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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-04

Three brothers, sons Of vito
Pinto, 20 Brewster street, were,
recently discharged from the
service and are now back into
the shuttle Of civilian life.
They are Cpl. Daniel Pinto,
Pfc. James Pinto and Coxswain
Horace Pinto, and all reside with
their father at the Brewster
street address.
Daniel has served in the Army
for three years and eight months.
Evening star., 1946-01-08
Drivers Seek Change
lin I'd. {. Taxi Zones
Al PUG Conference

Changes in two taxicab zones
were asked today by Local 935 of
the AF'L Union Of TaXicab Opera
tors. Drivers and Garagemen at a
public hearing before the Public
Utilities Commission.
More than 100 cab drivers crowd
ed the boardroom of the District
Building for the informal session
called to consider re-establishment
Of a fourth zone in the Northeast
and creation of a fifth zone in the
area of Livingston road Sc.
Caleb L. Hughes, a business agent
OF the union, told the commission
conditions have changed since the
present zones were set up. He saio
the union proposals were in the
public as well as the drivers in
terest.
Under questioning by Peoples
Counsel James w. Lauderdale, Mr.
Hughes admitted that no other or
ganization had asked for the spe-
cific changes proposed. He said
however, that there have beer
many complaints from the public
about drivers passing up additiona.
fares to keep the trip remunera-
tive.
Edward Williams, also a anior
business agent, introduced some
mileage statistics on the variou:
zones and said he thought the pro-
posed changes would 30 far to cor.
rect many of the complaints.
In connection with by-passing o1
prospective passengers by the
drivers Mr.. Williams said that thu
public often by-passed empty cab.
in an effort to obtain the benefit
of group rates to distant points.
Evening star., 1946-01-08
Shepherd Dog,
| Purple Heart
Holder, Missinq

Blackie, male German Shepherd
dog, veteran of World War II with
the United States Coast Guard ano
holder of the Purple Heart and q
citation for efficient service, has
been missing from the home of his
owners, Mr.. and Mrs. C. j. Fowler
Of 251 Evans lane, Alexandria, Va.
since last Thursday.
Blackie is 4 years old, weighs
about 81 pounds and has a black
golden chest and black eyebrows
Two hecks or gold are on his fore
head. His ears lie almost fiat, caused
by shell conclusion in Europe that
also knocked out a lower front tooth
He carries scar on his right front
leg where sniperS bullet grazeo
him. He was wearing a collar in
scribed ~. S. c. G., War Training
Curtis Bay, Nd" when he dis
appeared.
Twice on duty overseas, he was a
constant companion of the Fowlers
for three months before he entered
the service early in 1912, and since
his discharge last summer has al
ways been with one or both of them
Mr.. Fowler, a travelling salesman for
the s. Gumpert Co., usually takes
his wife with him on trips, and
Blackie went along, too.
The dog was let out of the house
about 8 pm. and has not been seen
since. his owners said.
Evening star., 1946-01-08

In September, he returned to Dem
mark to give his final command per-
formance on the 18th birthday ami
versary of King Christian. 1t af-
forded the first reunion in six years
with his daughter and sister. He
was elated to find that his native
country bore few marks of the Ger
man occupation The chief problem
today. he said, is lack of fuel.
Son Served in Army.
Denmark and his son, who served
with the Sd Army in Germany, are
the two great prides of the singer
who can joke about his own talents.
Up Melchior, recently discharged as
a staff sergeant. did counterintelli-
gence work in the Army.
Here with Mr. Melchior is his wife,
petite former German movie star.
They met when she parachuted into
the backyard of an inn in Munich
where he was staying. That was
1925. The singer, who towers over
her, is 6 feet 31z inches tall, weighs
$50 pounds. He recalled that he will
celebrate his Goth anniversary with
the Metropolitan on February II.
Tonight, Mr.. Melchior will open
the $3.50" series with an aria from
"Pagliacci" and four numbers by
Wagner. Tomorrow night he will
appear on the regular evening sub
scription series of the National SYM
phonV.
Evening star., 1946-01-08
Bethesda Trade Board
Approves Bus Route

The Bethesda Chamber of Com
merce was on record TODAY as
approving a plan to provide public
transportation between Bethesda
and College Park, but made no
commitment favoring either of two
petitioners for the service.
Chamber officials, at a meeting
last night, pointed out that bus
service between the suburban Mary
land communities is needed. but
added that it was for the Public
Service Commission to act on the
petitions.
The Oriole Coach Lines, Sandy
Spring, filed a petition with the
commission several weeks ago, and
Capital Transit Co. later asked per-
mission to open the line.
Chester Ring, attorney for the
Oriole line, and Dean j. Locke
representing the Capital Transit Co.,
told chamber members their COM
panles were prepared to begin serv-
ice on the proposed line when per-
mission is granted.
Albert E. Brault, MONTGOMERY
County public utility agent, said he
approached the Capital Transit Co.
last october in connection with the
route, but had been told it was i'm
possible for them to extend their
service. He said he then contacted
the Oriole Coach Line and told them
the need for public transportation
between Bethesda, Silver Spring and
College Park. They then filed a re-
quest for franchise which was op-
posed by Capital Transit, he said.
Mr.. Locke said his company had
reviewed the situation following the
petition of the Oriole Coach Line
and now is able to give the desired
service.
Evening star., 1946-01-08
Man Indicted in Officer
Fake Sued for Maintenance

Arthur w. Hunt, 43, who was in
dicted last month on a charge of
Illegally wearing a uniform, after re-
portedly appearing at the Neither
lands Embassy dressed as a Navy
captain, yesterday was named de-
fendant in suit for maintenance
filed at District Court.
The suit was filed by Mrs. Jessie
r. Hunt of the 800 block of Adams
street NE, whose petition sale she
and Mr.. Hunt were married at Front
Royal, Va, last year and that they
have young daughter. The petit
ton charges he deserted her on Oc-
tober l. 1t says further that he con-
tributed $40 week for maintenance
until December /. Filed through At
torney Leonard P. Walsh, Mrs.
Hunts petition also asks for custody
of the child.
Hunt. said to be a British subject,
is scheduled to face deportation
hearing on whether he has over
stayed his legal time in this country
after allegedly entering as seaman.
Evening star., 1946-01-08
Thomas Named
Assistant
|Po|iceChief
Inspector CoIIohun
Already Serving as
Head Of Department

The Commissioners today formally
appointed Inspector Harvey G. Cal
lahan as superintendent of police
effective February /.
At the same time, they named
Capt. Walter H. Thomas of No. 2
precinct to the post of assistant
superintendent with the rank of in
spector.
Inspector Callahan will assume
direction of the Metropolitan Police
Department with the rank of major
and salary of $9,450, replacing Col
Edward j. Kelly, who is retiring
after 80 years of service.
Actually, Inspector Callahan al
ready has assumed direction of the
police department. Col. Kelly is
on sick leave and does not plan
to return to his duties before his
retirement takes effect.
Capt. Thomas on Leave.
The Commissioners said Col
Kelly would receive a monthly re-
tirement grant of s393.75. His wife
retired from the Treasury Depart
men more than year ago and also
receives a pension.
Capt. Thomas, it was said, served
temporarily in his new job last
summer when Inspector Callahan
was acting head of the department
during an illness of Col. Kelly. AT
the present time he is on leave in
his home State of Georgia. In his
new capacity Capt. Thomas will re-
ceive salary of $6,048.
Capt. Thomas is policeman with
background of a student of the.
ology and teaching. From 1916 tt
Evening star., 1946-01-08
Commissioners Approve Rozinq
Of Four GuuIt Place Houses

The Commissioners today ap-
proved recommendation of District
engineers to raze four of eight houses
in the 1900 block of Gault place NE.
damaged by landslides last April.
BY expenditure of $34,500 by the
District, the National Capital Parks
and the owners the other four dam
aged houses may be saved, the rec
ommendation declared. Work to be
done includes grading and the con-
Struction Of several drainage bitches.
The damage was sustained by the
buildings when heavy rains last
April caused ground cave-ins. There
are IL houses in the block, four of
them unhurt by the landslide.
In approving the recommendation
the Commissioners directed Cor
poration Counsel Vernon E. West to
take the necessary legal steps to put
them into effect.
Evening star., 1946-01-08
Meeting TO Discuss
East Capitol Street
Development Tonight

Community feeling on the Federal
proposal to purchase the entire
tract between B streets NE. and Sc
for development of East Capitol
street as a Government building
area will be sounded at a mass
meeting at pm. tonight at Net
ropolitan Baptist Church, Sixth and
A streets NE.
The meeting, originally sponsored
by the Stanton Park Citizens AS
sociation, will be addressed by w.
E. Reynolds, public buildings COM
missioner, who caused the proposal
to be written into the Govern
ment's postwar omnibus building
bill, now pending in the House.
The proposal provides for pur-
chase of the tract as soon as pos
sible and leaves to present resi-
dents Of property not required for
immediate use. Under another pro-
vision the District would be reim-
bursed by the Federal Government
for the amount of tax receipts nor
mally gathered from the property
until such time as it is required
for building sites.
The plan was proposed by Mr.
Reynolds as means of saving the
Government money in the long run
and to provide for the orderly devel-
opn1ent of the area by means OF
street widening and other improve
mentS, and relocation, where neces-
|sary, of the public utilities. The
plan. originally conceived by the
National Park and Planning and
National Fine Arts Commissions as
a means of balancing the growth of
the city and relieving present con-
gestion in the Northwest section,
has been advocated for many years,
but Mr.. Reynolds proposal is the
first to recommend putting it into
effect.
1t is understood there is consid-
cradle neighborhood objection to the
plan. Harry N. Stull, former presi-
dent of the Federation of Citizens
Associations, Federation delegate
of the Stanton Park Association and
a civic leader in the East Capitol
area for many years, will speak in
opposition tonight.
Participating with the Stanton
Park Association in sponsoring the
meeting will be the Southeast and
Northeast Washington Citizens AS
sociations.
Evening star., 1946-01-08
Three Men Arrested
In Safe Robberies
Netting S34,555 Here

Three men, two of whom are
brothers, today were charged with
housebreaking in connection with
safe robberies in the Metropolitan
Area and Maryland that netted an
estimated s34, ,555 06 since Christmas
eve, 1914, the police department an
nounced today.
1t. Aubrey M. Tolson, command
ing officer of the General Assignment
Squad, said two of the three men
were arrested early yesterday as they
were lettering near a store at Thirty
first and M street NV He said
they gave their names as Wexford
r. Payne, 26, of the 5400 block of
Belt avenue, Bradbury Heights, Md,
and Wayne c. Bromley, 25, of the
TOO block of Fifty-f1rst street Sc.
They were taken into custody by
Sergt. H. F. Skinner and Corpl. G. T.
Nance, both of the seventh precinct
The two men were turned over tc
the Detective Bureau for question
ing.
Detective Sergts. Irving Lubore
and Thomas C. Sullivan, both of the
Safe Squad, later took into custody
third man, who police charge was
an accomplice of the other two. He
gave his name. according to police,
as Daniel R. Payne, %, brother of
Wexford Payne of the Belt avenue
address.
Police said the largest safe job ad-
mitted by the trio was on Christmas
eve, 1914, when the Tommy Tucker
Restaurant at 252l PENNSYLVANIA
Sc. was rifled of $4,000.
Other safe robberies the trio al
legedly admitted during 1945 were
those at a DGS store at 1923 Bla-
densburg road NE; a market at
3o41 Naylor road Sc; University
Drug Store, 3746 Tenth street NE,
and ct the following Peoples Drug
Stores: 806 H. street NE, $3.50 Con-
necticut avenue N. W., 1919 Georgia
avenue NV, 1861 Alabama avenue
Sc, and 1921 Twelfth street NE.
Police said the trio also admitted
entering Safeway Store on Marl-
boro pike at Coral Hills, Md, during
the year and taking $2,600.
Evening star., 1946-01-08

Lauritz Melchior conservatively
billed as the worlds greatest heroic
tenor, confesses that he cannot hole
the attention of dog.
The twinkling eyed singer to the
Royal Court of Denmark told the
story on himself yesterday in the
Lauritz Melchior suite at the Ra-
leigh Hotel
He discovered the sad fact during
the filming of his new motion pic
ture, The Two Sisters From Bos.
ton" The scene was 1903 and Mr.
Melchior was supposed to be making
the worlds first recording. The
script called for the original Victor
pup to be listening into the gramo-
phone.
Here for Two Concerts.
He looked very attentive" said
Mr.. Melchior, because we had two
white mice playing in the gramo-
phone. But fear he wasn't listen
ing"
Mr.. Melchior knows fro mexperi-
ence that he will receive a better
reception from Washington audi
ences when he sings with the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra at Con-
stitution Hall tonight and tomor-
row evening.
Incidentally, the Metropolitan Op-
era star disclosed that he is giving
up his title as singer to the royal
court to become an American citizen.
Evening star., 1946-01-08

The proposals were submitted te
the Commissioners by Assistant En-.
gineer Commissioner Col. Joseph .
Arthur, jr., as a result of an in.
spection trip he made, in company
with other District engineers last
week.
The four easternmost damaged
houses cannot be saved at reasonable
cost, he reported. The cost would
be many times the value of the
buildings, he explained, and they
might well be destroyed during con-
struction operations.
The remaining four damaged
structures might be saved and the
others given additional protection
by construction of the recommended
drainage facilities, he continued.
The land failures or slides are
deep seated" Col. Arthur reported
and are caused by excessive water
in the soil.
Evening star., 1946-01-08
Chicagoan Named Adviser
In Army NEGRO Problems

Marcus H. Ray of Chicago, a for
mer artillery officer, has been ap-
pointed civilian aid to the Secr.
tary Of War in handling Negro
problems in the Army, it was an
nounced yesterday.
He succeeds Truman K. Gibson
jr., also of Chicago, who held the
post for three years before resignine
November 10. The new civilian aid
commanded the 600th Field Artil.
lery Battalion of the 92d Division
from March, 1914, until its inactiva-
ton in October, 1945.
For his services in the Mediter-
ranean, he won the Legion of Merit
the Bronze Star Medal, and the
Italian Cross of Merit of War. Mr.
Ray is a graduate of Illinois Uni
verSity, and was in business in Chi
cago when ordered to active duty
In 1s41 with the Illinois National
Guard.
Evening star., 1946-01-08
|DHC Kills 58
Housing Bids,
Studies u
Further information
On AMVETS Proposal
Needed, Says OfficioI

Defense Homes Corp. today had
under advisement" % bids for $751;
100000 in surplus housing properties
in the Washington area after re-
Jecting So of total of 80 bids re-
ceived by the midnight January
deadlIne.
One bid among the %, which was
described as one which could not
"be acted on on its present form"
was from the Veterans Cooperative
Housing Association, a corporation
sponsored by Washington Post,
American Veterans of World War II.
A DHC statement described this
offer as general, without specific in
formation as to price or terms"
DHC said, however, that association
officers will be given an opportunity
to complete the information before
any action on the proposal is taken"
Rejected Bids TOO Low"
Bids rejected were described as
too low to be acceptable" DIG
has never indicated the minimums
below which bids would not be &C
ceptable.
The bids being considered, DHC
said, will be analyzed "as to terms
and qualifications before any fur
ther action is taken"
Properties involved are Mclean
Gardens, Meridian Hill Hotel, Nay
lor Gardens, Lucy Diggs Slowe Hall
and George Washington Carvel Hall
in the District, and darlington in
Arlington County, Va.
The projects were advertised as
costing approximately $56,000, 900,
but DHC said in its statement yes
terday they represented "a total
current investment by the DIG of
So, 52,814,110."
To Make Bids Public.
Philip M. Klutznick, DHC presi-
dent and commissioner of the Fed
eral Public Housing Authority, said
the bids will be made public later
when board consideration of them
has been completed and when all
bids have been received and con-
sidered."
Several bids mailed within the
January deadline as we have been
advised by bidders, have not yet
reached u.s." he said. Further
more, the bids are involved and
various types of offers and terms
require consideration, analysis and
discussion before the board can
properly appraise them.
Il can only say at this time that
the response has been generally
gratifying, and we feel the corpora =
ton will be able to consummate a
sale of some, and possibly all of the
properties on basis fully accept
able to the Government.
Veteran Preference Promised.
The bids included offers on in
dividual properties, on combinations
and on all six properties together, y
DIS said.
ANY sale of the properties" Mr.
Klutznick pointed out, regardless
of the purchaser, will contain an
agreement that veterans, along with
essential government workers now
eligible to the projects, will be given
a top preference to all vacancies
during the demobilization period. j"
Evening star., 1946-01-08

1917, he taught mathematics il
the Centerville, Ala, high school.
Born 81 years ago in Alma, Ga.
he attended Mallalieu Seminary il
Dothan, Ala, studying theology anc
pedagogy.
Went Overseas.
After his brief experience as q
teacher he registered at Tulane Uni.
versity to study medicine. On JUNE
5, 1917, he enlisted in the 118tf
Machine Gun Battalion of the Dixie
Division. The following spring hi
went overseas and attained thu
rank of first sergeant.
After the war he returned Il
Georgia. where he supervised cam.
paign to eradicate adult illiteracy
under the State Board of Education
On February %, 1920, he came Il
Washington, where he was appointed
a statistical clerk in the Commerc,
Department. He recalls that tn.
temperature was well below freezing
land I never owned an overcoat."
Made Sergeant in 1890.
He became special agent in tn,
field for the Commerce Department
but this position ended with the cleo
tion of President Harding. Return
ing to Washington he met a youn,
woman who is now Mrs. Thomas
One result Capt. Thomas describe;
as follows: Il permitted myself t,
be influenced by this young lady t,
the extent of an appointment in tn,
Metropolitan Police Department a
f1atfoot in the rear rank, March
1922"
The young policeman was made /,
sergeant July Is. 1880. Later he wa
assigned to the traffic records office
In 1885 he was made lieutenan
and was placed in charge of tn
rookie policeman training school.
Two years later he was transferre,
to No. l precinct, and two years late
he became desk lieutenant in the de
tective bureau. In the summer O
1941 he was placed in charge of tn
| 6SAASA al dooASAalllCilb oQudu VI GIlS UG
tective bureau He was made a cap
tain the next December.
Changes Expected.
Numerous changes in the ranks O
the Police Department will be mad
In 1946 as number of top-rankin,
officers will retire during the mex
six months. Capt. Arthur C. Belt
commanding officer of the eight
precinct, will retire on July II. Th
Commissioners have ruled no police
man will be granted any extension
after he reaches the 64-year retire
ment limit.
Capt. Charles C.. P. Weber. com.
manding officer of the thirteenth
precinct, will retire June 81 afte,
completing his second extension
granted by the Commissioners.
These retirements also will affeci
the detective bureau, for Capt. CLYDE
N. Strange, assistant chief of detec.
tives, is scheduled to succeed one
lof these retiring men.
Evening star., 1946-01-08
Sale Of ; DWELLINGS
Halls Rent Rises
Previously Granted

Three properties on which rents
were almost doubled by a recent
District Rent Control order were
disclosed at a hearing yesterday to
have been sold almost Immediately
by the real estate dealer who OBJ
tanned the rent increase order.
Leon Lamb, o27 Fifteenth street
NV, the real estate dealer who had
owned the properties, told Rent Con-
troll Examiner Leonard S. Hayes
that he had sold the dwellings since
the hearing month ago at which
he sought rent increases.
An investigation in the case was
ordered by Rent Control Admins
traitor Robert F. Cogswell last week
after it was found, he said, that
the rent boosts were authorized with
the understanding that repairs
necessary to place the premises in
excellent condition" would be made
and that they had not been made.
Extensive Promises Denied.
At the time he ordered the in
quiry, Mr.. Cogswell also scheduled
rehearing in the case. At yester.
days hearing, Mr.. Lamb said ex.
tensive repairs had not been prom
ised, but furnace, water system anc
roof repairs would be made, hs
said. Mr.. Lamb explained that
while he had sold the properties
Rental of two brick properties al
1408 and 1410 Seventeenth street
NV. was raised under the order
from $40.5O to $40 a month. REM
for a frame property at 1414 Sew
enteenth street NV. from $30.50 tt
500.
The order, issued December 26
was to become effective today, but
has been withdrawn by the Rem
Control Administration pending
outcome of the new hearing, which
was continued yesterday until 9:3(
am. Friday.
The properties were rented about
week ago by Mr.. Lamb, after l0(
persons gathered at the premises il
response to an advertisement.
Jefferson L. Ford appeared al
the hearing representing the new
owners, who he said were his wife
and son Army 1t. Jefferson L. Ford
jr., stationed at Edgewood Arsenal
Md.
Satisfactory Repairs Promised.
Mr.. Ford said he was authorized
to tell the examiner that repairs
would be made by the new owners
"The new owners are willing to
do what in the best judgment OF
the board is the proper thing to do
Mr.. Lamb testified he was the
owner when he filed a petition No
vember 16, last year, for rent in
creases. He said he hadn't any
idea" what the cost would be of
repairs he had planned.
Il know lots of houses in worse
condition that rent for more" Mr..
Lamb said at one point.
He explained he purchased the
houses through Randall Hangar g.
Co., and that they were part of an
estate. He said he did not know
the name of the estate.
Examiner Hayes, I'M continuing
the case, said that between now and
Friday he would inspect the prop
critics.
Evening star., 1946-01-08
Christion Leaders Plan
Annual Meetino Here

The second annual meeting of the
National Committee for Christian
Leadership will be held at the Stat
ler Hotel January 1916, Abraham
Vereide, executive director of the
committee, announced today. The
organization represents the Break
fast Groups of America and other
interdenominational lay associa-
tions. The theme of the conference
will be "A Vigorous Christianity for
the Atomic Age
Evening star., 1946-01-08
Group Asks D. {. Dealers
To Save Cars for Doctors

A committee of the District Med
fcal Society has decided to help ply
sicians returning from service to OBJ
tain new automobiles for thei,
practice.
Theodore Wiprud, society secre-
tary, said its Committee on Service
Physicians agreed yesterday to ask
new car dealers to earmark some OF
their automobiles for doctors.
The Government has requested
distributors to give preference on
new cars to physicians and other es-
sential users, but there is nothing to
prevent dealer from selling to any
one.