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Evening star., 1947-08-16
Former Police Chief Held
After Fatal Gun Battles
BY the Associated Press

+ LANCASTER, S. c., Aug. 49,
Coroner w. l.. Adams scheduled an
inquest today in the death of Con-
stable, Coleman, B. McAteer, one OF
three men killed ia two separate gun
battles near the North Carolina
South Carolina border late Thurs
day. f5f
Pending the outcome of the hear
ing, Sheriff's deputies were main-
tanning an armed guard at the hos
pital room of j. B. Patterson, for
mer police chief of Waxhaw, N. C..
who Sheriff w. p. Evans said was
involVede--iis- both sI1ootings. Nc
charges have been placed against
Patterson.
Deputy Sheriff Oscar Adams OF
Lancaster County, the coroner's son
reported that he and Mr.. McAteeI
attempted to stop Patterson's ca,
and were met with bullets. Mr.
McAteer was killed. Mr.. Adams was
shot in the right hand and his lower
right arm later was amputated
Patterson was shot four times IN the
side and shoulder.
Sheriff Frank Niven of Union
County, S. c., said Patterson was
wanted in connection with the fatal
shooting of Luther Miller and Isaiah
brown, colored bus station employees
at Waxhaw, earlier Thursday.
Sheriff Niven said Miller and Pat
terson had trouble while Patterson
was police chief. Mayor T. r. MIS-
bet said Patterson was dismissed
from the force following an alterca-
ton with two white men in which he
was charged and convicted OF as
|sault.
Evening star., 1947-08-16
Hit-Run Driver
Kills Barber, &;
DC. Toll As
Cor With Maryland
Tags Reported Going
Toward Marlboro

Police today were seeking hit
run driver who struck and killed
Salvatore Patti, So, of AIT Marietta
place NV, as he was crossing in the
1900 block of Alabama avenue Sc.
last night.
Mr.. Patti, manager Of the barber
shop at the Cairo Hotel, died 80 min
ltes later at Casualty Hospital. His
death brings the number OF traffic
deaths in Washington this year to
45. On the same day last year, 40
persons and been killed in traffic
accidents.
Drove Toward Marlboro.
Witnesses to the accident told
police the automobile, believed to be
a 1916 Buick with Maryland license
tags beginning with numbers 27o-,
was driven by young man in tan
checkered sports coat. without stop
ping, he left the scene of the acci-
dent and was last seen going toward
Marlboro, police said.
Mr.. Patti is survived by one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Rosina Musumeci, 26, West
moreland drive, Taxoma Park, Md
Scheduled to appear in Municipal
Court today was Lawrence S. Bond.
Al, of the 5000 block of Rollins ave-
nue., Capitol Heights, accused by
police of falling to report a collision
at Seventh and K streets NE. last
night.
Police said when they arrived at
the scene Of the two-car collision
they found Mrs. Bond, the two au-
tomobiles and the injured driver of
the other car. This man, Roy
Shields, "a, colored, of 224 K street
NV, was treated at Casualty Hos
pital for possible fractured ribs.
Bond was arrested in nearby
tavern after cab driver, who had
taken him there, returned to the
accident to report, according to
police.
Bond also was charged with pass
ing a red light and driving without
a District permit. 7
Driver Hits Pole.
The driver of an automobile
which ran into light pole at Ben
ming road and Kenilworth avenue
NE. early this morning was in Cas-
ualty Hospital in fair condition with
head injuries. police reported.
The man, Elmore Medley, ST..
colored, of TOO Sixth street NE.
told police he was forced from the
road, as he entered the intersection
from Kenilworth avenue, by truck
going west on Benning road, The
truck did not stop, police said. Mr..
Medley's car smashed the pole to
the ground.
Evening star., 1947-08-16

ture about year ago, according to
Mrs. Horne, and as the arm mended
her eyesight failed. Until then she
was an avid reader, particularly
historical novels. Now she rests
quite a bit and complains about
being bored. She loves to have
visitors because they relieve the
boredom.
Born on a farm near Winchester
Va, Mrs. Hiett lived there until
she moved to Falls Church in 1896.
She was married in 1872 and Capt.
Hiett died in 1907. Mrs. Hiett re-
called yesterday that her husband
was kicked in the stomach by a
horse and that injury prompted
them to move from the farm. She
remembered also that the captain
was wounded twice in the war, the
second injury rendering his right
arm almost useless.
Mrs. Hiett made two requests of
the press yesterday. The first was
not to mention the ages of her sis
ters in the papers because an error
was made last year and her sisters
didn't like it. The second was to
the photographer:
"Take a profile view, young man.
] look better that Ney."
Evening star., 1947-08-16
Admiral Davis Lauds
Amphibious Exercises
AT End Of First Phase
By w. J. Wheotley
Sfcr Stoff Correspondenf

ABOARD AMPHIBIOUS FORCE
FLAGSHIP TACONIC, LYNN
HAVEN ROADS, Va, Aug. LIS Com
pletion of the first phase Of eom-
bined Navy midshipmen and Army
cadet amphibious training opera
tions conducted in the upper Ches-
apeake Bay yesterday was marked
with "well done" signal flashed to
the 7-mile line of participating ships.
These words Of approval came
from the flagship of the force at the.
order Of Fear Admiral Ralph +.
Davis, commander Of the Atlantic
Amphibious Force.
The operation yesterday consisted
Of the bombardment of Bloodsworth
Island with live ammunition by
planes and ships. banding forces
were lowered into amphibious craft
and started ashore but did not make
an actual landing. Later phases of
the operation will include landings.
Two From d. C. Give Views.
A midshipman and a cadet from
the District area were brought aboard
the flagship Taconic to express their
views on the combined operation.
"An amphibious operation such as
we have just witnessed is the most
difficult of military operations" de-
clared Cadet Lewis r. Bauman of
1917 Forty-fourth street Sc. "An
in all the Importance of teamwork
was effectively demonstrated to us
teamwork from admirals and gener-
ais down to landing craft command,
ers and platoon leaders"
Midshipman Richard r. Bailey,
1908 Woodside parkway, Silver
Spring, agreed that the lesson in
teamwork was effectively demon
strated. 'Techniques may, and
probably will, have changed along
with the weapons before another
war, but the feeling of mutual re-
spect established here between the
future leaders of the three services
will remain" he predicted.
Wear Same Uniform.
Army, Navy and Air Forces must
work as one unit to make success
full amphibious landings" he added.
Cadets and midshipmen are
berthed together, eat together and
wear the same uniform on this trip
in order to integrate them COM
pletely into one fighting force. For
the two weeks Of this training, the
individual is neither a cadet or a
midshipman but "camid.",
The thoroughness of yesterdays
operation demonstrated the Nays
ability to carry out fighting mis-
sions with green personnel. The
greater part of the 5000 personnel
which participated in the exercises
are new to the Navy and newer still
to amphibious operations.
This weeks landing went off with
such precision that. any observer
with copy of the operations order
could have set his watch by noting
the start of each phase.
Evening star., 1947-08-16
Falls Church Woman, 7O3,
Just Sits and Enjoys Heat
Mrs. FIoro B. Hiett
Noted for Sharp Wit
And Likes Gossip
By Robert e. RoIlinos

II hope you'll come back and see
me next year."
With that invitation, delivered
with smile, Mrs. Flora B. Hiett,
who will be 103 years old tomorrow,
bade goodby to a reporter who in
terviewed her yesterday at her East
Falls Church home.
Mrs. Hiett is truly q remarkable
person. Her mental faculties seem
undimmed by the years and her wit
is as sharp and timely as that of
persons many years her junior.
Although her eyesight is completely
gone and her hearing impaired con-
siderably, Mrs. Hiett continues to
take a keen interest in her sur
roundings and the neighborhood
gossip"
She recalls without effort events
of her childhood and the cavalry
career of her late husband, Capt.
Joseph P. Hiett, C. S. A., who beat
the yankees" in an engagement at
Minors Hill, west of Falls Church,
during the Civil War.
"The Yankees ran them (the Con-
federates) back" Mrs. Hiett de-
clared, "then they (the Confeder-
ates) picked up some help apd ran
the Yankees clear away"
As for the subject everyone gets
around to nowadays, Mrs. Hiett says
she feels the heat now more than
she used to because she has little
to keep her mind of Of it.
II can't do anything now but sit
down and enjoy the heat-if erijoy
is the word" Mrs. Hiett declared. :
Mrs. Hiett does more than just sit,
though. according to her house
keeper, Mrs. BERTHE v. Horne, and
neightors who visit her daily at
6732 North Twenty-fifth street. Mrs.
Hiett goes up and down the stairs
as much as she likes and insists on
taking care Of her room and dressing
and feeding herself, they say. She
Wallis with the aid of a cane.
Mrl Hiett suffered an arm frac-
Evening star., 1947-08-16
BHstIing BARRIERS Hope Public
Will Bring Back Hair Brushes

Hoping to convince the Health
Department its sterilizing system
was adequate, the May1ower had a
chemist to run tests Of the brushes.
He found bacteria count on the
dirty brushes just after they were
used of from "a to 1884," Mr.. Bausili
said. But the sterile brushes, after
they were put through a roccal solu-
ton and in the sterile cabinets
overnight, showed two negative
counts and the third brush tested
had count of one"
The Mayflower discontinued use of
brushes about week ago, after re-
ceiving special permission to use
them until then. A report of the
chemical tests on the brushes has
been submitted to the Health De-
partment at it's request, Mr.. Bausili
said.
Customers Complain.
About 10 per cent of our customers
are complaining about the brushes
being gone, he said. They are ask
ing if they can bring their own
brushes"
He said he had been trying to dis
courage that. 1T might be embar-
RAISING if an inspector should walk
in, see one of the BARRIERS using a
brush, and ask the customer if that
was his name on it,"
Mr.. Bausih believes all BARRIERS
would rather have a law requiring
sterilization of brushes, and submit
to an examination every two months,
than to worry along without any
brushes at all.
Evening star., 1947-08-16
Georgetown House Head
To Resign September l

Miss Margaret Cross, executive di-
rector of Georgetown House for the
past eight years, will resign Septem-
ber /, it has been announced by Mrs.
Thomas G. Blaisdell. acting chair
man of the Board of Directors.
Miss Cross came to Washington
from New London, Conn, in 1885,
and became connected with the
Community Chest project soon
afterwards. She was appointed di-
rector in 1899. Miss Cross, who was
guest of honor at party given by
the board and members of the staff
Thursday night, plans to visit her
home in Minneapolis, and later the
Pacific Coast.
Evening star., 1947-08-16
Montgomery Survey Set
On Delinquency Cases

Delinquency cases brought, before
the Montgomery County Juvenile
Court are being studied to deter
mine what services should be pro-
vided by the court and other social
agencies.
The survey Is being conducted by
Miss Dorothy zietz, a student in
criminology and juvenile DELINQUENCY
at the University of Maryland, as a
part of her work towards doctors
degree in the schools department Of
sociology. 1t is believed to be the
first study OF this kind to be made
OF a Juvenile Court in a Maryland
county and for this reason is ex-
pected to have Statewide value.
Judge Alfred D. Noyes of the
Juvenile Court, in announcing the
survey. explained that in recent
months a subcommittee of the
Juvenile Court Committee has spent
considerable time discussing the
need for greater coordination of
intake policy by agencies offering
services to the court
Evening star., 1947-08-16
4-Doy-OId Maryland Girl
Receivers From Operation
BY The Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. 16.-Four-day-
old Esther Priscilla Wright of Snow
Hill, Md, was recovering "very we'll"
yesterday from an operation on a
CONSTRUCTED esophagus that prevent
ed her from swallowing, Johns
Hopkins Hospital reported.
The five-pound baby was flown
from the Peninsula General Hospital
at Salisbury yesterday for the emer-
gency operation. She was born at
the hospital Tuesday to Mrs. Holbert
Wright.
Surgeons removed the CONSTRUCTED
part of the throat, sewed the two
good ends together, and also made
an opening in the baby's stomach
through which she can be fed until
her throat heals. Z
Evening star., 1947-08-16
William mo III 5
Bethesda High Post

William G.. Pyles has been ap-
pointed assistant PRINCIPAL at. the
Bethesda- Chevy Chase aHigh School,
Thomas w PyIe, principal i an
nounced yesterday. .s!,5 .-t ,2si.ats@-
Mr.. Pyles formerly was principal
of the Silver Spring intermediate
School. His place at the latter
school will be taken by Henry G.
Gregory, who has been assistant
principal at the Sherwood High
School.
Mr.. Pyles served in the Navy for
three years. He holds bachelor S
degree from Western Maryland and
has done graduate work at the Uni
versity of Maryland.
Mr. Pyle also announces that
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School
will start 10 minutes earlier each
morning this year than last year
and that periods will be So minutes
instead of go. This will enable the
school to schedule six periods in
stead of five, as formerly. The
lunch period will be 42 minutes.
School is scheduled to start Sep
tember 10, with registration on the
two preceding days.
Evening star., 1947-08-16
Traffic Violation Bond
Cut Hailed as Break
By Policemen Here

Eighteen hours after the new Dis
trict minimum collateral payments
for traffic violations went into ef-
feet, most precincts reported IAN
average days business"
Officers at several precincts hailed
the reduction in parking collateral
fees as a great "break" for police
men. Under the new schedule. au-
thorized by the Commissioners, COL
lateral for most parking violations
have been reduced in amounts rang
ing from SIS to IS.
Most violators will now deposit
them money and forget the case"
they declared. when parking fees
were higher, they would often take
the case to court, thus necessitating
the appearance of the policeman
making the report"
The officers pointed out they must
appear in court even when a case
is scheduled on their day off or
during their off-duty hours.
The collateral clerk on duty in
the Municipal Center said several
of the persons who deposited Sc
curity for parking violations had
waited from one to two days to
take advantage of the lower rates.
Although a few precincts said the
number Of collaterals posted yes
terday was slightly less than usual,
desk clerks on duty attributed the
decline to the fact that many peo-
pie are staying home because Of
the heat. Some outlying police sta
tions said most of their violators
came in after work to make de-
posits, thus accounting for fewer
deposits during the day.
None had received any bonds in
accidents involving personal injury
or drunken driving cases. Under
the new schedule, these cannot be
forfeited. So 1@ a5@4t.
Evening star., 1947-08-16
Seq Scouts to Christen
Boot, Take 16-Duy Cruise

A 38-foot converted Coast Guard
picket boat will be christened by
Sea Scouts from the Southwest
area tomorrow at the Sea base,
450 Maine avenue S.W., before
showing off for 16-day cruise to
Atlantic City.
The christening will take place
after the II am. services at West
minister Memorial Presbyterian
church
Sea Scout Skipper Ed Schaefer.
1700 North Uhle street, Arlington,
and the Hev. Harry v. Porter, pastor
of Westminster church, will accom-
pany the eight scouts on the cruise.
Evening star., 1947-08-16
Escaped Convict Died
OF. Six Police Bullets.
Coroner Here Finds

Henry Thomas, the 27-year-old
escaped convict who was shot to
death in battle with police yester-
day morning, died as a result of
six bullet wounds in his head and
chest, according to report issued
late yesterday by Deputy Coroner
Richard Rosenberg.
DR.. Christopher Murphy, acting
coroner, scheduled an inquest into
the death of the colored fugitive
for 11:30 am. today.
Thomas was felled by police bullets
after he was cornered in the kitchen
of his wife's first floor apartment at
4438 E street Sc. The dead man
had escaped from a chain gang in
Florence, S. c., last Tuesday.
According to Inspector Floyd
Truscott, head of the Detective Bu-
reau, six policemen were ordered to
pick up the fugitive after police
here had received confidential in
formation" that the man was at the
E street address.
He said police entered the dark
ened apartment by means of pass
key supplied by janitor. While
Pvt. Jesse w. Ates and Detective
Sergt. George w. Cooper were ques-
tioning Mrs. Inez Trammel, 54, the
convict,s mother-in-law, Detective
Sergt. Otto P. Fuss and Pvt. James
V. Pearson were searching the rest
of the house.
When Sergt. Fuss and Pvt. Pear
son entered the kitchen, Thomas
jumped from behind refrigerator
brandishing a revolver and crying,
"I've got you covered, back up"
AS Pvt. Pearson leaped behind a
partition, the convict fired one shot,
Inspector Truscott said. He added
the policeman knocked Thomas gun
away and fired three rapid shots
himself. Shots also were fired by
sergt.: Cooper and PvtosAtes. he
The inspector reported two shots
had been fired by Thomas and II
by police. ~,
He said Thomas gained entrance
to the apartment about am. by
knocking on window. He was ad-
raitted by his 7wife;; Mrs. Pearl
Thomas, charwoman at the Su-
preme Court. The police official re-
ported Mrs. Thomas was the only
occupant of the apartment who
knew of the fugitive's return. In
addition to Mrs. Thomas mother, a
5-year-old son of her sister was liv-
ing there.
Evening star., 1947-08-16
Trinidad Boys Club
Launches Fund Drive

The Trinidad Boys Club has
launched a campaign for funds
through an adult membership drive
aimed at doubling last years goal OF
$1,000 in memberships.
Fred E. Nalley, jr., said the appeal
to the public for funds resulted
from the refusal of the Community
Chest to give the club financial help
Lee D. Butler reported to the Chest
Board of Trustees earlier this week
that the clubs request for inclusion
as a Chest agency arrived too late
for consideration in making up the
1948 budget.
Evening star., 1947-08-16
Police Construction
OF Offices Held Up
For Barretfs S Return

Construction work on the nearly
completed new Offices in the Mu-
nicipal Center, halted yesterday by
Commissioner John Russell Young
after protests by the Washington
Building Trades Council that police
men were being used to do the
work, will not be resumed until
the return sometime next week of
Supt. of Police Robert j. Barrett.
This announcement was made late
yesterday by Acting Supt. Walter
H. Thomas, following meeting be-
tween the police official and three
representatives of organized labor in
Washington.
The Building Trades Council had
protested that the use of policemen
in the construction of the two Offices,
planned as part of the new quarters
for No. l precinct, was in competition
with labor. ...
80 Per Cent Completed.
A planned move OF the precinct
headquarters from their present site
at New Jersey avenue and E street
NV. into the Municipal Center will
be delayed until the Offices are
completed, Inspector Thomas said
He reported the police built Offices
were go per cent completed
adding that only some glazing and
plastering remained to be done.
The police official said the meet
ing was attended by Frank r. How
ard, executive secretary of the
Washington Building Trades Coun-
Gil; C. F. Preller, president of the
Washington Central Labor Union
and j. P. Hillock, a representative
of the Building Trades Council. All
organizations are AFL affiliates, he
said.
Following the meeting, Mr.. Hillock
said his organization could have
provided the necessary workers al
regular wage scales If asked to dc
So" He said no request for any
workers had been made to the
protesting organization 9ts1sa I
q Inspector Thomes reported 7the
union officials offered him any helr
necessary to provide the men needed
to finish the job.
Object to Precedent"
He declared the union official.
based their protest on the fact that
| policemen were used to do the con.
lstrllction work but epnp phssizsd Their
f5b9ettion wy n0t becadse usaior
labor had not been used. y 2
"They feared the use of police tc
do work such as this might set 9
dangerous precedent harmful to
all workers." he said. "Their objec.
tons were made on behalf of all
construction workers, not just union
men,"
Use of police in the construction
job was authorized by Maj. Barrett
Inspector Thomas said. The Inspec-
tor declared Maj. Barrett felt that
moving No. l Precinct into the Mu.
nicipaI Center was IAN emergency
measure" and assigned policemen te
the task to get it done "as quickly as
possible"
Evening star., 1947-08-16
By Hermon F. Schoden

Deprived of brushes by fiat, bristl-
ing BARRIERS predicted today that
public demand will bring on wave
of "brush-legging" in District shops.
They're turning time back to the
horse and buggy days when every
man kept his shaving brush and
mug at the shop" said Charles H.
Keller, manager of the Statler Hotel
barber shop and supervisor of all
shops in the Statler chain.
Rumors are rampant that some
BARRIERS already are "bootlegging
brushes to use on customers who in
sist their shampoos are not COM
plete without such treatment or that
their hair is not properly groomed
without final touching up, Mr..
Keller said.
Practice May Be Legal.
"Some of the customers are COM
planning so much the BARRIERS are
trying to do something about it"
the Statler manager went on. 'It's
rumored that customers are bring
ing their own brushes with their
names on them to leave at the
shop"
Since an inspector had advised
him such practice probably would
be legal, Mr.. Keller said he was con-
sidering 1t for his own shop.
Fifty-two years old and "a barber
all my life" he was outSpoken
against the kind of discrimination"
that permits women's beauty salons
to use brushes while BARRIERS use a
comb, towel or their hands.
"You can't tell me that women
have any less chance catching a
disease from dirty brushes than a
man." he exclaimed:
a Missouri Prohibits Use.
The regulation outlawing hair,
neck and shaving brushes has been
enforced since last March, but vio-
lators are facing suspension of IL
censes for the first time in hearings
before the : BARRIERS Examining
Board starting next Friday.
To MIR. Kellerss. knowledge, the
Estate of Missouri ais ptf1e 2onlyo other
place prohibiting use Of brushes +
THAT happened a few years ago
because some of the little shops used
one brush till it wore out" he said.
Next to keeping the customer sat-
ished, professional pride is the sorest
spot with the Statler boss.
You just=cant send some men
1away froma the ehairA lookiItg right
without brush to smooth down the
struggling hair"
Sterilizing Is Urged.
He thinks a law compelling each
shop to have Is or 80 brushes and to
keep brushes sterile in an air-tight
formaldehyde cabinet would solve
the sanitation problem to the salts
faction of everybody.
Another disgruntled tonsorial vet
eran is Henry Bausili, manager OF
the Mayflower Hotel shop and for
merly chief of BARRIERS at the Wal
dorf and Savoy Plaza in New York
About month before the brush
banning regulations went into effect
the Mayfower laid out $4,000 on SOC
nylon lucite brushes, two sterile
cabinets, 100000 sanitary paper con-
tainers for brushes and tables fol-
the cabinets.
Holding 100000 Bags.
Today the Mayhower not only Is
holding the 100000 bags, but has a
fine assortment of unusued brushes
! m tho Y,roroiscs
Evening star., 1947-08-16
District Pastor to Speak
At Luroy Singing Tower
speeiol pispotrh TO The sior

LURAY, Va, Aug. 16.-Dr. j. War
rem Hastings, pastor of Natimal
City Christian Church of Washing
ton, will be the guest speakergSn-
day at the Luray Singing Ta@er
vesper Services, sponsored BY the
Ministerial Union here.
His daughter, Miss Jo Anne Hast.
ings, will be the soloist. She will be
accompanied by c. T. Chapman,
Luray carillonnelTo' Ella
Evening star., 1947-08-16
Service Plaque Unveiled
In Post Office Lobby

A/bronze plaque in honor of Post
Office employees in Washington who
served in World War II will be un-
yelled Tuesday at $3.50 pm. in the
lobby of the main post Office, North
Capitol street and Massachusetts,
avenue.
Acting Postmaster General Jesse
M. Donaldson will deliver, the dedi-
catory address.