ton WRC last April 80 by the Po-
tomac Electric Power Co. as part
of their celebration of SO years of
service to citizens of Washington.
j. S. Bartlett, commercial manager
of the power company, paid tribute
to John Clagett Proctor, acting pres
ident of the association, for his part
in preparing the broadcast.
At the conclusion of the recording,
Mr.. Bartlett presented 1t to MI.
Proctor on behalf of A. G. Neal,
president of Pepco.
William T. Martin presented a
framed picture of the association S
annual wreath ceremonies on Feb
ruary % at the Washington Monu-
ment to the group.
Bernhard Endres and Karl Pitt
were elected members of the asso-
citation.
A motion made by Orrin Davy
requesting all members to make a
special effort to attend the July 4
meeting of the organization so that
group picture could be made was
adopted.
Mr.. Proctor presided at the meet
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-06
By q stoff Correspondent Of The Star

ANNAPOLIS, Md, June 6.-The
Naval Academy was almost totally
deserted of midshipmen today.
Following yesterdays graduation
exercises, the 100 newly commits
stoned ensigns and first lieutenants
either started on 30-day leaves or
left for a months aviation indoc-
trination at Jacksonville, Fla.
The remaining 2,400 members of
the midshipmen brigade are going
on leave, to fill in the time between
now and the beginning of the first
midshipmen cruise, starting the first
week in july,
The battleships North Carolina
and Washington will be the principal
cruise ships this summer, taking
one group Of middies to the Carib-
bean area in July and another group
in August.
Second classmen will take cruise
on these ships as well as on aircraft
carriers, and will also undergo ele-
mentary amphibious instruction.
Yesterdays class was the largest
ever graduated in peacetime and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-06
Suit Is Filed 10 Decide
Observation-Disclosures
Property Ownership

Just who owns business property
at 1928 New York avenue NV. is
due to be decided as the result of
a suit filed yesterday afternoon in
District Court against Harvey l..
Cobb, lawyer, and other de-
PENDANTS, claiming the Federal
Government is the lawful owner
One important issue expected to
be decided is whether a lien by the
Federal Government for income tax
purposes was superior to a lien by
the District government for local
real estate tax.
The Federal claim is based on
the property having been sold to
the United States in August, 1885,
by the United States Collector of
Internal Revenue for the sum of
$4,000 to satisfy, in part, a claim
against the late Frank Shore,
businessman, for Federal income
taxes totaling slightly more than
$4,000, according to the suit.
Cobb Claims Ownership.
| Meanwhile, Mr.. Cobb claims he is
the lawful owner of the property as
a result of it having been acquired
from the District in 1896 by the
National Tax Investment Corp,
through tax deed because of
payments to the District of more
than $4,000 in real estate taxes, in
terest and penalties in a tax sale.
| Recently Mr.. Cobb, secretary of
the corporation, who said he per-
sonally acquired title last year. filed
a suit to evict Mrs Mary R. Shore.
widow of Frank Shore, from the
property at 1928 New York avenue
4 The Federal Government suit
says that after the building was
sold to the United States. that the
late Mr.. Shore paid rent to the
Federal Government for the prop
erty and that since his death Mrs
Shore has paid rent.
A default was entered last month
by deputy clerk at District Court
in Mr.. Cobb's suit to evict Mrs.
Shore, due to her failure to answer.
Others Named Defendants.
Besides Mr.. Cobb, others named
defendants in the suit filed yes
terday by the United States in
cluded the National Tax Investment
Corp, a list of heirs at law of the
late Mr.. Shore, including Frank
Shore, jr., and others; also a bank
and several corporations.
The United States suit asks that it
be declared the lawful owner of the
property and that Mr.. Cobb be pre-
vented from prosecuting the evic-
ton suit against Mrs. Shore, who
lives several doors from the property
involved in the suits.
The United States suit was filed
through United States Attorney
Edward M. Curran, assistant United
States Attorney Helena D. Reed and
Thomas L. McKevitt, Department
of Justice attorney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-06
Halfway Mark Passed
In Children Hospital
Drive for S1,300,000

Childrens Hospital drive for a
new building fund passed the half
way mark yesterday amid pledges
from drive leaders that the goal Of
81 300 DOC to build a new main build
ing to replace one which has been
condemned for use by patients
would be reached even if it took
two or three more months.
When all reports were in at yes
terday's fourth drive report lunch
con at the Mayflower Hotel the
total subscribed by Westinghouse
thus far came to s674,0O6.04.
Robert B. Swope, general drive
chairman, urged workers in the
drive from now on to obtain funds
for the building from whatever
source possible. So far. he said,
only 1000 to 5000 residents have
been approached for money.
Charles D. Drayton, president of
the hospital Board of Directors. pre-
dicted the drive would go over the
top and that campaign leaders
would wait two to three extra
months to achieve the goal.
Word of additional revenues which
may be expected came from the
Junior Board of Commerce, which
is starting drive to raise $4,000,
or enough to purchase three 4-bed
wards. Howard P. Bailey, of the
Evening Star, said school children
in the Evening Star-Parent Teacher
Association waste paper campaign
are trying to collect 100000 pounds
of paper this week-enough to net
Sc, 900 for a 4-bed ward.
DR.. Joseph S. Wall, chief of the
hospitals medical staff, said he felt
sure that if Westinghouse would
follow the example of one 5-year-
old boy there would be no trouble
raising enough money for the build
ing. The boy. David Hall, of Silver
Spring, Md, DR.. Wall said, had given
him silver dollar, his total unin-
vested capital"
A fifth drive report luncheon is
scheduled for 1915 June 20, it was
announced, and a drive dinner for
$50 pm. June Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-06
Drive 10 Fight
Initiation With
Bonds Opens
Wilmer Waller Heads
First Peucetime
Campaign Here

A Nationwide drive against in
dation got under way in Washing
ton and throughout the United
States today-second anniversary of
the D day landings in Francois
the United States Savings Bonds
Division of the Treasury launched
the first peacetime campaign for
stimulating sales of Savings Bonds.
The drive, which will end July 4,
is headed locally by Wilmer j.
Waller, who spanked War Bond
drives before hostilities ceased and
the Victory Loan campaign imme-
diately following the japanese sur
render.
No quotas have been set for the
drive and no organized solicitation
activities will mark the course of
the drive. The Nation will be
flooded, however, with appeals and
publicity designed to stimulate pur-
chase of Government securities to
combat the spread of imitation.
AS the campaign began, Treasury
Secretary Vinson urged wholesale
subscription to United Savings
Bonds to back your own future"
He said:
1.-THE best way for the average
American to fight imitation is to
invest regularly his surplus earn
ings in United States Savings Bonds
and hold them. The Savings
Bonds program helps to keep the
public debt in the hands of the
people; it enables millions to save
regularly and invest in safe and
profitable securities designed to fit
their needs.
Just as you backed the attack
against despotism by your purchases
OF War Savings Bonds, so you are
insuring your own independence by
investing regularly in these same
bonds
Mrs. Harry S. Truman also issued
statement adjuring the women
of America to make each payday
step toward ownership of another
Savings Bond" Mrs. Truman said
The future well-being of most
American families rest largely on
the resoluteness of women in main
tanning the wartime habit of in
vesting every dollar above needed
living expenses in United States
Savings Bonds"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-06

Services at Foundry Methodist
Church will begin Sunday with a
musical meditation played on the
church's big three-manual organ by
a six-year-old girl.
Bonnie Lynn Carow, whose father,
Glenn Carow. is the organist of the
church, will play Heller's "Tocatta.'
1t will be Christian education day
at the church and Bonnie will make
literal the biblical phrase, land a
little child shall lead them"
Bonnie was practicing for the oc-
casion today. She played through
the piece on the three manuals,
crossing her left hand over her right
at times to hold a prolonged chord.
She finished up by slipping down a