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Evening star., 1946-03-11
Telephone Pay Talks
Will Resume Here Today

Another meeting of negotiators
representing the Washington Tele-
phone Traffic Union and the Ches-
apeake and Potomac Telephone Co.
was scheduled for pm. today at
the Hotel Statler. They are seek
ing to sign a new labor contract.
A union spokesman said today
the workers do not anticipate any
protracted series of negotiations and
the bargaining is proceeding ami
cably. The Districts $500 workers
involved will receive wage increases
from $5 to 81 weekly if the national
pattern is followed. This pattern is
based on the contract signed Thurs
day morning at the last minute be-
fore a threatened Nationwide tele-
phone strike involving the American
Telephone & Telegraph Co. and the
Federation of Long Lines Telephone
Workers.
Mrs. Mary E. Cannon, head of the
Washington operators, heads the
union negotiating committee in the
current deliberations. Both sides
held a collective bargaining meet
ing Friday night and today's session
is a resumption of that.
Evening star., 1946-03-11
Broodcosting Of roffic Court
Cases to Be Discontinued

Daily broadcasts of Traffic Court
here will be discontinued soon, pur-
suant to the new rules of criminal
procedure for District Court, pre-
scribed by the Supreme Court and
approved by Congress.
Chief Judge George P. Barse of
Municipal Court said today a meet
ing of the judges would be held
Wednesday to determine just when
the broadcasts will be stopped.
A report in the District Bar As
sociation Journal this month by
John F.. Hillyard, member of the
Bar Associations committee on rela-
tions with the municipal court,
quoted the pertinent rule regulat-
ing conduct in the court room as
follows:
"The taking of photographs in
the courtroom during the progress
Of judicial proceedings or radio
broadcasting Of judicial proceedings
Evening star., 1946-03-11
County PouItrymen
Will Meet Thursdoy

Three speakers will address the
meeting Of the Prince Georges
Poultry Association at 8 pm. Thurs
day in the Upper Marlboro court
house, it was announced today by
County Agent P. E. Clark.
DR.. H. M. Devolt of the University
Of Maryland's livestock sanitary de-
partment will discuss poultry dis
eases, George Quigley of the Uni
versity Of Maryland will speak on
feeds and w. D. Termohlen of the
Agriculture Department will discuss
egg production.
The associations new officers in
clude Albert N. Williams, Chelten-
ham, president; Francis Underwood,
Friendly, vice president; Royce
Wareham, Largo, secretary and
treasurer, and ]. w. Snoddy, Wilder
croft. delegate to the Safe council.
Evening star., 1946-03-11
.Six-AIarm Fire Causes
100000 Damage 10
Foundry al Baltimore
ey tho Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 11-Damage
estimated at about 100000 resulted
from a alarm fire yesterday in
the S. B. Sexton Foundry Building
in Southwest Baltimore.
Fire 1t. Harry Davidson, "a, suf-
fered back and leg injuries when he
fell 40 feet through skyhght after
laying hose lines across the roof of
an adjacent building. He was taken
to South General Hospital.
Dense clouds of smoke were form
ed as rags and salvaged ammunition
cardboard cases in the four STORY
building burned. At times, it was
impossible to see across the street.
The first floor OF the building is
occupied by the Sexton Stove CO.
and the upper three floors by
A. Ennis & Co., according to Jacob
Petrushansky, owner of the building.
Mr.. Petrushansky said damage to
the building alone would be more
than 100000. Police and employees
of the concerns involved in the fire
said material ruined by the fire
were valued at about 100000.
Fire Chief Charles H. Thiess said
the fire might have been started by
SpontaneOllS combustion.
Evening star., 1946-03-11
0PA Files Suit for S33,631.
For Auto Ceiling Violations

The Office of Price Administration
today filed a triple damage suit
in District Court charging the Mott
Motors, Inc, with offices in the
Tower Building, Fourteenth and K
streets NV, and Thomas T. Mott,
president of the corporation, with
selling 13 used passenger automo-
biles at above-ceiling prices.
The suit claims the total over
charges amounted to $11 ,210.60 and
asked for damages of $33, 1881 80,
representing three times the alleged
overcharges
The suit also asked that Mott
Motors be enjoined from selling at
above-ceiling prices. j. Grahame
Walker, District OPA enforcement
attorney. who filed the suit. de-
clared:
%" There will be no relaxing
on the part of the District OPA
enforcement staff in seeking viola
tions of the used cars regulations
and in promptly prosecuting all
Evening star., 1946-03-11
AndrewsFieId
ToBecomeAAF
Clearing House
Re-enIisted Forces
Will Be Assigned
From Thut Station

The number of soldiers at An
drews Field is expected to doubls
under new arrangements establish
ing the field as redistribution sta
ton for Army Air Forces men re-
enlisting for three years, 1t was an
nounced today.
Men in this group will be sent
from Fort Meade to Andrews Field
for assignment to other fields
throughout the country.
Among those who will remain at
the field for periods ranging from
four to Is days will be three-year
men with disable skills"-that is.
those who have already had some
AAF training and can be reassigned
without going to school.
Regular three-year enlistees re-
turning from overseas for assign
ments within the country will be or
dered to Andrews Field from Fort
Meade. Others who are under or
ders to return overseas, but are not
eligible under War Department poll
cies, also will be assigned through
hIloIeWS f1elQ, IL was explained.
The new policy, which went into
effect today, is expected to bring
1900 men to the field monthly. The
first group is scheduled to arrive
| tomorrow.
A field spokesman said facilities
are now being established to receive,
house, feed and process the men.
The ne Warrangement will mean
opening buildings which have been
closed for some time.
Andrews Field will be one of %
such AAF stations in the country.
Capt. Albert T. Ferrin will be COM
manding officer of the redistribu-
tion detachment. 1t. William L.
Henderson will be the classification
officer and Chief Warrant Officer
Thomas M. De Vaney will take
charge of the personnel work,
Evening star., 1946-03-11
Showmobi|e 10 Tour
Silver Spring Tomorrow

The showmobile Rainbow Cor
ner," operated by the American Red
Cross in Europe during the war, will
visit Silver Spring tomorrow after
noon, when four Red Cross enter
tainerS will stage two performances
patterned on overseas entertain
ments.
The first show will be given at
1:30 pm. in front of the Suburban
National Bank and will be repeated
at 2 pm. at the shopping center.
A committee from the Silver Spring
Board of Trade, headed by James
McCann, will welcome the enter
tanners. Others on the committee
are Fred L. Lutes, William w.
Wright and Donald K. Staley.
The showmobile carries a stage.
dressing rooms, record player and
a small piano.
Evening star., 1946-03-11
Hearings on Compromise
|Slum Bill Resume Tomorrow

Public hearings on the "compro-
mise" Senate bill to chart a s2O.-
000,Co0 ten-year program to rebuild
Washington's slum blighted areas
will be resumed at 1890 am. to-
morrow before a subcommittee of
the House District Committee.
The session will be conducted by
Representative McGehee, Demo-
crat. OF Mississippi, chairman of the
Judiciary Subcommittee. in charge
OF the legislation. He said he hopes
to bring the hearings to a close
soon.
Among witnesses yet to be heard
are John Ihler, executive officer of
the National Capital Housing Au-
thority, and spokesmen for several
civic groups. At recent hearings, pri-
vate building interests urged changes
in the bill as passed by the Senate
to provide a more specific defini-
ton of public low rent housing"
Evening star., 1946-03-11

from the courtroom shall not be per-
mitted by the court"
In his report Mr.. Hillyard de-
scribed as "very debatable" the
question of whether the stated pur-
pose of the broadcasts-to educate
the general public, especially visitors
to the city, relatives to the traffic
regulations so that violations would
decrease-has been accomplished.
Mr.. Hillyard added, 'It has also
come to my attention that, many
defendants do not come to court in
defense of charges made against
them because they do not wish to
take the chance of their case being
broadcast. I know of others who
called on employees at the court
house and begged that their case
be called after the broadcast period
had been concluded"
The bar association approved a
resolution in April, 1945, recon-
mending discontinuence Of the
broadcast.
Evening star., 1946-03-11
Work on Heating Plant
To Start at Blue Plains

Ground for the new $500, 900 heat
ing plant at the District Home for
the Aged and Infirm at Blue Plains
will be broken Wednesday, Otto
Cass, superintendent, announced to-
day.
Mr.. Cass had hoped excavation
could begin today, but the contrac-
tor will not have a steam shovel
available until Wednesday.
If construction goes as scheduled.
the plant will be ready In a year,
Mr.. Cass said. Money for it was
first appropriated nearly two years
ago, but the war held up construc-
ton.
The superintendent and the
Board of Welfare's Committee on
Institutions are working on plans
for a $2,500,000 replacement of the
present main building which houses
480 inmates. The plans, discussed
for some time, are expected to be
ready for submission first to the
Welfare Board and then to the
Commissioners within a few days,
Mr.. Cass said.
A request for funds is included
in the 1946-47 budget, which also
carries a request for a 300-bed in
fImary.
Evening star., 1946-03-11
Churchill Bids Truman
.Good-by Before Going
To New York Today

Winston Churchill called at the
White House today to say goodby
to President Truman, as he pre-
pared to leave Washington at S
o'clock this afternoon for New
York, where he will embark for
home. The meeting was the first
since they travelled to the Mid
west together last week.
The wartime Prime Minister of
Great Britain spent Is minutes with
President Truman. AS he emerged
from the Presidents Office pulling
on his ever-present cigar, he smil-
ingly brushed away the questions
of newsmen, telling them he was
on his way to luncheon with
the press.
Mr.. Churchill was the guest of the
Overseas Writers Association at the
Hotel Statler at 1890 pm, and
had agreed to a question -and-an-
swer session with the priviso that
what he said would be "off the
record"
Alnancc 70 be Topic.
1t was certain that the principal
topic would be his proposal for an
Anglo-American alliance, which he
advanced in a speech at West
minister College, Fulton, Mo, last
Tuesday. The suggestion has beer
indi1erently received in this coun.
try.
Mr.. Churchill will remain about
10 days in New York before sail.
ing for home. On Friday he will
speak at public reception rendered
by the city at which he receives 6
gold medal. Next Monday, Mr.
Churchill will receive an honorary
degree from Columbia University
but will make no formal talk.
The British Information Service
said he would leave the United
States on March 20 or 81.
Poses for Painting.
Yesterday, Mr.. Churchill posed at
the Mayfower for Douglas Chan
dor, who is completing a painting
of the Big Three meeting at Yalta
Mr.. Chandor was commissioned to
do the picture by President Roose-
welt, whose portrait has been fin
ished
When the Churchill portrait is
done, Mr.. Chandor plans to go tc
Moscow to paint Premier Stain.
The artist said yesterday that he
is portraying Britain's wartime
leader as "a growing bulldog al
bay"
Mr.. Churchill, accompanied by
his wife and their daughter, Mrs
Sarah Oliver, arrived in Washing
ton a week ago from Miami Beach
where they had been vacationing
several weeks. They are staying al
the British Embassy.
Evening star., 1946-03-11
D. {. Man Killed in Fall
From Hotel in Florida

James A. Taylor, 46, of POPS I
street NV. veteran of the World
War, fell to his death from the
third-f1oor window of a Bradenton
(Flao hotel yesterday, according to
the Associated Press.
Mr.. Taylor, native of Danvine,
Va, had lived here for II years,
working as photostat operator for
the Commerce Department and for
the Saltz Brothers clothiers.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Dorothy Moore Taylor. She said
today she did not know how the &C.
cident happened. A Bradenton cor
oner's jury said Mr.. Taylor "fell to
his DEATH
He was in Florida for his health.
according to Mrs. Taylor. He was a
member of American Legion Post As.
The body will be sent here for
burial in Arlington Cemetery Satur-
day. The funeral will be held from
Hines funeral home, 2901 Four
teenth street NV.
Evening star., 1946-03-11
Victim Of Meningitis
Is Recovering at Home

Mrs. Ellen Barch, 1880 North
Quinn street, Arlington, is recover
Ing from an attack of spinal lnanin-
gifts which her husband nursed her
through at home.
Cyril Barch, her husband, who is
employed by the Pennsylvania Gen.
trail Airlines, said today that their
physician DR.. Louis Eigen, mad ex-
hausted ''al possibilities" of hos
pitals In Washington and Virginia
but could not get her admitted. He
also said the services of a nurse
could not be obtained.
He said Gallinger Hospital was
contacted, but officials there ex-
planned that there is no provision
for treating non-residents of the
District. A spokesman at Gallinger,
however, told The Star that if the
woman actually had been brought
to the hospital in a serious condi-
ton she would not have been turned
away.
Arlington Hospital, Mr.. Barch
said, would not take her because
it has no contagious ward.
Evening star., 1946-03-11

ing up your whereases and then
come through with a smashing now
therefore"
Mr.. Norton's handiwork goes to
the municipal departments and the
public via mimeograph without fan
fare of trumpets, or town crier.
Since 1920 he has served in secre-
tarial capacity to one of the three
Commissioners - usually the one
charged with supervision of the
police and fire departments. One OF
his bosses was the only woman ever
to be a Commissioner, Miss Mabel
Boardman.
When Commissioner Melvin c.
Hazen died, Mr. Norton went to
work in the Office of the secretary OF
the Board of Commissioners where
he Is principal assistant. He lives
at BIS Patterson place NV.
Evening star., 1946-03-11
Red Cross Workers
Ito Hear Sullivan

John L. Sullivan, Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Navy for Air, will be
principal speaker at 1890 pm. to-
morrow when Government Unit
volunteer workers in the local Red
Cross campaign make progress re-
ports in the United States Cham
ber OF Commerce Building.
Navy canvassers will be SPOT
lighted during the luncheon session
and guests of honor will include
Vice Admiral Louis E. Denfeld
deputy chief of naval operations
and Read Admiral G. B. Davis, Red
Cross vice chairman for the Po-
tomac River Naval Command.
The Navy Band Orchestra will
play.
Other units in the drive were to
report this afternoon, and their
figures were expected to push the
total pledged far above the 20 pe,
cent of quota already reported
The Capital area is being asked tc
contribute 81, ,573, 400 in the 500 ,O0O,-
600 Nationwide campaign.
Evening star., 1946-03-11
Income Tax Advisers
Increased as Rush
To File Starts Early

The biggest crowds of the year
began surging through the Wash
ington income tax Office this morn
ing to file returns before the dead
line Friday midnight.
More than 300 persons had lined
up, winding through the corridors
of the Bureau of Internal Revenue
Building, before the Office opened at
$3.50 am.
The staff of $50 experts already
on hand to help advise the early
comers was augmented during the
morning by 40 more, bringing the
staff up to 100.
With this group of tax advisers,
scattered throughout several rooms
and even into the corridors, A.
Parks Rasin, in charge of the Office,
expected to keep the lines moving
rapidly throughout the day.
This mornings crowds followed
the pattern of past years, Mr.. Rasin
said, since many people put of
the job of working out their in
come tax papers until the last
Sunday before the March is dead
line. This brings a throng pouring
into the tax Office on Monday
Thousands more are expected, how
ever, during the rest of the filing
period.
The Office at Twelfth street and
Constitution avenue NV, is open
daily from $3.50 am. to 5 pm, ex-
cept Friday, when the doors will
not close until midnight.
Income tax returns for the year
1945 and the declarations of esti-
mated income and tax for this yea,
1916 may be filed at the local Office
BY mail, they may be sent from
the District of Columbia and Mary
land to the Collector of Interna,
Revenue, Baltimore, Md, or from
Virginia to the Collector of Interna,
Revenue, Richmond, Va.
Evening star., 1946-03-11
Municipal Court Sees
Million Dollar Income
From Rise in Cases

An upswing in the number of cases
in Municipal Court is expected soon
and by June 30 the court probably
will be doing a million dollar busi-
ness-about three times more than
operating costs-Chief Judge George
P. Barse said in report released by
the District Commissioners today.
Reporting on the courts business
during the first half of this fiscal
year, July to December 81, 1945,
Judge Barse said the cash income
from fines and court costs had been
$498, 8,406. The appropriation for the
fiscal year is $4,000. If the cash
income continues as he expects
Judge Barse said, by the end of the
year it will total about $1,000,0 900.
The judge said that this money,
however, reverts to the United
States Treasury and the court can
get funds only by direct appropria-
ton from Congress. A plea by the
court for eight court reporters at
salaries of $4,500 year was rejected
by budget authorities despite the
fact the District Court is allowed u
such reporters, Judge Barse said.
Would Improve Efficiency. y
II the Municipal Court were al
lowed to have reporters the judges
could perform their duties with
much greater efficiency, Judge
Barse declared.
The judge based his prediction in
the total number of cases to be
handled this fiscal year as compared
to the last fiscal year on figures
showing increases in the number of
cases in all the branches except
United States, traffic and landlord
and tenant cases.
If the number of cases in the
traffic branch had not decreased 26
per cent in the last six months Of
1945 as compared to the last six
months of 1914 the comparison of
the total cases handled in those two
periods would have shown Sub
stantial" upswing in 1945. AS it is,
the cases handled through last De-
cember were within per cent of the
number handled in the last half of
1914, Judge Barse said.
Reversal of Trend Imminent.
Speaking of the decrease of cases
that was noticed in 1944-5, Judge
Barse declared:
1T Is now evident that a reversal
in that trend is imminent"
The heaviest increase in the num-
ber of cases in the first six months
of this fiscal year, as compared to
the similar period of the preceding
fiscal year, was shown in the Civil
Divisions "class A" cases, involving
claims from $500 to $1,000. These
cases increased from 1873 to 598-
about 81 per cent.
Judge Barse said he soon will re-
port to the United States Attorney
General and the District Commits
sioners on improvements the judges
believe could be made in the Munich
pal Court. ! The improvements were
suggested after an inspection by
one of the judges Of the Cleveland
Ohio, Municipal Court.
Evening star., 1946-03-11
ID. +. Firm Withdraws
Bid for FM License;
Eleven Leftin Field

Withdrawal of one of II applica-
tions for frequency modulation
broadcasting stations here was an
nounced today as the Federal Com
munications Commission opened a
consolidated hearing on proposed
"staticless" radio operations in the
Washington area.
Decision of the Marcus Loew
Booking Agency to withdraw its ap-
piication left II bids pending for
an equal number of new FM sta
tions the FEC plans to authorize
for the Capital. Since there was
no excess of applications over con-
struction permits to be made avail
able, it was decided to recess the
hearing until later in the day pend
ing an FEC decision on dropping
the consolidated proceeding in fa-
vor Of individual hearings.
Star Application Remains.
The applications remaining active
are those of the Evening Star Broad
casting Co., now operating Station
WMAL; Cowles Broadcasting Co.,
operator of VOL: National Broad
casting Co., operator of WRC; Cap
ital Broadcasting Co., operator of
WWDC; WINK Broadcasting Co.,
Mid-Coastal Broadcasting Co., Com
mercial Radio Equipment Co., Po-
tomac Cooperative Federation. Inc. :;
Chesapeake Broadcasting Co., Met
ropolitan Broadcasting Corp. and
Theodore Crank.
The fact applications equal The
number Of stations to be authorized
does not assure success of all bids,
since each prospective operator must
satisfy the FEC of its financial and
engineering competency and general
fitness to operate in the public in
terest.
Static Eliminated.
FIN Is a system of high-fidelity
broadcasting which is not affected
by man-made or natural static. Its
range is limited, in general, by the
horizon as viewed from the point OF
transmission, but it is expected to
supersede the present broadcasting
method because of it's clarity.
Most medium and high priced
postwar radio receivers are being
equipped to receive FIN transmits
sions. However, existing stations
will continue to be heard in a tran
sition period expected to require a
number of years,
Evening star., 1946-03-11
Maid Of Cotton Arrives
For Start Of National Tour

The Maid of Cotton-1946" ar
rived in Washington today, first stop
on tour of 30 cities as ambassador
for the cotton industry.
She is Miss Gwin Barnwell of
Greenwood, Miss, and she was
chosen for her present role at the
annual cotton carnival at Memphis,
Tenn.
She will call at the White House
tomorrow and on Wednesday night
will be queen of a cotton ball at the
Shoreham Hotel.
Evening star., 1946-03-11
Warehouse at Richmond
Destroyed by Blaze

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. II P.-
An empty warehouse was destroyed
yesterday in a three-alarm fire
Two firemen were injured, one seri-
ously, when a fire truck, enc route
to the fire, collided with an auto
mobile.
A heavy pail of smoke rose sky
ward from the burning three-story
brick and frame building, and at
tracted many Sunday motorists
snarling traffic in the vicinity.
The injured firemen were Hep
burn F. Eubank, 30, who was seri-
ously hurt, and Edward Franklin
Coates, 81,
Evening star., 1946-03-11
Fronk Harris, Pittsburgh
Republican Leader, Dies
BY the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Mar. 11.-Frank
j. Harris, IS, prominent Pennsyl-
vania Republican leader and theater
executive, died today after several
months illness.
In 1910 he was the first Pennsyl-
vania Republican leader to support
Wendell Willkie for President.
Evening star., 1946-03-11
$500 Token From Theoter

Thieves broke into the Plymouth
Theater, 1855 H street NE, and
robbed the safe of $500 last night,
Miss Odessa Hassler, manager, re-
ported to police today.