Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-23
Board Suspends
Several BARRIERS
In Code Cases
Others Escape Penalty
On Promise to Comply
With Brush, Mug Ban

AAAoeA1AS VIC uoC VI SIldRlIlS brushes
and mugs, hair brushes and neck
busters.
At the same time, the Barber
Examining Board yesterday sus-
pended the licenses of number Of
other BARRIERS for similar offenses
but Immediately lifted the penalties
on promise of the BARRIERS to comply
with the regulations.
Altogether Is BARRIERS were before
the board for various offenses.
About half of them were cited for
violating the regulations issued last
September, banning the use Of
brushes and mugs.
The suspensions ran from 10 to
80 days and are effective Septem.
Der 2.
Elderly Barber Cited.
One barber, the Rev. David Bowie,
who conducts a barber shop at ISL
Twenty-flrst street NV, was
charged with failure to comply with
any part of the regulations. He
told the board he was rs and had
been barber for SO years. At the
executive meeting of the board its
members said they believed he was
nearer IS than rs, and warned him
ne would have to comply with the
regulations within is days or have
his license revoked for 10 days.
He had previously promised the
board he would correct the things
an inspector found wrong and said
ne had already begun to do so.
Several Of the BARRIERS explained
to the board that customers had
requested the use of shaving
brushes, which brought a comment
from Saviour Sidotti, president of
the board, that they had better
run their shops according to regu-
latlons and not let their customers
run the shops.
Errors by Inspectors Charged.
Other BARRIERS said they used the
brushes only when shaving them
selves, while several said the in
spector was in error in his charges.
Those who were summoned be-
fore the board. along with the
charges against them and their
disposition, were:
Carl J. johnson, Wardman Park
Hotel barber shop, clippers, scissors
and combs had not been sterilized.
He said he had been i'll for several
months and his tools were being
used by another barber. The board
withheld decision.
Marcelina A. Gonna and Milton
Rubio, both of SOB G street NV;
using shaving brushes and mugs
and neck busters; Today suspen-
sion.
Kerr Lowell, 2508 Fourteenth street
NV; dirty work bench and tools
and soiled towels; 15-day suspen-
sion.
Julius Vitiello, owner of the same
shop; failure to sterilize tools and
also to have partition between his
barber and shoe repairing shops;
given 10 days to correct this con-
dition or face indefinite revocation.
30-Day Suspension.
D. E. Nicholas and Emmett L.
Bosseman, 3545 Georgia avenue
N. w.; using shaving brush and
mug, using neck buster and dirty
tools and work bench; both sus-
pended for 30 days.
Augustine Santucci, 815 North
Capitol street; using shaving brush
and mug, having used towels on
his work bench and no sterilization
solution in the shop; Today suspen-
sion, lifted when he promised to
remedy the situation.
Victoria De Gallo, 805 Tenth street
NV; used towels on his work bench
and no sterilization solution; 30
day suspension, if he commits an
other violation.
Cewell Frederick, IS H street
NV; charged with using hair and
neck brushes. Mrs. Frederick ap-
peared before the board and said
her husband was too i'll to appear.
The case was postponed for go days.
Victor M. Fisher, I'll Ninth street
NV; tools not sterilized; 30-day
lifted on condition there
are no further violations.
Pennsylvania Avenue Shop.
Giuseppe Grimmaldi, 1915 Penn
sylvania avenue NV; using neck
dusher and used towels in wash
basin and on chairs; given 10 days
to remedy the situation or face
revocation.
Leslie Edminston, 1902 Georgia
avenue NV; use of neck dusher,
dirty tools and failure to sterilize
tools; Today suspension, lifted II
there is no further violation.
Simon M. De Veyra, 602 H street
NV; use of neck buster and i'm
proper sterilization of tools. His
case was held up because he ex-
planned to the board that in addi-
ton to running a barber shop he
also was attending school. He prom
sed to remedy conditions in the
shop.
Ambrosio v. Opina, 805 Tenth
street NV; use of neck buster and
failure to sterilize tools; 14-day
lifted Immediately.
Gabriel Pelle, $40 F street NV:
dirty towels, combs, bottles and
floor; 14-day suspension when he
failed to appear.
Michael Gurra, 1913 Pennsylvania
avenue NV; unclean clippers,
combs and scissors 14-day suspen-
sion, when he failed to appear.
William Samuel, $685. L street
NV; shaving mug and brush, neck
duster and unclean tools: 14-day
Unsanitary Shop Case.
Lee H. Owens, 634 North Capitol
street, unsanitary shop; Today sus-
pension.
John A. Ware, 81 L street NV;
lnsterilized tools and washing linen
N the shop; Today suspension.
Preston Boyd, 1908 Georgia avenue
NV: permitting an unlicensed bar
Der to work in his shop; 14-day sus-
pension.
Dewitt Thomas, 4807 Dean avenue