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Evening star., 1947-12-31
Dismissal Of Policeman
In Theffs Here Upheld

The Commissioners today upheld
the action of Police Trial Board
which last month found Police Pvt.
Donald G. Drager guilty of conduct
prejudicial to the force and unbe-
coming an officer in Illegally enter
ing a house at 2026 Portner place
NV. and removing whisky, clothing
and money belonging to the owner.
In rejecting an appeal by Drager's
attorney, David G. Macdonald, the
city heads agreed the board had
acted correctly in sentencing the
policeman to dismissal from the
force.
Jesse Morgan, owner of the Port
ner place house, had accused Drager
Of entering the place on the false
pretense of conducting an official
police raid. He charged that while
in the house, accompanied by Horace
Thomas, civilian from Front Royal,
Va, Drager broke into a closet, re-
moving numerous bottles Of whisky,
two suits, two s25 War Bonds and
$40 in cash.
Drager is to go on trial January
= in District Court on housebreak-
ing and larceny charges
Evening star., 1947-12-31
Heart Ailments Led All Causes
|Of Death Here During 7947

dents of the CITY," the health Off
Ger wrote.
DR.. Rutland said the record for
maternal and infant mortality for
1947 showed Encouraging improve
ments," particularly among the city's
colored population.
Infant Mortality Down.
Whereas in 1916, 35.9 of every
1000 babies born here died in in
fancy, only 305 died in 1947, DR..
Ruhland reported. At the same
time, the infant mortality rate for
colored children dropped from 53,6
to AZ.
The health officer said the colored
infant mortality rate never had
dropped below SO per 1000 popula-
ton in the 10-year period prior to
1916.
DR.. Rutland recorded that the
year just passed had seen the be-
ginning of a mass anti-tuberculosis
X-ray survey for Washington, and
the completion Of a detailed study
of the cancer picture here of which
the final result is yet to be released
He stressed the Health Department S
efforts to control venereal diseases
in the city, as well as such ailments
as ringworm Of the scalp and dental
decay among public school children
| here
Evening star., 1947-12-31
Race in Stolen Cars Leads
To Arrest Of Two BOYS

A race along New York avenue
NE. by two boys driving stolen
automobiles last night led to the ar
rest of a l6-year-old and his IA
year-old companion.
Pvt. Walton Hensley Of the traf-
f1c division, spotting two speeding
coupes on New York avenue near
the Ninth street Bridge at about
1890 pm, caught up with one car
when 1t turned into Brentwood
road.
The 16-year-old colored boy, who
was driving, told Pvt. Hensley both
machines had been taken from
the Thompson's Dairy Garage, 1918
Twelfth street NV. Police went to
the garage and found the second
auto had been returned.
The second suspect, IA, was ar
rested at his home and released
into custody of his mother. The
older boy is being held at the Re-
ceiVine Home nolice Sajfh
Evening star., 1947-12-31
Senate Aide Inspects 4
D. {. Day Care Cenfers

An agent of the Senate Appropri-
ations Committee, accompanied by
three city officials, yesterday took
personal look at the Districts
child day-care' centers, with ques-
lions of future operation in mind.
In a surprise visit, four centers
were inspected by Kin1ball San
born, staff member of the Appro-
priations Committee, assigned to
work on the District budget. With
him were Acting Welfare Director
Raymond F. Clapp. District Auditor
Arthur R. Pilkerton and Miss Lu-
cille Lewis, superintendent of this
centers.
Mr.. Sanborn remarked that he
had found the centers to be clean,
well run and credit to the officials
in charge"
The four centers visited were
those at 314 D street Sc, 3785
Grant street NE, Fourth and w
streets NV. and at Thirteenth and
v streets NV.
Evening star., 1947-12-31
145 Get Pay Increases
At Mclean Gardens

Approximately 145 employees OF
Mclean Gardens, 2,070-unit housing
development at 1911 Porter street
NV, have been granted wage in
creases and other benefits, the Fair
mac Corp, owners, announced
today.
Among the new benefits are pay
increases of 500 to $125 year
guarantee of full years employ
ment at full years pay, two week. S
vacation with pay, time and a half
for all overtime work. and free
double indemnity life insurance OF
81 900 to $4,000 depending on length
of service.
Evening star., 1947-12-31
Corning Letter Urges
Parents 10 Cease
Bovcott Of School

School Supt. Hobart M. Corning
has sent a letter to parents who
have been keeping their children
out of the Browne Junior High
School annexes, Blow and Webb
Schools. asking them not to make
their children victims" OF a dis
pute with school policies.
However, when school opens Mon
dav after the Christmas holidays,
parents probably will continue to
bovcott Blow and Webb Schools in
protest over the transfer OF the
buildings from white to colored
pupils, spokesmen for the parents
said today. The boycott has been
in effect since December 3, shortly
after the transfer by the Board OF
Education became effective.
DR.. Corning's letter. which also
was signed by DR.. Garnet c. Will
kinson, first assistant superlnteno
ent in charge of colored schools,
said in part: ,
Since every day Of the school
year is important, 1t follows that
continued absence is sure to retard
seriously child's progress in school
as in the case of some children who
already have missed one-third OF
the days in this report period.
"It is the parents responsibility
to send his child to school regularly
Even though a parent may not agree
with established school policies, he
is not relieved of the responsibility
to send his children to school. At
the present time, some patrons OF
the Browne Junior High School OBJ
ject to the use of Blow-Webb
Schools as a temporary relief to the
er-crowding of Browne, until the
completion of the Miller Junior High
School, contract for which was
awarded December 9, 1947, at a
contract price of s1,626, AGO."
The letter continued:
"Opposition to this temporary
measure, however, does not relieve
any parent of the responsibility to
send his child to school each day
Neither will such opposition accom-
plish the work which children should
be doing in school, The children's
welfare should prevail. Your chill
dren should not be the victims
Evening star., 1947-12-31

Procedure to conclude the sale
of Government -owned Naylor Gar
dens to the Veterans Cooperative
Housing Association went forward
today as a result of an agreement
reached yesterday in the long pend
ing controversy over the $5,000,0O0
public housing project.
The Naylor Gardens Association,
which has been fighting the pro-
posed sale, reached the compromise
agreement with the cooperative
al the end of two days of spirited
hearings by subcommittee of the
House Committee on Expenditures
in the Executive Departments.
Representative Hoffman, Republi-
can, of Michigan, subcommittee
chairman who also heads the full
committee, was so gratif1ed he said
the committee record need not be
transcribed nor printed. He plans
to write no report, he said.
The settlement provides that ten
ants in the gardens, who do not
belong to the cooperative and hence
do not own apartments, will be
given leases by the Defense Home
Corp, assuring them protection dur
ing life of rent control here.
Further Efforts Dropped.
! The tenants abandoned their ef-
forys to get some form of protection
in case of lapse of rent control
here after the present law expires
March 81. The cooperative had in
sisted such protection during a
lapse of rent control would have
constituted a breach of contract be-
tween the cooperative association
and its members. This contract
provides that cooperative members
who bought apartments may get
possession either after the end Of
rent control or when normal vacan-
cies occur.
Plans to implement the agreement
and to prepare papers for transfer
OF title we're to be laid before the
Defense Homes Corp. Board today
by B. T. Fitzpatrick, board member.
He participated in negotiations dur
ing the past two days on Capitol
Hill.
Leases will be offered tenants on
a month to month basis, so they can
be Cancelled on 80 days notice by
the tenants, but not by the Coop
erative. The leases will include pro-
visions for protection Of tenants, as
suring them freedom from eviction
before the end of rent control, and
the same facilities, privileges and
services that are available to CO.
operative members who own their
own apartments. DHC will send
out these leases to all tenants soon,
and tenants will be given a specified
period-probably 10 days-to accept,
or reject them.
Davis Recommends Leases.
Robert Davis, president Of the
Naylor Gardens Association, said he
would sign a lease for his occupancy
in the development. He will recon-
mend to members of his group that
they sign such leases.
II am not satisfied" he said, but
it's the only thing can do. So far
as I'm concerned this ends the con-
troversy."
No final action will be taken by
the DHC, Mr.. Fitzpatrick said, until
after the expiration Of the period
given tenants to accept their leases.
william A. Roberts. counsel for the
cooperative. predicted it will take
some time to work out ANAL details
for transfer of the property.
Under terms Of the sale contract
Evening star., 1947-12-31
Police 10 Open
Report System
On Wednesday
New Setup Includes
Two Trunsmitters
At Municipal Center

The Police Department new
streamlined radio complaint system
will 60 into service at am. next
Wednesday, Supt. Robert j. Barrett
said today.
Scheduled earlier for service to-
morrow, the system was delayed by
installation of teletype and tele-
phone equipment. Next Tuesday the
entire personnel of the Communica-
tions and Records Bureau will move
into the new fourth floor quarters
at the Municipal Building for initial
tests, Maj. Barrett said.
Two new radios costing $1,000 have
been installed for use by two dis
ratchers who will alternate with
calls to radio cars.
New Number Used.
Persons wishing to report crimes
or needing police service will tele-
phone a new number, Elk. 2060, and
the call will be given to one of II
complaint clerks who will write the
instructions and pass them on to
the dispatchers.
In the event of a particularly
"hot" crime. the telephone operator
will notify a dispatcher, who will
cut in on the call and broadcast it
Immediately.
The new system will eliminate one
step in the present setup which re-
quires a relay of complaints to No
10 precinct where radio dispatchers
now are located.
In addition to teletypes connecting
with the precincts, on which more
than $1,000 has been spent for new
equipment, revised and condensed
criminal records are located in the
new bureau. Maj. Barrett said he
had heard favorable comment on
the excellence of the new files from
which outdated records have been
eliminatedl
Map to Show Crimes.
At midnight tonight the precincts
will introduce method of pin
pointing crime on station house
maps. Each precinct will have its
own map and clerks will identify
different types of crime with various
colored pins to show where crimes
are centering.
Maj Barrett said this not only
should prove helpful to police, but
will be open to inspection by citi-
zens wishing to keep up with crime
conditions in their precincts.
Two such maps will be used in
No II precinct, which Maj Barrett
hopes to divide soon and form a
l4th precinct.
Evening star., 1947-12-31
G5I Unions 5 Contract
Ends Tonight; Strike
Scheduled Monday

With no immediate prospect OF
making new contract with Gov
ernmept Services, Inc. to replace
one that expires at midnight to-
night, Local All of the United Cafe
terra and Restaurant Workers,
CIO, is determined to strike, but
will delay the walkout until Mon
day, union officials said today.
The postponement came because
of the holiday tomorrow and pay
day Friday, they explained. 1t ap-
parently assured full operation of
the Arlington Farms cafeteria to-
morrow and all AZ GSI establish
ments In Government buildings
Friday. The cafeterias have about
1900 employees.
Both sides, however, showed no
signs of changing their demands
or resuming negotiations. The
union is asking an increase of Is
cents an hour. The management
which operates the cafeterias on a
non profit basis. demanded that the
union file non-Communist af1da-
Wits and financial statements. The
union holds this Is not required by
law and that the company is using
the demand as smoke screen"
Union Seeks $4,000.
The union announced a campaign
to raise $50,0OO for expenses of the
scheduled strike, particularly for
support of the strikers. Julius !
Peyser, an attorney. who heads q
"Citizens' Committee" for the cam
paign. said the fund, is necessary be-
cause the union members have nc
financial reserves.
Union spokesmen said they have
completed plans for picketing and
other strike operatinos, such as the
housing and feeding of strikers. A
pre-strike rally is being arranged
for Sunday, probably at the Shiloh
Baptist Church, Ninth and P streets
NV.
Meanwhile, GSI went ahead with
its plans to operate the cafeterias
on limited basis in event of a
strike. 1t expects to serve at least
sandwiches and beverages and be-
lieves a considerable number of the
employees will stay on the job.
Checkoff to Be Dropped.
After today, and until new con-
tract is signed, the company will
not deduct union dues from en-
ployes' checks, a spokesman said
In the opinion of GSI officials. the
union has been disqualified as a
bargaining agent because it failed
to file affidavits and financial state
ments before yesterdays deadline
in accordance with the Taft Hartley
Act.
The Washington Chapter Of
Americans for Democratic Action
last night urged Gen. Ulysses 8
Grant III, president Of GSI, to
resume collective bargaining nego.
tiations with the union.
The Taft Hartley Act does no.
require that every union desiring tc
bargain must file the non-Com-
munist affidavits and we know of nc
legitimate consideration which i'm
pels GSI to take the position it has
taken" Benjamin C. Sigal, chapter
president, wrote.
Evening star., 1947-12-31

with DHC,. the cooperative will buy
Naylor Gardens for $5.125 900. max
ing a down payment in cash of one
tenth that amount. The new owner
will take over the RFC mortgage on
the property.
Naylor Gardens is modern de-
velopment Of TAB apartment units,
located on Mayor road and Erie
street Sc.
Evening star., 1947-12-31
Sale ofNay|or Gardens Johns 10 Ask Action
Goes Forward After By State 10 Widen
Agreements Reached Two Highways

Prompt action to eliminate trafhc
bottlenecks on Wisconsin and Geor-
gia avenues in suburban Montgom-
cry County was to be urged today
by Brooke Johns, president df the
Board OF County Commissioners at
meeting of the State Roads Com
mission and the County Safety
Board in Baltimore.
Mr.. Johns announced at yester-
days meeting of the commission
ers in Rockville that he would ask
the State Roads Commission to take
immediate steps to widen Wisconsin
avenue between the Bank of Be-
thesda and the Bethesda Naval
Medical Center, and Georgia avenue
between Colesville road and
Wheaton.
He explained that the purpose OF
today's meeting is to attempt to
have the commission condemn the
necessary property along the east
side of Wisconsin avenue in order
to obtain rights-of-way.
Lacks Legal Staff.
In this connection, County Super
visor Irving G. McNayr pointed out
it was practically impossible for the
county to get the rights-of way since
it did not have the legal staff re-
quired to procede with condemna-
ton.
With respect to Georgia avenue,
Mr.. Johns predicted traffic condi-
tions there would be just as bad in
the near future as those along Wis
consin avenue are at present.
He said he would ask the COM
mission to widen Georgia avenue to
at least double its present 24-foot
width to provide four-lane high
way.
I'VE appreciate the work being
done by the State Roads Commis-
sion on the new viaduct over the
Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad tracks
in Silver Spring and the repaving
of Georgia avenue from the viaduct
to Colesville road" Mr.. Johns as
serted, But these projects, when
completed, will not relieve the
bottleneck on Georgia avenue be-
yond the Colesville road"
Transit Fare Moves.
Albert E. Conradis, county public
utility agent, was authorized to ap-
pear before the Maryland Public
Service Commission next week to
seek continuation or reduced fares
for school children on Capital Tran
sit lines in the county.
The board last week said an in
vestigation would be launched to
determine whether such schools
actually are operating on a non
profit basis.
All county employees were granted
a. half day holiday today but will
work a full day Friday.
Evening star., 1947-12-31

gartown Bridge.
Police saiG t:le man apparently
had been struck and dragged for
some distance" His taXlcab, with
the motor running. was on the
highway near the body, police said.
They said he may have gotten out
of the cab when struck.
Mr.. Hufford's body was taken to
the Hunt g. Ryan funeral home
at Waldorf, where an autopsy was
to be performed today
Mr.. Huffords widow, Mrs. Anna
Hufford, said her husband went to
their cottage at Woodland Point,
about Is miles south of Waldorf,
Yesterday to take his boat out OF
the water for the winter.
Mr.. Hufford, a native OF Indiana,
came to Takoma Park about Is years
ago, she said. He was graduated
from the nursing school at the
Washington Sanitarium about 10
years ago.
The Huffords have no children. In
addition to his widow, Mr.. Huf1ord
is survived by two half-brothers and
his mother.
Evening star., 1947-12-31
Man Fined SIS as AIibi
Of YuIe Tree Peek Fails

Stokes A. Baker, 81, whose excuse
in Peeping Tom charge was that
he merely wanted a closer look at a
home owners Christmas tree lights.
was fined $25 in Municipal Court
yesterday, with an alternative 30
day sentence.
Judge Aabrey B. Fennell, who
sentenced the man, was satisfied
with the explanation of the COM
plainant that Baker could not have
been admiring the tree lights since
they were not on at the time the
man was peeping. Baker lives In
the 1900 block of street NE.
Evening star., 1947-12-31
Land Offers May Fix
Flood Control Costs
In B|adensburg Area

A plan for navigational facilities
in the Anacostia' River and flood
control in the Bladensburg area
may not require expenditure OF
1896, 100 by the localities involved,
it was learned today.
The proposal was announced yes
terday as approved by the North
Atlantic Division of the Army Engi-
neers. Beside providing a navigable
channel 80 feet wide and feet
deep and commercial and recrea-
tional boat basins, the program also
sets up a system of levees. or dykes,
in the frequently flooded Bladens-
burg area.
That town, as we'll as Edmonston,
Riverdale, Hyattsville, Brentwood,
Cottage City and Colmar Manor
would be affected.
Immediate question to arise fol-
lowing yesterdays announcement
was the cost to the communities and
Prince Georges County. The Army
Engineers said Congress would have
to appropriate an estimated S4,531,-
200, with contributions by the
localities totaling s3,369, 100, the
latter sum including about S494, Ago
from the Public Roads Administra-
ton.
T. Howard Duckett. former mem
ber of the Maryland-National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commission
and now counsel to the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission, de-
clared that certain understandings
as to the cost of the project were
arrived at during previous studies
of the plan between various Federal,
State and local agencies.
In arriving at the $3,000,000 figure,
Mr.. Duckett said, the War Depart
ment allowed for the cost Of land
which the localities would donate to
the project. The Maryland General
Assembly, he said, had placed re-
sponsibility of meeting the flood
control problem with the Suburban
Sanitary Commission although the
Park and Planning Commission
owns the land.
Mr.. Duckett said the planning
agency has acquired practically
all" of the land on both sides of the
/ Anacostia River upstream from the
District line and on both sides
of the northwest and northeast
branches of the main stream.
officials at the Office of the Dis
trict engineer, First and Douglas
streets NV, declined to say to
what extent the properties now
owned by the county or State agen-
cies would be figured in the sum
set up for the cost to the localities.
They said the plans are available
there and interested agencies and
persons concerned may inspect
them.
Evening star., 1947-12-31
D. T.. Police Offer Reward
For Payroll HoIdup Suspect

Washington police have offered a
reward of 5000 for information lead
ing to the arrest of Mack Wilson
Fierst, 81, who is wanted in connec-
ton with the $7,40O payroll holdup
of the Darby Printing and Litho-
graphing Co. here on December 19.
Reward and lookout posters have
been circularized throughout the
Nation. They also carry sketchy
descriptions of two other men sup
posedly involved in the holdup.
The police department has a war
rant for his arrest, the poster said,
and will seek to extradite Fierst
when he is arrested.
The wanted man also goes under
the names Of Joseph Smith and
Little Make, the poster said.
Evening star., 1947-12-31
Action in Fuel Shortage
Impends, Truman Indicates

President Truman indicated at his
news conference today that the
Federal Government was prepared
to take some steps in the fuel oil
shortage, but he did not amplify.
When a reporter said he UNDER
stood the President had written to
Senator Maybank, Democrat. Of
South Carolina, forecasting action,
the President responded that Maj.
Gen. Philip B. Fleming, Federal
Works Administrator, has the situa-
ton under consideration and he
thought there would be an an
nouncement soon.
Evening star., 1947-12-31
House Vacant One Doy
Rozed by Fire in Comus

A tenant house on a farm at
Comus, Md, was destroyed by fire
early today, members of the
Gaithersburg Washington Grove
Volunteer Fire Department re-
ported. Firemen estimated the loss
at $500.
Occupants Of the two-story frame
structure moved away yesterday
firemen said.
Evening star., 1947-12-31

agreed the hearings would be con-
Quoted in public.
Other witnesses heard yesterday
we're Thomas M. Cuttings, trustee
for the first trust on the building,
and two firemen who told Of seeing
the collapse while of duty and OF
turning in fire alarm. The fire.
men we're Sergt. c. B. Sugg and Pvt.
James L. Vanderburgh.
Evening star., 1947-12-31

emily the victim
of a h t-ru n
driver, M a r y
land State Po-
lice at Waldorf
reported.
He was identi-
fed by police as
Reynolds Hunt
H u f ford, a
trained n urs e
a n d p a TT time
cab driver OF
109 Anne street.
They said his
body was discov-
cred about 1890
am. by Richard
Co,-,o-c - tjci-~t
Evening star., 1947-12-31
Pinecrest Dance Planned

The Pinecrest Citizens Association
will hold dance at $50 pm. Sat-
urday in the Pinecrest Recreation
Center, st. Lawrence drive, Silver
Spring.
Evening star., 1947-12-31
Man Is Found Dead !;
Hit-Run Car Blamed

A 48-year-old Takoma Park man
was found dead early today on a
highway about a mile southeast of
NeWberg. Charles County. appar-
Evening star., 1947-02-06
Leather Goods

20 Genuine Leather Full-pack
Cigarette Cases. Orig. $500, $1.00
2 Mems Leather Fitted Cases.
Orig. $3.50 -------------$2.50*
IS Handbags. As Is. Orig. $500,
$3.00s
. Red Leather Bags. Orig. $3.50,
$685.
8 Genuine Alligator Bags. As is.
Orig. $24.95 -----------$3.95'
1 Black Calfskin Bag, leather
lined. As is. Orig. $17.50---$3.S5s
Is Genuine Leather Shoulder
straps. Brown, black, red. Orig.
$10.50 -------------- $7.50"
2 Brown and Black Patent Plas-
tic Bags. Orig. $3.50 ---- $3.00s
/ Red Alligator Bag. Orig. $3.50,
$39.50s
8 Overnight Cases. Orig. s4.3o,
S3.0os
20 Metallic Brocade Evening
Bags. Orig. $500 -----------79c
sPlus 20% tar.
Kann's-street Floor.
Evening star., 1947-02-06
DAYTIME Dresses

Women's Striped Cotton Wash
Frocks. Broken sizes. Orig. $3.99,
$1.99
Solid Color Cotton Sm0cks, Soiled.
Orig. $3.95 ----------$2 $500
Cotton Wash Frocks, soiled.
Women's and Misses sizes. Orig.
$3.50 and $3.50 ------$1.49
Marie Dressler Cotton Print Seer
suckers. Orig. $685. --------A.S7
Georgian Frocks, soiled. As is.
Orig. $8.95----------------$
White Seersucker Uniforms,
soiled. Orig. $500 ---------$3.15
Kann's-Second Floor.