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Evening star., 1947-02-15
Grand Jury Will Probe
Prince GEORGES Assault

Two men today await action OF
the Prince Georges County grand
jury on charges of criminally as
saulting a 32-year-old Washington
divorce last Saturday.
Both were ordered held without
bond yesterday by Trial Magistrate
Alan Bowie in Upper Marlboro Po-
lice Court, pending grand jury ac-
ton. The next jury will be sworn
in on April 7.
The men were Earl William Hunt,
27, Huntsville, Md, and James Rich
ard Sullivan, 27, of the 1900 block
of L street NE Both pleaded not
guilty through their attorneys
Ralph w. Powers, Hyattsville, and
Milton Lewis, Washington.
Testimony during yesterdays pre-
liminary hearing revealed the al
legged assaults occurred on a lonely
road, near the George M, Palmer
highway, Huntsville, shortly after
the victim and another woman had
been picked up on Benning road
Hillside. where they had been in
volved in an automobile accident.
The second woman, whose hus-
band was one of two men left
stranded at the accident scene
escaped before the reported ofense
occurred, according to police. Hunt
and Sullivan were said to have
offered to take the two women home
q fter their accident
Evening star., 1947-02-15
House Groups Probe
OF Recorder Of Deeds
Office Here Revealed

An investigation by the District
subcommittee of the House Appro.
priations Committee into the Office
of the recorder of deeds here has
been underway for the last week
and has not been completed, a SUBJ
committee spokesman said today.
He refused to state what hao
prompted the investigation ano
Chairman Horan said no further
information would be forthcoming
from the subcommittee until the
investigation is complete.
Oliver Thornton, first deputy re-
corder of deeds, said Marcellus Will
hanson, assistant chief of the auto
liens division of the Office, had been
"furloughed" without pay since
Tuesday, the day after the investi-
cation began.
Mr.. Thornton said he and an au-
ditor for the recorders Office hao
made an independent investigation
of their own prior to the one started
Monday by the House subcommit-
tee, He refused to state what his
investigation had disclosed, saying
the information had been made
available to the subcommittee.
Mr.. Williamson was "furloughed'
on orders of Mr.. Thornton and, &C.
cording to the latter, the action was
taken because of findings disclosed
by my investigation" He refused to
be more explicit.
Mr.. Thornton has been in charge
of the office since Monday, when DR.
Marshall Shepard, recorder of deeds
left for California. Mr.. Thornton
said he did not know when the re-
corder would return.
Evening star., 1947-02-15
DC. Motorists Driving
On Expired State Tags
Warned by Nelson

District motorists who are driving
with expired State license tags face
the prospect of having their cars
impounded and being fined in Traffic
Court, Judge George D. Nelson
warns.
The jurist, noting an unusually
large number of persons on the
Traffic Court docket yesterday
charged with failure to display valid
| tags, pointed out that, although
expiration dates for tags in many
States have passed and new District
tags may not be used until March /,
drivers must comply with the regula-
tions.
Police Inspector Arthur E. Miller
of the traffic division declared Judge
Nelson's warning a timely" one.
He added a reminder to District
residents that they must have Dis
trict tags, even if they own property
or vote in one of the States.
New District tags may be used
beginning March /, he pointed out,
and March 81 is the deadline for
obtaining them.
After March 1, he declared. the
Traffic Department will "concen-
trate" on apprehending persons who
live here but attempt to drive
illegally with State tags.
Judge Nelson imposed $40 fines
and, in some instances, suspended
sentence on II motorists yesterday
charged with failure to display valid
| tags.
Evening star., 1947-02-15
Attendance Officers
Protest School PAY
Bill as Discriminatory

Attendance officers in the school
system have filed with the House
District Committee complaints that
the proposed teachers pay raise dis
eliminates against them.
The document lists 26 employees in
the Department of School Attend
ance and Work permits, with their
respective educational qualifications.
Pointing out that there already
are inequities in the present situa-
ton, since the attendance officers
work longer than teachers and non
teaching professional groups, the
complaint charges that, the school
officers make the inequity greater
by adding summer program of
work with no extra pay"
"In brief" explains the document,
"the proposed work year will include
"a to rs working days not required
of other personnel. If 26 days, of
annual leave are given, the attend
ance officers will work 48. to so days
more than other employees and re-
ceive no extra pay"
the proposed salary Schedule, 1t
is claimed, denies the opportunity
for advancement for those who have
a masters degree.
The attendance officers claim that
although their annual salaries would
be increased, the longer work year
would reduce monthly pay of be-
ginners by $40 month, and the
highest paid personnel" by $40 a
month.
By contrast, it is claimed others
On a 10-month schedule would get
increases of $35 month.
Evening star., 1947-02-15
$1,000 Stolen From Home
Drugstore Also Robbed

Cameras, 1000 in cash and seven
cases of cigarettes were among the
loot taken by thieves in a series of
housebreakings in the District yes
terday and last night.
Thieves ransacked the home of
Robert l.. Sanford, 200 Portland
street Sc. and took the $1,000,
which was in bills and coins rang
ing from $40 to l penny. The glass
in the front door was removed, Mr..
Sanford told police.
The theft occurred between 8 IN.
and 3:45 pm. when no one was at
the home.
Seven cases of cigarettes, play
ing cards, small electric grills and
other items we're taken from the
Peoples DHug Store at 115O Sew
enth street NV. early yesterday,
according to Carl M. Ryan, man
ager. The thieves entered through
window from which they removed
grill. Mr.. Ryan told police the
total loss amounted to approx
mately $500.
Irving L. Zelkind, manager Of the
Brenner Photo Co., 933 PennSyl-
vania avenue NV, reported that
five cameras and pair of binocu-
lars, all valued at 5000, were stolen
from his store last night.
Evening star., 1947-02-15
Criminal Assault Trial
To Be Resumed Monday

Trial of Henry E. Higgins, 25,
colored, .of the 1900 block of Meigs
place Me- on charges of criminally
assaulting and robbing 24-year-old
mother Of two children will be re-
.Sumed Monday morning.
Among those who testified yes
terday was a Department of Justice
agent who told of making chemical
analysis from clothing of the de-
fendant. Others who testified were
described by Assistant United States
Attorney A. j. Mclaughlin as ac-
quaintances of Higgins. They told
of the defendant drinking and OF
his whereabouts at different times
on the day of the assault last No
vember.
The young woman was attacked in
her apartment in the 1700 block OF
Trinidad avenue NE, it was testi-
fed, by man who forced his way
into the apartment after she opened
the door, after hearing noise In
the hall.
Defense Attorney Robert I. Mil
Ter has indicated he seeks to prove
it was not his client who made the
attack.
Trial of the case began Thursday
before a jury of 10 men and two
women. Justice Alexander Holtzofl
is presiding at the trial.
Evening star., 1947-02-15
Music for the Services
Collection Goes 10 Library

Music for the Services, which pro-
vided instruments, sheet music and
recordings for servicemen during the
war, has presented its remaining
music library to the District Pub
lie Library.
1t will be added to the collection
of the Music Division.
For more than two years, the
organization offered equipment, in
struction and practice rooms to men
and women of the armed services
here and sent thousands of musical
items overseas.
Mrs. Thomas Burke is executive
chairman of the group, which now
is directing its efforts toward pro-
viding instruments, sheet music and
recordings for hospitalized service
men and veterans.
Mrs. Hugo w. Hesselbach is in
charge of co-ordinating this pro-
gram with that of the Red Cross.
Evening star., 1947-02-15
PBA Action on Parking LOT
ImperiIs 12-Year Business

The Public Buildings Administra-
ton yesterday advertised for COM
petitive bids for rental of a parking
lot next to the Capitol Park Hotel.
in the 500 block of North Capitol
street NV.
The move may mean the end Of
business for Joseph C. Abrams, so,
operator of the lot for the last
IL years.
The lot is part of the Govern
ment-owned hotel property, turned
over to PBA after the United Ma
tionS Service Center, located in the
hotel during the war, closed the
first of the year.
Mr.. Abrams rented the lot from
private owners before the Gov
ernment took over three years ago.
Since then he leased it on a year.
to-year basis. Having bought the
property under the Lanham Act,
the Government did not have to
rent on competitive basis.
However, two bills pending before
Congress may change the property's
status, and PBA is resorting to
competitive bidding to be prepared
if either requires contract letting
on a competitive basis. One, in
troduced by Senator Revercomb,
Republican, of West Virginia, would
turn the property over to District
Court to relieve a space shortage.
The other, sponsored by Representa-
tive SABBATH, Democrat, of Illinois,
seeks use of the old hotel as living
quarters for members of Congress.
Evening star., 1947-02-15
Amyets Committee Opens
Session on LEGISLATION

Forty Executive Committee mem.
bers of the American Veterans OF
World War II today opened two.
day conference at the Raleigh Hotel
to consider new legislative programs
High light of the sessions, accord
ing to Ray Sawyer, Amvets COM
mander, will be development of q
large-scale rental housing program
for veterans. The group also ex-
poets to draft youth sports pro-
gram and to consider national Sc
curity policies.
@z Members of the committee from
Massachusetts were to present ar
honorary membership in Amvets tc
Chairman Edith Nourse Rogers OF
the House Committee on Veterans
Affairs. The presentation was to be
made at Mrs. Rogers Office.
Evening star., 1947-02-15
Representative Priest
.Weds in Nashville

Representative James Percy Priest
of Tennessee was married yesterday
to Miss Mildred Webster holland in
Nashville, the Associated Press re-
ported.
After the ceremony, which took
place in the Park Avenue Baptist
Church with the Rev. c. F. CLARK
officiating, the couple left for short
motor trip. They will make their
home here at the Fairfax HoteI
after February %.
Mrs. Priest is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Wilson holland Of
Nashville. Mr.. Priest, a Democrat
represents Tennessee's 9Th congres-
sional district.
Evening star., 1947-02-15
Girl, Is, Killed,
Boy Hurt asCar
And BusCoIIide
Couple Returning
From School Prom;
Driver Thrown Clear

A "date" at a st. Adams School
prom last night ended in tragedy
when 16-year-old Harriet Wins
low was killed and her escort,
Charles L. Goodrich, also 16,
was seriously injured in a traffic
accident on their way home.
Clad in evening clothes, the young
couple was driving east on Farragut
street NV, at lis O'Clock this
morning when their car collided
with a Capital Transit Co. bus at
Thirteenth street.
Young Goodrich was thrown to
the street, but Miss Winslow was
pinned inside the battered vehicle
An Emergency Hospital ambulance
took her to the hospital, but she was
pronounced dead at 2:3O am. Mr..
Goodrich, listed by police as the
driver of the vehicle, was taken to
the same hospital in a Health De-
partment ambulance. His condition
was reported serious.
Police said the bus was dead
heading" back to the northern divi-
sion > garage at Fourteenth and
Decatur streets NV, after COM
pletihg it's scheduled run. There
were no passengers in it. They said
witnesses reported it was travelling
at high speed. There is a stop sign
on Farragut street at the intersec-
tion with Thirteenth, police said,
and witnesses reported the accident
took place as young Goodrich pulled
slowly into the intersection.
Bus Hits House.
After the crash, the bus broke
the walk in front of the residence
of Miss Laura c. Bright, 4917 Thir-
teenth street NV, tore up the lawn
in front of the home of Reginald
Morgan at 4915, demolished the
front porch and broke a front
window at 1918 where Miss Kath-
crime A. Nau lives. 1t did slight
damage to the porch of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. F. Nelson at 4911.
Police said the driver, listed as
John A. Prezzi, 20, of the 2400 block
of North Capitol street, was unin-
jured. Police said the driver would
be held for action of the coroner.
Miss Winslow, a student at the
Friends School, was the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Winslow of
Is East Lenox street, Chevy Chase.
Her father is director of the Union
Market Development Corp.
Young Goodrich, junior at st.
Adams, is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar j. Goodrich of 1914 Forest
lane NV. His father is a former
member of the United States Board
of Tax Appeals.
Another traffic fatality was re-
ported in the District at AS am
today when Joseph Jackson, SO,
colored, of "a I street NE. was
struck and killed by an automobile
in the 600 block of Florida avenue
NE.
Pronounced Dead at Hospital.
The driver was listed by police
as Crawley F. Smith, SO, colored, of
the 4600 block of Mead street NE.
Mr.. Jackson was taken to Casualty
Hospital, where he was pronouncedI
dead. ]
Mrs. Flora Bennett, 81, of 1343 Tay-I
lor street NV. was injured last night
when, according to police, car
backing from parking space struck
another pedestrian and caused her
to fall back against Mrs. Bennett.
She was admitted to Garfield
Hospital, where her condition today
was described as not serious. The
other pedestrian, Mrs. Esther G.
Weiss, 80, of 1927 Georgia avenue
NV, refused hospital treatment,
according to police.
Evening star., 1947-02-15
Mrs. Rogers Asks Support
OF Programs for Disabled

Chairman Edith Nourse Rogers Of
the House Committee on Veterans
Affairs declared last night that needs
Of disabled veterans must have first
consideration in new veterans leg
islation. She urged all citizens to
support readjustment programs for
disabled ex-GIs.
| Mrs. Rogers spoke at graduation
dinner at the Hamilton Hotel for
members of Glass of the Disabled
American Veterans national service
officers school at American Univer-
sity.
| The So class members will gradu-
ate at exercises at pm. tomorrow
at the Metropolitan Memorial
Church. After an 18-month train
ing period, they will be assigned to
Veterans Administration Offices to
aid disabled veterans throughout the
country.
Six of the graduates are residents
Of the Washington area. They are
Francis E. Bennett, 2316 Chester
street Sc; Ruth Hid, 921 North
Carolina avenue Sc; John r.
Holden, 2129 Eighteenth street NV;
William r. Lavat, SOB North Edison
street, Arlington; Harold j. Nuss-
baum, BOIL Ontario road NV, and
Marion Thomas, 322 A street NE.
Evening star., 1947-02-15
6. W. Luuded for Lifting
IRociuI Burs at lisner

The, decision of George Washing
ton University trustees to remove
racial restriction on attendance at
Lisner Auditorium was praised to-
day by the Washington Committee
Southern Conference for Human
Welfare.
In letter to DR.. Cloyd Heck Mar
win. university president, the COM
mittee asserted that the decision
will enhance the prestige of the
university in the eyes of all good
citizens of the Nations Capital and
of the country as whole"
At the same time, DR.. Clark Fore
man, national president of the
Southern Conference, expressed the
hope that the National Theater
here will follow the example of the
Board of Trustees of the University.
The trustee acted at board meet
! ing Thursday.
Evening star., 1947-02-15
Harold Smith S Will Leaves
Entire Estate TO Widow

All of the estate of the late Harold
D. Smith, former head of the Bud
ct Bureau and later president of
the World Bank, was left to his
widow, Mrs. Lillian Mayer Smith,
a copy of his will on file in Arlington
County Circuit Court disclosed to-
day.
Court Clerk H. Bruce Green said
the original has been sent to Ann
Arbor, Mich, to be verified by two
witnesses. The will was signed at
Ann Arbor March 3, 1881.
William D. Medley, Arlington at
torney, said he filed the will on
behalf of Edmund D. Campbell, at
torney for the estate.
Mrs. Smith lives at 1925 North
Abingdon street, Arlington. Mr..
Smith died January %.
Evening star., 1947-02-15
U. S. EmpIoye. Veteran.
Awarded Silver Star

Kenneth G. Hill, 9o2 Garland ave-
nue.. Takoma Park, has been
awarded the Silver Star for gal
lantry in action, it was announced
today. He received the award from
1t. Gen. Raymond A. Wheeler, chief
of engineers, in the new War De-
partmert Building, where Mr.. Hill
is now civilian employe.
The former Takoma Park soldier
was cited for rushing German
observation post and taking the six
man crew prisoners.
Evening star., 1947-02-15
One Man Killed
In 18th Street
Office Blaze
Fireman Overcome,
Others Given Oxygen
In Basement Bluze

One man was killed and a fire.
man was overcome during a
stubborn three-alarm fire which
ragged early today in the base
ment of two-Story Office build
ing at Ills Fifteenth street NV.
Five other f1remen were treated
at the scene after inhaling smoke
while fighting the blaze which start
ed from an undetermined cause
about 1920 am. 1t was brought
under control two hours later after
40 pieces of apparatus had respond
ed. The dense billowing smoke at
tracted crowd of about 500 per-
sons and disrupted traffic.
The dead man, who was suffo-
Gated, was identified by draft card
as Leslie Robert Boyd, 80, of Rich
mond. He was found unconscious
on blanket in the rear of the base
ment and pronounced dead by DR..
William d. Claudy of the Board Of
Police and Fire Surgeons. Police
said they are investigating how Mr..
Boyd came to be in the building.
Fireman C. F. IennoX, "a, of 1720
North Quinn street, Arlington, a
member OF No, 2 Truck Company.
was first treated for smoke inhala-
ton by fire rescue squad at the
scene and returned to duty. Later,
overcome q second time, he was re-
moved to Emergency Hospital and
later released.
Basement Wrecked by Fire.
Police said the fire apparently
started in the basement of the build
ing and it was wrecked. The first
floor of the building, which housed
the Lillian S. Cramer beauty parlor,
was badly damaged by fire and wa
ter, iremen said.
Miss Cramer said she had re-
modelled the place in October at
cost of about $4,000. Old shop
equipment and some shop furniture
were stored in the front part of the
basement along with hair dyes, per-
manent wave solutions and other
beauty preparations, according to
firemen. Some of the shop fixtures
were saved. The building furnace
is in the rear of the basement.
Firemen wearing gas and oxygen
masks groped through the heavy
yellow smoke to smash their way
into the basement with axes. They
were forced to flood the basement
continually with water to fight the
actual fire, because of its inaccessi-
bility.
Others Given Treatment.
Other firemen treated at the
scene were F. R. Helt, 4404 Clear
brook lane, Kensington, Md, de-
tailed to No. 2 Truck Company from
No. 6 Engine Company; Raymond
L. Boatman, 1923 S street Sc, of
No. 2 Truck Company; B. H. Statz.
55l9 Fourth street NV; chief engi-
neer's aide; George K. .Warman, SOB
Boyd avenue, Takoma Park, Md, of
No. Rescue Squad, and Joseph
L. Brown, 5005 Fourteenth street,
North Arlington, Va, of No. 2
Rescue Squad.
Fire Marshal Ray Roberts said
that, pending a more thorough in
vestigation, he believes now the
fire started around the heating
plant.
The Colonial Pharmacy, 1113 Fif-
teenth street NV, suffered some
water damage. it was reported. The
A. G. Spalding & Bros. store at No.
lit apparently escaped the blaze.
The building, which houses the
three shops, is owned by two BROTH
ers, Wallace and Sylvan Luchs, and
nephew, Frank Luchs, who were
on the scene. Business offices are
above the stores.
Evening star., 1947-02-15
Driver in Downs Death
Sentenced for Auto Use

James o. Claire, 81, Fort Belvoir
(VaD soldier, who was sentenced
early last month in District Court
to serve from 20 months to five years
for manslaughter in the traffic death
of Policeman Donald w. Downs, 27,
yesterday was sentenced by Justice
Henry A. SchWeinhaut for unauth-
orized use of an automobile.
The defendant does not have to
serve any more time, however, be-
cause the sentence of from eight
months to two years on the automo-
bile use charge was ordered to run
concurrently with the sentence
Craire is now serving.
Evening star., 1947-02-15
Grill Proprietor Bruised
In Cos Stove Explosion

John Costas, Sc. proprietor OF
Johns Grill, 1928 Wisconsin avenue
NV, was injured slightly today
when a gas explosion blew open
the door of a cooking stove which
struck him in the leg.
He was treated for bruises al
Georgetown Hospital and released
The cause of the explosion. accord.
ing to police, has not been deter
| mined,
Evening star., 1947-02-15
London Pastor 10 Speak
AT Calvary Baptist

DR.. Paul Rowntree Clifford of
West Ham Central Baptist Mission,
London, England, will be the guest
minister at Calvery Baptist Church
tomorrow morning. He will be in
troduced by the minister, DR.. Clar-
ence w. Crawford.
The School of Missions will hold
its third session on Wednesday eve
ming, prior to the midweek service.
Following the service the quarterly
business meeting of the church will
be held.
A father-and-s son banquet will be
held on Friday with DR.. Paul F.
Douglass, president of American
University. as the guest speaker.
Evening star., 1947-02-15
President-EIect Berretu
Honored at Union

President-elect Don Tomas Ber-
reta of Uruguay was honored by the
Governing Board of the Pan Amer
ican Union at a special session today
at the organizations headquarters
DR.. Antonio Rocha of Colombia
chairman of the board, praised Mr.
Berreta for his many accomplish
ments as a party leader, senator
and cabinet minister.
The 70-year-old President-elec1
is visiting in this country prior tt
assuming Office.
A luncheon followed the meeting
Evening star., 1947-02-15
Valentine Dance Tonight

The Walsh Club of Washington
will hold a Valentine dance and
party St 9 o'clock tonight at 1928
Twenty-second street NV. Re-
freshments will be served. The
Spublic Is invited.
Evening star., 1947-02-15
Law Sets Stocking STYLES

Pure silk, silk and rayon stock
ings have been specified under the
United Kingdom utility plan, which
permits the sale of 20 styles-12 full
fashioned and 9 seamless.
Evening star., 1947-02-15
Staying Charge Dismissed

An indictment charging Mrs.
Mary E. Wilson, %, colored, of the
1900 block of Sixth street NV, with
second-degree murder was dismissed
yesterday in District Court because
of lack of evidence. She was
charged in connection with the fatal
shooting of her husband, James z.
Wilson, 27, colored, last October.
The Government asked dismissal.
Evening star., 1947-02-15

SYMPHONY HOUSE, BROADCAST-Mrs M. Quinn Shaugh-
messy (right) chairman of the Colleges and Universities Com
mee of the National Symphony Orchestra Associations 947
sustaining fund campaign, and Miss Cecilia Butler Qeft)
senior at Trinity College, discuss the s75O drive during
broadcast from Symphony House" yesterday Ray Michael of
Station WAI the center Located Pennsylvania
Eleventh street NV the house donated the drive by
Lumber Operation symphony House is
sponsored by The Evening Star and Station WMAL.
Staff Photo