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Evening star., 1946-12-05
Mrs. Krug Buys
Christmas Seals
In Renewed Drive

Mrs. j. A. Krug, wife of the Secre-
tary of the Interior, today launched
the second phase of the annual
Christmas Seal sale by the District
of Columbia tuberculosis Associa-
ton and similar groups in nearby
Virginia and Maryland, by buying
the first sheet of seals at a May
flower Hotel lobby booth.
There will be 10 booths in all
parts of Washington and similar
booths in Arlington and Alexandria
and in Montgomery County.
Edward K. Funkhouser, executive
secretary of the association, said
that in the first nine days Of the
associations seal sale campaign
here, the total exceeds last years
mark by $8,237 with $44,89l.50 be-
ing received thus far.
In opening the booth campaign,
Mrs. Krug made her purchase from
Mrs. Robert Phelps, 2800 Woodley
road NV, chairman of the commit
tee of Trinity College alumnae,
which operates the booth.
Several hundred volunteer work.
ers, representing So women's groups,
will staff District booths in stores,
banks, hotels and other public
buildings, under the Craftsmanship
of Mrs. Gail T! Judd, president of
the District department. American
Legion Auxiliary.
Evening star., 1946-12-05
Government Services
Says S292,553L Lost
On Meals in 9 Months

Government Services, Inc, which
operates most Government cafe
terias, reported today 1t took loss
of 1892 ,563 on the eating places dur
ing the first nine months of this
year.
The loss brought the working
capital of the services down to
$64 ,o59 as of September 80, officials
said.
Operating at such losses" said
A.. E. Demaray associate director
of the National Park Service and
president of the services, I'VE are
actually subsidizing purchasers OF
meals in our cafeterias during that
period to the extent of the loss
suffered.
"This corporation could no longer,
without endangering its sound
financial position, continue such
subsidization."
Recent food price increases in
the cafeterias, it was said, have
"helped to reduce the amount of
monthly deficits due to cafeteria
operation"
In the period from October 1,
1926, to September 80, 1916, the
services financial statement said,
total gross income was $99, $4,000, Of
which income from cafeteriaS
amounted to SIT ,936 1896.
Evening star., 1946-12-05
Adequate School Pay
Demanded by Corning

Adequate salaries must be paid
teachers If those in the profession
are to remain and top-caliber young
people are to be attracted to teach-
ing, School Supt. Hobart NJ Corning
told the Rotary Club yesterday.
Addressing the groups luncheon
meeting at the Mayfiower Hotel, DR..
Corning attributed the Nationwide
shortage of teachers to low pay.
Terming schools the place where
future citizens are nodded" DR..
Corning stressed the Importance of
proper instruction for students. He
also said the Districts mixture OF
modern and antiquated school build
ings dating back to 1908" must be
brought up to date if the local
school system is to function properly.
Lack of classroom space in Dis
trict schools has resulted in approx
mately 1000 pupils being placed on
part-time schedules, he said, adding
that such a situation obviously did
not permit proper education.
Evening star., 1946-12-05
Driver in Wild Chase
Gets Jail, Heavy Fine

Stiff fines and Jail sentence were
meted out in Traffic Court today to
Jerome S. johnson, %, colored
whose arrest Saturday after a 60
mile -an-hour chase through down.
town streets resulted in his being
shot by police and charged on 26
separate counts.
After allowing johnson to plead
guilty on only two of the counts,
Judge John P. Mcmahon fined him
$3.50 and sentenced him to three
months In Jail, with an additional
three months in Jail If he cannot
pay the fine, on a charge of reckless
driving.
Judge Mcmahon also sentenced
johnson to $25 fine or Is days in
Jail on the second charge of vio-
lating the hackers regulations, to
which he also pleaded guilty.
From Traffic Court johnson, was
taken to United States Court, where
Judge Thomas D. Quinn ordered
him held for the grand jury under
1000 bond after he pleaded not
guilty to a charge of unauthorized
use of vehicle and waived a
hearing.
johnson, who lives in the SOC
block of Twenty-flrs street NV.
had been in Gallinger Hospital since
his capture recovering from a bullet
wound in his shoulder. He was
struck by a bullet fired during the
chase by police, who finally forced
the cab he was driving to the curb
on First street S.W. near Maryland
avenue after tire blew cut.
Evening star., 1946-12-05
Man Is Hurt Critically
When Hit by 5freetear

Domenico Perrone, 68, of 1856
Florida avenue NE, was in critical
condition today in Casualty Hospital
after being struck by streetcar last
night on Eighth street, near I street
NE.
Hospital physicians said he was
suffering a skull fracture and cuts
on the head. The streetcar was op-
Grated by Albert N. Miller, So, OF
GAIL E street NE.
Two other persons were injured
yesterday when the car in which
they were riding crashed into a
tree on the Soldiers Home grounds
after tire blew out.
Seaman 1/C Lucian F. Dorsey, Ii,
stationed at cambridge, Nd, suf-
fered compound fracture Of his
right leg and a possible conclusion
He was treated at Sibley Hospital
and later removed to the Naval
Medical Center at Bethesda. South
Trimble Lynn, 19, of 300 Quebec
street NV, son of David Lynn
Capitol architect, and grandson OF
the late South Trimble, Clerk of the
House of Representatives, suffered
multiple bruises. He was removed
to Mount Alto Hospital after being
treated at Sibley Hospital.
Police said the driver OF the car
Edward E. CiSsel, 10, of 3108 Thirty
eighth street NV, was uninjured
Evening star., 1946-12-05
Janifor Held in $1,000
In Residence Fire Charge

A colored janitor of the 300 block
of Second street S.W., today was
being held in $4,000 bond for the
grand jury on ar arson charge.
The defendant is Lester Samuels,
%, listed by police as a laborer en-
ployed at the National Guard
Armory. He was arrested Tuesday
at his home in connection with a
fire in a residence in the 400 block
of Fifth street Sc.
According to the complaining wit
ness, Mrs. lola johnson, colored,
someone set fire to the oil storage
tank in her back yard after severing
the feed line on October 20. Police
said witnesses claimed to have
notice. Samuels In the neighborhood
at the time of the blaze.
Detectives Of No. 5 precinct testi-
fed In Municipal Court yesterday
they started looking for Samuels
when Mrs. johnson told them the
defendant had q "grudge" against
her.
The defendant denied the charge,
Evening star., 1946-12-05
Man Gets Wish
YuIe Dinner
In District Jail

A 59-year-old colored man today
had his Yule wish Christmas din
ner in District Jail.
Municipal Court Judge George D.
Nelson granted it yesterday after
hearing the following story related
by Pvt. G. A. Chaney Of No. pre-
cinct:
On Tuesday night, Samuel Good
man walked into the precinct sta
tion. I'm drunk" he announced
to the desk clerk.
The clerk, concurring, booked him
on an intoxication charge, and then
asked why he took such pains to
prefer the charge against himself
Goodman said he had speAt
Thanksgiving Day In District Jail
and that he had enjoyed the holi-
day meal there. "And now I want
Christmas dinner in jail" he added.
as all this true?" Judge Nelson
asked the defendant in court yes
terday. Goodman said 1t was.
v The sentence was 80 days in jail,
which assures the defendant a New
Years as well as Christmas feast.
Evening star., 1946-12-05
{. f. Coupe, Convicted
In 1898 Case, Faces
New Gaming Charge

Edward F. Coupe, AZ, Of the 310o
block OF North Seventeenth street,
Arlington, who in 1899 lost an ap-
peal to the Supreme Court, of a
conviction on a gambling charge,
was to appear today before United
States Commissioner Needham C.
Turnage on similar charges.
The Supreme Court refused to re-
view the decision of the Court of
Appeals in upholding his convic-
ton. 1t was claimed that at the
time of his arrest, police made an
illegal search and seizure. The high
court ruled that, if police had prior
information which led to the search
and seizure, it was not Illegal. The
decision gave District police their
first legal foothold against the
known gamblers operating in the
area.
Coupe was arrested yesterday as
he was driving out Rhode Island
avenue, near Eighteenth street NE,
under somewhat similar circum-
stances as those involved in the ar
rest in 1888. Detective Sergts. How
ard Ogle and Paul Clarke of the
gambling squad charged Coupe with
operating q lottery and possession
of lottery slips. The man was re-
leased in $500 bond. Sergt. Ogle
said he and his partner had war
rant for Coupe's arrest, based on
information obtained from an I'M
dercover man who had been work.
ing on the case for some time. The
officers said they found $1,000 in a
suitcase in Coupe'S car,
Evening star., 1946-12-05
Abe Board Again Weighs
License Previously Denied

The Alcoholic Beverages Control
Board today had under considera-
ton the application for liquor
license for a restaurant at Four
teenth and u streets NV, after
police officials testified they did not
believe granting of the license would
add to their troubles.
The policemen were the only wit
nesses at the hearing yesterday on
the application of Mrs. Anna j.
Clore, whose restaurant is. at 2001
Fourteenth street NV. The officers
were 1t. Daniel D. Pittman and
Policeman Eric F. Bombard, both of
No. 13 precinct.
At previous hearing on another
application, Capt. Charles Weber,
then in command of the precinct,
but now retired, objected to the is
suance of license because of heavy
traffic at the intersection. The ABC
Board accepted his advice and
turned down the applicant.
Evening star., 1946-12-05
Board Meets 10 Consider
MARYLAND Special Session
BY the Assoeiofed Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 5.-Whether
a special session of the Maryland
LEGISLATURE will be called this month
apparently depends on arguments
to be presented by legal and fiscal
officials at today's meeting of the
Board of Public Works.
Gov. O'Conor called the meeting
of the board to discuss a proposal
that the Legislature be summoned
to protect blanket pay raises given
State Employees September 1.
The board granted a $4,000, 600
annual pay raise not appropriated
by the last Legislature, expecting
that the 1947 General Assembly
would speedily pass deficiency bill,
since there is treasury surplus OF
$16,800,000.
Gov. O'Conor said today he was
neither In favor nor opposed to q
special session" He repeated his
previous stand that the board had
acted only after consulting Attor-
ney General william Curran.
Evening star., 1946-12-05
Police Assembling
Witnesses 10 Testify
AT Inquest on Scott

Witnesses were being assembled
today to testify at an inquest into
the death of Charles w. Scott, "a,
colored, whose death November 2
in District Jail following stolen
car accident touched off demands
for a further investigation of the
case. ~
Reversing his earlier stand, Cor
oner A. Magruder Macdonald de-
termined yesterday to hold the in
quest.
He previously had closed the case
by issuing a certificate stating that
Scott's death was caused by shock
resulting from antitetanus serum.
Scott's death came a day after
his arrest following the crash of
the car he was, driving. Policeman
Harry E. Hamilton was injured ia
tally while clinging to the door of
the automobile in attempting to
halt Scott. The vehicle crashed into
a truck.
The date of the inquest was left
open pending assembly of witnesses.
DR.. MacDonald's announcement
that he would hold the inquest fol-
lowed a conference with Curtis
Mitchell, attorney representing
SCOTS family, and two members of
the local branch of the National
Negro Congress. They were Mrs.
Marguerite Henderson and Mrs.
Dorothy Funn.
The congress had been demanding
an inquest since about a week after
Scott's death in the Jail infirmary.
The groups desire for further in
vestigation was based largely on the
findings of two Howard University
doctors who performed an autopsy
on the body November S. They were
DR.. Robert Jason and DR.. Warren
S. wilkins
DR.. Macdonald certified that
Scott died of anaphylactic shock
following administration of anti
tetanus serum. The serum was
given him at the Jail infirmary in
the treatment of injuries he received
in the automobile crash.
Both DR.. Macdonald and the
Commissioners had denied the con-
gress' plea for an inquest. The
coroner indicated yesterday his
compliance was prompted by de-
sire to clear up the entire issue" ;"
He said exhumation of SCOTS body
would not be necessary and that a
coroner's jury sworn in on the case
November 4. but never called, stood
ready to begin the inquiry.
Evening star., 1946-12-05
Police Seek Two Bandits
Who Got $3.50 in Cash

Police were looking today for two
nervous young bandits" who held
up the Navy Jewelry Shop, 727
Eighth street Sc, yesterday after
noon, obtained about $3.50 and es-
capped in taxicab.
The owner, Adolph Michels, IS,
told police the two men came into
his store in the morning and asked
to see some rings but left without
making purchase. They returned
in the afternoon and one of them
leaned over the counter and grabbed
Mr.. Michels' wrists. The other forced
Mrs. Mary Malta, 81, the book
keeper, to give him the bills from
the register after telling her. "11l
kill you If you don't get behind that
counter"
Evening star., 1946-12-05

BENJAMIN r. Fields, Washington
promoter who drew capacity audi
ences to Senate and House COM
mittee hearings this year, had a
standing room only sellout today
when the Government auctioned
his Office furnishings at 1643 Con-
necticut avenue for nonpayment Of
income taxes.
While several hundred persons
bid on more than 100 items, rang
ing from desks and rugs to clerical
supplies, Fields himself. did not
count the experience a total loss.
He was not present. but his attor-
ney, Alton s. Bradford, offered the
high bid of $305 for walnut desk
almost as big as President Trumans.
Mr.. Bradford also was high bidder
for two console bars, which con-
tanned no liquor, and for Fields
chair, Office sofa and a few other
items.
u. s. Collects $4,000.
The Government took in more
than $1,000 during the auction con-
Quoted by Jack w. Maslin, chief
field deputy of the Internal Rev.
enue Bureau
The collections, however, fell far
below the estimated value of the
furnishings themselves and even
farther below the $24,0e0 which the
Government repeatedly claims that
Fields failed to pay on his 1945 taxes.
Mr.. Bradford explained that
Fields protested the Governments
claim. An Internal Revenue Bureau
official declared that today's auction
was in no sense persecution" OF
Fields and had no connection with
the promoters appearances last
summer at congressional hearings
on the Carson munitions combine
and the disposal of surplus property.
More than half hour before the
doors were opened to the public
relations" headquarters Of Benjamin
F.. Fields and Associates, about 100
persons stood in chilly line stretch
ing out to Connecticut avenue. BY
the time the sale started the crowd
had Swelled to at least 800.
Competition Keen.
The bidding started out with keen
competition, but Mr.. Bradford
turned out to be top bidder on the
first half dozen articles. His identity,
however, apparently was not known
by most of the bidders.
The bidding then became general
and included scores of persons, most
of whom raised the figures by only
one or two dollars at a time Some
of the high bids included $55 for an
electric clock and two ornamental
horses, $55 for a radio, Sis for a
typewriter, $25 for one Of the con-
sole bars and $75 for the other, and
sos for the Office sofa.
A discouraging feature to some
prospective bidders was posted
notice that liens totaling S5,315 .03
were held by the Hotel g. Theater
Carpet Co. of New York, the U. S.
Sales g. Service Co. of Washington,
and Manning & Co. Of Washington
against Fields.
Evening star., 1946-12-05


whose resignation as Of November
80 terminated 43 years in the Dis
trict school system.
2. Approved continuance Of the
present system Of high school
equivalency tests through the school
year, with the proviso that the sys-
tenn be examined and report sub
mitted at the first board meeting
next September.
8. Heard q report from School
Supt. Hobart M. Corning that the
schools, as Of November 20, had
contributed $43, ,668 to the 1947 Com
munity Chest fund-l04.l per cent
of their quota.
DR.. Corning said the Christmas
holiday will run from December 23
to January !, inclusive.
Evening star., 1946-12-05

NFFE Unit Asks
Revision Of j. 5.
Salary Scales
Says Wage Policy
Forces Vital Workers
Into Private Jobs

Complete revision of the Govern.
ment's wage scale was advocated BY
the Executive Council of the Nation.
al Federation of Federal Employees
'as the only sound and permanently
effective approach to the Fedora
salary problem"
The council, meeting to formulate
q legislative program for Fedora
employees to present to the Both Con.
gress, did not mention the rise ir
the cost Of living as a reason fol
higher wages, but stressed that the
present salary scale was outmodeo
in comparison with private industry
Asserting that the Governments
salary policy is penny wise and
pound foolish" the council de-
clared that 'its (the Governments 81
penuriousness is costing the Gov
ernment and the American people
the services of thousands of highly
trained men and women who nc
longer can jeopardize the security OF
their families by continued Federal
employment, and who are accepting
lucrative offers from private busi-
ness and industry"
To Ask Upward Adjustment.
The council said the union would
present to Congress a program call
ing for upward adjustment of the
compensation schedules Of the Clas-
sification Act Of 1928. The pro-
gram will call for entrance salaries
large enough to attract capable
and qualified employees, and a SAL
ary range with a maximum high
enough to permit rates OF compensa-
ton commensurate with the in
creasing value of the service rem
dered from year to year."
Upward revision of the CLASH
fication Act would put the Govern
ment in conformity with the best
and most progressive methods in
personnel management and would
make the Federal service wholly
effective to meet the demands of this
new and critical age"
A warning that too severe per-
sonnel. cuts in the current Federal
observation-disclosures program could
cripple or destroy essential public
services was made by the council.
Warns of Gripping Economy.
"In such times as these, as we
have seen from past experience,
there often is a tendency to cripple
or even destroy essential public
services in a tidal wave of retrench-
ment," the council statement de-
clared.
in 1888, when a state Of near-hys-
terra resulted in the emasculation
of vital services of the Federal Gov
ernment"
The council pointed out that the
result was not economy but added
costs because it soon became inn
perative for the Government to re-
build the services which it had so
lately undermined"
Ask for Careful Reductions.
While declaring that personnel
cuts in Government are both
proper and inevitable" the council
asked that the Observation-Disclosures
program be accomplished "soundly
and carefully"
The sessions, which are expected
to last through this week, are con-
Quoted by Luther Steward, NFFE
president.
Evening star., 1946-12-05
Employment Meeting Set

The Governments problem Of or
ganizing to meet needs for scientific
research will be presented by the
Employment and Placement Section.
Society for Personnel Administra-
ton, at 7::30 pm. today In the
Archives auditorium, Eighth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Evening star., 1946-12-05
Truman Dodged
Pledge, Housing
Session Is Told
Lee Johnson AssoiIs
Release Of Wyatt in
Speech to Veterans

Lee r. johnson, executive vice pres
ident of the National Public Hous-
ing Conference, today charged the
White House walked out on its
commitment" to build homes for
veterans when the resignation Of
Housing Expediter Wilson w. Wy
att was accepted yesterday.
Addressing a housing session Of
the two-day National Social We'll
fare Assembly Conference on Vet
erans' Affairs, Mr.. johnson termed
the former MIA chief lone of
Americas great fighters and articu-
late champions"
Mr.. Wyatt, slated to address the
group today, Cancelled his engage
ment late last night.
Mr.. johnson asserted that the
turn of all cards" has been called
by selfish interests whose only de-
sire to help the veteran is to help
relieve him of every drop of cash" ="
White House Criticized.
"There was great glee last night"
he continued, among the real
estate and home builders Hobbies.
TN tumble Of pious words" Mr..
Johnson said, "the White House
beat its breast with pride for the
housing job accomplished during
the last 10 months. Then, with
many tongues In many cheeks, it
talked of returning to a normal
economy and stated in effect that
the days for fighting leadership in
housing are over"
Urging strong community action
to demand passage OF legislative
provisions of the Wagner -Ellender-
Taft act in the next Congress, Mr..
johnson also advocated:
Maintenance OF sale and rent CELL
In on new dwellings; support OF in
housing programs; raw
priorities for producers Of
building materials; continued chan
neling Of materials into homes for
veterans and restriction of non-
residential construction and subsidy
to increase the supply Of
building materials.
Pittsburgh Mayor Speaks.
In another address David Law
renee, Mayor of Pittsburgh, urged
delegates to support provisions of
the WET bill and declared a need
for strong Federal action" in every
phase of housing.
Delegates from 81 member agen-
cies of the assembly are meeting
here TO determine means of aiding
the veteran with problems in his
own community. Besides housing,
topics for discussion include en-
ployment. education. and training
and rehabilitation Of the disabled.
At a final dinner session tonight,
Secretary of War Patterson will adj
dress delegates on Seeing the Vet
eran Through"
Representative Edith Nourse
Rogers, Republican, Of Massachu-
sets yesterday stressed the need
for cooperative aid in each COM
to cope with veteran prob
lems and added. that 'tif civilians
all over the country would give
three-quarters of the time they gave
servicemen during the war, veterans
would have no problems today"
In another address, Perry Faux
ner, chief of the Veterans Employ
ment Service, said that SO far about
81 900 former servicemen have ex-
hausted their unemployment COM
pensation benefits. Many other
former servicemen, he said, are dis
satisfied in jobs they have.
Evening star., 1946-12-05

WASHINGTON DECORATEDSecretary of the Navy For
restal ge shown presenting Medal of Merit to Arthur
Middleton HILL Connecticut NV, chairman OF the
executive committee the Greyhound Corp Mrs Hill is look
measuraby aiding the effort in connection with noblza
Navy rubber supply director OF its ansporta
tion branch and public works r Hills
ice citation said were rendered with distinction reflect
ing credit to the Navy to the Government of the United
States contributed materially to the successful prosecution
of the war" star StaH Pnoto.
Evening star., 1946-12-05
Children to Give Show

Children of Lanham, Md, and
vicinity will present an amateur
show at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
Lanham. School for the benefit Of
the communitys memorial center.
Evening star., 1946-12-05

an aggregate OF
80 years service.
They are Miss
Edith L. Grosve-
nor, health, ply
sical education
and safety in.
structor at Gen.
tral High School,
who will leave
the school sys-
tenn December
81 after AZ years
in teaching, and
James M. Car
ter, En- 6 lis h
teacher at Dun
Yrs
Evening star., 1946-12-05
Paper Salvage Plan in Schools
Continued by Education Board

/. Accepted the resignation for
age of two high school teachers with