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Evening star., 1947-01-28
|'PoppydoodIe's'
Rude Awokeninq
Echoes in Court

"Poppydoodle" was not pleased
when some one awakened him by
"squashing" him over the head with
a wooden chair as he lay in his bed.
"Poppydoodle" is the name by
which William Jones, ST, colored, is
best known to his fellow occupants
of rooming house in the 1000 block
of H street NV. In Municipal Court
yesterday, he voiced his complaint
against John A. Hobbs, "a, colored,
who lives on the floor below him.
II was doing off in my bed when
this man came up and squashed me
with the chair. I couldn't figure it.
All we'd done was swap words be-
fore" he told Judge Nathan r.
Margold. -.....
The defendant had a different
version of the incident, which oc-
CURED Sunday night. Hobbs said
he struck "Poppydoodle" with a
chair only after he had been
threatened himself. Hobbs added
that in the first place he only went
into his neighbor's room ito quiet
the noise" of an important wrestling
match between "Poppydoodle" and
another man.
Judge Margold concluded that,
although Hobbs was guilty, the
assault on "Poppydoodle" was not
without provocation. The Judge
ordered him released on personal
bond tn return for sentence
February II.
Evening star., 1947-01-28
North Capitol Citizens
Admit II New Members

Seventeen persons were admitted
10 membership in the North Capitol
Citizens Association last night. The
meeting was attended by IS memI
bers.
The group approved the report of
the Committee on Racial Relations
of the Federation of Citizens As
sociations, after Attorney James A.
Crooks, Federation delegate, dis
cussed the matter.
Baxter Smith, the associations S
other Federation delegate, sponsored
a motion, approved by the group, to
support the proposed increase in the
District motor vehicle inspection fee
from so cents to 81. Mr.. Smith
pointed out the increased cost to
the District in conducting inspec-
tions necessitates the higher fee.
A new steering committee" was
appointed to draw up procedure for
future meetings. F. B. Hughes was
chosen chairman, other committee
men including: Richard Enten-
mann, John J. McCauley, Francis
Cleary, E. N. Bowersox, Mr. Smith
and John F. Hardie, president OF
the association.
The meeting was held in the
Church of the Atonement, North
Capitol street and Rhode Island
avenue,
Evening star., 1947-01-28
House Unit Will Open
Hearings April ] on
Veterans Housing

A House Appropriations Sub
committee will begin hearings
April Z on veterans housing here
and throughout the country.
Chairman Jensen of the Subcom-
mittee on Government Corpora
tions, in announcing the hearings,
explained, however, this unit has
no jurisdiction over rental rates for
veterans emergency housing. He
said he hoped rental rates would be
investigated by the House Public
Works Committee.
The veterans, who had visited him
at his Office Saturday afternoon
to outline their troubles in two diff
ferent housing projects here, have
q 'just complaint" Mr.. Jensen said.
Group Sympathetic"
He presented the veterans prob
lens to the subcommittee at a
meeting yesterday afternoon. The
group, he explained, was very
sympathetic in their feelings about
the problem
Mr.. Jensen said the subcommit-
tee, which handles the budget Tor
Federal Public Housing Administra-
ton and other Government corp
orations, will go into the general
overall matter of Federal Housing
in April.
The clerk of the subcommittee
was authorized to communicate
with leaders of the veterans dele
CATION to notify them of the sub
committees decision.
2 Groups Here on Hand.
The veterans came from two
temporary housing projects in the
District-one at Thirty first and G
streets Sc, and the other at Over
look avenue on Fourth street S.W-
near the naval laboratories.
Heading the veterans group was
L. H. Neville Thompson, chairman
of the Combined Veterans Com
mittee on Housing and former de-
partment commander of the Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars.
Evening star., 1947-01-28
Youth Held on Charge
OF Ambulance Driver

A 17-year- -old Brandywine (Md.l
youth has been charged by Marl-
boro police with failing to give the
right of way to an emergency We
hicle, it was learned today, in con-
nection with the complaint of an
ambulance driver that car repeat
edly tried to force his vehicle off
the road January 18.
The suspect, David Roberts, will
be tried at Upper Marlboro Friday
before Trial Magistrate Arthur P.
Owens.
The youth was arrested by Marl-
boro police after the ambulance
driver reported the license numbers
of the automobile he said tried to
wreck the ambulance.
Clarence Brady, "a, of Upper
Marlboro, was bringing a dying man
from Aquasco, Md, to Casualty Hos
pital on route 5, when passenger
car began harassing the ambulance
between Clinton and Silver Hill.
Eugene Jones, Colored, "a, OF
Aquasco. was shot through the head
In an argument before the ambu-
lance arrived. He died the following
day.
Evening star., 1947-01-28
'Thunderhead Projec'
Director Describes II

The District branch of the Amer
lean Meteorological Society, meeting
last night in the Interior Depart
ment auditorium, heard report
the "Thunderhead Prof.
ect" conducted last summer in Flor
ida. The speaker was Prof. Horace
r. Byers of the meteorolgy depart
ment of the University of Chicago,
national director of the project.
The director told how experts
from the Weather Bureau, the
Army, the Navy and the National
Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
made observations during thunder
storms by flying planes through the
heart of the storm at five different
levels. He discussed the findings,
particularly the "life cycle" of thun-
derstorms. He told of strong down.
drafts which come at lower levels
of thunderstorms which turn into
steady rainfall, saying that such
down-drafts are believed to have
caused some of the airplane acci-
dents in this country.
A second thunderstorm study Is
being drawn up now, for operation
near DAYTON, Ohio, next summer.
Evening star., 1947-01-28
S11,146 Raised in Week
In Suburban Hospital Drive

A total of $l1,146.62 was sub
scribed in the first week of the SUBJ
urban Hospitals $4,000 membership
campaign, Arthur B. Lambert, presi-
dent of the Bethesda hospital S
Board of Trustees, reported today.
This is about % per cent of the
campaign goal, but is made up of
contributions from only 600 indi-
viduals and organizations. A total
Of 5000 contributing are sought,
Mr.. Lambert explained.
Colored churches, schools and in
dividuals in Rockville, under the
Craftsmanship of George w. john
son, presented $1,239.62 to the drive.
Under the name 1.-THE Five Dollar
Club" the money was presented at
ceremonies in the Middle Lane Elks'
Hall, Rockville. Five Rockville col
ored churches were represented. -
Evening star., 1947-01-28
u. S. Motor TruveI Set Record
Of17O Billion Miles in 1916

time high of 24,2oo 100000 gallons
in 1941.
These increases came despite the
fact there were 27,500,00 privately
owned automobiles registered in 1916
1000, 900 fewer than in 1941. Truck
registrations, however, rose from A.
859, ,244 in 1941 to $500 900 in 1916 to
offset this to some extent.
Travel on rural roads broke all
records in 1916, the agency said.
The Nations speedometers clicked
of zoe, 600, 900 more miles than in
194l, to give a grand total of 170,-
600, ,000, 900 miles.
Travel was actually Q per cent
lower in the Eastern States, but
this loss was Offset by gains OF 0.6
per cent in the Central States and
40 per cent In the West. Travel
during last summer was less than
that in 1941, but motorists more
than made up for 1t in January,
February. March, April, September,
October and November.
Evening star., 1947-01-28

Americans took to the road in
1916.
With fewer cars, they spun out
more miles and burned up more
gasoline than in any previous year
in their history.
Washington was no exception.
Traffic here was 21.5 greater in 1916
than in 1941.
This figure was given out by the
Public Roads Administration today
as part of an annual stock-taking
of the Nations highway habits.
Traffic counts in seven large cities
showed: Chicago, up 303 per cent
over 194l; Columbus, up 22.8 per
cent; Detroit, up As per cent: Du-
luth, up 3.3 per cent: st. Louis, up
23.6 per cent; Santa Fe, up 32.4 per
cent, and Washington, up 21.5 per
cent.
The past year saw 25.200. .000, 900
gallons of gasoline burned on the
country's roads and Streets per
cent increase over the previous all
Evening star., 1947-01-28
AIIis-ChaImersD Duped
Reuther in Reopening
Talks, Thomas Says
Nv the Asxoejotsd Press

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. 28.-The
feud between the two top-rankine
officers of the CIO-United Auto
Workers Union broke into the open
again yesterday when r. J. Thomas
international vice president, de-
clared President Walter P. Reuther
was a victim of a successful coup
when he entered the nine-month-old
Allis Chalmers strike picture last
week.
In prepared statement Mr.
Thomas said Mr.. Reuther "swal-
lowed the bait" which was in the
form of offering him an opportunity
to negotiate on company proposals
alone"
"Reuther,s entrance into the nine
month strike picture only served to
confuse the workers on just
what contract terms the top Policy
Committee would entertain for
Allis-C Chalmers workers" Mr..
Thomas said.
b. He declared the coup" was per-
formed "by the company, the Mil
waukee Press and the Rev. Ems
WORTH Reisner" and was executed
ito the detriment of the Allls-
Chalmers UAW membership"
At Detroit Mr.. Reuther was not
available for comment.
Mr.. Reuther entered the negotia-
tions a week ago when he, Mr..
Thomas and other UAW officers
conferred with company representa-
tives at Mr.. Reisner's home. He
later returned to Detroit, conferred
with the UAW Policy Committee,
and announced the committee had
rejected unanimously" the COM
panys offer.
The Reuther- Thomas squabble
followed a collective bargaining cleo
ton in which the striking UAW-C1O
local 248 retained its bargaining
rights, despite failure to receive a
required majority. The challenging
Independent Workers of Allis- -Chal-
mers also failed to receive majority
and the Wisconsin Employment Re-
lations Board, which ordered and
conducted the election, ruled that
Local 248, which had small plurali-
ty, retained its rights.
Walter E. Petersen, president OF
the Independent Workers, charged
yesterday that Wisconsin law for
bids the company's bargaining with
a unit which represents less than q
majority of employees.
Evening star., 1947-01-28

C. w. Slade was elected president
of the Montgomery County Com
munity Chest and Council at the an
nual dinner meeting last night in
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church.
He succeeds j. Harry WEIGH.
Other officers chosen include A. j.
Phelan, executive vice president; DR..
Edwin w. Broome, secretary, and
Mrs. ONeal johnson, treasurer.
Members named to the Executive
Committee are Mr.. Welch, William
Blair, Howard Gill, Douglas West,
and Mrs Reynold Lee.
A board of trustees was named as
follows: Mrs. Johnson, County Com
missioner Wesley I. Sauter, Mrs,
Oliver Brain, Lawrence v. Lauten
and Frank F. Jenkins. Il
Named to fill vacancies on the
board were Thomas w. Perry
George N. Mathews and DR.. r. N
Calvert.
Elected by the fund-raising and
social planning division of the board
of trustees were:
Planning division-Mr. Gill, Blair
Lee, Parlette Moore, Mrs. Leona
Rush and Mrs. C. C. Tumbleson.
Embarrassing division-Mr. Lee
Charles L. Carr, Edgar M. Doug
lass, Mrs. Albert w. Walker and
Mrs. Genevieve Wells.
Judge Bolitha ]. Laws spoke at the
dinner
Evening star., 1947-01-28
Veterans Arrive Early for Sale,
One With Eye on Fire Engine

ganized" the group on arrival yes
terday morning. He took their
names and gave them numbers
which indicated the order Of their
arrival and corresponding place '.in
line"
BY this method, veteras could
leave his place to eat and sleep
without losing his position" The
WAA local veterans certification
unit told early comers that the vet
erans' own system OF preference will
be honored If they can maintain
their own order.
Certificate Needed.
Although the veterans are free to
leave the scene, they are spending
most of their time examining the
equipment and discussing the i'm
pending sale.
In order to participate in tomor-
rows sale, which starts at $3.50 am.
and Is for veterans only, buyers
must first obtain q certificate Of
eligibility from the WAA office at
1926 Twenty-flrst street NV.
Nearly 80 vehicles, all used, are
offered. They include 2 motorcycles,
6 station wagons, motor scooters,
limousine, 2 buses, IL sedans, 5
jeeps, 4 carryalls, 2 command cars
and 9 half-ton pickup trucks.
Also l ambulance, 4 half-ton
panel trucks, 2 express trucks, l
one-and-a-half-ton panel truck, 8
trailers, 10 one-and-one-h half f-ton
trucks, 3 one-and-one-half-ton
dump trucks, l 750-gallon oil tank
truck, / one-and-a-half-ton trac-
tor, S fire trucks, four-ton van, /
four-ton tractor and l five-ton trac-
tor.
Vehicles are in various states of
repair, but we'll fix them up" was
the enthusiastic comment OF one
veteran. Prices range from $40 for
motor scooter to $4,000 for the
fo,,r toy, fro for
Evening star., 1947-01-28
CAP District Group Starts
FIiqht Scholarship Fund

A fight scholarship fund to pro-
vide free aviation for boys and
girls of Greater Washington from
49, to 18 has been started by the
Washington group of the Civil
Air Patrol, it was announced to-
day by Maj. Joseph c. Bergllng'
group commander.
The money is to come from dona-
tions from individuals and civic
organizations and from the pro-
ceeds from a dance to be held by
the Civil Air Patrol February q
in the Hyattsville Armory.
Only members of record as OF
February 81 will be in line for the
first flight training. The Wash
ington group, which now has about
900 on it's rolls in nine squadrons
in the District and adjoining areas
will have a recruiting booth at the
dance. Preceding the dance there
will be a basket ball game between
the Hyattsville and Baltimore CAP
units,
Evening star., 1947-01-28
Can Companies, 7 Officers
Fined Total Of $45,00O
By the Assoeioied Press

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2S.-Fed-
eral Judge Michael J. Roche yester-
day imposed fines totaling $4,000
on the American Can Co., the
Continental Can Co. and seven
officials of the two companies ac-
cused Of conspiracy in restraint OF
trade.
The companies and officials
pleaded no contest to the indict-
ment returned by Federal grand
jury here last June rs. Attorney
General Clark said the two COM
panies manufactured IS per cent OF
all cans sold in the United States.
The officials fined are: Maurice
j. Sullivan, chairman of the Board
of American; Dudley w. Figgis,
president of American; G. H. Black,
executive vice president of Amer
lean; C. c. Conway. chairman of
the board and president of Con-
tinental; s. j. Steele, vice chair
man of the board of Continental;
w. P. Murray, general sales man.
ager of Continental's eastern dis
trict, all of New York, and George
H. Kellogg, vice president of Amer
ican, of Chicago.
Evening star., 1947-01-28
Experts Find Seepage.
OF Gasoline Is Unlikely
To Stop for Some Time

Little prospect of an immediate
end to Arlington's underground
gasoline flow was seen today after
a conference of military, scientific
and county representatives.
The average daily production"
of about 200 gallons of gasoline in
abandoned wells will continue until
the hidden reservoir is exhausted,
even though the origin of the leak
is discovered, according to investi-
gators.
The conference was held yester-
day afternoon between D. L. Newell
of the Navy,s Bureau of Aero
nautics; Maj. Roy w. Whitson of
the Army Navy Petroleum Board;
r. E. Streets and Donald B. Brooks
of the Bureau of Standards; Maj.
j. F. Mckay and 1t. Col. H. E.
Burcher of the Army Engineers,
Fort Belvoir and Arlington County
Manager Frank c. Hanrahan.
A suggestion that radioactive ma
terials be placed in the suspected
tanks in the neighborhood OF Fifth
and North Pollard streets, and the
course of the flow be traced by
Geiger counters, has been aban-
doned, according to one of the con-
sultants. A suggested use of dye in
the tanks might require as much
as three months to determine which,
If any, is now leaking or had leaked
In the past, 1t was stated.
Engineers today began to pump
out three unused tanks-each of
1900 gallons capacity-owned by
the Washington, Virginia & Mary
land Coach Co., preparatory toI
making a compressed air test to de-
termine if they could have been
responsible for the leak. The tanks
were filled with water when they
were taken out of use for gasoline
storage.
Mr.. Hanrahan said drilling in the
earth to determine where the oil
pocket lies and the possible direc-
ton of the source would not be
started until every suspected tank
had been tested.
Twenty families out of the % in
the neighborhood have remained in
their homes despite warnings from
Mr.. Hanrahan that they should move
elsewhere if possible. Precautions
against fires are being enforced and
a chemically equipped fire truck has
been stationed in the area.
Evening star., 1947-01-28
Mid-City Group Backs
Larger Federal Grant

Approval of bill which would
increase the Federal payment to the
District was voted by the Mid City
Citizens Association last night. The
group also advocated a sales tax.
The measure which would estab-
lish formula for the Federal pay
ment was introduced by Sena-
tors Overton of Louisiana and
OMahoney of Wyoming, both DEM
ocrats. 1t would raise the Federal
share in the Districts cost to about
$13 ,000, 900, A. j. Driscoll, association
president, estimated.
Declaring that with present
sources of income, 1916 budget re-
quirements could not be met with
out increased Federal aid as well
as increased District taxes, Mr..
Driscoll also advocated the sales tax
"as the best solution for the seri-
GUS financial crisis the District Gov
ernment now faces"
The association also recommended: ::
The placing of dates of pasteuri-
zation on all milk bottle tops to
insure pure milk.
The sale of ice cream by weight
instead of by bulk measure.
A change in the Alcoholic Bev-
erage Control Act to permit stand
up drinking at District bars.
The group opposed:
Daylight saving time in summer,
unless it wins Nation wide approval
A bill introduced by Representa-
tive Herbert, Democrat, of Louisi-
ana, which would transfer the care
OF juvenile delinquents from the
jurisdiction of the Board of Public
Welfare to the Department Of Cor
rections.
A handbag was presented to Miss
Edith L. Grosvenor in tribute to Al
years service as District public
school teacher. She retired jan
uary l.
In honor of the occasion, Miss
Grosvenor, who is the associations
vice president, conducted the meet
ing, which was held at the Thomson
School, Twelfth and L streets NV.
Evening star., 1947-01-28

A veteran interested in buying
a fire engine for his Virginia village
is among several ex-GIs who have
been waiting several days for a Gov
ernment surplus sale which starts
tomorrow.
AS he affectionately patted the
fender of a smart-looking pumper,
Joseph Dotson, 38, of Wise. Va, dis
cussed his towns fire problems with
James K. Stills, Is, and Cecil Sills,
"a, Alexandria, brothers, who are
first in line. They have been at the
War Assets Administration sale site,
Macarthur boulevard and Little
Falls road NV, since Sunday mid
night.
Dotson told a reporter: "We
haven't got department yet but
hope to start one. I've been sent up
to buy rolling equipment and this
looks like it."
Price Is $2,100.
'It" was a snappy job with red
paint but. without equipment, tagged
at $2,100. Since nobody else had
thought up any need for a. fire en-
gine he was reasonably satisfied he
would get it.
The Sills brothers expressed high
hopes for getting trucks for their
newly formed transfer company.
1--WE got here early because we've
been to these sales before Whoever
is first gets first choice" James said.
Don Rainwater, 26, of 702 South
Fox street, Arlington, took third
place in line arriving shortly after
the Stills brothers. When asked his
age ne said he was old enough to
know better, having attended pre-
vious surplus sales in Maryland.
This time I have hopes of getting
a truck for my hauling business" he
added.
Malloy G. Dunn. 26, of 507 Green
wood avenue, Takoma Park, Md,
number seven In line, quickly "or-
Evening star., 1947-01-28
Ship Docked at Baltimore
Searched for Narcotics
By tho Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. pa ship
docked at Baltimore, the City of
Auckland, has been under search
for narcotics since the breakaway
of 13 Hindu seamen from super
vised shopping tour here Sunday,
customs officials said.
The officials also said laboratory
analysis was being made of packages
believed to contain an opium deriva-
tive.
Four of the seamen had been held
by Eastern district police on suspi-
cion "of smuggling narcotics but
were later turned over to a port
control officer.
Evening star., 1947-01-28
Montgomery Measure
Seeks Liquor Board
Control by County
By J. B. Zotmon
Stur SsaH Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 28.-Appoint-
ment of Montgomery County Liquor
Board members by the county COM
missioners instead of the Governor,
as at present, is provided in a bill
to be introduced today In the Senate
by Roy Tasco Davis, Republican, of
Montgomery.
The measure was to be offered as
an amendment to bill now before
the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The latter would recodify and bring
up to date State and county liquor
laws.
Among bills introduced in the
House last night was one which
would prohibit schools which receive
financial assistance from the State
from charging nonresident fees to
men and women who left Maryland
to enter the service. 1t was pre-
sented by Delegate William H. Nc
Grath of Prince Georges.
Would Reduce Board.
Under Senator Davis amendment,
the Montgomery Liquor Board would
consist of three members. reduc-
tipn of two from the present num-
ber. Each would receive 81 200 a
year with the chairman getting an
additional 5000 annually.
Board members would be named
to alternate terms of 2, 4 and 6 years
each. Not more than two would be
permitted to belong to the same
political party.
AS a result of this provision, the
board would be dominated by Re-
publicans since four of the five
county commissioners are Republi-
cans and would be able to oyerrule
nominations made by the lone
Democratic commissioner.
In addition, the liquor board would
decide whether to eliminate the po-
sitions of clerk and attorney to the
board.
Members of the all-Republican
Montgomery County delegation said
the amendment would bring control
of the liquor board back to the
county where it belongs"
Lindsay at Hearings.
Meanwhile, Bernard S. Melnicove,
Democrat, of the 4th Baltimore dis
trict, chairman of the House Judi
ciary Committee said hearings will
be held by the committee early next
week on a Montgomery County bill
to exempt the county from provi-
sions of the Lindsay Act. This law
prohibits non-partisan elections of
a county council in any county hav-
ing a charter form of government.
Mr.. Melnicove said he has re-
ceived a request for a hearing from
the Democratic State Central Com
mittee for the county. No other
county organization has submitted
a similar request, he added.
Evening star., 1947-01-28
Lundis Asks World Bon
On Compulsory Training
BY the Associated Press

Representative Lands, Republic
an, Indiana asked Congress yester-
day to declare itself in favor OF
an international ban against COM
pulsory military training.
He introduced a resolution calling
on the President, the Secretary OF
State and the United States dele
gate to the United Nations organ
eanization to work increasingly for
an international agreement" for
elimination of compulsory training
"from the policies and practices OF
oil nations"
The Army and Navy are urging
Congress to require universal mill
tary training in this country.
Evening star., 1947-01-28
ConsuIs in Hanoi Deny
Encouraging Wet Nam
BY the Associofed Press

HANOI, Indo- China, Jan. q de-
layeO Chinese, British and Amer
lean consuls in Hanoi acknowledged
today that they had been guests
of Wet Nam officials recently at a
dinner, but fatty denied statements
Of encouragement for the Wet Nam
cause attributed to. them by the
Wet Nam radio.
A joint statement was issued by
the American and British consuls.
The Chinese consul general issued
a similar denial.