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Evening star., 1947-09-30
Firing Of Policeman
In Waitress S|apping
Upheld by City Heads

The Commissioners today ordered
the dismissal of Police Pvt. Alfred
M. Burnell of No. II Precinct, &C.
cused of slapping a waitress in a res
taurant August 8.
The decision upheld the action oi
a Police Trial Board, which recon-
mended that Pvt. Burnell be dis
charged September 8.
Attorney Fred Icenhower argued
the policeman's appeal before the
Commissioners. Pvt. Burnell had
been suspended from duty, on orders
of Precinct Capt. James E. Silvea
after the trial board acted on his
case.
The Commissioners agreed Pvt
Burnell was guilty of slapping Miss
Mary H. Pence, 1901 Ridge place
Sc, when the waitress refused to
allow him to take her home.
The alteration was said to have
occurred in the Hillcrest Grill, 271A
Good Hope road Sc, where Miss
Pence was employed. --
The Commissioners also found
with the trial board, that Pvt. Bur-
nell "insulted and abused" Dudley
Proctor. cnlored. 5202 Jay street
NE, who was present at the time
asking to see his auto registration
card.
The trial board had found that
Pvt. Burnell was intoxicated and
guilty of conduct unbecoming an
officer. He was in uniform but of
duty when the incident occurred.
Evening star., 1947-09-30
Hirshbere Is Restored
To Duty by Navy
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-Harold
G. Hirshberg, whose Navy court-mar-
tial conviction on charges of NAL
treating fellow American prisoners
of the Japanese was set aside by a
Federal court, has been restored to
his rating as chief signalman, the
Navy said last night.
The Brooklyn Petty officer whose
record, a Navy spokesman said. has
been wiped clean." has been ordered
to report to Naval Receiving Station
in Brooklyn to await orders.
Hirshberg, captured when CorSegi-
dor fell. served as a section leader
for American prisoners in Japanese
camps. He was convicted last month
Of striking two fellow captives and
was sentenced to 10 months impris-
onment and dishonorable dis
charged.
The conviction was set aside last
Friday by Federal Judge Clarence
G. Galston who ruled that the Navy
lacked jurisdiction.
Evening star., 1947-09-30
Liquor Board DeIiberates
Southeast License Plea

The Alcohol Beverage Contro
Board has under advisement today
an application for a license to sell
liquor in restaurant at 319 Penn.
sylvania avenue Sc. The boarc
yesterday heard protests from two
pastors and funeral parlor owner
whose property adjoins the restau.
rant. Gardiner S. White is the
applicant.
Objecting were the Rev J. c. Fahl
pastor of Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church, Fourth and B streets Sc;
the Rev. Paul Justice, pastor OF
Trinity Methodist Church, Fifth
street and Seward Square Sc, and
Mrs. James T. Ryan, proprietor OF
Ryan's funeral home, BIT Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc. Two other per-
sons-Mrs. Mary C. Huhm, 3O8 c
street Sc. and Mrs. Elizabeth Hen.
derson, 30l C street S.E.-also OBJ
jecteds Their property adjoins the
rear of the restaurant.
Petitions for and against the
license were submitted, each signed
by approximately 100 persons in the
nsighborhood.
The board also heard final protest!
yesterday against the granting Of &
license to Deane Liquors, Inc, fol
1913 Kenilworth avenue NE. tn,
concern is seeking to transfer to tn,
Kenilworth avenue address a licens.
now held by Samuel Walkin at 240t
Fourteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1947-09-30
Chest Business Leaders
Touring 4 Agencies Today

Thirty leaders of Business Unit
No. of the Community Chest Fed
Grafton campaign organization were
to make tour of four Chest
agencies this afternoon.
Headed by J. S. Bartlett, unit
chairman, the campaign leaders
were to go from Tenth and E streets
NV. by bus to st. Joseph's Home
and School, Eastern avenue and
Randolph street NE: the Eastern
Branch of the Boys Club of Wash
ington, Seventeenth street and
Massachusetts, avenue Sc; Friend
ship House., GIG D street Sc, and
the central Offices of the Instructive
Visiting Nurse Society of Washing
ton, 1926 G street NV.
The agencies are among 125 sup
ported by the Community Chest
Federation through its united appeal
for funds.
Volunteer solicitors of the touring
unit will ask for contributions from
individuals and downtown business
firms of fewer than 10 employees.
Evening star., 1947-09-30
IA Promotions Made
In Police Department

Fourteen promotions and changes
.of status in the Metropolitan Police
Department were announced today
by Supt. Robert j. Barrett.
The men involved will assume
their new status at 8 m. tomorrow
and will be sworn in by Maj. Barrett
two hours later.
A number of the promotions were
made possible by other advances
authorized by the Commissioners re-
Gently to staff the departments new
central bureau.
Acting Sergt. w. M. Sanders of
the harbor precinct, a specialist on
marine engines, receives the rating
OF technician, carrying additional
compensation of 1925 annually.
Others advanced are:
Sergt. Joseph H. Johnson to lieu
tenant, Corpl. John A. Wright to
sergeant, Corpls. Philip I. Abel and
Ellis c. Helms to temporary sergeant,
Precinct Detective D. R. Webber to
detective sergeant, Pvt. Louis E.
Berry and Proba tionary Detective
Ralph M. Shoemaker to precinct de-
tective, Pvt. Walter N. Cook to pro-
bationary detective and Pvts. John
w. Groves. T. E. Nancy. Willard H.
Gardner, James C. Conway and
Joseph A. Gusack to corporal.
Evening star., 1947-09-30
Mrs. King Sobs, Hats Testimony
Against Daughter in Court Fight

Mrs. Clyde King, who is being
accused of illegally OBTAINING her
former WAC daughters child, burst
into tears in District Court today
and said she couldn't testify any
longer against my daughter"
After relating to Justice r. Dickin-
son Let's for an hour how her
daughter had testified falsely
against her, in an attempt to regain
her 6-year-old child, Mrs. King ad-
mitted that her daughter was al
ways welcome back In the house.
That child" said Mrs. King. point
ing to her daughter, "is as dear to
me as her own child and can't
testify against her"
Then she began sobbing and jus
tice Let's ordered . 10-minute re-
cess.
The former WAC, Mrs. Edith B.
Dye. "A, has been In District Court
for week attempting to get custody
Of Edward Butch Dye, whom she
left with her family when she
entered the service.
Evening star., 1947-09-30
Three Youths Held on Bond
In Two Safe Robberies

Three youths arrested last week
in connection with safe cracking
jobs at two restaurants were held
for the grand jury today under
$1,000 bond each after waving pre-
liminary hearings before United
States Commissioner Needham C.
Turnage.
Pleas of not guilty to charges of
housebreaking and grand larceny
were entered by Billy Waugh, %,
and Billy Hughes, 81, both of the
500 block of K street NE. and
Jack Lyons, 20, of the 100 block of
l. street NV.
At an earlier appearance before
the commissioner, police said the
three also will be faced with theft
charges involving a car said to have
been used in the housebreakings
and removal of two safes.
Evening star., 1947-09-30
Federal Colleagues Honor
Helen {. Voorhees, Today

A 30-year span of Government
services was to be honored this
afternoon with a gathering of
Agriculture Department co-workers
of Miss Helen E. voorhees,, 2525
Thirty fourth street Sc, who is
retiring.
Miss Voorhees,, for Is years an
employe in the department crop
and livestock estimating division,
also has served with The War De-
partment and the Commerce De-
partment.
At this afternoons festivities a
watch Is to be presented to Miss
voorhees, by j. E. Pallesen, secretary
of the Crop Rotating Board. Paul
L. Koenig. acting assistant chief
of the Bureau of Agriculture eco
nomics, is to serve as POSTMASTER
Miss Voorhees,, who spends her
free time collecting stamps and
taking pictures. plans to return to
her former home in Baldwinsville
N. Y
Evening star., 1947-09-30

Her mother and stepfather have
argued that Mrs. Dye has not shown
proper affection for the child and Is
not financially able to take care OF
him.
Before her breakdown today, Mrs
King told the court that only once
in the last six years had her daugh-
ter asked for custody of the child
Not once, said Mrs. King. did Mrs
Dye visit the family at Christmas.
time, send her son a Christina,
present. help to pay for his support
or make any active effort towards
being a mother.
Mr.. King is expected to take the
stand this afternoon and Justice
Let's may make a decision in the
case some time tomorrow.
Mrs. Dye was awarded temporar,
custody Of the boy in l941 in con.
nection with a suit she brough
against her husband, George w
Dye, for separate maintenance. Thl
maintenance suit still Is pending.
Evening star., 1947-09-30
AT Seal Sale Committee
Named in Montgomery

Appointment of the 1947 Christ
mas Seal Sale Committee for Mont.
gomery County was announced to-
day by Lawrence v. Lutes, chairman
of the Seal Sale Committee of the
county tuberculosis association.
The committee members are:
Mrs. Joseph T. Mcguire, Chevy
Chase, vice chairman; Mrs. Lucy
Barnsley, chairman for schools:
Charles H. Kopeland, publicity
chairman; Mrs. Frank p. Farley, Be.
thesda chairman; Mrs. Alton @.
Grinnell, Chevy Chase chairman:
Mrs. A. w. Ewell. Gaithersburg
chairman; Mrs. Thomas Somerville
III, Kenwood chairman; Mrs. Felix
E. Spurney. Kensington chairman:
Mrs. Charles E. Kohlhoss, Poolesvills
chairman; Mrs. Steven o. Beebe,
Sandy Spring chairman: Mrs. John
G. Hager, Silver Spring chairman;
Mrs. Charles r. Mills, Takoma Park
chairman; John M. McInerney, Miss
Ethel L. Bianchi and Parlett L.
Moore,
Evening star., 1947-09-30
Audit Will Take
Another erWeeka1
No. Precinct
Check of Accounts
More Complicated
Than Expected

The audit of District fund ac-
counts kept by the late Pvt. Oscar L.
Fisher at No. precinct has proved
much more complicated" than had
been expected and will require at
least another week, District Auditor
Arthur r. Pilkerton announced to-
day.
Two accountants from the audi
tors office will have to check not
only the records Of Pvt. Fisher and
two other desk clerks at the pre-
cinct station, but also must study
corresponding records at the Juv-
emile Court and the Board of Public
Welfare, Mr.. Pilkerton explained.
Pvt. Fisher, veteran desk clerk at
the precinct, committed suicide
September 18. Police officials said
last week there had been a $145
shortage in the District accounts
but this had been made up by his
fellow policemen. Pvt. Fisher COL
lected dues for three police as
sociations in addition to-handling
collateral posted at the station
and the District welfare payments
made by estranged husbands.
The District auditors examina-
ton is confined to accounts of the
collateral funds and those deposited
with the precinct for welfare pay
ments.
Mr.. Pilkerton explained that the
welfare payments generally are
made on order of the Juvenile Court,
but sometimes there is a special
arrangement whereby they could be
paid to the Welfare Department. To
make a thorough check, he said, his
accountants will have to examine
court and department records to de-
terrnine whether all such required
payments were made and whether
the money in each instance was re-
ceived by the designated family.
A report that some of Pvt. Fish
er's account sheets containing re-
ceipts for welfare fund payments
have been missing was denied today
by Capt. Benjamin c. Keuhling, No
precinct commander.
Mr.. Pilkerton said his. audit has
not yet gone closely into that phase
OF the examination. To date it has
not disclosed that any tally sheets
were or are missing. he said
In the absence of Judge Fay L.
Bentley, who is on vacation, Miss
Hilda r. Reagle, Juvenile Court
clerk, said she doesn't care to COM
ment on the No. precinct situation
while the audit is going on"
Evening star., 1947-09-30
Police Cut Down Prisoner
Trying 10 HANG Himself

A prisoner at the third precinct
was found trying to hang himself
with his shirt from the overhead
cell bars early today, police re-
ported. After being cut Gown he
was removed to Gallinger Hospital
for mental observation.
The man, Norman Mcleod, AZ. o1
1000 r street NV, was arrested last
night at the rooming house where
he lives with his wife by Policeman
Thomas B. Basnigkt on charge Of
disorderly conduct.
Shortly after s.m. Policeman
Joseph I. O'Connell, while making
a check of the cells at the thirc
precinct, said he found the mar
with one end of his shirt tied te
the overhead cell bars and the
other around his neck. Pvt. OCon.
nell cut him down.
At the rooming house residents
said they knew nothing about Nc.
Leod and his wife except that they
had moved in two weeks ago anc
apparently were unemployed.
Evening star., 1947-09-30
More on the 1888 Budget;
Red Cross Has $3.50 Plan
Example in Pamphlet
Quotes $3.50 Figure;
5 Found to Pay $19.6l

The District Red Cross disclosed
today that on the basis Of resear ch
by its Food Costs Workshop a
Washington family Of four can live
for one week on food costing
1880.
Furthermore, q member who at
tended the first of series of meet
ings on the subject of food prepara-
ton and costs last night said she
was feeding her husband and three
children for 1891 week-propor-
tionately less than the family of
four estimate.
The principal rules for living on
these figures appear to be ability
to shop, knowing where to shop
and being a good cook, according
to the consensus of workshop mem
bers.
Pamphlet Cites Example.
The Red Cross pamphlet, Better
Nutrition" available at the meet
ing in Walsh House, 202O Massa-
chusetts avenue NV, showed this
example Of Washington's minimum
cost OF feeding the family of four
over weeks period:
Father, moderate work $4.75
Mother, moderately heavy
WORK ----------- $50
Jimmie. 13 and growing fast $40
Susie, 8 growing, too 4.05
Weekly cost <1o On
These figures were compiled from
research only few weeks old, Mrs.
M. E. Miles, chairman of the Nutri-
ton Division, said. They represent
an increase of $1.70 over prices of
last April.
Furthermore, the estimate in
cludes the seven classes of food
necessary to good health, she en-
phasized. These are: % Milk or
cheese; (2), citrus fruits or toma-
toes; 90, green or yellow vegetables;
~, other vegetables and fruit, in
cluding potatoes; (5, meat, fish,
poultry eggs, beans and peanut
butter; (O ~ cereals, and CD, fats,
such as butter or margarine.
Average Is S22.
The average woman In the class
was spending between SIS and $40
to feed two people, 1t was revealed.
In this community the pamphlet,
also explained, the average" weekly
food bill for a family of four is $22.
The women last night played a
scientifically designed game for
checking diet on the basis of the
protective foods. Nine out of 10
found they were not having the
proper selection.
They concluded it isn't always ex-
pensive. food that improves diet.
SKINNED milk is mostly needed, the
results showed. AL the women were
surprised to find out that the Skim"
had a great protective" value as a
food. =
They were. also surprised to dis
cover that one could buy a cheaper
grade of eggs and still get the same
amount of nourishment as from the
best grade
Another Meeting Tomorrow.
ITO make your food budget do
tricks" the pamphlet says, learn
what you ought to spend as a mini
mum for health, then decide how
much extra you can afford for salts
faction"
Another meeting of the Food Costs
Workshop will be held at 7:30 pm.
tomorrow in Walsh House. The
topics to be discussed are: Planning
the marketing-special problems for
your own family, how to change
food habits, how to use a family
food plan" and buying the milk
and cheese-the value of milk re-
viewed, discussion on forms of milk" !"
To register for nutrition class,
cali Hobart $500 and ask for Nutri-
ton Service,
Evening star., 1947-09-30
Lawyers Guild to Meet
On Property Covenants

Restrictive covenants against
property ownership by minority
groups win be discussed at a meet
ing Of the District Chapter of the
National Lowyers' Guild at 8 pm.
tomorrow in the National Archives
Auditorium.
Judge Alfred Noyes of Rockville,
Md, and Prof. j. NJ Nabritt q
Howard University are TO lead the
discussion. Judge Noyes Is attorney
In a current Maryland case involv-
ing a restrictive covenant which
group of Bannockburn Heights
property owners sought to enforce
against property ownership by Jews.
Prof. Nabrit has participated in .
District case now before the Su-
preme Court on the issue of restric.
tive covenants.
Evening star., 1947-09-30
III Pei. Rent Increase
Recommended for
River Terrace Units

A I'll per cent rent increase for
90 units of the River Terrace hous-
ing development in the 1900 and
$500 blocks of East Capitol street
was recommended today by Dis
trict Rent Examiner James G
Tyson.
The proposal, which would become
effective in 10 days unless tenants
appeal. came as representatives OF
seven organizations planned to con-
fer with Rent Administrator Robert
F. Cogswell to urge him not to in
crease rent ceilings for single-family
dwellings and small apartment
buildings in Washington.
Myron Davy, owner of River Ter
race, had asked 13 per cent rent in
crease, citing higher operating costs.
Under Mr.. Tyson's finding, monthly
rents for the 80 units would range
from $51 to $50. The present range
is $47.50 to $50, according to the
District rent office.
Protesting Groups.
Groups represented at today's
protest meeting are Americans for
Democratic Action, National AS
sociation for Advancement Of Col
ored People, Council of Social
Agencies. American Veterans Com
n1ittee, Washington Housing Asso-
citation, League of Women Shoppers
and Potomac Cooperative Associa-
ton, according to list made public
by Mr.. Cogswell's Office.
Mr.. Cogsweu said earlier this
month that he thought owners of
small apartments (not more than
eight family units) and single-unit
dwellings were entitled to relief.
There were indications, mean
while, that the rent administrator
soon would announce his decision
on the matter.
Living Cost Rise Cited.
Thus, today's meeting was a move
on the part of the seven groups to
forestall what some sources believe
is an inevitable rent increase.
The Washington chapter of ADA
made public last night letter from
its attorney, Benjamin c. Sigal, to
Mr.. Cogswell.
Mr.. Sigal wrote: eve urge you
again to consider the impact of an
increase in rent ceilings in the face
of galloping increases in the cost Of
living.
1--WE think it clear that a general
rent increase in the face of the
very substantial income of land
lords in the District would be an
undue rent increase and would be
wholly unwarranted and grossly in
equitable.
Evening star., 1947-09-30
rs From D. {. 70 Attend
Holy Name Convention

A. delegation Of 125 priests and
laymen will represent the Washing
ton section at the fourth national
convention Of the Holy Name Society
in Boston, which starts tomorrow
and continues until Sunday.
Led by the Rev. Joseph M. Moran,
spiritual director, .and Lawrence J.
Mcdonnell Of the Washington
Union. the delegation will start ar
irving at Boston tomorrow.
A strictly spiritual. organization.
the convention will be attended by
delegations from all over the United
States, with 100000 persons expect.
ed to parade on the closing day.
Evening star., 1947-09-30
Capital Transit Opens
Case Against Granting
IS PET. Pay Increase

The Capital Transit Co. today
opened its case to prove that it can
not grant IS per cent wage increase
asked by the Amalgamated Associa.
ton of Street, Electric Railway ano
Motor Coach Employees, representing
more than 1000 transit workers here
Presenting mass of figures to the
three-man Arbitration Board hear
ing the case at the Raleigh HoteI
transit officials contended the com.
pany has expended $33 100000 fol
modernization of equipment ano
other improvements in the last l;
years.
J. E. Heberle, company vice pres
ident, pointed out that SIS, 1882, OF
$50 per cent of the company's rev.
enue this year will be consumed BY
payrolls out of the $26,773,142 esti.
mated revenue of the transit com.
pany. In other words, Mr.. Heberle
said, go cents of every dollar earned
by the company goes into wages.
The company's position is that II
cannot afford to operate If wages
are increased and that its workers
now are paid more than those In
comparable industries. The average
Capital Transit employee earns $12t
an hour on a 40-hour week, but
works 48 hours and, with time ano
a half for overtime, receives an
average of $62 40 a week.
Company officials earlier charged
the union with presenting to the
arbitration board only selected sets
of figures that fail to tell the entire
economic story.
No Contract Covers All Issues.
Management maintains no transit
contract in the Nation has all the
things the union is demanding here
and that, contrary to the union con.
tention, Washington area population
has dropped since the war.
The companyl's case will include
an estimate of the cost of unior
demands.
Hawley Simpson, transit company
labor counsel, placed in evidence
"a mass of testimony bearing or
vacations, holiday pay, overtime, the
work week, wage boosts and work
ing conditions to try to rebut the
union position. Since the board
convened week ago, the workers
who have been giving their side
have put in evidence IS exhibits
bearing on the issues.
Union Spokesman Questioned.
Mr.. Simpson charged it is i'm
proper for the union to select one
group of cities to prove one poin,
and another random group for an
other. He spent yesterday afternoon
cross-examining the union spokes-
man, Eli L. Oliver, seeking to clarity
union demands. Mr.. Simpson said
he wanted to know exactly what
issues the company will have tc
meet.
Mr.. Oliver reiterated the financial
standing of the company is not rele-
want to the union demands. He said
he had made no estimate of the cost
of placing the various union de.
mands in operation. Mr.. Oliver con.
tended the question is whether the
workers demands are equitable. the
changes are merited and if present
conditions work a hardship on the
employees.
The company drew attention tt
the point that So-called hidden
increases in the cost of living total.
ing 4 per cent in 1945, owing to tht
black market, are not accurately
reported in official figures. Mr.
Simpson said this factor has nov
disappeared.
Evening star., 1947-09-30

| puDllcly stated Dy washington gro
cery stores and supermarkets in last
week ends grocery advertisements
in The Star. Prices on items not
advertised, mostly staples, were OBJ
tanned by checking price tags in the
stores themselves.
The groceries shown in the photo
graph accompanying Sundays story
were assembled in one super-market,
just so the photo could be taken
All the food could not have been
bought for 1883 in that one store
land probably not in any other single
store. It required shopping around
and planning by the housewife, as
we told you.
Now here are the details on the
menu for Wednesday.
AS you look back on our original
shopping list, printed Sunday, you'll
see mother bought split peas. Now,
split pea soup is hearty, nourishing
and satisfying. Here again mother
saves herself some additional work
by making enough for two meals
The balance Of the soup will be
stored in a cool place and served for
lunch on Friday. The leaves and
tops Of the celery 60 into the soup
kettle for flavor; out of the eight or
nine slices in u pound of bacon,
she used two of those slices on Mon
day to add flavor to the green salad,
and she wants to save four for Sum
day, so that leaves her two or three
slices. She can add those to the
split pea soup, If she likes the bacon
flavor.
One of the apples, a few raisins
and part Of the cabbage make a
good side dish. The salad adds
contrast in food texture-that
something crisp" to bite into. There
was enough pudding left over from
Monday dinner to use for lunch.
The scraps of the beef roast were
mixed with raw potatoes and an
onion for flavor to make a dish OF
hash for dinner. Mother adds part
of jar of her homemade vege-
table relish as an accompaniment
to the hash. You'll notice that on
this limited budget she can't afford
the more expensive bottled reljshes
or condiments from the store. They
add little in the way Of food value
anyway, and are used mainly to
enhance the flavor of a meal.
There were enough carrots and
peas left to mix with a cream
sauce to stretch them out for a
vegetable dish. The fruit cup can
be made from can of the fruits
purchased, or baked apple can
be served for dessert. Out of the
2 pounds of apples she bought she
has used only one to add to the
cabbage salad.
Tomorrow well print the details
| of THURSDAYS menu